STORRS, Conn. - UConn defeated SMU 1-0 to claim The American Women's Soccer Championship on Sunday. The title is the Huskies' second American women's soccer crown.

Rachel Hill scored the lone goal of the match off a long pass from Kim Urbanek in the 39^th minute. In the second half, the Huskies defense held strong as the Mustangs pushed for a game-tying goal.



UConn (18-2-1) outshot SMU (13-6-2), 13-9, in the match and also led in shots on-goal, 4-3. UConn goalkeeper Emily Armstrong made three saves in the match to record her league leading 11^th shutout.

Hill was named the Most Outstanding Offensive Player of the tournament. Hill's game-winner was her second goal of the tournament and her 15th overall.



Toriana Patterson was named the Most Outstanding Defensive Player of the tournament. The redshirt senior played all 90 minutes of both matches and anchored a backline that did not allow a single goal in tournament play.

The match marked the first time in American Women's Soccer Championship history that the championship match was decided in regulation. Additionally, it is the first time since The American's inaugural season that the tournament champion was also the regular season champion (UCF, 2013).



All-Tournament Team
Sydney Kingston, D, Memphis
Grace Adams, D, USF
Catie Brown, GK, SMU
Claire Oates, MF, SMU
Allie Thornton, F, SMU
Vanessa Valadez, F, SMU
Tanya Altui, MF, UConn
Emily Armstrong, GK, UConn
Rachel Hill, MF, UConn
Toriana Patterson, D, UConn
Stephanie Ribeiro, F, UConn

Most Outstanding Offensive Player
Rachel Hill, MF, UConn

Most Outstanding Defensive Player
Toriana Patterson, D, UConn



UConn earns The American's automatic bid to the Women's College Cup. The Huskies await their seeding and will find out during the selection show on Monday, November 7^th at 4:30 p.m. ET. The show will be streamed live on NCAA.com.