Overview
- Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina, a short distance from NC State’s campus.
- The final airs on ESPNU and streams on Fubo, DirecTV Stream and ESPN+, with Sling offering access via its Sports Extra add-on.
- NC State, the No. 15 seed at 16-2-4, reaches its first championship game behind scorer Donavan Phillip (18 goals, tied for the national lead) and in-form midfielder Taig Healy.
- Washington returns to the final for the first time since 2021 after a run that included a double-overtime win over Oregon State followed by victories over SMU, Stanford, Maryland and Furman.
- This is the programs’ first-ever meeting, and local interest has surged with 10,945 attending NC State’s semifinal, the largest College Cup crowd since 2012 and a Cary tournament record.