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Alex Morgan is just 23 years old, but she already has become the voice and the face for the National Women's Soccer League.

At first glance, dividing 23 American soccer players, in addition to 32 Canadian and Mexican players, into eight equal groups in the allocation process for the eight founding teams in the National Women's Soccer League might seem easy. Not really.

Bryane Heaberlin credits a tough run of on-field defeats for opening her eyes to the world around her, its problems and how to solve them through her Many Hearts, One Goal foundation.

This season showed just how much the game and the competition have changed since the days when the Tar Heels dominated the sport.

Injuries forced both teams to revise their lineups, and the result has paid dividends for defenders Hanna Gardner of North Carolina and Whitney Church of Penn State.

They both needed overtime, but Penn State and UNC outlasted opponents Florida State and top-seeded Stanford to advance to Sunday's College Cup final.

North Carolina's Anson Dorrance has arguably coached the best ever in Mia Hamm and Kristine Lilly, but he goes into Friday's College Cup semifinal feeling like the underdog against his "recruiting failures" that chose Stanford.

Dominating no matter which position she plays, Crystal Dunn has carried North Carolina back to the College Cup after a two-year absence.

Could it be the third time's a charm for the new women's professional soccer league? Our writers weigh in with the lessons that must be learned to avoid the failed fate of the previous incarnations.

North Carolina tops No. 1 seed BYU. Maybe it was an upset. Maybe it wasn't. It was definitely a game anyone with a ticket was fortunate to see.

Having learned to embrace coach Erica Walsh's "tough love," Penn State senior midfielder Christine Nairn is playing the best soccer of her career.

The NCAA soccer field has been whittled to eight teams. Graham Hays has all you need to know about the tournament, including how these teams have survived and what to expect in the quarterfinal matchups.

Nkem Ezurike opened up the game and gave Michigan the spark it needed to upset No. 4 seed Portland 3-0 to advance to the third round of the NCAA women's soccer tournament.

Morgan Brian is trying to win a national championship with her Virginia teammates after having been a part of the U.S. team that won the U-20 World Cup.

From last weekend's top performances to this weekend's best matchups, here's all you need to know about the NCAA soccer tournament.

A number of ACC teams are poised to challenge for the College Cup. But with the championship held in San Diego, No. 1 Stanford plans to keep the trophy in California.