North Carolina defeated Notre Dame 1-0 in two overtimes. Debbie Keller scored the game's only goal for the Tar Heels at the 110:56 mark, as North Carolina outshot the Irish by a margin of 12-4. Anson Dorrance was the head coach for North Carolina, who finished the season with a record of 25-1. The victory was part of thirteen national titles in fourteen years for the dominant UNC program.