Nov 22, 2025; San Jose, California, USA; Gotham FC players celebrate on the podium after defeating the Washington Spirit in the 2025 NWSL Championship at PayPal Park. Mandatory Credit: John Hefti-Imagn Images
UCLA alumnae Sofia Cook, Ryan Campbell and Lilly Reale won the 2025 NWSL Championship with Gotham FC
Photo by: John Hefti-Imagn Images

Trio of Bruins Win 2025 NWSL Championship

November 22, 2025 | Women's Soccer

UCLA alumnae Lilly Reale (2021-24), Ryan Campbell (2024) and Sofia Cook (2022-24) won the 2025 NWSL Championship with NJ/NY Gotham FC in their first years as professionals. Gotham FC, the No. 8 seed in the playoffs, defeated the second-seeded Washington Spirit, 1-0, in San Jose, Calif. on Saturday night.

Reale, the 2025 NWSL Rookie of the Year, started and played 63 minutes in the shutout win. Cook was available off the bench but did not play, while Campbell did not dress as the team's No. 3 goalkeeper. Rose Lavelle scored the game's only goal in the 80th minute.

The Gotham trio are no strangers to championships. Reale and Cook won the NCAA Championship with UCLA in 2022 and a Pac-12 title in 2023, Campbell won a Pac-12 title with Stanford in 2022, and the three together won the Big Ten Tournament title in 2024 with the Bruins.

A total of 16 Bruins have won 28 NWSL Championships since the league formed in 2013.

UCLA's NWSL Champions
Ryan Campbell โ€“ 2025 NJ/NY Gotham FC
Sofia Cook โ€“ 2025 NJ/NY Gotham FC
Abby Dahlkemper โ€“ 2016 Western New York Flash, 2018 North Carolina Courage, 2019 North Carolina Courage
Lauren Holiday - 2014 FC Kansas City, 2015 FC Kansas City
Ally Lemos โ€“ 2024 Orlando Pride
Samantha Mewis - 2016 Western New York Flash, 2018 North Carolina Courage, 2019 North Carolina Courage
Megan Montefusco โ€“ 2024 Orlando Pride
Lilly Reale โ€“ 2025 NJ/NY Gotham FC
Jenna Richmond - 2014 FC Kansas City
Karina Rodriguez โ€“ 2021 Washington Spirit
Katelyn Rowland - 2015 FC Kansas City, 2016 Western New York Flash, 2018 North Carolina Courage, 2019 North Carolina Courage
Ashley Sanchez โ€“ 2021 Washington Spirit
Delanie Sheehan - 2023 NJ/NY Gotham FC
Taylor Smith - 2016 Western New York Flash, 2023 NJ/NY Gotham FC
Viviana Villacorta โ€“ 2024 Orlando Pride
McCall Zerboni - 2016 Western New York Flash, 2018 North Carolina Courage, 2019 North Carolina Courage, 2023 NJ/NY Gotham FC

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