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12/08 21:11 CST Florida State edges top-seeded Stanford 1-0 to win the Women's
College Cup
Florida State edges top-seeded Stanford 1-0 to win the Women's College Cup
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) --- Wrianna Hudson scored at the end of the 87th minute,
Kate Ockene had nine saves and Florida State defeated Stanford 1-0 in an
all-Atlantic Coast Conference final to win the Women's College Cup at CPKC
Stadium on Monday night.
The Seminoles (20-2-4), a No. 3 seed, ended a 17-match unbeaten streak for No.
1 overall seed Stanford (21-2-2) in winning their fifth national championship
--- three of them in the past five seasons. Florida State beat the Cardinal 5-1
to win it in 2023 and topped BYU 4-3 on penalty kicks after a scoreless draw in
2021.
Hudson, who also scored the only goal in the 1-0 victory over TCU in the
semifinals, was in the right place to knock in a deflection with 3:01 left.
Taylor Suarez and Janet Okeke had assists.
Ockene had six saves in the first half to keep it scoreless. She made four in a
span of 3:26 before the match was nine minutes old. Ockene denied Jasmine Aikey
on a free kick in the 70th minute and notched her final save on a shot by
Eleanor Klinger in the 76th.
Caroline Birkel had two saves for Stanford --- both in the second half. Birkel
wasn't tested on any of the Seminoles' four first-half shots.
Stanford set a tournament record with 21 goals through its first four
tournament matches. The Cardinal beat Duke 1-0 in the semifinals.
Stanford posted a 2-1 road win over FSU on Oct. 16.
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