CARY, N.C. (theACC.com) – Headlined by two goals from All-ACC First Team Selection Jody Brown, top-seeded Florida State claimed its second national championship in three years and fourth all-time with a 5-1 victory over Stanford on Monday evening at WakeMed Soccer Park.
With the Seminoles’ title, the ACC claimed its 25th women’s soccer national championship and 28th among current membership. The next closest conference has just seven titles. Florida State closes the season with an undefeated 22-0-1 record.
FSU scored early and often as its two first-half goals came in the 29th minute and just 26 seconds apart. ACC Freshman of the Year Jordynn Dudley converted from the penalty spot to the open scoring, while Brown chipped in her first goal seconds later to give the Noles a quick 2-0 lead. They would take that advantage into the halftime break.
The Cardinal goal came in the 52nd minute and made the score 2-1.
For the NCAA Tournament, Florida State outscored its opponents 20-1 as Stanford became the first team to score on the Seminole defense.
Six minutes later, Beata Olsson took a long pass down the sideline and scored FSU’s third goal on the night. Brown scored in the 61st minute and later sealed the match on a failed Stanford clearance that hit Onyi Echegini and landed in the back of the net.
Following the match, six FSU standouts were named to the Women’s College Cup All-Tournament team: Dudley (Offensive M.O.P.), Lauren Flynn (Defensive M.O.P.), Brown, Taylor Huff, and Leilanni Nesbeth.
Earlier this fall, the ACC claimed national championships in Women’s Cross Country (NC State) and field hockey (North Carolina), as the conference earned its 185th national title all-time with Florida State’s victory.
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