By Paul Kennedy (@pkedit) Last year, in its ninth Women’s College Cup appearance, UCLA won its firstnational title. This year, Florida State, which lost to the Bruins in last year’s title game, hopes to finally win its first championship in eight trips to the College Cup. The Seminoles’ 1-0 win overVirginia in the ACC final […]
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Boca Bound: Florida State, Virginia, Stanford & Texas A&M
Texas A&M got two goals from Allie Bailey to defeat Penn State, 2-1, and advance to the Women’s College Cup for the first time. The Aggies join Stanford,the lone former national champion in the final four, Florida State and Virginia in the semifinals that will be held Friday at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida. […]
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Texas A&M completes Women's College Cup field
Texas A&M got two goals from Allie Bailey to defeat Penn State, 2-1, and advance to the Women’s College Cup for the first time. Women’s College Cup Semifinals FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5 Virginia vs. Texas A&M, 5 p,m. ET ESPNU, WatchESPNFlorida State vs. Stanford, 8 p.m. ET ESPNU, WatchESPN With the win, A&M improved its school-record […]
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Keeper Campbell wins shootout for Stanford
Stanford goalkeeper Jane Campbell scored in the fifth round of the shootout to give Stanford a 4-3 victory on penalty kicks over Florida after their game endedin a 2-2 draw. The win sends the Cardinal to the Women’s College Cup for the sixth time in seven years. Stanford took leads on goals by TaylorUhl […]
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Seminoles return to College Cup for fourth year in a row
Second-ranked Florida State is headed back to the Women’s College Cup for the fourth year in a row after defeating South Carolina, 5-0, Friday afternoon in Tallahassee with all five goals in a span of30 minutes. Berglind Thorvaldsdottir broke a scoreless match in the 32nd minute, while Jamia Fields and Cheyna Williams each added two […]
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Virginia stuns top seed UCLA in quarterfinals
Virginia gained revenge for its defeat to UCLA in last year’s Women’s College Cup semifinals with a 2-1 win over the Bruins that snapped their 44-game unbeaten streak and 10-game shutout streak. Like last year, the defending national champion fell to a No. 2 regional seed in the quarterfinals. Last year, the victim was North […]
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Breaking down the NCAA Division I women's quarterfinals
The NCAA Division I Women’s Tournament moves into the quarterfinals with three games on Friday and one on Saturday. Form had held so far as seven of the eight top seeds have advanced. The only team tolose was a big one, 22-time champion North Carolina, which fell at home to South Carolina. The Gamecocks are […]
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Gamecocks head to quarterfinals for first time
[NORTH CAROLINA-SOUTH CAROLINA: Women] For the first time, South Carolina is headed to the NCAA Division I women’s quarterfinals. It took the Gamecocks’ thirdshutout in three games to defeat No. 2 regional seed North Carolina, 1-0, in Chapel Hill. Freshman Abbey Crider, who stepped in for injured Canadian star Sabrina D’Angelo in goal on Friday […]
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NCAA Division I Women's Tournament Scoreboard
[ROUNDUP: Sunday] Top-ranked UCLA needed a goal from Sam Mewis in the 88th minute tobeat Pepperdine and move into the Division I Women’s Tournament quarterfinals, where the Bruins will face Virginia, a 7-0 winner over Kentucky. Other quarterfinal pairings: Stanford-Florida, TexasA&M-Penn State and Florida State-South Carolina. Second Round: Roundup FIRST ROUND SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16 #2Florida […]
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Hokies prevail in 4-3 overtime thriller over Hoyas
[VIRGINIA TECH-GEORGETOWN: Women] In 2013, Virginia Tech was a No. 1 regional seed and reached the Women’s College Cup for the first time. This year, the Hokieswere unseeded, but they remain alive thanks to a 4-3 overtime win over Georgetown in a match they trailed 2-1 and 3-2. AshleyMeier scored the game-winning overtime goal after […]