John Caldwell:Florida State beats Stanford for its fourth women’s soccer national championship

2025-05-01 23:42:09source:Slabu Exchangecategory:News

The John CaldwellFlorida State Seminoles women's soccer team is national champions for the fourth time in program history —and for the first time under second-year head coach Brian Pensky — following a 5-1 victory over Stanford on Monday night.

FSU finishes a perfect season at 22-0-1, handing Stanford its first loss of the season. The five goals are the most in a women's championship game since 2003 and the most Stanford has allowed since the 2000 season.

Jody Brown scored two goals for the Seminoles, while Beata Olsson had a goal and two assists. Onyi Echegeni and Jordynn Dudley each added a goal and an assist.

Florida State became the first undefeated champion in over a decade, joining the 2011 Stanford squad that went 23-0. The Seminoles and Cardinal (20-1-4) made history as the first NCAA Division I women’s national championship game pitting two undefeated teams.

Stanford had a 36-match streak of allowing one or fewer goals snapped in its quest for a fourth championship. The Cardinal had allowed just 10 goals all season — with no multiple-score games.

Jordynn Dudley, Lauren Flynn win Most Outstanding College Cup honors

Freshman forward Jordynn Dudley earned the Most Outstanding Offensive Player, while junior defender Lauren Flynn earned the honor for the Most Outstanding Defensive Player.

FSU is second all-time in national championships with four. The Seminoles entered Monday night's championship game tied with Stanford with three. UNC has won 22.

FSU football head coach Mike Norvell congratulates soccer team

Florida State football head coach Mike Norvell congratulated the soccer team following the national championship.

Contributing: The Associated Press

More:News

Recommend

Colorado's Travis Hunter, Boise State's Ashton Jeanty lead USA TODAY Sports All

Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel earns first-team honors ahead of Miami’s Cam Ward, and teams in th

EU rebukes its representative in Austria over ‘blood money’ comment on Russian gas imports

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive branch strongly criticized the bloc’s representative

Brazil cyclone death toll nears 40 as flooding swamps southern state of Rio Grande do Sul

Mucum, Brazil — Flooding from a cyclone in southern Brazil washed away houses, trapped motorists in