On Friday December 6th at 2:00 PM PT on ESPNU, Stanford women’s soccer will face Wake Forest in the College Cup semifinal. For those that are more familiar with college basketball, think of this as the Final Four.
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To get to this point, Stanford had to defeat UC Santa Barbara, UConn, Arkansas, and most recently Notre Dame. The win over Notre Dame was on Black Friday at home by a final score of 2-0. Stanford scored one goal in each half. Shae Harvey scored at 24:32 off an assist from Andrea Kitahata and then Kitahata scored one herself at 49:12 off an assist from Mia Bhuta. Stanford goalkeeper Haley Craig had four saves for the match, all in the first half. Stanford also had a team save in the first half as well.
Duke is the only No. 1 seed remaining as Mississippi State, USC and Florida State all got knocked off. Florida State's departure was notable since the team lost to No. 8 Vanderbilt in the second round on penalty kicks. FSU was looking to win back-to-back NCAA titles and its third in four years.
Of the four teams remaining, only No. 3 Stanford has won the championship recently. The Cardinal were last year's runner-up and won in both 2017 and 2019. They'll face No. 2 Wake Forest in the first semifinal on Friday. Wake is the one team in the final four that hasn't reached an NCAA championship in the past 10 years.
The Duke-North Carolina women's soccer rivalry dates to 1989, and Friday night's national semifinal will be the 56th meeting between the two programs. The Tar Heels have the most national championships with 22 but haven't won one since 2012. Stanford is seeking its third national title since 2017. The Cardinal lost to Florida State 5-1 in the championship game a season ago.
The Blue Devils are in search of their first-ever national title, but need to get past their in-state rival first. The team has not made it to the College Cup since 2017, but this year Duke has been on a tear since that first kickoff of the season. The last time Duke made it to a championship game was in 2015, but the team came up just short to Penn State in a 1-0 defeat.
Friday
Semifinal: No. 2 Wake Forest vs. No. 3 Stanford, 5 p.m. on ESPNU/ESPN+
Semifinal: No. 1 Duke vs. No. 2 North Carolina, 7:30 p.m. on ESPNU/ESPN+
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To get to this point, Stanford had to defeat UC Santa Barbara, UConn, Arkansas, and most recently Notre Dame. The win over Notre Dame was on Black Friday at home by a final score of 2-0. Stanford scored one goal in each half. Shae Harvey scored at 24:32 off an assist from Andrea Kitahata and then Kitahata scored one herself at 49:12 off an assist from Mia Bhuta. Stanford goalkeeper Haley Craig had four saves for the match, all in the first half. Stanford also had a team save in the first half as well.
Duke is the only No. 1 seed remaining as Mississippi State, USC and Florida State all got knocked off. Florida State's departure was notable since the team lost to No. 8 Vanderbilt in the second round on penalty kicks. FSU was looking to win back-to-back NCAA titles and its third in four years.
Of the four teams remaining, only No. 3 Stanford has won the championship recently. The Cardinal were last year's runner-up and won in both 2017 and 2019. They'll face No. 2 Wake Forest in the first semifinal on Friday. Wake is the one team in the final four that hasn't reached an NCAA championship in the past 10 years.
The Duke-North Carolina women's soccer rivalry dates to 1989, and Friday night's national semifinal will be the 56th meeting between the two programs. The Tar Heels have the most national championships with 22 but haven't won one since 2012. Stanford is seeking its third national title since 2017. The Cardinal lost to Florida State 5-1 in the championship game a season ago.
The Blue Devils are in search of their first-ever national title, but need to get past their in-state rival first. The team has not made it to the College Cup since 2017, but this year Duke has been on a tear since that first kickoff of the season. The last time Duke made it to a championship game was in 2015, but the team came up just short to Penn State in a 1-0 defeat.
Friday
Semifinal: No. 2 Wake Forest vs. No. 3 Stanford, 5 p.m. on ESPNU/ESPN+
Semifinal: No. 1 Duke vs. No. 2 North Carolina, 7:30 p.m. on ESPNU/ESPN+