KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Leanna Hudson scored in the 87th minute, Kate Ocken made nine saves and Florida State defeated Stanford 1-0 to win the Women’s College Cup in the all-Atlantic Coast Conference finals on Monday night at CPKC Stadium.
The third-seeded Seminoles (20-2-4) ended the undefeated streak of No. 1 overall seed Stanford (21-2-2) in 17 games and won their fifth national championship. Three of those wins have come in the past five seasons. Florida State won the championship in 2023, beating the Cardinal 5-1, and in 2021, defeated BYU 4-3 in a penalty shootout after a scoreless draw.
Hudson, who also scored the only goal in the 1-0 semifinal win over TCU, was in the right spot. Knock in a deflection with 3:01 left.. Taylor Suarez and Janet Okeke had assists.
Okken made six saves in the first half alone, keeping him scoreless. She made four shots in a span of 3 minutes, 26 seconds, nine minutes into the game. Okken denied Jasmine Akey He took a free kick in the 70th minute and made the winning save from Eleanor Klinger’s shot in the 76th minute.
Caroline Birkel had two saves for Stanford, both of which came in the second half. Birkel was not tested on any of the Seminoles’ four first-half shots.
Stanford set a tournament record with 21 goals through the first four games of the tournament. The Cardinal defeated Duke 1-0 in the semifinals.
Stanford defeated FSU 2-1 on the road on October 16th.
