No. 1 Florida State (13-0-1) played no. 9 Duke (12-5-4) to a scoreless tie. The Seminoles advanced to their eleventh College Cup on penalty kicks (5-3).
Game Recap
Duke generated the first good chance of the game. There was a good deal of speculation before the game about what the Blue Devil strategy would be to deal with FSU’s grinding possession tactics. Early on Duke did not play tentative. The Blue Devils came out aggressive and it paid off in the second minute.
Jaelin Howell tried to drive the ball upfield to relieve the pressure that Duke was applying with the high press.