Top ranked Florida State (13-0-3) drew 1-1 with no. 11 Santa Clara (10-1-1) tonight in the championship game of the NCAA Tournament in Cary, NC at WakeMed Park. The Broncos won the championship by defeating the Seminoles 4-1 in the penalty kick shootout.
Game Recap
Florida State made some significant changes in this game. Yujie Zhao and Jenna Nighswonger started for the first time this year. Also, FSU changed formations. The Seminoles moved Clara Robbins to the backline and they used a man-marking strategy with Kirsten Pavlisko and Lauren Flynn marking the Santa Clara forwards Kelsey Turnbow and Izzy D’Aquila.