There was nothing that could prevent it. Not an overtime thriller against top-seeded Georgetown, not mighty Stanford’s 45-game unbeaten streak. Not any of the other teams in America. Here, at the the very end, it’s clear that it was destined that the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Florida State Seminoles would play for the National Championship of Women’s Soccer.
To appreciate the magnitude and intensity of this matchup, it’s important to understand where these teams are coming from. The North Carolina Tar Heels are college soccer royalty. Under Anson Dorrance, the program has practically written the sports’ history books.