CARY, N.C. — Freshman Jordynn Dudley and Jody Brown scored 26 seconds apart in the first half as Florida State beat Stanford 5-1 on Monday night for the program’s fourth national championship — all coming since 2014.
Florida State (22-0-1) became the first undefeated champion in over a decade, joining the 2011 Stanford squad that went 23-0. The Seminoles and Cardinal (20-1-4) made history in the first NCAA Division I women’s national championship game pitting two undefeated teams.
Stanford had a 36-match streak of allowing one or fewer goals snapped in its quest for a fourth championship. The Cardinal had allowed just 10 goals all season — with no multiple-score games.
Florida State had just one shot in the first 28 minutes but then scored two goals in the 29th.
Dudley scored her 14th goal of the season on a penalty kick in the 29th after being taken down in the box. Brown ran past the defense for a give-and-go and sent a shot that deflected off the crossbar and landed in the back of the net.
Stanford midfielder Maya Doms ended Florida State’s shutout streak in the 52nd minute. The Seminoles had outscored their six NCAA tournament opponents 18-0.
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