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On This Date: Duke Stuns Seminoles 2-0 in NCAA College Cup
12/4/2020 9:49:00 AM | Women's Soccer
CARY, N.C. – On December 4, 2015, Duke freshman Kayla McCoy netted a first-half score and junior Toni Payne added a second in the final seconds to send 20th-ranked Duke to the 2015 NCAA College Cup final with a 2-0 victory over top-seeded Florida State.
Duke's win over Florida State stopped the Seminoles' 10-game NCAA Tournament streak. Prior to the match, Florida State last lost an NCAA Tournament game in the 2013 title match against UCLA.
After the Seminoles dominated the early action, the Blue Devils made their chances count as Payne made a great run into the box and slotted a perfect ball to McCoy. The rookie striker turned to her right to beat her defender and fired a shot into the bottom left corner for the 1-0 lead in the 32nd minute.
The goal by the Blue Devils was the first allowed by Florida State in the 2015 NCAA Tournament, stopping the NCAA record for consecutive scoreless minutes in NCAA Tournament play at 931:47.
Florida State continued to attack the stingy Duke backline, but the Blue Devils absorbed all the pressure to take the 1-0 lead into the locker room. The Seminoles held an 8-3 advantage in shots in the first half
The Seminoles' relentless pressure continued in the final 15 minutes of the match, but Duke's defense bent but never broke and sent Payne a long ball out of the back. Payne took it on the counter attack and went right to goal to ice the victory for the Blue Devils.
With the victory, the Blue Devils went on to play their second NCAA Championship game under head coach Robbie Church. The shutout was the third in the NCAA Tournament for the Blue Devils and the 14th of the year.
The third-seeded Blue Devils went on to drop a 1-0 decision in the National Championship to Penn State to end the 2015 campaign.
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Duke's win over Florida State stopped the Seminoles' 10-game NCAA Tournament streak. Prior to the match, Florida State last lost an NCAA Tournament game in the 2013 title match against UCLA.
After the Seminoles dominated the early action, the Blue Devils made their chances count as Payne made a great run into the box and slotted a perfect ball to McCoy. The rookie striker turned to her right to beat her defender and fired a shot into the bottom left corner for the 1-0 lead in the 32nd minute.
The goal by the Blue Devils was the first allowed by Florida State in the 2015 NCAA Tournament, stopping the NCAA record for consecutive scoreless minutes in NCAA Tournament play at 931:47.
Florida State continued to attack the stingy Duke backline, but the Blue Devils absorbed all the pressure to take the 1-0 lead into the locker room. The Seminoles held an 8-3 advantage in shots in the first half
Thank you fans! How about we see you here in Cary, NC again Sunday at 12? #NCAACollegeCup. #GoDuke pic.twitter.com/o7Xr24LXK8
— Duke Women's Soccer (@DukeWSOC) December 5, 2015
The Seminoles' relentless pressure continued in the final 15 minutes of the match, but Duke's defense bent but never broke and sent Payne a long ball out of the back. Payne took it on the counter attack and went right to goal to ice the victory for the Blue Devils.
With the victory, the Blue Devils went on to play their second NCAA Championship game under head coach Robbie Church. The shutout was the third in the NCAA Tournament for the Blue Devils and the 14th of the year.
The third-seeded Blue Devils went on to drop a 1-0 decision in the National Championship to Penn State to end the 2015 campaign.
#GoDuke
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