ACC Tops NCAA Soccer Bracket
Written by Oluwaseun Oyediji
No. 4 Notre Dame celebrates their win over No. 1 Mississippi State
No. 4 Notre Dame beat No. 1 Mississippi State to advance to the 2024 quarterfinals.
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Approaching the final stretch en route to this year’s College Cup, six of the eight remaining teams rep the ACC, including overall No. 1 seed Duke, No. 2 UNC, and No. 3 Stanford.
Two Big Ten squads — No. 1 USC and No. 4 Penn State — round out next weekend’s quarterfinals after the Big 12 and SEC failed to advance.
All three of the Cup’s most recent winners were eliminated on Friday, including 2020’s Santa Clara and 2022’s No. 2 UCLA.
No. 8 Vanderbilt also took down reigning champs No. 1 Florida State, with Commodore keeper Sara Wojdelko registering 14 saves plus two penalty stops to end FSU’s stellar season.
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The Elite Eight goes to work this weekend, with No. 1 USC facing No. 2 Wake Forest while No. 3 Stanford takes on No. 4 Notre Dame at 5 PM ET, before No. 2 UNC vs. No. 4 Penn State.
Meanwhile, Star USWNT goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher announced her retirement from international play on Monday, with the 10-year vet set to hang up her boots after the team’s upcoming friendlies against England and the Netherlands.
“When I began this journey, I never could have imagined where it would take me,” Naeher wrote.
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“This has been a special team to be a part of and I am beyond proud of what we have achieved both on and off the field.”
With two World Cup titles, a gold and bronze Olympic medal, 88 wins, and 68 shutouts across 113 caps, the 36-year-old exits as one of the best in USWNT history.
The only goalie to record shutouts in both a World Cup final and Olympic gold medal match, penalty specialist Naeher’s final game will fall on December 3rd.
Naeher’s retirement kicks off the hunt for a new starting keeper, with regulars Casey Murphy (NC Courage) and Jane Campbell (Houston) likely frontrunners, while recent call-ups Mandy Haught (Utah) and Phallon Tullis-Joyce (Man United) look to prove their worth in Europe.
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