A Comparison Of The Final Four Teams Left Standing.
The Final Four | FSU | Clemson | BYU | Stanford |
Conference | ACC (FSU) | ACC (Clemson) | Big 12 (BYU) | Pac-12 (Stanford) |
Coach/Years At Helm | Brian Pensky 2 (FSU) | Eddie Radwanski 13 (Clemson) | Jennifer Rockwood 29 (BYU) | Paul Ratcliffe 21 (Stanford) |
Last Trip To College Cup | 2022 (FSU) | None (Clemson) | 2021(BYU) | 2019 (Stanford) |
Performance | FSU | Clemson | BYU | Stanford |
NCAA Seed | 1 (FSU) | 1 (Clemson) | 1 (BYU) | 2 (Stanford) |
RPI | 1 (FSU)_ | 5 (Clemson) | 2 (BYU) | 6 (Stanford) |
Overall Record | 20-0-1 (FSU) | 18-3-4 (Clemson) | 20-2-3 (BYU) | 19-0-4 (Stanford) |
Conference Record | 9-0-1 (FSU) | 7-2-1 (Clemson) | 7-0-3 (BYU) | 8-0-3 (Stanford) |
Record Away From Home | 7-0-1 (FSU) | 6-1-1 (Clemson) | 8-1-0 (BYU) | 6-0-3 (Stanford) |
CSN/United Soccer Coaches Rank In Last Poll | 1/1 (FSU) | 7/7 (Clemson)) | 9/6 (BYU) | 3/3 (Stanford) |
Win Streak/Unbeaten Streak | 13/21 (FSU) | 1/4 (Clemson) | 4/4 (BYU) | 5/23 (Stanford) |
Last Loss | None (FSU) | FSU 2-1 (Clemson) | Texas 3-1 (BYU) | None (Stanford) |
Offensive Productivity | FSU | Clemson | BYU | Stanford |
Total Goals Scored Average Per Game | 68 (FSU) 3.24 | 56 (Clemson) 2.24 | 79 (BYU) 3.16 | 51 (Stanford) 2.22 |
Top Goal Scorer | Onyi Echegini Midfielder 15 (FSU) | Makenna Morris Defender 10 (Clemson) | Brecken Mozingo Midfielder 14 (BYU) | Jasmine Aikey Midfielder 11 (Stanford) |
Number Players With 3 Or More Goals | 9 (FSU) | 9 (Clemson) | 9 (BYU) | 6 (Stanford) |
Total Number Shots Average Shots Per Game | 381 18.1 (FSU) | 426 17 (Clemson) | 525 21 (BYU) | 437 19 (Stanford) |
Number Shots On Goal Shots On Goal % | 187 0.491 (FSU) | 213 .500 (Clemson) | 244 .465 (BYU) | 187 .428 (Stanford) |
Corners Taken | 132 (FSU) | 153 (Clemson) | 167 (BYU) | 162 (Stanford) |
Defensive Effectiveness | FSU | Clemson | BYU | Stanford |
Goals Allowed Average Per Game | 13 (FSU) 0.62 | 17 (Clemson) 0.68 | 26 (BYU) 1.04 | 10 (Stanford) 0.43 |
Goalkeeper GAA | Cristina Roque 0.62 (FSU) | Halle Mackiewicz 0.67 (Clemson) | Lynette Hernaez 0.92 (BYU) | Ryan Campbell 0,41 (Stanford) |
Key Defender | Lauren Flynn Senior (FSU) | Harper White 5th Year (Clemson) | Laveni Vaka Senior (BYU) | Elsie Evans Sophomore (Stanford) |
Number Shutouts (team) | 13 (FSU) | 14 (Clemson) | 9 (BYU) | 13 (Stanford) |
Most Goals Allowed In A Single Game | 3 one time (against UNC) (FSU) | 4 one time (against FSU) (Clemson) | 3 three times (against TCU, Texas, UNC) (BYU) | 1 ten times (Stanford) |
Corners Allowed | 72 (FSU) | 69 (Clemson) | 105 (BYU) | 65 (Stanford) |
Team Dynamics | FSU | Clemson | BYU | Stanford |
Strength | Experience/Balance (FSU) | Belief/Team (Clemson) | Firepower/Cohesive (BYU) | Defense/Balance (Stanford) |
How The Beat You | Pressure Attrition (FSU) | Work Ethic Determination (Clemson) | Heart Momentum (BYU) | Composure Consistency (Stanford) |
Where The Have The Edge | Up Top/Backline (FSU) | Midfield/Goal (Clemson) | Midfield/Up Top (BYU) | Backline/Midfield (Stanford) |
Wild Card/X Factor | Jody Brown Senior Forward (FSU) | Megan Bornkamp Senior Midfielder (Clemson) | Olivia Wade-Katoa Senior Midfielder (BYU) | Maya Doms Fifth Year Midfielder (Stanford) |
Key Distributor | Taylor Huff (7g, 13a) (FSU) | Dani Davis (1g, 8a) (Clemson) | Kendell Peterson (2g, 12a) (BYU) | Jasmine Aikey (11g, 10a) (Stanford) |
Don’t Underestimate | Beata Olsson Forward (FSU) | Caroline Conti Forward (Clemson) | Ellie Walbruch Forward (BYU) | Andrea Kitahata Forward (Stanford) |
Freshmen To Watch | Jordynn Dudley Forward (12g, 8a) (FSU) | Dani Davis Midfielder Jenna Tobia Forward Tatum Short – Forward (Clemson) | Lynette Hernaez Goalkeeper (BYU) | Mia Bhuta Midfielder Shae Harvey Midfielder Joelle Jung Midfielder (Stanford) |
A Key Element | Ran Iwai Defender Heather Gilchrist Defender (FSU) | Renee Lyles Forward Sami Meredith Forward (Clemson) | Bella Folino Midfelder Allie Fryer Forward (BYU) | Allie Montoya Forward Avani Brandt Defender (Stanford) |
The Glue | Leilanni Nesbeth Senior Holding Mid (FSU) | Hal Hershfelt Graduate Student Holding Mid (Clemson) | Jamie Shepherd Senior Midfielder (BYU) | Kennedy Wesley Graduate Student Defender (Stanford) |
Cards: Yellow/Red | 15/0 (FSU) | 20/0 (Clemson) | 11/1 (BYU) | 6/0 (Stanford) |
The Road Traveled | FSU | Clemson | BYU | Stanford |
Home (h) Away (a) | FSU Morehead State 5-0 (h) Texas A and M 1-0 (h) Texas 5-0 (h) Pittsburgh 3-0 (h) | Clemson Radford 2-0 (h) Columbia 2-1 (h) Georgia 1-1 pks (h) Penn State 2-1 (h) | BYU Utah State 2-0 (h) USC 1-0 (h) Michigan State 3-1 (h) North Carolina 4-3 (h) | Stanford Pepperdine 3-0 (h) South Carolina 3-0 (h) Miss State 1-0 (h) Nebraska 2-1 (ot) (h) |
Location – WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, North Carolina
Semifinal #1– Florida State vs. Clemson – 6 p.m. ET – Friday – December 1, 2023
Semifinal #2 – BYU vs. Stanford – 8:30 p.m. ET – Friday – December 1, 2023
National Championship – 6 p.m ET – Monday – December 4, 2023
Both games will be televised on ESPNU