The Stanford Cardinal are the newest champions of Division I women's college soccer after defeating Duke 1-0 in a hard-fought final at KSU Soccer Stadium outside Atlanta. The winning goal was scored about ten minutes into the second half by Teresa Noyola. Much had been stated about Duke's slow starts in their previous NCAA Tournament matches, and I think coach Robbie Church must have communicated to the team that if they did the same against Stanford they would find themselves behind early.

Stanford and Duke advanced to Sunday's national championship game of the NCAA Women's College Cup with three-goal victories in both semifinals on Friday night. Stanford defeated Florida State 3-0 in the first match, and Duke ran out 4-1 victors over Wake Forest. This year's College Cup was located at Kennesaw State University's new soccer-specific stadium, about 30 minutes northwest of downtown Atlanta.