Stanford defender and Eclipse Select
alumna Rachel Quon (left) -- AP photoEclipse Select Communications
CHICAGO - It is guaranteed that a former Eclipse Select Soccer Club player and a Lake Forest, Ill.,
native will win Sunday's NCAA Women's College Cup.
Stanford junior defender Rachel Quon (Lake Forest, Ill.
After pounding ACC tournament champion Florida State 3-0 on Friday night in the first
semifinal of the College Cup, Stanford has a chance to play once again for the national title.
The Cardinal advanced to soccer's version of the Final Four by completing its third straight
unbeaten season, a feat that parallels the great University of North Carolina teams with Mia Hamm
in the early 1990s.
#GoCardinal
Teresa Noyola scored from point-blank range Sunday to help top-ranked Stanford beat No. 3 Duke
1-0 and give the Cardinal their first NCAA women's soccer title after three consecutive attempts.
It was the perfect finish to Stanford's unbeaten season.
Stanford seniors Noyola, Camille Levin, Kristy Zuhmehlen and Lindsay Taylor finished their
college careers with a record of 95-4-4.
Rachel Quon -- ISI PhotosEclipse Select Communications
CHICAGO -- The third time was the charm for Eclipse Select Soccer Club alumna and Stanford junior
defender Rachel Quon (Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest). Quon and the Stanford defense posted its 18th
shutout of the season, none bigger than Sunday's 1-0 win over Duke to win the NCAA Women's College
Cup in Kennesaw, Ga.
Photo courtesy of Duke athletics
The quest for college soccer's top individual award has been narrowed to three competitors.
Duke's Andrew Wenger, North Carolina's Billy Schuler and Creighton's Ethan Finlay were named
finalists for the Hermann Trophy, emerging from a list of 15 semifinalists that was released
earlier in the week.
I'd say this makes Nicolas Anelka's move to the People's Republic pretty damn official, eh?
Sweet robot
Read more about the deal via the Shenhua official website.
The club says Anelka has agreed to a two-year deal with the Blue Devils. Rumor is he'll be on
something like £200-plus thousand per week over there ridiculous, but an impressive pull.
