TALLAHASSEE, Florida – The #19 Pepperdine women's soccer team's historic season came to an end after a hard-fought battle against #1 Florida State, 1-0, on Sunday afternoon in the Round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament.
The Waves (17-4-1) played a strong game against the Seminoles (19-1-2), the tournament's overall number one seed, but fell short after an early goal. The Waves managed four shots, but none on goal, against a strong FSU defense.
Pepperdine's defense was also stellar, holding a team that was averaging nearly three goals a game to just the one tally. FSU was limited to nine shots, one off their season low.
GOALS
Florida State 5': The Seminoles went down the right side of the field and sent a long pass into the box. Jody Brown ran onto it, cut back and sent in a left-footed shot that hit off the post and rolled into the net.
STATS
Shots: Pepperdine 4, Florida State 9
Shots on goal: Pepperdine 0, Florida State 4
Saves:
Zoe Clevely (Pepperdine) 3, Cristina Roque (Florida State) 0
Fouls: Pepperdine 16, Florida State 16
Corner Kicks: Pepperdine 1, Florida State 5
Offsides: Pepperdine 0, Florida State 2
NOTABLE
- Pepperdine matched its best-ever NCAA Tournament showing, making the Round of 16 for the fourth time.
- This was the fifth time that Pepperdine earned a national seed.
- With 17 wins, the Waves finished one shy of the program record (18 in 2002). With 13 shutouts, the Waves also finished one shy of that program record (14 in 2017).
- This was the first-ever meeting between the Waves and Seminoles, who are two-time NCAA champions.
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