Florida State vs. Stanford: 2023 NCAA women's soccer championship highlights 

As a former goalkeeper, I was just thinking the same on the 3rd goal. I watched the full match & didn't think she was THAT poor, but looking back, she wasn't great here.

I felt bad for her Stanford players made so many critical mistakes,that said I'm a Nole so brilliant play especially by JD,made the difference .@@MicDubTV

beata olsson the GOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAT

They could in the European leagues for sure

They’ve beat the Orlando Pride, twice, in spring games. They often schedule each other in the off season. An impressive program for sure.

@@jamesmith1048 No way.....

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@dougzuback9384after the top three or four teams in the European leagues, the teams are pretty mediocre. Consider Liga F - there’s a reason Barcelona is 10-0-0 with a +41 goal differential. The team at the bottom of that league is 0-1-9. Insert this FSU team and they’re cracking the top half of 16 teams with ease.

No they would get best

Stanford needs a new keeper, wow.....

Florida State Women!

You can’t even watch NFL games on regular TV anymore. It’s insane

Or maybe she put the game back in reach at that point and was the first player to score on them the entire tournament 🤔

@@Cristiancruz424 played soccer my whole life. Ripping the ball out of the goalie’s hands is classless. In my day fights would start that way.

5-1 great match

@@Simon-xk6mq YES Simon but do you know who is the GOAT of women soccer ?

@@Haitiwillwinthegoldcup UNC has the most championships. That's a fact. But was soccer as competitive then as it is now? Did those Tarheel teams have to go through the gauntlet of talent that is Womens' College Soccer today? UNC won 12 of those titles before 1994, and hasn't won any since 2012. So yes, UNC has the crown atop the mountain based on who they used to be. UNC is still a good program (only team who didn't lose to FSU this year (shoutout to Mimi Van Zanten)) but are they a great program today? Did you know this year UNC couldn't even get the best player in the state of North Carolina to stay committed to them and enroll? She's going to Tallahassee next year.

@@andresnaranjo7277 I didn't know

This team actually has fewer international players than some FSU teams in the past. And yes, they have international players. There is no rule that says BYU can't have any. If they choose not to recruit any, or no internationals want to go there, then that's on them. The days when a university team fielded only players from a single town, or a single state are long gone. Soccer is a global sport, and if women from other parts of the world choose to pursue their education, and athletic development in the US then who are we to keep them away or tell them they can't. I would actually challenge your statements by highlighting how having players from other parts of the world, Jamaica, England, Sweden, Japan, Portugal, Bermuda, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Iceland, Finland, Canada, how that might expose the US players to different cultures, beliefs and even different approaches to the game of soccer. There is value in a well-rounded education, which exposes students to the wider world around them, as opposed to the belief systems and faiths, and philosophies of just one state, or one region, or one religion. There is value in diversity. But I will also leave you with this thought: These women will go back to their home countries and take with them the experiences, and culture, and ideas they have been exposed to here. They will forge a path in their countries using the education they got in the US, and I'd wager good money that they will have an impact in their communities, and their homes because they had the opportunity to play soccer at Florida State. The world will be a better place because of it, sooner or later.

@@andresnaranjo7277 first I appreciate your consideration and your thoughts. To be clear on my end, as a girls coach for many years and seeing some college teams with half the roster of international players I think this takes away opportunities for girls from the U.S. That is my only point. In fact I do not think there is any argument to that point. I hope we can agree that U.S. women who grow up playing in the U.S. and go on to play in college in the U.S. are better for U.S. soccer overall- we will retain more of that talent and passion for the game- many of those women will go on to coach at the youth level etc. Arguments could be made for how this is better for the U.S. National team, better for women’s college soccer but I think you get my point. Of course BYU could recruit international players. And of course there are some benefits from those women taking their experience in the U.S. back to their countries. But in the end this practice takes opportunities away from U.S. girls. Let me ask you this - would it be okay for all Division 1 teams to be made up of 1/2 international players? How about 3/4? If you start to get uncomfortable as that percentage grows then you see my point. I have always admired Anson Dorrance and his great program at UNC has zero international players. One last point - you are likely aware that there are a number of international scouts who make money bringing foreign players to U.S. college coaches. They actually make it easier to recruit foreign players than U.S. players. All that to say that I am biased towards seeing girls in the U.S. who have worked all their lives to get better get every opportunity and the more foreign players who fill rosters in the U.S. the less opportunities there are for girls in the U.S.

@@TheMarpalm I agree with you on this 100%. There is nothing wrong with recruiting international players but I think there should be a limit.

1/2 of the starting lineup was international (5 out of 11). It is not xenophobic to see so many international players make up basically 1/2 the team in a college-level sport. At the professional level? Ok, maybe, as teams are paid to win. But college is more than sports, it's also an opportunity to gain an education. Any country would feel the same about international players making up 1/2 their starting lineup.

International players are in other sports as well at the college level. All the best u.s. women are playing at the college level. You’re envious of FSU’s level of play. International students being drawn to the United States in the name of soccer is producing a better product on the field. The seminoles are incredible. You’re trying to take that from them but YOU CANNOT.