Palo Alto, Calif. – The University of Arizona women's soccer team was defeated by the No. 4 seed Florida State Seminoles on Friday evening in Palo Alto, Calif. by a score of 2-0. FSU outshot Arizona 12-9 in the ninety minutes. The Wildcats will end their season with a 11-5-4 (4-2-2 Pac-12) record.
"Florida State is a really good team," said head coach Tony Amato. "There were spells in the game where they kept possession on us and if you do that for long spells it's hard to prevent goals. We also had some moments that we're real bright spots. We hit the post right before Deyna [Castellanos] curled one into the back of our net. That put a stamp on the game for them."
Arizona's seniors will end their time with the program as the only group to qualify for three NCAA Tournaments. They carried the team to the Round of 16 in 2016 and into the Round of 32 this year. Charlotte Brascia, Gabi Stoian, Cali Crisler, Brandi Park, and Jackie Bollinger will add 45 wins to the program record.
"I'm proud of our team for what they've done all year," said Amato. "Its hard to win games and make it to this point says a lot about our team. Our seniors really took ownership with the team this year and they are the reason we got here."
Minute-by-minute recap
2' – Amanda Porter and Kennedy Kieneker opened the match with a shot apiece from outside the 18-yd. mark.
9' – FSU got a chance as they slipped a forward past the Arizona defense. Her shot skipped wide.
15' – Gabi Stoian and Kieneker each had a shot blocked outside the 18.
19' – Lainey Burdett made her first save of the match with ease after she caught a shot from distance.
24' – Kelcey Cavarra was issued a yellow card at mid-field.
38' – Brandi Park cleared out a crossed effort from the Seminoles.
42' – Park made a sliding save to keep out another cross and gave up a corner. FSU attempted a short corner that was dealt with and cleared away.
44' – FSU scored a late goal off a miffed clearance to take a 1-0 lead.
46' – Stoian got the ball down low but her cross was gathered by the goalkeeper.
52' – Stoian took a foul about ten yards off the 18-yd. box. She tried to chip one into the box on the free kick but it was cleared out.
59' – Charlotte Brascia took a look from some distance but it was blocked.
66' – Cavarra had a key defensive header to keep out a through ball from the Seminoles.
69' – Arizona got a chance as a through-ball for Brascia was just stopped by the GK.
72' – Bryanna Duckett, Hannah Clifford, Jill Aguilera, and Porter came on to the pitch and brought a lot of energy.
75' – Cavarra took a rip that went over the frame.
76' – Aguilera turned at the top of the box and took a shot that rang off the post.
79' – FSU's Deyna Castellanos scored a free kick from the top of the box. Arizona trailed 2-0.
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