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They both needed overtime, but Penn State and UNC outlasted opponents Florida State and top-seeded Stanford to advance to Sunday's College Cup final.

While Stanford got a very good effort from its entire team in upsetting Baylor, Chiney Ogwumike earns top billing as our first espnW player of the week.

With the college soccer season on the horizon, storylines abound. From the possibility of a new dynasty out West to the big names to watch to how the U-20 World Cup will affect the standings, here's all you need to know.

Stanford's senior class has lost one regular-season game and is about to participate in its fourth College Cup. Only one goal remains for this decorated class.

It's a trend more commonly seen in the men's game, but Florida State has ample international representation on its roster and it's serving the Seminoles well.

It may be the weekend that decides the national championship in women's soccer, but No. 1 seed Stanford and No. 1 seed Florida State lend a little international flair to one College Cup semifinal in Kennesaw, Ga. Following in the footsteps of former ...

There are still two weekends and seven games to play in the college soccer season, but before a ball is kicked in the NCAA women's tournament quarterfinals, we know the College Cup will have a different look this season. Florida State and Stanford...

Caroline Doty is not UConn's best player. But after successfully returning from a third ACL tear, she has the ball back in her hands -- and a confident swagger to go with it -- and might be the team's most valuable player.

There is no shame in finishing second to a worthy opponent. Christen Press knows that better than she might like, as a part of two Stanford women's soccer teams that reached the national championship game unbeaten, only to fall against teams that pla...

Don't call it an upset. Notre Dame became the lowest-seeded NCAA champion Sunday not by surprising Stanford, but by living up to its potential.

What's the one thing all four teams remaining in the NCAA women's soccer tournament have in common? They all made roster changes on the road to the College Cup.

In a season in which upset after upset proves nothing is a given based on reputation or ranking, Stanford's Christen Press is the perfect star to take the stage at the College Cup. She is the defense-tormenting, goal-scoring embodiment of rising to the occasion.

A tie is not a win, but it's not a loss, either. That was good enough for Boston College against Stanford.

The 2009 women's soccer season is over, but that doesn't mean we have to stop talking about the sport. After all, there are plenty of questions on what's to come.

There's no doubt about it: North Carolina women's soccer pressure system still works. It held Stanford scoreless as the Tar Heels won their second straight national championship Sunday. But the Cardinal's fight proves times are changing.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- In September, when North Carolina and Notre Dame met for the first time, I asked Tar Heels freshman Lucy Bronze about the biggest differences between women's soccer here and in her native England. "In America, it's a lot m...