The Stanford men’s soccer team claimed the 2016 national championship on Sunday evening, following a thrilling double-overtime game that went to a shootout.
Stanford defeated Wake Forest in the shootout, 5-4, to earn the national title for a second season in a row.
Another save from Andrew Epstein! The Stanford Cardinal are the 2016 NCAA Champions! #CollegeCup @StanfordMSoccer pic.twitter.com/86eEwnfWb3
— NCAA Soccer (@NCAASoccer) December 11, 2016
Watch the moment @StanfordMSoccer clinched the 2016 #CollegeCup! pic.twitter.com/8PEGrCA4LX
— NCAA Soccer (@NCAASoccer) December 11, 2016
Last season, Stanford defeated Clemson to earn the school’s first men’s soccer championship.
The No. 5-seeded Cardinal came into the national championship match up against Wake Forest without allowing a goal in the tournament and that continued through regulation in the College Cup on Sunday.
🏆🏆#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/wbjzSPIAB6
— Stanford Men’s Soccer (@StanfordMSoccer) December 11, 2016
A dynasty is brewing.
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