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Men’s soccer advances to College Cup with win over top-seeded Wake Forest
Sophomore forward Foster Langsdorf (above) scored his seventh goal of the season when it mattered most, in the 97th minute of the Cardinal's NCAA Quarterfinal game against No. 1 Wake Forest, sending the Cardinal to the College Cup for the fist time since 2002. (CASEY VALENTINE/isiphotos.com)

Men’s soccer advances to College Cup with win over top-seeded Wake Forest

Alexa Philippou

Managing Editor of Sports

By: Alexa Philippou | Managing Editor of Sports

No. 8 Stanford men’s soccer (17-2-2) prevailed in overtime against No. 1 Wake Forest (17-3-2) by a score of 2-1 off a goal in the 97th minute from sophomore Foster Langsdorf, sending the Cardinal to their first College Cup appearance since 2002.

The goal came off a free kick from Corey Baird, whose kick made its way towards Langsdorf’s head. The forward, who had his back to the goal, flicked his head to send the ball over Wake Forest’s goalie, sealing the win for the team. The goal was Langsdorf’s seventh on the season and fourth game-winner.

The Cardinal had been the first to strike in the 18th minute, when junior forward Jordan Morris headed in a cross from senior defender Brandon Vincent, good for the U.S. Men’s National Team player’s 11th goal in the 16 games he’s played for the Cardinal this season and his 10th goal in the past 12 games.

Stanford maintained its 1-point lead for nearly the rest of the game, but Wake Forest’s Ian Harkes scored off a penalty corner in the 70th minute to equalize things and eventually send the game into overtime.

In the next step of its quest to reach its first national title game since 2002, Stanford will face fourth-seeded Akron on Friday, Dec. 11 at 8:30 p.m. at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas, in the second semifinal match of the NCAA tournament.

 

This post will be updated.

Contact Alexa Philippou at aphil723 ‘at’ stanford.edu.

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About Alexa Philippou

Alexa Philippou '18 is the Managing Editor of The Daily's sports section. She started working for the section last year as a beat writer for women's basketball, for which she also did radio broadcasts, women's water polo and lacrosse, while also serving as a desk editor last volume. She intends to major in either Political Science or International Relations, and possibly minor in Arabic. Being from Baltimore, she is a die-hard Ravens and Orioles fan who cried when the Ravens won the Super Bowl. She is also very Greek and can be seen around campus wearing her 50 Shades of Shaw shirt. To contact Alexa, please email her at aphil723 'at' stanford.edu.
  • Candid One

    Thanks, AP! This is an awesome upset, and for it to lead into the College Cup…fantastic! How is this “below the fold” news? Stanford gets into the Final of the College Cup in men’s soccer but gets less hullabaloo than Stanford’s getting left out of the CFP and getting the Rose Bowl as a consolation prize? Doesn’t the editorial staff know that soccer isn’t a minor sport?

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