“No, I wasn't going to shoot because when I put that ball down I didn't see the angles, I didn't feel confident it was going to be a goal so I was going to cross,” he told BBC Sport. “But everyone was telling me to shoot and then I hyped myself up a little bit.”
Stanford star Jasmine Aiken has a chance to go out on top in her final collegiate game thanks to a perfectly-placed free kick Friday night. The Palo Alto native scored from just outside the penalty area nine minutes in to give No. 1 Stanford a 1-0 win over No. 2 Duke in a women's College Cup semifinal in Kansas City. The Cardinal (21-1-2) will face No. 3 Florida State (15-2-4) in the title game Monday at 4 p.m.
"It was a great win at a difficult place. We had to dig deep and work hard and show our determination,. We deserved the win in the end. "When you look at everyone in the room we will work as hard as we can and leave everything out there. We may not be at it as normal but sometimes heart and determination gets you over the line."
