KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jasmine Aikey scored early in the first half and that was all Stanford goalkeeper Caroline Birkel needed as the Cardinal beat Duke 1-0 at CPKC Stadium on Friday night in the semifinals of the Women’s College Cup.

Stanford (21-1-2), the only No. 1 seed to reach the semis, will play No. 3 seed Florida State in an all-Atlantic Coast Conference championship match on Monday.

Aikey sent a curling shot from the left corner of the box past Duke keeper Caroline Dysart at 9:02 and the Cardinal defense did the rest. It was the first goal allowed by Dysart, who had posted four straight clean sheets in the tournament. She finished with three saves for the Blue Devils (17-5-1) in the all-ACC semifinal.

Birkel finished with two saves for the Cardinal, who are aiming for their

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