NCAA Women’s College Cup 2023: 4 Key Players To Watch – Scout Report

This weekend will see the final four of the NCAA Womens College Cup take place.

Florida State takes on Clemson, while BYU takes on Stanford.

The final will follow three days later as Cary, North Carolina, plays host to one of the most exciting events on the US sports calendar.

In this tactical analysis piece and scout report, we take a look at four potential key players to observe this weekend.

We will provide an analysis of each players key moments and respective roles within their teams tactics throughout the season.

Taylor Huff  Florida State

Taylor Huff is a fourth-year senior who has been a mainstay in the Florida State side throughout the season, having been deployed as a winger, midfielder and attacking midfielder.

Taylor has been the primary creator for the side throughout the season, averaging 0.3 assists per game this season along with 0.33 goals scored per game, meaning she is averaging 0.63 goal contributions per 90, which is an impressive number for a player playing in the strongest conference in Womens College soccer this season with two of the final four coming from the ACC.

A further reason for Taylors strong impact on the Seminoles this season is her ability to create from set pieces, particularly with her right foot, which has been a particular asset throughout the season.

Not only is she able to create so ably, but she can create just as proficiently with her left as her right, making a real ambidextrous threat for opponents to have to deal with.

In this above example, Taylor is going to play a lofted right-footed ball all the way to the back post.

This ball is perfectly placed so that it takes out all of the NC State defenders and leaves Lauren Flynn free on the back post to header goalwards.