Costa Mesa, CA - November 17 - The inaugural 2025 Legacy Crown concluded at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, CA yesterday with New York Athletic Club winning the championship title over Stanford. USC finished in third place. For complete Legacy Crown results, click here. For more statistics from the Legacy Crown, click here.
Final 2025 Legacy Crown Standings
- New York Athletic Club
- Stanford
- USC
- UCLA
- California
- Hawaii
- Long Beach State
- Fresno State
- Arizona State
- USA Red
- UCI
- LMU
- USA White
- UCSD
- USA Blue
- Los Angeles Athletic Club
Individual Award Winners
- MVP: Ryann Neushul, New York Athletic Club
- Top Scorer: Allison Cohen, USA Red
- Best Defensive Player: Melissa Seidemann, New York Athletic Club
- Best Goalkeeper: Amanda Longan, New York Athletic Club
- Rising Star: Charlotte Raisin, USA Red
- The People's Choice: Juliette Dhalluin, Stanford
NYAC Wins The Championship: New York Athletic Club went unbeaten on the weekend including defeating Stanford 13-9 to claim the inaugural Legacy Crown. The sides traded scores to get things going as Rachel Fattal scored for NYAC followed by a pair of goals from Serena Browne for Stanford. Then, it was Melissa Seidemann who tied the score midway through the opening period before Ryann Neushul struck with a pair of goals to give NYAC a 4-2 lead after one. In the second quarter, Stanford responded with the first two goals from Jenna Flynn and Browne to level the score. Jordan Raney converted a penalty shot for NYAC to retake the lead before Sienna Green answered for the Cardinal. To close the half, Bayley Weber scored for NYAC and Quinn Healy did the same for Stanford to knot things up at 6-6 halfway through.
It was the second half where NYAC determined its superiority on the day. Kiley Neushul scored on the opening possession of the third period before both defenses controlled the ensuing three minutes. Near the midpoint of the quarter, Flynn scored her second goal of the game to tie the score once more. Ryann Neushul took advantage of a power play opportunity on the next possession and then Kami Craig ended the third with a goal seconds before the buzzer to give NYAC a 9-7 lead entering the final frame. The first goal of the fourth quarter was a beautiful no-look backhand shot past three defenders from Jamie Neushul that seemingly gave NYAC more confidence to close out strong and that is exactly how it played out. Fattal immediately got out on the counter attack to put another one away for NYAC before Craig and Seidemann both scored again to push the lead to six. From there, it was all window dressing for Stanford who got goals from Claire Minton and Reagan McEachen but it was not enough as NYAC prevailed with the 13-9 victory.
In the semifinal, NYAC upended UCLA, 9-5, behind three goals from Fattal and two by Ryann Neushul while goalkeeper Amanda Longan notched five saves in net.
Stanford Finishes Second: Before reaching the final, Stanford defeated USC in the semifinal 14-8 with four goals from Juliette Dhalluin and three by Browne. Jacqueline King and Izzy Scott combined for nine saves in net for the Cardinal.
USC Claims Third Place: USC defeated UCLA, 12-8, in the third place game to finish on the podium. Emily Ausmus led the charge with four goals and three earned exclusions for the Trojans who had Rachel Gazzaniga, EJ Hourigan, and Ava Stryker each score twice.
Pipeline Athletes Begin To Build Their Legacy: A pair of USA Red teammates showed their promise throughout the inaugural Legacy Crown weekend. Allison Cohen was named Top Scorer with 18 goals scored on 69.2% shooting while also handing out seven assists and earning six exclusions. Charlotte Raisin was recognized with Rising Star honors after five goals, six earned exclusions, three assists, and one steal.
Stat Watch: 6-8 Sports is the official stat program of the Legacy Crown. In addition to live scoring during the matches, 6-8 Sports provides box scores and league leaders.
Video Highlights: Overnght was on site this weekend in Costa Mesa to stream all of the matches. Highlights will be available shortly!
