Once you find a remove from your college days, there’s a rite of passage many adults go through: Traveling to some far-flung spot to watch your alma mater compete in a very big game.
For Danielle Slaton, it was Cary, North Carolina to see Santa Clara win their second national title — the first since she captained the Broncos to the 2001 title.
Slaton was in the stands for Monday’s final, alongside notable Santa Clara alums Aly Wagner, Brandi Chastain, Leslie Osborne and Jordan Angeli, at Sahlen’s Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park to watch Santa Clara outlast Florida State in a penalty shootout and win the 2020 NCAA Championship.