Stanford soccer player Alina Garciamendez kept Mexico in the FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup on Wednesday with a 78th minute strike against Nigeria. The goal gave Mexico a 1-1 draw and put the team through to the knockout stages of the tournament.

Garciamendez, captain of the Mexican team, has started all 26 games for the Cardinal in 2009 and will return to Stanford as a sophomore next year. Her performance gave Mexico a tie in points atop Group C, which Mexico won on goals scored.

Meanwhile, three of her Stanford teammates helped the U.S. team to a 1-0 victory over South Korea to advance past the group stage. Rising sophomores Rachel Quon and Courtney Verloo, along with rising junior Teresa Noyola, each made contributions to the victory on Wednesday, which clinched first place in Group D. Quon was a starter, while Verloo and Noyola were substituted in during the second half.