2022 Florida State Seminoles women's soccer team

2022 Florida State Seminoles women's soccer
2022 Florida State Seminoles women's soccer
ACC Tournament Champions; ACC Regular Season Co-Champions
NCAA Tournament, College Cup
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches poll	No. 3
TopDrawerSoccer.com	No. 4
Record	17–3–3 (8–2–0 ACC)
Head coach	Brian Pensky (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Bobby Shuttleworth (1st season); Aaron Brunner (1st season);
Home stadium	Seminole Soccer Complex
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 ACC women's soccer standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 2 North Carolina ‍†‍‍^y	8	–	2	–	0	.800	20	–	5	–	1	.788
No. 3 Florida State ‍†‍‡‍^y	8	–	2	–	0	.800	17	–	3	–	3	.804
No. 5 Notre Dame ‍‍‍^y	7	–	2	–	1	.750	17	–	3	–	3	.804
No. 7 Virginia ‍‍‍^y	6	–	2	–	2	.700	16	–	4	–	3	.761
No. 6 Duke ‍‍‍^y	6	–	2	–	2	.700	15	–	5	–	3	.717
No. 12 Pittsburgh ‍‍‍^y	5	–	3	–	2	.600	14	–	5	–	3	.705
Clemson ‍‍‍^y	4	–	3	–	3	.550	8	–	5	–	5	.583
Virginia Tech ‍‍‍^y	4	–	5	–	1	.450	10	–	7	–	2	.579
Wake Forest ‍‍‍^y	3	–	6	–	1	.350	9	–	7	–	3	.553
Louisville ‍‍‍	3	–	7	–	0	.300	6	–	8	–	2	.438
NC State ‍‍‍^y	2	–	6	–	2	.300	7	–	7	–	6	.500
Miami (FL) ‍‍‍	2	–	7	–	1	.250	5	–	8	–	3	.406
Syracuse ‍‍‍	1	–	6	–	3	.250	8	–	7	–	3	.528
Boston College ‍‍‍	1	–	7	–	2	.200	5	–	8	–	5	.417


† – Conference champion ‡ – 2022 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Source: The ACC As of December 6, 2022 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll

The 2022 Florida State Seminoles women's soccer team represented Florida State University during the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. It was the 28th season of the university fielding a program. The Seminoles were led by first-year head coach Brian Pensky, who was hired prior to the season to replace long time coach Mark Krikorian.^[1]

Florida State finished the season 17–3–3 and 8–2–0 in ACC play to finish in a tie for first place. As the second seed in the ACC Tournament, they received a bye into the Semifinals where they hosted Notre Dame. The match ended in a 3–3 draw and Florida State won the ensuing penalty shoot-out 4–2 to advance to the Final. In the Final, they defeated North Carolina to successfully defend their ACC Tournament title. As tournament champions, they received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament and were the first seed in the Florida State Bracket. They defeated Florida Gulf Coast in the First Round, eight-seed LSU in the Second Round, and four-seed Pittsburgh in the Round of 16. They hosted third-seed Arkansas in the Quarterfinals and won 1–0. This set up a rematch with North Carolina in the Semifinals. This time, North Carolina came out on top 3–2 to end the Seminoles' season.

Previous season

The Seminoles finished the season 21–1–3 and 7–1–2 in ACC play to finish in second place. As the second seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated Wake Forest and Virginia to win the tournament. The win was the program's eighth ACC Tournament title. The Seminoles received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament and were awarded a number one seed. The Seminoles defeated South Alabama, SMU, Pepperdine, Michigan, and Rutgers on their way to the tournament final. In the final, they defeated BYU in a penalty shoot-out to be crowned National Champions.^[2] Following the season, Krikorian resigned as head coach.^[3]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Alyssa Stadeker	3	DF	5'5"	Freshman	Smyrna, Georgia	Transferred to Georgia
Kristina Lynch	4	FW/MF	5'7"	Senior	Granger, Indiana	Graduated, Transferred to Notre Dame
Jaelin Howell	6	MF	5'8"	Senior	Lone Tree, Colorado	Graduated, Drafted 2nd overall in the 2022 NWSL Draft
Taya Hjorth	9	DF	5'8"	Freshman	Commerce Township, Michigan	Transferred to Kentucky
Kirsten Pavlisko	11	MF/DF	5'6"	Senior	Middleburg, Florida	Graduated
Gabby Carle	16	DF/MF	5'6"	Senior	Quebec, Canada	Graduated
Gianna Mitchell	21	DF	5'10"	Senior	Springfield, Massachusetts	Graduated
Megan Morgan	22	FW	5'4"	Freshman	Weston, Florida	Transferred to Miami (FL)
Emily Madril	25	MF/DF	5'7"	Senior	Navarre, Florida	Graduated
Yujie Zhao	33	MF	5'6"	Senior	Shanghai, China	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Onyi Echegini	6	MF	5'9"	Senior	London, England	Mississippi State

Recruiting Class

Name	Hometown	Club	TDS Rating
Summer Denigan MF	Union, Michigan	Nationals	^[4]
Olivia Garcia FW	Las Vegas, Nevada	Utah Royals FC	^[5]
Heather Gilchrist DF	Boulder, Colorado	Colorado Rapids	^[6]
Olivia Lebdaoui FW	Panama City Beach, Florida	Concorde Fire SC	^[7]
Sophia Nguyen MF	Pensacola, Florida	Orlando City SC	^[8]

Squad

Roster

As of December 28, 2022^[9]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
0	FW	USA	Olivia Garcia
1	GK	PUR	Cristina Roque
2	FW	USA	Jenna Nighswonger
5	MF	USA	Summer Denigan
6	MF	ENG	Onyi Echegini
7	MF	JPN	Ran Iwai
8	DF	USA	Lauren Flynn
9	FW	SWE	Beata Olsson
10	FW	JAM	Jody Brown
12	MF	IRL	Heather Payne
13	FW	BER	LeiLanni Nesbeth


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	MF	USA	Kaitlyn Zipay
16	MF	USA	Sophia Nguyen
17	MF	ENG	Emma Bissell
18	MF	POR	Maria Alagoa
19	FW	USA	Amelia Horton
20	DF	USA	Heather Gilchrist
21	FW	USA	Olivia Lebdaoui
23	GK	USA	Mia Justus
26	DF	USA	Clara Robbins
88	MF	CAN	Melina Descary

Team management

Position	Staff
Athletic Director	David Coburn
Head Coach	Brian Pensky
Assistant Coach	Bobby Shuttleworth
Assistant Coach	Aaron Brunner
Director of Operations	Sarah Buckley
Volunteer Assistant Coach	Andrew Hudson

Source:^[10]

Schedule

Source:^[11]

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Non-conference Regular season
August 18* 7:00 p.m., SECN	No. 1	at No. 12 South Carolina	T 0–0	0–0–1	Stone Stadium (5,000) Columbia, SC
August 21* 1:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 1	at Georgia	W 3–1	1–0–1	Foley Field (1,883) Athens, GA
August 25* 6:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 2	No. 16 Auburn	T 1–1	1–0–2	Seminole Soccer Complex (1,216) Tallahassee, FL
September 4* 5:00 p.m., SECN+	No. 10	at Florida Rivalry	W 5–0	2–0–2	James G. Pressly Stadium (1,255) Gainesville, FL
September 8* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 8	Florida Gulf Coast	W 5–0	3–0–2	Seminole Soccer Complex (1,215) Tallahassee, FL
September 11* 2:00 p.m., CUSA.tv	No. 8	at Rice	W 5–0	4–0–2	Holloway Field (491) Houston, TX
ACC Regular season
September 16 4:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 12	at Boston College	W 6–0	5–0–2 (1–0–0)	Newton Campus Soccer Field (406) Chestnut Hill, MA
September 22 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 7	Louisville	W 5–1	6–0–2 (2–0–0)	Seminole Soccer Complex (1,222) Tallahassee, FL
September 25 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 7	No. 14 Clemson	W 3–1	7–0–2 (3–0–0)	Seminole Soccer Complex (2,125) Tallahassee, FL
October 1 5:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 7	at Miami (FL) Rivalry	W 1–0	8–0–2 (4–0–0)	Cobb Stadium (562) Coral Gables, FL
October 6 8:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 3	at No. 2 Virginia	W 1–0	9–0–2 (5–0–0)	Klöckner Stadium (3,082) Charlottesville, VA
October 9 12:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 3	at No. 17 Notre Dame	L 0–4	9–1–2 (5–1–0)	Alumni Stadium (544) Notre Dame, IN
October 13 6:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 4	No. 12 Duke	W 5–1	10–1–2 (6–1–0)	Seminole Soccer Complex (1,310) Tallahassee, FL
October 20 8:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 4	No. 2 North Carolina	L 1–2	10–2–2 (6–2–0)	Seminole Soccer Complex (2,169) Tallahassee, FL
October 23 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 4	at No. 20 Pittsburgh	W 1–0	11–2–2 (7–2–2)	Ambrose Urbanic Field (832) Pittsburgh, PA
October 27 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 5	Virginia Tech	W 4–1	12–2–2 (8–2–2)	Seminole Soccer Complex (1,227) Tallahassee, FL
ACC Tournament
November 3 8:00 p.m., ACCN	(2) No. 5	vs. (3) No. 4 Notre Dame Semifinal	T 3–3 (4–2 PKs)	12–2–3	Sahlen's Stadium (2,686) Cary, NC
November 6 12:00 p.m., ESPNU	(2) No. 5	vs. (1) No. 2 North Carolina Final	W 2–1	13–2–3	Sahlen's Stadium (3,876) Cary, NC
NCAA Tournament
November 11 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	(1) No. 5	Florida Gulf Coast First Round	W 3–0	14–2–3	Seminole Soccer Complex (1,347) Tallahassee, FL
November 18 5:30 p.m., ESPN+	(1) No. 5	(8) LSU Second Round	W 4–1	15–2–3	Seminole Soccer Complex (1,668) Tallahassee, FL
November 29 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	(1) No. 5	(4) No. 19 Pittsburgh Round of Sixteen	W 3–0	16–2–3	Seminole Soccer Complex (1,238) Tallahassee, FL
November 26 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	(1) No. 5	(3) No. 9 Arkansas Quarterfinal	W 1–0	17–2–3	Seminole Soccer Complex (2,667) Tallahassee, FL
December 2 6:00 p.m., ESPNU	(1) No. 5	vs. (2) No. 2 North Carolina Semifinal	L 2–3	17–3–3	WakeMed Soccer Park (10,000) Cary, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Awards and honors

Recipient	Award	Date	Ref.
Cristina Roque	Pre-season All-ACC Team	August 11	^[12]
Jenna Nighswonger
Clara Robbins
Beata Olsson	Pre-season Hermann Trophy Watchlist	August 18	^[13]
Onyi Echegini	ACC Offensive Player of the Week	September 20	^[14]
Cristina Roque	ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week	October 11	^[15]
Onyi Echegini	ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week	November 1	^[16]
Cristina Roque	ACC Goalkeeper of the Year	November 2	^[17]
Jenna Nighswonger	All ACC-First Team
Jody Brown
Cristina Roque
Clara Robbins	All ACC-Second Team
Onyi Echegini
LeiLanni Nesbeth
Heather Payne	All ACC-Third Team
Beata Olsson	All ACC-Third Team
Heather Gilchrist	ACC All-Freshman Team
Jenna Nighswonger	ACC Tournament MVP	November 6	^[18]
Jody Brown	All-ACC Tournament Team
Onyi Echegini
Beata Olsson
Jenna Nighswonger	First Team All-Region	November 29	^[19]
Cristina Roque
Jody Brown
Clara Robbins	Second Team All-Region
Jenna Nighswonger	United Soccer Coaches First Team All-American	December 2	^[20]
Cristina Roque	United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-American
Jody Brown	United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-American
Jenna Nighswonger	Hermann Trophy finalist	December 8	^[21]
Jenna Nighswonger	Honda Award finalist	December 14	^[22]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
United Soccer^[23]	1 (5)	2	10	8	12 т	7	7	3	4	4	5	5	Not released				3
TopDrawer Soccer^[24]	1	2	9	8	7	6	2	2	3	3	4	4	1	1	1	1	4

NWSL Draft

Player	Team	Round	Pick #	Position
Emily Madril	Orlando Pride	1	3	MF
Jenna Nighswonger	Gotham FC	1	4	FW
Clara Robbins	North Carolina Courage	1	9	DF

^[25]

References

^ Hall, Cora (April 25, 2022). "Brian Pensky of Tennessee named coach of reigning champion Florida State women's soccer". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
^ "Florida State Seminoles outlast BYU Cougars to win women's soccer national championship". espn.com. Associated Press. December 6, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
^ "Legendary Florida State soccer coach Mark Krikorian leaving Seminoles for 'next chapter'". Tallahassee Democrat. March 29, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
^ "Summer Denigan". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
^ "Olivia Garcia". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
^ "Heather Gilchrist". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
^ "Olivia Lebdaoui". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
^ "Sophia Nguyen". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
^ "2022-23 Soccer roster". Florida State University Athletics. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
^ "Soccer Staff Directory". seminoles.com. Florida State University. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
^ "2022 Women's Soccer Schedule". seminoles.com. Florida State University. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
^ "Duke Named 2022 ACC Women's Soccer Preseason Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 11, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
^ "2022 Women's MAC Hermann Trophy Watch Lists Announced". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. August 18, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
^ "FSU's Echegini, Clemson's White Earn ACC Women's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 20, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
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^ "2022 All-ACC Women's Soccer Awards Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 2, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
^ "Florida State Wins Third Consecutive ACC Women's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 6, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
^ "Four Seminoles Named to the United Soccer All-Atlantic Region Team". Seminoles.com. Florida State Athletic Department. November 29, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
^ "Soccer Has Three United Soccer Coaches All-Americans". Seminoles.com. Florida State Athletic Department. December 2, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^ "Nighswonger Named MAC Hermann Award Finalist". Seminoles.com. Florida State Athletic Department. December 8, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
^ "Nighswonger Named Honda Award Finalist". Seminoles.com. Florida State Athletic Department. December 14, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
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^ "Three Noles Drafted in the First Round of the NWSL Draft". Seminoles.com. Florida State Athletic Department. January 12, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2023.

[1] Hall, Cora (April 25, 2022). "Brian Pensky of Tennessee named coach of reigning champion Florida State women's soccer". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved July 1, 2022.

[2] "Florida State Seminoles outlast BYU Cougars to win women's soccer national championship". espn.com. Associated Press. December 6, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2022.

[3] "Legendary Florida State soccer coach Mark Krikorian leaving Seminoles for 'next chapter'". Tallahassee Democrat. March 29, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.

[4] "Summer Denigan". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 23, 2022.

[5] "Olivia Garcia". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 23, 2022.

[6] "Heather Gilchrist". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 23, 2022.

[7] "Olivia Lebdaoui". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 23, 2022.

[8] "Sophia Nguyen". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 23, 2022.

[9] "2022-23 Soccer roster". Florida State University Athletics. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

[10] "Soccer Staff Directory". seminoles.com. Florida State University. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

[11] "2022 Women's Soccer Schedule". seminoles.com. Florida State University. Retrieved August 23, 2022.

[12] "Duke Named 2022 ACC Women's Soccer Preseason Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 11, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2022.

[13] "2022 Women's MAC Hermann Trophy Watch Lists Announced". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. August 18, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022.

[14] "FSU's Echegini, Clemson's White Earn ACC Women's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 20, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2022.

[15] "ACC Announces Women's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 11, 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2022.

[16] "ACC Announces Women's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 1, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2022.

[17] "2022 All-ACC Women's Soccer Awards Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 2, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.

[18] "Florida State Wins Third Consecutive ACC Women's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 6, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2022.

[19] "Four Seminoles Named to the United Soccer All-Atlantic Region Team". Seminoles.com. Florida State Athletic Department. November 29, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.

[20] "Soccer Has Three United Soccer Coaches All-Americans". Seminoles.com. Florida State Athletic Department. December 2, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.

[21] "Nighswonger Named MAC Hermann Award Finalist". Seminoles.com. Florida State Athletic Department. December 8, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.

[22] "Nighswonger Named Honda Award Finalist". Seminoles.com. Florida State Athletic Department. December 14, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022.

[23] "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.

[24] "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.

[25] "Three Noles Drafted in the First Round of the NWSL Draft". Seminoles.com. Florida State Athletic Department. January 12, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2023.

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v t e Florida State Seminoles women's soccer
Venues	Seminole Soccer Complex
Seasons	2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
College Cup finals	2018 2020 2021 2023
National championship seasons in bold