2024 Florida State Seminoles women's soccer team
| 2024 Florida State Seminoles women's soccer | |
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ACC Tournament Champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Second Round | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 13 |
| TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 17 |
| Record | 15–2–4 (7–2–1 ACC) |
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| Home stadium | Seminole Soccer Complex |
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Duke †y | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .950 | 18 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .841 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Wake Forest y | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .750 | 16 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Florida State ‡y | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .750 | 15 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .810 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 North Carolina y | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .700 | 22 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .815 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Virginia Tech y | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 14 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .674 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Notre Dame y | 5 | – | 1 | – | 4 | .700 | 14 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California y | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .550 | 13 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Stanford y | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .550 | 16 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .739 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia y | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .500 | 13 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .711 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .500 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .684 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .400 | 9 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 2 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .350 | 7 | – | 6 | – | 5 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .300 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .250 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 1 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .250 | 5 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .250 | 4 | – | 10 | – | 4 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .050 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2024 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 10, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024 Florida State Seminoles women's soccer team represented Florida State University during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. This was the 30th season of the university fielding a women's soccer program, during all of which they have been members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Seminoles were led by third-year head coach Brian Pensky, and played their home games at Seminole Soccer Complex. The Seminoles entered the season as defending ACC Regular Season, ACC Tournament, and NCAA Tournament champions.
The Seminoles won the ACC Tournament for the fifth consecutive season and were selected as a one-seed in the NCAA Tournament for the seventh consecutive time.[1]
Previous season
[edit]The Seminoles finished the season 22–0–1 and 9–0–1 in ACC play to finish in first place. As the first seed in the ACC Tournament, they received a bye into the Semifinals where they defeated Pittsburgh and Clemson to win their fourth consecutive ACC Tournament title.[2] As tournament champions, they received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament and were the first seed in the Florida State Bracket and the top overall seed in the tournament. They defeated Morehead State in the First Round, Texas A&M in the Second Round, Texas in the Third Round, Pittsburgh again in the Quarterfinals, Clemson again in the Semifinals, and Stanford in the Final. Their 5–1 victory in the championship won the team their fourth overall title, all of which have come since 2014. Stanford's 36 game streak of allowing one or fewer goals was snapped and this was the first match where the Cardinal allowed five or more goals in a game since 1996. This was the first national championship match between two undefeated teams and Florida State became the first undefeated champion since Stanford in 2011.[3]
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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| Olivia Garcia | 0 | FW | 5'7" | Sophomore | Las Vegas, Nevada | Signed professional contract with HB Køge[4] |
| Cristina Roque | 1 | GK | 5'7" | Senior | Winter Garden, Florida | Graduated; drafted 33rd overall in the 2024 NWSL Draft |
| Maggie Taitano | 4 | MF | Freshman | Carlsbad, California | Transferred to South Carolina[5] | |
| Onyi Echegini | 6 | MF | 5'8" | Senior | Nijmegen, Netherlands | Signed professional contract with Paris Saint-Germain[6][7] |
| Lauren Flynn | 8 | DF | 5'6" | Senior | Arlington, Virginia | Graduated; drafted 16th overall in the 2024 NWSL Draft |
| Beata Olsson | 9 | FW | Senior | Enköping, Sweden | Graduated | |
| Jody Brown | 10 | FW | 5'3" | Senior | Saint Ann, Jamaica | Graduated |
| Leilanni Nesbeth | 13 | FW | 5'4" | Senior | St. David's, Bermuda | Graduated; drafted 10th overall in the 2024 NWSL Draft |
| Kaitlyn Zipay | 15 | MF |  Junior |
Winter Springs, Florida | Graduated | |
| Maria Alagoa | 18 | MF | Junior | Viseu, Portugal | Transferred to USC[8] | |
| Leah Pais | 30 | FW | 5'4" | Senior | Ontario, Canada | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
[edit]| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Giana Riley | 5 | FW | 5'8" | Junior | Manteca, California | Gonzaga[9] |
| Mariangela Jimenez | 8 | MF | Senior | Puerto Cabello, Venezuela | William Carey | |
| Camille Ashe | 13 | DF | 5'10" | Graduate Student | Arlington, Virginia | Portland |
| Carissa Boeckmann | 14 | MF | 5'5" | Senior | San Antonio, Texas | Texas A&M[10] |
| Kameron Simmonds | 19 | FW | 5'7" | Junior | Midlothian, Virginia | Tennessee[10] |
| Maddie Smith | 23 | GK | 5'8" | Graduate Student | Omaha, Nebraska | Maryland |
Recruiting class
[edit]| Name | Nationality | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
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El Cajon, California | San Diego Surf |   [11]
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Lara Dantas MF |
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | IMG Academy | N/A |
Wrianna Hudson FW |
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Rochester, New York | WNY Flash | [12]
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Emma Kirlin GK |
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Greenville, South Carolina | Carolina Elite Soccer Academy | [13]
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Peyton McGovern MF |
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Bristow, Virginia | Virginia Development Academy | [14]
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Accra, Ghana | Barton Community College | N/A | |
Ashlyn Puerta MF |
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San Diego, California | Albion SC San Diego | [15]
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Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlotte Soccer Academy | [16]
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Atlanta, GA | Concorde Fire SC | [17]
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Note: Bugg originally committed to play for the Seminoles but later signed a professional contract with Seattle Reign FC.[18]
Squad
[edit]Roster
[edit]- As of August 15, 2024[19]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Team management
[edit]| Position | Staff |
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| Athletic Director | Michael Alford |
| Head Coach | Brian Pensky |
| Associate Head Coach[20] | Bobby Shuttleworth |
| Assistant Coach | Jonathan Bornstein |
| Assistant Coach | Micah Bledsoe |
| Director of Operations | Sara Brown |
| Athletic Trainer | Alora Sullivan |
Source:[19]
Schedule
[edit]| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| August 9* 9:10 p.m. |
No. 1 | TCU | W 5–2[23] | — |
Seminole Soccer Complex Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
| Non-conference Regular season | |||||||||||
| August 15* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 1 | at South Florida | W 5–0 | 1–0 |
Corbett Stadium (1,234) Tampa, Florida | ||||||
| August 18* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 1 | North Florida | W 10–0 | 2–0 |
Seminole Soccer Complex (1,094) Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
| August 22* 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 1 | Rice | W 3–0 | 3–0 |
Seminole Soccer Complex (984) Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
| August 29* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 1 | No. 24 Georgia | T 1–1 | 3–0–1 |
Seminole Soccer Complex (1,684) Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
| September 1* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 1 | Villanova | W 2–0 | 4–0–1 |
Seminole Soccer Complex (840) Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
| September 8* 2:00 p.m., SECN |
No. 3 | at Florida Rivalry |
W 3–0 | 5–0–1 |
Pressly Stadium (1,294) Gainesville, FL | ||||||
| ACC Regular season | |||||||||||
| September 19 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 2 | Syracuse | W 5–1 | 6–0–1 (1–0) |
Seminole Soccer Complex (1,234) Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
| September 22 2:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 2 | at SMU | T 1–1 | 6–0–2 (1–0–1) |
Washburne Stadium (710) Dallas, TX | ||||||
| September 28[a] 6:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 6 | Clemson | W 3–0 | 7–0–2 (2–0–1) |
Seminole Soccer Complex (894) Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
| October 3 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 6 | at No. 4 Wake Forest | L 1–4 | 7–1–2 (2–1–1) |
Spry Stadium (1,621) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| October 6 1:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 6 | at Virginia Tech | L 2–3 | 7–2–2 (2–2–1) |
Thompson Field (1,056) Blacksburg, VA | ||||||
| October 12 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 22 | at Boston College | W 1–0 | 8–2–2 (3–2–1) |
Newton Campus Soccer Field (1,024) Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||||
| October 17 7:00 p.m., ESPNU |
No. 22 | No. 23 Virginia | W 4–0 | 9–2–2 (4–2–1) |
Seminole Soccer Complex (1,234) Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
| October 20 1:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 22 | Pittsburgh | W 7–1 | 10–2–2 (5–2–1) |
Seminole Soccer Complex (854) Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
| October 25 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 17 | No. 4 North Carolina | W 4–2 | 11–2–2 (6–2–1) |
Seminole Soccer Complex (1,684) Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
| October 31 6:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 6 | at Miami (FL) Rivalry |
W 1–0 | 12–2–2 (7–2–1) |
Cobb Stadium (428) Coral Gables, FL | ||||||
| ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
| November 3 8:00 p.m., ACCN |
(3) No. 6 | (6) No. 13 Notre Dame First Round |
W 2–1 | 13–2–2 |
Seminole Soccer Complex (1,166) Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
| November 7 5:30 p.m., ACCN |
(3) No. 6 | vs. (2) No. 3 Wake Forest Semifinal |
T 1–1 (3–1 PKs) | 13–2–3 |
WakeMed Soccer Park (1,065) Cary, NC | ||||||
| November 10 12:00 p.m., ESPNU |
(3) No. 6 | vs. (4) No. 8 North Carolina Final |
W 3–2 | 14–2–3 |
WakeMed Soccer Park (2,905) Cary, NC | ||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| November 15 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
(1) No. 6 | Samford First Round |
W 8–0 | 15–2–3 |
Seminole Soccer Complex (1,668) Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
| November 22 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
(1) No. 6 | (8) Vanderbilt Second Round |
T 3–3 (3–4 PKs) | 15–2–4 |
Seminole Soccer Complex (2,128) Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. | |||||||||||
Awards and honors
[edit]| Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordynn Dudley | Pre-season All-ACC Team | August 8, 2024 | [24] |
| Heather Gilchrist | |||
| Taylor Huff | |||
| Jordynn Dudley | Herman Trophy watchlist | August 17, 2024 | [25] |
| Taylor Huff | |||
| Giana Riley | |||
| Taylor Huff | ACC Offensive Player of the Week – Week 1 | August 20, 2024 | [26] |
| Jordynn Dudley | ACC Offensive Player of the Week – Week 11 | October 29, 2024 | [27] |
| Taylor Huff | All-ACC First Team | November 6, 2024 | [28] |
| Jordynn Dudley | |||
| Heather Gilchrist | All-ACC Third Team | ||
| Mimi Van Zanten | |||
| Wrianna Hudson | ACC All-Freshman Team | ||
| Solai Washington | |||
| Taylor Huff | ACC Tournament MVP | November 10, 2024 | [29] |
| Taylor Huff | All-ACC Tournament Team | November 10, 2024 | |
| Addie Todd | |||
| Solai Washington | |||
| Jordynn Dudley | |||
| Heather Gilchrist | |||
| Taylor Huff | Herman Trophy semifinalist | December 4, 2024 | [30] |
| Jordynn Dudley | |||
| Taylor Huff | United Soccer Coaches All-American First Team | December 8, 2024 | [31] |
| Jordynn Dudley | United Soccer Coaches All-American Second Team | ||
| Heather Gilchrist | United Soccer Coaches All-American Fourth Team | ||
| Taylor Huff | Honda Sports Award finalist | December 13, 2024 | [32] |
Rankings
[edit]| Week | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| United Soccer[33] | 1 (8) | 1 (8) | 1 (8) | 3 (2) | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 6 | Not released | 13 | ||||
| TopDrawer Soccer[34] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ delayed from originally scheduled date of September 26 due to the effects of Hurricane Helene
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