2025 Florida State Seminoles women's soccer team
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| 2025 Florida State Seminoles women's soccer | |
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National Champions | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 1 |
| TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 1 |
| Record | 16–2–4 (6–2–2 ACC) |
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| Associate head coach | Bobby Shuttleworth (4th season) |
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| Home stadium | Seminole Soccer Complex |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Stanford †‡y | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .950 | 21 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .880 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Notre Dame y | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .850 | 15 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .825 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Duke y | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .700 | 17 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .761 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Florida State y | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 16 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Virginia y | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 14 | – | 3 | – | 5 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Louisville y | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 13 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13т North Carolina y | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .600 | 13 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 4 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .600 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 8 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest y | 4 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .550 | 11 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .500 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson y | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .500 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 5 | .553 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .300 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .200 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 1 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .200 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 1 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .200 | 5 | – | 8 | – | 5 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .150 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 0 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .100 | 4 | – | 10 | – | 4 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2025 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 9, 2025 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 Florida State Seminoles women's soccer team represented Florida State University during the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. This marked the 31st 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 fourth-year head coach Brian Pensky, and played their home games at Seminole Soccer Complex in Tallahassee, Florida.
The Seminoles began the season ranked third in the United Soccer Coaches poll and opened the season with a rivaly match against Florida. They won that match 5–0 and suffered their first setback of the season when the drew at Kansas 1–1. The darw saw them fall to seventh in the rankings. They won their final two non-conference games of the season by a combined score of 12–0 and stayed ranked seventh to enter ACC play. They won their first three ACC matches without allowing a goal. The strech included a defeat of eighteenth ranked North Carolina. They allowed their second goal of the season in a 1–1 draw with NC State before defeating rivals Miami 3–0. The Seminoles rose to fifth in the rankings before losing their next two games, both against the second ranked team at the time. They lost 4–2 at Notre Dame and 2–1 at home against Stanford. They drew 2–2 against California to fall to eleventh in the rankings. They then defeated third ranked Virginia away and Wake Forest at home to finish the regluar season.
The Seminoles finished the regular season 10–2–3 and 6–2–2 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. As the fourth seed in the ACC Tournament, they hosted fifth seed and seventh ranked Virginia in the First Round, in a rematch of a game that occurred just ten days earlier. The Seminoles were eliminated via penalty shoot-out. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were the third seed in the Notre Dame. They defeated Samford in the First Round for the second straight year, Lipscomb in the Second Round, and second seed and tenth-ranked Georgetown in the Round of 16 to advance to the Quarterfinals. They defeated Ohio State 4–1 to advance to the College Cup. In the Semifinal they defeated second seed and fifth ranked TCU 1–0 to advance to the Final. There they faced fellow ACC foe Stanford in a rematch of an October 16 game. The Seminoles avenged their regular season loss and won the game 1–0. The title was the Seminoles' fifth overall and third in the last six years. They finished the season with a 16–2–4 record.
The Seminoles finished the regular season 12–2–2 and 7–2–1 in ACC play to finish in a tie for second place. As the third seed in the ACC Tournament, they hosted sixth seed and thirteenth ranked Notre Dame in the First Round. The Seminoles won and advanced to the Semifinals where they advanced via penalty shoot-out against Wake Forest. The Final was a rematch of a regular season foe North Carolina, which the Seminoles won 3–2. This was the Seminoles seventh consecutive ACC tournament title.[1] As tournament champions, they received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament and were the first seed in the Florida State Bracket. They defeated Samford in the First Round, before being upset by Vanderbilt in the Second Round via penalty shoot-out. Florida State ended the season with a 15–2–4 overall record.
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Taylor Huff | 3 | MF/FW | 5'8" | Senior | Mansfield, Ohio | Graduated; signed professional contract with Bay FC[2] |
| Ran Iwai | 7 | DF | 5'3" | Graduate Student | Tokyo, Japan | Graduated; signed professional contract with FC Rosengård |
| Nina Norshie | 12 | DF | 5'9" | Junior | Accra, Ghana | Transferred to Texas State |
| Camille Ashe | 13 | DF | 5'10" | Graduate Student | Arlington, Virginia | Graduated; signed professional contract with Djurgårdens IF |
| Carissa Boeckmann | 14 | MF | 5'5" | Senior | San Antonio, Texas | Graduated; signed professional contract with Portland Thorns FC |
| Emma Kirlin | 18 | GK | 5'7" | Freshman | Greenville, South Carolina | Transferred to South Carolina[3] |
| Olivia Lebdaoui | 21 | FW | 5'6" | Junior | Panama City Beach, Florida | Transferred to Iowa |
| Maddie Smith | 23 | GK | 5'8" | Graduate Student | Omaha, Nebraska | Graduated |
| Ashlyn Puerta | 30 | MF/FW | 5'7" | Freshman | San Diego, California | Signed professional contract with Sporting JAX[4] |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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| Janet Okeke | 8 | DF | 5'7" | Sophomore | Laval, Canada | NC State[5] |
| Yuna McCormack | 14 | MF | 5'9" | Junior | Mill Valley, California | Virginia |
| Enasia Colon | 23 | MF/FW | 5'4" | Senior | Bradenton, Florida | Arizona State |
Source:[3]
Recruiting class
| Name | Nationality | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
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Nawreen Ahmad MF |  | Falls Church, Virginia | Fairfax Virginia Union |   [6] |
Ashlyn Anderson FW | | Carmen, Indiana | Indy Premier Soccer Club | [7] |
Mya Brandon DF | | Canton, Michigan | Michigan Hawks | [8] |
Omotara Junaid MF |  | Jacksonville, Florida | Arsenal | N/A[9] |
Jaida McGrew FW | | Stanley, North Carolina | Charlotte Soccer Academy | [10] |
| Grapevine, Texas | Solar Soccer Club | [11] | |
Kate Ockene GK | | Sandy, Utah | La Roca FC | [12] |
Kai Price DF | | Duluth, Georgia | Concorde Fire SC | [13] |
| Silver Spring, Maryland | Bethesda SC | [14] |
Squad
Roster
- As of February 9, 2026[15]
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
| Position | Staff |
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| Athletic Director | Michael Alford |
| Head Coach | Brian Pensky |
| Associate Head Coach | Bobby Shuttleworth |
| Assistant Coach | Micah Bledsoe |
| Assistant Coach | Erwin van Bennekom |
| Director of Operations | Mackenzie Ostrom |
Source:[15]
Schedule
| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| August 8* 6:00 p.m. |
No. 3 | Alabama | W 4–1 | — |
Seminole Soccer Complex Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
| Non-conference Regular season | |||||||||||
| August 14* 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 3 | Florida Rivalry |
W 5–0 | 1–0 |
Seminole Soccer Complex (1,600[18]) Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
| August 17* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 3 | FIU | W 2–0 | 2–0 |
Seminole Soccer Complex (1,004[19]) Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
| August 28* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 6 | at Kansas | T 1–1 | 2–0–1 |
Rock Chalk Park (2,108[20]) Lawrence, KS | ||||||
| September 4* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 7 | Stetson | W 7–0 | 3–0–1 |
Seminole Soccer Complex (1,251[21]) Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
| September 7* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 7 | at Florida Atlantic | W 5–0 | 4–0–1 |
FAU Soccer Stadium (424[22]) Boca Raton, FL | ||||||
| ACC Regular season | |||||||||||
| September 11 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 7 | Louisville | W 2–0 | 5–0–1 (1–0–0) |
Seminole Soccer Complex (1,330[23]) Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
| September 14 1:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 7 | at Syracuse | W 4–0 | 6–0–1 (2–0–0) |
SU Soccer Stadium (321[24]) Syracuse, NY | ||||||
| September 17 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 7 | at No. 18 North Carolina | W 1–0 | 7–0–1 (3–0–0) |
Dorrance Field (3,749[25]) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| September 21 1:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 7 | at NC State | T 1–1 | 7–0–2 (3–0–1) |
Dail Soccer Field (1,007[26]) Raleigh, NC | ||||||
| October 3 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 6 | Miami (FL) Rivalry |
W 3–0 | 8–0–2 (4–0–1) |
Seminole Soccer Complex (2,147[27]) Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
| October 9 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 5 | at No. 2 Notre Dame | L 2–4 | 8–1–2 (4–1–1) |
Alumni Stadium (1,156[28]) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
| October 16 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 7 | No. 2 Stanford | L 1–2 | 8–2–2 (4–2–1) |
Seminole Soccer Complex (2,582[29]) Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
| October 19 1:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 7 | California | T 2–2 | 8–2–3 (4–2–2) |
Seminole Soccer Complex (542[30]) Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
| October 23 6:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 11 | at No. 3 Virginia | W 3–2 | 9–2–3 (5–2–2) |
Klöckner Stadium (1,712[31]) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
| October 30 6:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 6 | Wake Forest | W 4–1 | 10–2–3 (6–2–2) |
Seminole Soccer Complex (1,109[32]) Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
| ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
| November 2 8:00 p.m., ACCN |
(4) No. 6 | (5) No. 7 Virginia Quarterfinal |
T 0–0 (5–6 PKs) | 10–2–4 |
Seminole Soccer Complex (1,072[33]) Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| November 14 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
(3) No. 6 | Samford First Round |
W 4–0 | 11–2–4 |
Seminole Soccer Complex (1,517[34]) Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
| November 20 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
(3) No. 6 | vs. Lipscomb Second Round |
W 1–0 | 12–2–4 |
Shaw Field (413[35]) Washington, D.C. | ||||||
| November 23 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
(3) No. 6 | at (2) No. 10 Georgetown Third Round |
W 3–1 | 13–2–4 |
Shaw Field (1,625[36]) Washington, D.C. | ||||||
| November 28 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
(3) No. 6 | Ohio State Quarterfinal |
W 4–1 | 14–2–4 |
Seminole Soccer Complex (2,408[37]) Tallahassee, FL | ||||||
| December 5 6:00 p.m., ESPNU |
(3) No. 6 | vs. (2) No. 5 TCU Semifinal |
W 1–0 | 15–2–4 |
CPKC Stadium (7,066[38]) Kansas City, MO | ||||||
| December 8 7:00 p.m., ESPNU |
(3) No. 6 | vs. (1) No. 1 Stanford Final |
W 1–0 | 16–2–4 |
CPKC Stadium (3,311[39]) Kansas City, MO | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. | |||||||||||
Awards and honors
| Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
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| Jordynn Dudley | Pre-season All-ACC Team | August 7 | [40] |
| Heather Gilchrist | |||
| Jordynn Dudley | Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI First Team | August 12 | [41] |
| Yuna McCormack | Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI Second Team | ||
| Heather Gilchrist | Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI Third Team | ||
| Jordynn Dudley | Hermann Trophy Preseason Watchlist | August 14 | [42] |
| Heather Gilchrist | |||
| Janet Okeke | ACC Defensive Player of the Week – Week 5 | September 16 | [43] |
| Jordynn Dudley | ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week – Week 11 | October 28 | [44] |
| Jordynn Dudley | All-ACC First Team | November 5 | [45] |
| Wrianna Hudson | All-ACC Second Team | ||
| Taylor Suarez | |||
| Heather Gilchrist | All-ACC Third Team | ||
| Mimi Van Zanten | |||
| Jordynn Dudley | National Player of the Year finalist | November 28 | [46] |
| Jordynn Dudley | All-Atlantic Region First Team | December 2 | [47] |
| Taylor Suarez | |||
| Heather Gilchrist | All-Atlantic Region Second Team | ||
| Mimi Van Zanten | |||
| Wrianna Hudson | All-Atlantic Region Fourth Team | ||
| Jordynn Dudley | United Soccer First Team All-American | December 5 | [48] |
| Taylor Suarez | United Soccer Second Team All-American | ||
| Heather Gilchrist | United Soccer Third Team All-American | ||
| Taylor Suarez | All-Tournament Team | December 8 | [49] |
| Heather Gilchrist | |||
| Peyton McGovern | |||
| Wrianna Hudson | College Cup Most Outstanding Player (Offensive) | [50] | |
| Kate Ockene | College Cup Most Outstanding Player (Defensive) | ||
| Jordynn Dudley | Hermann Trophy finalist | December 10 | [51][52] |
| Jordynn Dudley | First Team Best XI | December 16 | [53] |
| Taylor Suarez | Second Team Best XI | ||
| Wrianna Hudson | Third Team Best XI | ||
| Brian Pensky, Bobby Shuttleworth, Micah Bledsoe, Erwin van Bennekom | National Coaching Staff of the Year | December 19 | [54] |
| Jordynn Dudley | Honda Sports Award winner | January 13 | [55][56] |