| Sport: | women's soccer |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Team: | Florida State Seminoles |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 21–1–3 |
| Conf Record: | 7–1–2 |
| Head Coach: | Mark Krikorian |
| Hc Year: | 17th |
| Asst Coach1: | Mike Bristol |
| Ac1 Year: | 13th |
| Asst Coach2: | Morinao Imaizumi |
| Ac2 Year: | 9th |
| Champion: | National Champions ACC Tournament Champions |
| Tourney: | NCAA Tournament |
| Tourney Result: | College Cup |
| Nscaarank: | 1 |
| Tdsrank: | 1 |
| Prev Year: | 2020 |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
The 2021 Florida State Seminoles women's soccer team represented Florida State University during the 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. It was the 27th season of the university fielding a program. The Seminoles were led by 17th year head coach Mark Krikorian.
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 eight 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. Following the season, Krikorian resigned as head coach.
See main article: 2020 Florida State Seminoles women's soccer team.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACC played a reduced schedule in 2020 and the NCAA Tournament was postponed to 2021.[1] [2]
The Seminoles finished the fall season 11–0–0, 8–0–0 in ACC play, to finish in first place. As the first seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated Notre Dame, Duke, and finally North Carolina to claim the championship. The Seminoles did not play any additional games in the spring season and entered the NCAA Tournament as the ACC's automatic qualifier because they won the ACC Tournament. They were selected as the first overall seed in the NCAA Tournament and defeated Milwaukee in the Second Round and Penn State in the Third Round. They advanced past Duke in the Quarterfinals and Virginia in the Semifinals on penalty shootouts. However, their shootout luck ran out in the Finals, where they fell to Santa Clara to finish as runner-up in the tournament. Jaelin Howell went on to win the Herman Trophy.[3]
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| Position | Staff | |
|---|---|---|
| Athletic Director | David Coburn | |
| Head Coach | Mark Krikorian | |
| Assistant Coach | Mike Bristol | |
| Assistant Coach | Morinao Imaizumi | |
| Director of Operations | Nathan Minion |
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|-!colspan=6 style=""| Non-conference Regular season|-!colspan=6 style=""| ACC Regular season|-!colspan=7 style=""| ACC Tournament|-!colspan=7 style=""| NCAA Tournament
| Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaelin Howell | Preseason Hermann Trophy Watchlist | August 19 | [7] | |
| Emily Madril | ||||
| Yujie Zhao | ||||
| Jaelin Howell | Preseason All-ACC Team | August 12 | [8] | |
| Yujie Zhao | ||||
| Jaelin Howell | ACC Defensive Player of the Week | August 24 | [9] | |
| Emily Madril | ACC Defensive Player of the Week | September 14 | [10] | |
| ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week | September 28 | [11] | ||
| Beata Olsson | ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week | October 5 | [12] | |
| Emily Madril | ACC Defensive Player of the Year | November 4 | [13] | |
| Jaelin Howell | ACC Midfielder of the Year | |||
| Yujie Zhao | All-ACC First Team | |||
| Emily Madril | ||||
| Jaelin Howell | ||||
| Gabby Carle | All-ACC Second Team | |||
| Beata Olsson | ||||
| Clara Robbins | ||||
| Jody Brown | All-ACC Third Team | |||
| Maria Alaoga | ACC All-Freshman Team | |||
| Mia Justus | ||||
| Clara Robbins | ACC All-Tournament Team | November 7 | [14] | |
| Maria Alagoa | ||||
| Lauren Flynn | ||||
| Emily Madril | ||||
| Cristina Roque | ||||
| Clara Robbins | ACC Tournament MVP | |||
| Jaelin Howell | Herman Trophy semifinalist | November 30 | [15] | |
| Emily Madril | ||||
| Jaelin Howell | United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Region Team | November 30 | [16] | |
| Emily Madril | ||||
| Yujie Zhao | ||||
| Jaelin Howell | United Soccer Coaches All-Americans | December 2 | [17] | |
| Emily Madril | ||||
| Yujie Zhao | ||||
| Yujie Zhao | College Cup Offensive Most Outstanding Player | December 6 | [18] | |
| Cristina Roque | College Cup Defensive Most Outstanding Player | December 6 | [19] | |
| Jaelin Howell | Hermann Trophy finalist | December 8 | [20] | |
| Jaelin Howell | Hermann Trophy winner MAC Player of the Year NSCAA Player of the Year | January 7 | [21] |
See also: 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings.
See main article: 2022 NWSL Draft.
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