| Sport: | women's soccer |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Team: | Florida State Seminoles |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 17–3–3 |
| Conf Record: | 8–2–0 |
| Head Coach: | Brian Pensky |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach1: | Bobby Shuttleworth |
| Ac1 Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach2: | Aaron Brunner |
| Ac2 Year: | 1st |
| Champion: | ACC Tournament Champions ACC Regular Season Co-Champions |
| Tourney: | NCAA Tournament |
| Tourney Result: | College Cup |
| Nscaarank: | 3 |
| Tdsrank: | 4 |
| Prev Year: | 2021 |
| Next Year: | 2023 |
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 in the First Round, eight-seed in the Second Round, and four-seed Pittsburgh in the Round of 16. They hosted third-seed 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.
See main article: 2021 Florida State Seminoles women's soccer team. 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]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alyssa Stadeker | 3 | DF | 5'5" | Freshman | Transferred to Georgia | ||
| Kristina Lynch | 4 | FW/MF | 5'7" | Senior | Graduated, Transferred to Notre Dame | ||
| 6 | MF | 5'8" | Senior | Graduated, Drafted 2nd overall in the 2022 NWSL Draft | |||
| Taya Hjorth | 9 | DF | 5'8" | Freshman | Transferred to Kentucky | ||
| Kirsten Pavlisko | 11 | MF/DF | 5'6" | Senior | Graduated | ||
| 16 | DF/MF | 5'6" | Senior | Graduated | |||
| Gianna Mitchell | 21 | DF | 5'10" | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Megan Morgan | 22 | FW | 5'4" | Freshman | Transferred to Miami (FL) | ||
| 25 | MF/DF | 5'7" | Senior | Graduated | |||
| 33 | MF | 5'6" | Senior | Graduated |
| Name | Nationality | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Nationals | [4] | |||
| | [5] | ||||
| | [6] | ||||
| | Concorde Fire SC | [7] | |||
| | [8] |
| 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 |
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|-!colspan=6 style=""| Non-conference Regular season|-!colspan=6 style=""| ACC Regular season|-!colspan=6 style=""| ACC Tournament|-!colspan=6 style=""| NCAA Tournament
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| Jenna Nighswonger | Hermann Trophy finalist | December 8 | [21] |
| Jenna Nighswonger | Honda Award finalist | December 14 | [22] |
See also: 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings.
See main article: 2023 NWSL Draft.
| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | MF | |||
| 1 | 4 | FW | |||
| Clara Robbins | 1 | 9 | DF |