2024 Florida State Seminoles women's soccer team explained

Sport:women's soccer
Year:2024
Team:Florida State Seminoles
Conference:Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:ACC
Record:2–0–0
Conf Record:0–0–0
Head Coach:Brian Pensky
Hc Year:3rd
Asst Coach1:Bobby Shuttleworth
Ac1 Year:3rd
Asst Coach2:Jonathan Bornstein
Ac2 Year:1st
Asst Coach3:Micah Bledsoe
Ac3 Year:1st
Nscaarank:1
Tdsrank:1
Prev Year:2023
Next Year:2025

The 2024 Florida State Seminoles women's soccer team represents Florida State University during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. This is 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 are led by third-year head coach Brian Pensky, and play their home games at Seminole Soccer Complex. The Seminoles entered the season as defending ACC Regular Season, ACC Tournament, and NCAA Tournament champions.

Previous season

See main article: 2023 Florida State Seminoles women's soccer team.

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.[1] 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, 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.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason for Departure
Olivia Garcia 0 FW 5'7" Sophomore Signed professional contract
with HB Køge[3]
1 GK 5'7" Senior Graduated; drafted 33rd
overall in the 2024 NWSL Draft
Maggie Taitano 4 MF Freshman Transferred to South Carolina[4]
6 MF 5'8" Senior Signed professional contract
with Paris Saint-Germain[5] [6]
8 DF 5'6" Senior Graduated; drafted 16th
overall in the 2024 NWSL Draft
9 FW Senior Graduated
10 FW 5'3" Senior Graduated
13 FW 5'4" Senior Graduated; drafted 10th
overall in the 2024 NWSL Draft
Kaitlyn Zipay 15 MF Junior Graduated
Maria Alagoa 18 MF Junior Transferred to USC[7]
Leah Pais 30 FW 5'4" Senior Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownPrevious School
Giana Riley 5 FW 5'8" Junior Gonzaga[8]
Mariangela Jimenez 8 MF Senior William Carey
Camille Ashe 13 DF 5'10" Graduate Student Portland
Carissa Boeckmann 14 MF 5'5" Senior Texas A&M[9]
19 FW 5'7" Junior Tennessee
Maddie Smith 23 GK 5'8" Graduate Student Maryland

Recruiting Class

NameNationalityHometownClubTDS Rating
San Diego Surf [10]
N/A
WNY Flash [11]
Carolina Elite Soccer Academy [12]
Virginia Development Academy [13]
N/A
Albion SC San Diego [14]
Charlotte Soccer Academy [15]
Concorde Fire SC [16]

Squad

Roster

[17]

Team management

Athletic Director Michael Alford
Head Coach Brian Pensky
Assistant Coach Bobby Shuttleworth
Assistant Coach Jonathan Bornstein
Assistant Coach Micah Bledsoe
Director of Operations Sara Brown
Athletic Trainer Alora Sullivan

Source:[17]

Schedule

Source:[18] [19]

|-!colspan=6 style=""| Exhibition|-!colspan=6 style=""| Non-conference Regular season|-!colspan=6 style=""| ACC Regular season

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate Ref.
Jordynn DudleyPre-season All-ACC TeamAugust 8, 2024[20]
Heather Gilchrist
Taylor Huff
Jordynn DudleyHerman Trophy watchlistAugust 17, 2024[21]
Taylor Huff
Giana Riley
Taylor HuffACC Offensive Player of the WeekAugust 20, 2024[22]

Rankings

See also: 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ACC Champions: FSU Soccer defeats Clemson, 2-1, to earn the 2023 ACC Tournament Championship. 247sports.com. 247Sports. Chris. Nee. November 5, 2023. November 5, 2023.
  2. Web site: Florida State beats Stanford for its fourth women’s soccer national championship — all since 2014. AP News. December 4, 2023. December 5, 2023.
  3. Web site: Welcome, Olivia. hbkoge.dk. HB Køge. Kvinder. Nyheder. February 5, 2024. July 11, 2024. Danish.
  4. Web site: Smith Adds a Pair of Gamecocks to 2024 Roster. gamecocksonline.com. University of South Carolina Athletics. May 22, 2024. July 11, 2024.
  5. Web site: Jennifer Echegini is a Parisienne. 10 July 2024. 10 July 2024.
  6. Web site: Transfer: Echegini completes move to PSG. 10 July 2024. 10 July 2024.
  7. Web site: USC Women's Soccer Adds Transfers Maria Alagoa and Molly McDougal. usctrojans.com. University of Southern California Trojans. January 16, 2024. July 11, 2024.
  8. Web site: Soccer Signs Former First Team All-WCC Performer Giana Riley. seminoles.com. Florida State Seminoles. May 14, 2024. July 11, 2024.
  9. Web site: FSU Soccer Adds Two Transfers to 2024 Class. seminoles.com. Florida State Seminoles. December 20, 2023. July 11, 2024.
  10. Web site: Jordyn Bugg. topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. July 11, 2024.
  11. Web site: Wrianna Hudson. topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. July 11, 2024.
  12. Web site: Emma Kirlin. topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. July 11, 2024.
  13. Web site: Peyton McGovern. topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. July 11, 2024.
  14. Web site: Ashlyn Puerta. topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. July 11, 2024.
  15. Web site: Taylor Suarez. topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. July 11, 2024.
  16. Web site: Solai Washington. topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. July 11, 2024.
  17. Web site: 2024 Women's Soccer roster. Florida State University Athletics. August 15, 2024.
  18. Web site: 2024 Women's Soccer Schedule. Seminoles.com. Florida State University Athletics. July 11, 2024.
  19. Web site: Florida State Soccer Announces 2024 Schedule. Seminoles.com. Florida State University Athletics. July 24, 2024. July 25, 2024.
  20. Web site: Florida State Selected 2024 ACC Women’s Soccer Preseason Favorite. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 8, 2024. August 8, 2024.
  21. Web site: 2024 Women’s Hermann Trophy Watch List Announced. theacc.com. Mac Herman Trophy. August 17, 2024. August 18, 2024.
  22. Web site: FSU’s Huff, Virginia’s Galvin Named ACC Women’s Soccer Players of Week. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 20, 2024. August 20, 2024.