Florida State Seminoles women's soccer

Florida State Seminoles women's soccer
2024 Florida State Seminoles women's soccer team
Founded	1995;30 years ago (1995)
University	Florida State University
Head coach	Brian Pensky (3rd season)
Conference	ACC
Location	Tallahassee, Florida
Stadium	Seminole Soccer Complex (Capacity: 1,600)
Nickname	Seminoles
Colors	Garnet and gold [1]
Home Away
NCAA Tournament championships
2014, 2018, 2021, 2023
NCAA Tournament runner-up
2007, 2013, 2020
NCAA Tournament College Cup
2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
NCAA Tournament appearances
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference Tournament championships
2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference Regular Season championships
2009, 2012, 2014, 2020, 2022, 2023

The Florida State Seminoles women's soccer team represents Florida State University (FSU) in collegiate soccer. Competing at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the team is also a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Florida State has made twenty-five NCAA Tournament appearances, advancing to the second round on twenty-four occasions, the third round on twenty-two occasions, and to the quarterfinals on seventeen occasions. Florida State has gone on to make fourteen appearances in the College Cup, advancing to the final on seven occasions, finishing as runner-up in 2007, 2013, and 2020 and champions in 2014, 2018, 2021, and 2023. The Seminoles have won the regular season conference title six times and the conference tournament eleven times, including five consecutive championships from 2020 through 2024. Florida State has had thirty-seven All-American players and three Hermann Trophy winners. Florida State has also had twenty-eight players selected in the NWSL College Draft, ^[2] with eleven first-round picks.

The Seminoles are coached by Brian Pensky and play their home games in the Seminole Soccer Complex on the university's Tallahassee, Florida campus.

History

Florida State plays home games at the Seminole Soccer Complex.

The Florida State Seminoles have one of the top women's soccer programs in the nation. The university added women's soccer as its seventeenth varsity sport in 1998, and have qualified for the NCAA tournament every year since 2000, appearing in the Women's College Cup tournament fourteen times since 2003. In final season rankings, they were ranked in the top 10 for nineteen consecutive seasons, from 2005–2023. Florida State finished the 2007, 2013, and 2020 seasons as national runner-up with a second-place finish in the polls. The Seminoles finished first in the polls in 2014, 2018, 2021, and 2023, winning the national title. The Seminoles had their first undefeated regular season in 2020 and completed their first undefeated season in 2023. On March 29, 2022, Mark Krikorian resigned as head coach; ^[3] Tennessee coach Brian Pensky was subsequently hired as his replacement. Pensky experienced immediate success with the Seminoles, leading the team to the College Cup in his first season, following that semifinal appearance with the team's fourth national championship in 2023, finishing with an undefeated record. ^[4]

Current roster

As of February 7, 2025 ^[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   USA Adelyn Todd 3 MF   USA Taylor Huff 5 FW   USA Giana Riley 6 MF   BRA Lara Dantas 7 MF   JPN Ran Iwai 8 MF   VEN Marianyela Jiménez 9 FW   USA Taylor Suarez 10 MF   USA Peyton Nourse 11 FW   USA Jordynn Dudley 12 DF   GHA Nina Norshie 13 DF   USA Camille Ashe 14 MF   USA Carissa Boeckmann

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 MF   USA Peyton McGovern 16 MF   USA Sophia Nguyen 17 MF   JAM Mimi Van Zanten 18 GK   USA Emma Kirlin 19 FW   JAM Kameron Simmonds 20 DF   USA Heather Gilchrist 21 FW   USA Olivia Lebdaoui 22 DF   USA Claire Rain 23 GK   USA Maddie Smith 28 FW   JAM Solai Washington 30 MF   USA Ashlyn Puerta 42 FW   USA Wrianna Hudson

All-Time record

Season-by-season results

Soccer was officially recognized by the university as a varsity sport beginning with the 1998 season

Year	Head coach	Overall	Conference
1995	Heather Kerby	4–14–1	0–7–0
1996	Heather Kerby	12–7–1	2–5–0
1997	Heather Kerby	8-12–0	0–7–0
1998	Heather Kerby	7–11–3	1–5–1
1999	Patrick Baker	9–10–1	0–6–1
2000	Patrick Baker	14–8–2	2–4–1
2001	Patrick Baker	15–8–1	4–3–0
2002	Patrick Baker	13–7–3	3–3–1
2003	Patrick Baker	17–8–1	4–2–1
2004	Patrick Baker	12–5–3	5–3–1
2005	Mark Krikorian	20–4–1	8–2–0
2006	Mark Krikorian	18–4–4	5–2–3
2007	Mark Krikorian	18–6–3	6–2–2
2008	Mark Krikorian	17–3–3	8–1–1
2009	Mark Krikorian	19–5–1	7–2–1
2010	Mark Krikorian	16–6–1	7–2–1
2011	Mark Krikorian	18–7–1	5–5–0
2012	Mark Krikorian	20–4–0	8–2–0
2013	Mark Krikorian	23–2–3	10–1–2
2014	Mark Krikorian	24–1–1	9–0–1
2015	Mark Krikorian	18–3–4	6–1–3
2016	Mark Krikorian	14–4–4	6–2–2
2017	Mark Krikorian	13–7–1	5–4–1
2018	Mark Krikorian	20–4–3	5–4–1
2019	Mark Krikorian	18–6–0	8–2–0
2020	Mark Krikorian	13–0–3	8–0–0
2021	Mark Krikorian	21–1–3	7–1–2
2022	Brian Pensky	17–3–3	8–2–0
2023	Brian Pensky	22–0–1	9–0–1
2024	Brian Pensky	15–2–4	7–2–1
Record	475–162–60 (.725)	163–82–28 (.648)

Record vs. ACC teams

Opponent	Won	Lost	Tie	Percentage	Streak	First Meeting
Boston College	18	3	3	.813	Won 5	2004
California	1	0	0	1.000	Won 1	2009
Clemson	25	8	4	.730	Won 9	1995
Duke	18	10	8	.611	Won 2	1995
Louisville	10	0	0	1.000	Won 10	2001
Miami	20	4	0	.833	Won 5	1998
North Carolina	14	31	6	.333	Won 2	1995
NC State	19	3	3	.820	Won 1	1995
Notre Dame	10	4	0	.714	Won 2	2006
Pittsburgh	15	0	0	1.000	Won 15	2013
SMU	1	0	1	.750	Tied 1	2021
Stanford	3	3	0	.500	Won 2	2010
Syracuse	7	0	1	.938	Won 4	1998
Virginia	11	21	8	.375	Won 3	1995
Virginia Tech	21	1	2	.917	Lost 1	2002
Wake Forest	14	13	6	.515	Tied 1	1995
Totals	207	101	42	.651

Record vs. rivals

Opponent	Won	Lost	Tie	Percentage	Streak	First Meeting
Florida	17	13	0	.567	Won 7	1995
Miami	20	4	0	.833	Won 5	1998
Totals	37	17	0	.685

Head coaching records

Mark Krikorian is the most successful coach in school history.

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct. 1995–1998 Heather Kerby 4 31–44–5 .419 1999–2004 Patrick Baker 6 80–46–11 .624 2005–2021 Mark Krikorian 17 310–67–36 .794 2022–present Brian Pensky 3 54–5–8 .866 Totals 4 coaches 30 seasons 475–162–60 .725

College Cup

The Seminoles have appeared in the College Cup a total of fourteen times, the second most appearances of any ACC school and second-most nationally behind UNC. ^[6]

Year	Result
2003	Finalist
2005	Finalist
2006	Finalist
2007	Runner-Up
2011	Finalist
2012	Finalist
2013	Runner-Up
2014	Champion
2015	Finalist
2018	Champion
2020	Runner-Up
2021	Champion
2022	Finalist
2023	Champion

Florida State has become one of the most decorated programs in college soccer.

Florida State has made seven appearances in the National Championship game; the Seminoles have the second-most national titles, trailing only UNC.

Season	Coach	Result
2007	Mark Krikorian	FSU 0, USC 2
2013	Mark Krikorian	FSU 0, UCLA 1 (OT)
2014	Mark Krikorian	FSU 1, Virginia 0
2018	Mark Krikorian	FSU 1, North Carolina 0
2020	Mark Krikorian	FSU 1, Santa Clara 1 (1–4 PK)
2021	Mark Krikorian	FSU 0, BYU 0 (4–3 PK)
2023	Brian Pensky	FSU 5, Stanford 1

Awards

Mami Yamaguchi was the first Florida State player to win the Hermann Trophy.

Jaelin Howell is the only Florida State player to win the Hermann Trophy twice.

Dagny Brynjarsdottir finished as runner-up for the Hermann Trophy in 2014.

Jenna Nighswonger finished as runner-up for the Hermann Trophy in 2022.

Carson Pickett (left) and Tiffany McCarty received multiple accolades during their time as Seminoles

• The Best FIFA Women's Player
  • Deyna Castellanos - 2017 third place
• Hermann Trophy
  • Mami Yamaguchi - 2007 Winner
  • Dagný Brynjarsdóttir - 2014 Runner-Up
  • Jaelin Howell - 2020 & 2021 Winner
  • Jenna Nighswonger - 2022 Runner-Up
  • Onyi Echegini - 2023 Winner
• MAC Player of the Year
  • Mami Yamaguchi (2007)
  • Jaelin Howell (2020, 2021)
• Honda Sports Award (Soccer)
  • Natalia Kuikka (2018)
  • Jaelin Howell (2021)
  • Onyi Echegini (2023)
• All-Americans
  • First Team: Kelly Rowland (2006), India Trotter (2006), Mami Yamaguchi (2007), Amanda DaCosta (2008), Becky Edwards (2008, 2009), Tiffany McCarty (2009), Ines Jaurena (2012), Kassey Kallman (2013), Dagný Brynjarsdóttir (2014), Kristin Grubka (2014), Megan Connolly (2015), Cassie Miller (2016), Deyna Castellanos (2019), Jaelin Howell (2020, 2021), Malia Berkely (2020), Emily Madril (2021), Jenna Nighswonger (2022), Onyi Echegini (2023), Jordynn Dudley (2023), Taylor Huff (2024)
  • Second Team: India Trotter (2005), Selin Kuralay (2006), Sanna Talonen (2008), Sarah Wagenfuhr (2008), Ines Jaurena (2011), Tiffany McCarty (2011), Dagný Brynjarsdóttir (2013), Kirsten Crowley (2016), Deyna Castellanos (2018), Yujie Zhao (2018, 2021), Emily Madril (2021), Taylor Huff (2023), Jody Brown (2023), Jordyn Dudley (2024)
  • Third Team: Leah Gallegos (2003), Amanda DaCosta (2010), Tori Huster (2011), Tiffany McCarty (2012), Kelsey Wys (2012), Cheyna Williams (2014), Natalia Kuikka (2016, 2018), Yujie Zhao (2020), Cristina Roque (2022, 2023), Jody Brown (2022)
  • Fourth Team: Toni Pressley (2010), Heather Gilchrist (2024)
• All-ACC Players
  • First Team: Emma Breeland (2000), Cindy Schofield (2001, 2002), Kristin Boyce (2003), Leah Gallegos (2003), Joy McKenzie (2004), India Trotter (2004, 2005, 2006), Selin Kuralay (2005, 2006), Viola Odebrecht (2005), Katrin Schmidt (2006), Mami Yamaguchi (2007), Amanda DaCosta (2008, 2010), Sanna Talnen (2008), Sarah Wagenfuhr (2008), Becky Edwards (2009), Tiffany McCarty (2009), Toni Pressley (2010), Tori Huster (2010), Ines Jaurena (2011), Kassey Kallman (2012, 2013), Kelsey Wys (2012), Dagný Brynjarsdóttir (2013, 2014), Kristin Grubka (2013, 2014), Megan Connolly (2015), Cheyna Williams (2015), Kirsten Crowley (2016), Deyna Castellanos (2017, 2018), Natalia Kuikka (2017), Yujie Zhao (2018, 2020, 2021), Malia Berkely (2020), Jaelin Howell (2020, 2021), Emily Madril (2021), Jenna Nighswonger (2022), Jody Brown (2022, 2023), Cristina Roque (2022), Jordynn Dudley (2023, 2024), Onyi Echegini (2023), Taylor Huff (2024)
  • Second Team: Melissa Juhl (1996), Amber Tollefson (2001), Kelly Rowland (2004, 2006), Julia Schnugg (2004), Amanda DaCosta (2007, 2009), Becky Edwards (2008), Toni Pressley (2009), Jessica Price (2009), Tori Huster (2010), Ines Jaurena (2010), Kassey Kallman (2010), Kelsey Wys (2010, 2013), Casey Short (2010, 2012), Tiffany McCarty (2012), Dagný Brynjarsdóttir (2012), Megan Campbell (2013, 2015), Jamia Fields (2014), Cassie Miller (2014, 2015, 2016), Kirsten Crowley (2015), Deyna Castellanos (2016), Megan Connolly (2016), Natalia Kuikka (2016, 2018), Jaelin Howell (2018), Emily Madril (2020), Clara Robbins (2020, 2021, 2022), Cristina Roque (2020, 2023), Gabby Carle (2021), Beata Olsson (2021), Onyi Echegini (2022), Leilanni Nesbeth (2022, 2023), Taylor Huff (2023)
  • Third Team: Isabella Schmidt (2014), Berglind Thorvaldsdottir (2014), Emma Koivisto (2015, 2016), Carson Pickett (2015), Michaela Hahn (2015), Gloriana Villalobos (2017), Malia Berkely (2018), Jenna Nighswonger (2020), Jody Brown (2021), Heather Payne (2022), Beata Olssen (2022, 2023), Heather Gilchrist (2024), Amelia Van Zanten (2024)
  • Freshman Team: Megan Connolly (2015), Kaycie Tillman (2015), Natalia Kuikka (2015), Malia Berkely (2016), Deyna Castellanos (2016), Kristen McFarland (2016), Gloriana Villalobos (2017), Yujie Zhao (2018), Jaelin Howell (2018), Jody Brown (2020), Kaitlyn Zipay (2020), Cristina Roque (2020), Maria Alagoa (2021), Mia Justus (2021), Heather Gilchrist (2022), Jordynn Dudley (2023), Amelia Van Zanten (2023), Wrianna Hudson (2024), Solai Washington, (2024)
• ACC Offensive Player of the Year
  • Mami Yamaguchi (2007)
  • Tiffany McCarty (2009)
  • Dagný Brynjarsdóttir (2014)
  • Onyi Echegini (2023)
• ACC Defensive Player of the Year
  • Kassey Kallman (2013)
  • Kristin Grubka (2014)
  • Malia Berkely (2019, 2020)
  • Emily Madril (2021)
• ACC Midfielder of the Year
  • Jaelin Howell (2020, 2021)
• ACC Goalkeeper of the Year
  • Cristina Roque (2022)
• ACC Freshman of the Year
  • Tiffany McCarty (2008)
  • Megan Connolly (2015)
  • Yujie Zhao (2018)
  • Jordynn Dudley (2023)
• ACC Coach of the Year
  • Mark Krikorian (2005, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2020)
  • Brian Pensky (2023)
• NCAA College Cup - All Tournament Team
  • India Trotter (2003, 2005, 2006), Kelly Rowland (2006), Mami Yamaguchi (2007), Amanda DaCosta (2007), Sanna Talonen (2007), Tori Huster (2011), Tiffany McCarty (2012), Jamia Fields (2013, 2014), Kristin Grubka (2013, 2014), Kelsey Wys (2013), Cheyna Williams (2014), Cassie Miller (2014), Isabella Schmid (2014), Dagný Brynjarsdóttir (2014), Megan Connolly (2015), Jaelin Howell (2018), Malia Berkely (2018), Gabby Carle (2018), Dallas Dorosy (2018), Caroline Jeffers (2018), Natalia Kuikka (2018) Jenna Nighswonger (2020), Emily Madril (2020), Yujie Zhao (2020), Clara Robbins (2020), Jody Brown (2023), Taylor Huff (2023), Leilanni Nesbeth (2023), Jordynn Dudley (2023), Lauren Flynn (2023)
• NSCAA All-Region Honor
  • Melissa Juhl (1996), Emma Breland (2000), Sarah Crawford (2000), Rachel Watkin (2000), Cindy Schofield (2001, 2002), Amber Tollefson (2001), Leah Gallegos (2003), Katie Beal (2003), Kristin Boyce (2003), Joy McKenzie (2003, 2004), Kelly Rowland (2004, 2005, 2006), Julia Schnugg (2004), India Trotter (2004, 2005, 2006), Viola Odebrecht (2005), Selin Kuralay (2005, 2006), Sarah Wagenfuhr (2005, 2006, 2008), Katrin Schmidt (2006), Mami Yamaguchi (2007), Becky Edwards (2007, 2008, 2009), Amanda DaCosta (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010), Sanna Talonen (2008), Tiffany McCarty (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012), Toni Pressley (2009, 2010), Jessica Price (2009), Tori Huster (2010, 2011), Ines Jaurena (2011, 2012), Dagný Brynjarsdóttir (2012, 2013), Kassey Kallman (2012, 2013, 2014), Casey Short (2012), Kelsey Wys (2012, 2013), Kristin Grubka (2013, 2014), Megan Campbell (2013), Cheyna Williams (2014), Cassie Miller (2014, 2015, 2016), Megan Connolly (2015), Kirsten Crowley (2015, 2016), Michaela Hahn (2015), Natalia Kuikka (2016, 2018), Kaycie Tillman (2016), Deyna Castellanos (2016, 2018, 2019), Yujie Zhao (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021), Jaelin Howell (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021), Malia Berkely (2019, 2020), Emily Madril (2020, 2021), Christina Roque (2020, 2022, 2023), Beata Olsson (2021), Jenna Nighswonger (2022), Jody Brown (2022, 2023), Clara Robbins (2022), Onyi Echegini (2023), Jordynn Dudley (2023), Taylor Huff (2023)
• NSCAA Player of the Year
  • Mami Yamaguchi (2007)
  • Dagný Brynjarsdóttir (2014)
  • Jaelin Howell (2020, 2021)
• NSCAA Coach of the Year
  • Mark Krikorian (2014)
• NSCAA Assistant Coach of the Year
  • Mike Bristol (2014)
• Soccer America Women's Player of the Year
  • Dagný Brynjarsdóttir (2014)
• Soccer America Women's Coach of the Year
  • Mark Krikorian (2006, 2014)
• TopDrawer Soccer Freshman of the Year
  • Megan Connolly (2015)
  • Yujie Zhao (2018)
  • Jordynn Dudley (2023)
• TopDrawer Soccer Coach of the Year
  • Mark Krikorian (2018)
  • Brian Pensky (2023)

Honors

National

• NCAA Division I Tournament (4): 2014, 2018, 2021, 2023

Conference

• Atlantic Coast Tournament (11): 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

See also

• Florida State Seminoles
• History of Florida State University
• List of Florida State University professional athletes

References

1. "Florida State University Athletics Brand Guide" (PDF). Retrieved June 30, 2022.
2. "Jaelin Howell Goes Second Overall in NWSL Draft". Seminoles.com. Florida State Athletic Department. December 19, 2021.
3. "Florida State Athletics Begins National Search For Head Women's Soccer Coach". Seminoles.com. March 29, 2022.
4. "Florida State beats Stanford for its fourth women's soccer national championship — all since 2014". AP News . December 4, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
5. "2024 Women's Soccer roster". Florida State University Athletics. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
6. "Noles Set Sights on College Cup". Seminoles.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.

External links

• Official website