Wrianna Hudson

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Wrianna Hudson
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Hudson with Florida State in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-11-15) November 15, 2005 (age 20)
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Florida State Seminoles
Number 42
Youth career
Western New York Flash
2020–2023 Greece Athena Trojans
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Florida State Seminoles 43 (23)

Wrianna Hudson (born November 15, 2005) is an American college soccer player who plays as a forward for the Florida State Seminoles. She led the Seminoles to the 2025 national championship as a sophomore and was named the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Offensive Player. She is the younger sister of fellow soccer player Waniya Hudson.

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Early life

Hudson grew up in Rochester, New York. [1] She stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) by her freshman year in high school. [2] She totaled 92 goals in her high school career at Greece Athena High School, earning four all-region honors and three all-state selections. [3] She played club soccer for the Western New York Flash and was named ECNL All-American in 2021. [4] In 2022, she was named the All-Greater Rochester Player of the Year as a junior after leading the region with 32 goals. [5] She missed half of her senior season after undergoing ankle surgery in the summer. [6] During her senior season, she scored a goal against Canandaigua, dribbling through several defenders, that went viral and was the number-one highlight on SportsCenter 's top plays. [6] Later in 2023, she impressed at the High School All-American Game and scored two goals in a 3–1 victory for East. [7] She also participated in track and field and flag football in high school. [1] She was ranked by TopDrawerSoccer as the 51st-best prospect of the 2024 class, part of Florida State's top-ranked recruiting class. [8]

College career

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Hudson playing for Florida State in 2025

Hudson played in all 21 games and scored 9 goals for the Florida State Seminoles as a freshman in 2024, earning ACC all-freshman honors. [1] She helped the Seminoles win their fifth consecutive ACC tournament title, scoring the winning goal in a 3–2 win over North Carolina in the final. [9] The team earned a one seed in the NCAA tournament but was upset on penalties in the second round. [10] Hudson led the Seminoles with 15 goals in 22 games (fifth in the ACC) as a sophomore in 2025, earning second-team All-ACC honors. [1] She scored a tying goal with thirty seconds remaining against NC State early in the ACC season. [11] In the NCAA tournament semifinals against TCU, she scored the lone goal in a 1–0 win with a leaping left-footed finish from Sophia Nguyen's cross. [12] In the the final against Stanford, she found the winning goal with three minutes remaining, scoring from a deflected Taylor Suarez pass, as the Seminoles won 1–0 to become national champions for the fifth time in program history. [3] She was named the NCAA College Cup's Most Outstanding Offensive Player. [3]

Personal life

Hudson is the daughter of Woodruff and Wanda Hudson and has three older siblings. [3] Her father played college basketball at RIT; her mother ran track at Nazareth; her older brother, Woody, played ice hockey at St. Lawrence; her sister Winsom played soccer at Buffalo State; and her other sister, Waniya, played soccer at Notre Dame. [3]

Honors and awards

Florida State Seminoles

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Wrianna Hudson". Florida State Seminoles . Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  2. ↑ Feldman, AJ (October 30, 2020). "Athena freshman dominating Section V, competing with best in the country". RochesterFirst . Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Ritzel, Justin (December 9, 2025). "Former Greece Athena star's late goal gives Florida State NCAA soccer title" . Democrat and Chronicle . Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Girls ECNL announces 2020-21 All Americans". Elite Clubs National League. September 20, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2025– via TopDrawerSoccer .
  5. ↑ "Meet the 2022 All-Greater Rochester Girls Soccer Team" . Democrat and Chronicle . December 20, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  6. 1 2 Slaughter, Marquel (October 19, 2023). "ESPN play of the day highlights talent on display during Section V girls soccer tournament" . Democrat and Chronicle . Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  7. ↑ Olorunfemi, Victor (December 11, 2023). "Girls High School A-A Game Star Performers". TopDrawerSoccer . Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Final 2024 Women's DI Recruiting Rankings". TopDrawerSoccer . August 14, 2024. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Florida State Wins 2024 Ally ACC Women's Soccer Championship". Atlantic Coast Conference. November 10, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  10. ↑ Joffer, Prince Akeem (November 23, 2024). "FSU soccer falls in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to Vanderbilt". Tomahawk Nation. SB Nation . Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  11. ↑ Rooney, Liam (September 21, 2025). "Wrianna Hudson's last second equalizer vs NC State saves FSU soccer's undefeated season". Tallahassee Democrat . Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  12. ↑ Rooney, Liam (December 6, 2025). "Wrianna Hudson's goal books FSU soccer a spot in national title game". Tallahassee Democrat . Retrieved December 9, 2025.
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