2021 Soccer - Year In Review
Mark Krikorian, Head Coach
Mike Bristol, Assistant Coach
Morinao Imaizumi, Assistant Coach
Nathan Minion, Director of Operations
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2021 Soccer - Year In Review | |
| Coaching Staff Mark Krikorian, Head Coach Mike Bristol, Assistant Coach Morinao Imaizumi, Assistant Coach Nathan Minion, Director of Operations Click here to see individual photos |
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Emma Bissell, 5-9, MF, Cheshire, England
Sierra Curtis, 5-2, F, Lake Orion, Mich.
Taya Hjorth, 5-8, D, Commerce Township, Mich.
Amelia Horton, 5-3, F, Olathe, Kans.
Mia Justus, 5-9, GK, Lakewood, Ohio
Megan Morgan, 5-4, F, Weston
Beata Olsson, 5-5, F, Enkoping, Sweden
Alyssa Stadeker, 5-5, D, Smyrna, Ga.
2021 Roster - By Name
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T PY
R No Name Pos Hgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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* 18 Maria Alagoa MF 5-6 Fr Viseu, Portugal (EscolaSecundaria Alves Martins)
* 17 Emma Bissell MF 5-9 Fr Cheshire, England (Saint Bede's Catholic School)
* 10 Jody Brown F 5-3 So * Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica (Montverde Academy)
* 16 Gabby Carle D-MF 5-6 Sr-R **** Levis, Quebec, Canada (Cegep de Saint-Laurent)
14 Sierra Curtis F 5-2 Fr Lake Orion, Mich. (Lake Orion)
* 8 Lauren Flynn D-MF 5-6 So * Arlington, Va. (Yorktown)
9 Taya Hjorth D 5-8 Fr Commerce Township, Mich. (Walled Lake Central)
* 19 Amelia Horton F 5-3 Fr Olathe, Kans. (Olathe Northwest)
* 6 Jaelin Howell MF 5-8 Sr *** Lone Tree, Colo. (Fossil Ridge)
* 7 Ran Iwai MF 5-3 So * Tokyo, Japan (Futaba Mirai Gakuen)
* 23 Mia Justus GK 5-9 Fr Lakewood, Ohio (IMG Academy)
* 4 Kristina Lynch F-MF 5-7 Sr *** Granger, Ind. (Penn)
* 25 Emily Madril MF-D 5-7 Sr-R ** Navarre (Navarre)
* 21 Gianna Mitchell D 5-10 Sr-R * Springfield, Mass. (Pope Francis/Boston College)
22 Megan Morgan F 5-4 Fr Weston (Cypress Bay)
* 13 Leilanni Nesbeth F-MF 5-4 Jr ** Saint David's, Bermuda (Bede's Senior School)
* 2 Jenna Nighswonger F-MF 5-4 Jr ** Huntington Beach, Calif. (Huntington Beach)
* 30 Beata Olsson F 5-5 So Enkoping, Sweden (Celsiusskolan Uppsala/Florida)
* 11 Kirsten Pavlisko MF-D 5-6 Sr *** Middleburg (Saint Johns Country Day)
* 12 Heather Payne MF-D 5-7 Jr ** Ballinasloe, Ireland (Ardscoil Mhuire Ballinasloe)
* 26 Clara Robbins MF 5-7 Sr-R **** Stafford, Va. (Colonial Forge)
* 1 Cristina Roque GK 5-7 So * Winter Garden (West Orange)
* 3 Alyssa Stadeker D 5-5 Fr Smyrna, Ga. (Woodward Academy)
* 33 Yujie Zhao MF 5-6 Sr *** Shanghai, China (Youji)
* 15 Kaitlyn Zipay MF-F 5-7 So * Winter Springs (Oviedo)
2021 Roster - By Number
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T PY
R No Name Pos Hgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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* 1 Cristina Roque GK 5-7 So * Winter Garden (West Orange)
* 2 Jenna Nighswonger F-MF 5-4 Jr ** Huntington Beach, Calif. (Huntington Beach)
* 3 Alyssa Stadeker D 5-5 Fr Smyrna, Ga. (Woodward Academy)
* 4 Kristina Lynch F-MF 5-7 Sr *** Granger, Ind. (Penn)
* 6 Jaelin Howell MF 5-8 Sr *** Lone Tree, Colo. (Fossil Ridge)
* 7 Ran Iwai MF 5-3 So * Tokyo, Japan (Futaba Mirai Gakuen)
* 8 Lauren Flynn D-MF 5-6 So * Arlington, Va. (Yorktown)
9 Taya Hjorth D 5-8 Fr Commerce Township, Mich. (Walled Lake Central)
* 10 Jody Brown F 5-3 So * Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica (Montverde Academy)
* 11 Kirsten Pavlisko MF-D 5-6 Sr *** Middleburg (Saint Johns Country Day)
* 12 Heather Payne MF-D 5-7 Jr ** Ballinasloe, Ireland (Ardscoil Mhuire Ballinasloe)
* 13 Leilanni Nesbeth F-MF 5-4 Jr ** Saint David's, Bermuda (Bede's Senior School)
14 Sierra Curtis F 5-2 Fr Lake Orion, Mich. (Lake Orion)
* 15 Kaitlyn Zipay MF-F 5-7 So * Winter Springs (Oviedo)
* 16 Gabby Carle D-MF 5-6 Sr-R **** Levis, Quebec, Canada (Cegep de Saint-Laurent)
* 17 Emma Bissell MF 5-9 Fr Cheshire, England (Saint Bede's Catholic School)
* 18 Maria Alagoa MF 5-6 Fr Viseu, Portugal (EscolaSecundaria Alves Martins)
* 19 Amelia Horton F 5-3 Fr Olathe, Kans. (Olathe Northwest)
* 21 Gianna Mitchell D 5-10 Sr-R * Springfield, Mass. (Pope Francis/Boston College)
22 Megan Morgan F 5-4 Fr Weston (Cypress Bay)
* 23 Mia Justus GK 5-9 Fr Lakewood, Ohio (IMG Academy)
* 25 Emily Madril MF-D 5-7 Sr-R ** Navarre (Navarre)
* 26 Clara Robbins MF 5-7 Sr-R **** Stafford, Va. (Colonial Forge)
* 30 Beata Olsson F 5-5 So Enkoping, Sweden (Celsiusskolan Uppsala/Florida)
* 33 Yujie Zhao MF 5-6 Sr *** Shanghai, China (Youji)
2021 Conference Awards
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Maria Alagoa Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Freshman
Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Tournament Team
Jody Brown Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 3rd Team
Gabby Carle Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Lauren Flynn Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Tournament Team
Jaelin Howell Atlantic Coast Conference - Midfielder of the Year
Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
Mia Justus Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Freshman
Emily Madril Atlantic Coast Conference - Defensive Player of the Year
Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Tournament Team
Beata Olsson Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Clara Robbins Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Atlantic Coast Conference - Tournament MVP
Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Tournament Team
Cristina Roque Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Tournament Team
Yujie Zhao Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
All-Conference - 11
2021 All-Americans
Name Organization
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Jaelin Howell United Soccer Coaches - 1st Team All-American
Emily Madril United Soccer Coaches - 1st Team All-American
Yujie Zhao United Soccer Coaches - 2nd Team All-American
All-Americans - 3
2021 Schedule and Results
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| Virginia Tech | |||||
| North Carolina 2 OT |
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| Duke | |||||
| Virginia 2 OT |
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| Wake Forest OT, ACC, Cary, N.C. |
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| Virginia ACC Championship, Cary, N.C. |
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| South Alabama NCAA |
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| Southern Methodist NCAA |
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| Pepperdine NCAA, Sweet 16 |
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| Michigan OT, NCAA, Elite Eight |
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| Rutgers NCAA, College Cup, Santa Clara, Calif. |
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| Brigham Young 2 OT, 4-3 PK, Florida State wins, NCAA Championship, Santa Clara, Calif. |
EOY StatsRef Overall Home Away Neutral ------------------------------------------------ FSU record is 22- 1-2 12- 0-1 6- 1-1 4- 0 vs ACC 7- 1-2 4- 0-1 3- 1-1 0- 0
2021 Atlantic Coast Conference Results 1 Virginia 8- 0-2 18- 3-2 2 Florida State 7- 1-2 22- 1-2 3 Duke 7- 2-1 16- 4-1 4 Notre Dame 7- 3 14- 6-2 5 Clemson 6- 3-1 12- 7-1 6 North Carolina 5- 2-3 12- 3-3 7 Wake Forest 6- 4 16- 6 8 Virginia Tech 5- 3-2 12- 6-2 9t North Carolina State 4- 6 9- 9-2 9t Pittsburgh 4- 6 11- 7 11 Louisville 3- 6-1 7- 7-2 12t Boston College 1- 9 7-10-1 12t Miami 1- 9 4-12 15 Syracuse 0-10 4-12-1
2021 CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT Date Score Comments ========== ================================================== ================================== 10/31/2021 (5)Clemson 3, (4)Notre Dame 2 Round 1, Notre Dame, Ind. 10/31/2021 (6)Wake Forest 2, (3)Duke 1 Round 1, Durham, N.C. 11/05/2021 (2)Florida State 2, (6)Wake Forest 1 Round 2, OT, Cary, N.C. 11/05/2021 (1)Virginia 1, (5)Clemson 0 Round 2, Cary, N.C. 11/07/2021 (2)Florida State 1, (1)Virginia 0 Round 3, Cary, N.C.
2021 EOY Stats
Offensive Stats Name GP GS Min G A Pts Sh Sh% SOG SOG% YC RC GW PK ATT =============================================================================== Beata Olsson 23 21 1470 14 1 29 55 0.255 27 0.491 1 0 3 0 0 Clara Robbins 25 21 1379 6 8 20 34 0.176 15 0.441 2 0 3 1 1 Yujie Zhao 25 6 1316 5 9 19 42 0.119 20 0.476 0 0 0 1 1 Jody Brown 25 23 1566 4 10 18 13 0.308 7 0.538 2 0 3 0 0 Jenna Nighswonger 25 13 1618 3 8 14 52 0.058 21 0.404 1 0 2 0 0 Gabby Carle 23 23 1908 3 6 12 12 0.250 9 0.750 0 0 2 0 1 Maria Alagoa 22 6 789 5 1 11 16 0.313 8 0.500 0 0 3 0 0 Gianna Mitchell 17 347 5 1 11 11 0.455 5 0.455 1 0 0 0 0 Jaelin Howell 25 23 2117 3 4 10 31 0.097 15 0.484 5 0 1 1 1 Kirsten Pavlisko 25 25 2223 4 2 10 10 0.400 6 0.600 2 0 1 0 0 Emily Madril 25 25 2306 3 3 9 12 0.250 7 0.583 2 0 0 0 0 Ran Iwai 19 2 582 2 2 6 12 0.167 6 0.500 0 0 0 0 0 Kristina Lynch 24 16 1004 2 1 5 19 0.105 9 0.474 0 0 0 0 0 Lauren Flynn 25 25 2262 2 1 5 14 0.143 8 0.571 0 0 1 0 0 Leilanni Nesbeth 24 17 927 1 3 5 29 0.034 9 0.310 0 0 0 0 0 Amelia Horton 19 451 1 2 4 10 0.100 2 0.200 0 0 1 0 0 Emma Bissell 22 2 529 1 0 2 13 0.077 6 0.462 1 0 0 0 0 Cristina Roque 17 17 1606 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 Mia Justus 8 8 720 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 Heather Payne 11 2 356 0 0 0 8 0.000 3 0.375 0 0 0 1 1 Alyssa Stadeker 5 37 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 Kaitlyn Zipay 2 25 0 0 0 1 0.000 1 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 Team 2 0 2 0 4 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 1 0 0 ========================================================= FSU 25 2327 66 62 194 394 0.168 184 0.467 17 0 21 4 5 Opp 25 2327 13 10 36 125 0.104 51 0.408 20 0 1 3 5 Defensive Stats Name GP GS Minutes GA Avg Saves Pct W L T Sho Faced ============================================================================= Cristina Roque 17 17 1605:32 10 0.56 31 0.756 15 0 2 9 Mia Justus 8 8 720:00 3 0.38 9 0.750 7 1 0 5 ======================================================= FSU 25 2325:32 13 0.50 40 0.755 22 1 2 14 0 Opp 25 2325:32 66 2.55 120 0.645 1 22 2 1
Soccer Earns Last Minute Win Over No. 9 Texas A&M.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The top-ranked Seminole Soccer team (1-0) opened up the season with a win over No. 9 Texas A&M (0-1). The game was scoreless for just over 88 minutes before Clara Robbins put one in the back of the net to give the Seminoles a win on opening day.
"They had a couple of good looks at our goal but fortunately we persevered and fought hard and took advantage of the one chance that ended up in the back of the net," said head coach Mark Krikorian.
Florida State is now 10-0 at home on opening day under head coach Mark Krikorian and 16-1 all-time on the first day of the season.
The Seminoles dominated possession of the ball throughout the game holding on to it for 73 percent of the first half and 69 percent of the game. This led to a 14-2 shots advantage for the Noles with seven of those on frame.
Florida State got its first shot off in the 18th minute by Beata Olsson. It came off the second of four first-half corner kicks by FSU. It was not until the 42nd minute that the Noles got a shot on frame. Emma Bissell fired one in from the right side but it was saved.
The Garnet and Gold outshot TAMU 10-1 in the second half, but it was not until the last shot of the game that FSU scored.
Emily Madril made a strong run down the right side of the field and into the box. She passed one through a crowded middle of the field and connected with Clara Robbins who got off a shot that was blocked by a Texas A&M defender. She got the rebound and took another shot that was saved. Once again Robbins got her own rebound, this time finding the back of the net with just a minute and 31 seconds left in the game.
"It was a great effort by Emily to bring the ball forward," said Robbins. "Organizing our runs in the box was key to that goal and then following the rebounds. We were fortunate to get one in."
"She had a few whacks at it didn't she," said Krikorian. "It is a really good opponent to play against and all the respect to G and his staff and his kids for coming in here and battling us very hard. We learned a lot of lessons tonight and we are going to get better because of it, that is why you schedule these top games."
It was the redshirt senior's seventh goal of her career, after scoring six a season ago.
POS ## NAME MIN SH SOG G A YC RC GW PK ATT
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GK 1 Cristina Roque 90 0 0 0 0
F 2 Jenna Nighswonger 66 1 0 0 0
F 4 Kristina Lynch 42 0 0 0 0
MF 6 Jaelin Howell 90 1 0 0 0
MF 8 Lauren Flynn 90 0 0 0 0
F 10 Jody Brown 62 0 0 0 0
D 11 Kirsten Pavlisko 90 0 0 0 0
D 16 Gabby Carle 90 0 0 0 0
D 25 Emily Madril 90 0 0 0 0
MF 26 Clara Robbins 53 4 3 1 0 1
F 30 Beata Olsson 68 4 2 0 0
---Substitutes---
7 Ran Iwai 36 1 0 0 0
13 Leilanni Nesbeth 22 0 0 0 0
17 Emma Bissell 28 2 2 0 0
18 Maria Alagoa 14 0 0 0 0
33 Yujie Zhao 59 1 0 0 0
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11 FSU 90 14 7 1 0 1
Opp 90 2 0 0 0
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
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Cristina Roque 90:00 0 0 1 1
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FSU 90:00 0 0 1 1
Opp 90:00 1 6 1
Scoring Summary Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description ==== ====== ==== ========================= ========================= ========================= 1. 88:29 FSU Clara Robbins
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M | |||
| Florida State |
Soccer Cruises Past Alabama 4-0.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The top-ranked Seminole Soccer team (2-0) dominated the Crimson Tide (1-1) on Sunday afternoon. Florida State scored four goals on 17 shots while shutting out Alabama, limiting them to only three shots with one on frame.
Florida State controlled the first half, possessing the ball for 75 percent of the half while getting off seven shots compared to Alabama's one. This led to the Seminoles having a 2-0 lead heading into the half.
FSU's first goal came in the 21st minute and it was an own goal by Alabama. Florida State had three straight corners before Jenna Nighswonger curled one in from the right side. Alabama goalkeeper and former Florida State Seminole Brooke Bollinger went to punch the ball out of the box but the ball ricocheted into the net, giving FSU a 1-0 lead.
12 minutes later, in the 33rd minute, Maria Alagoa scored her first career goal as a Seminole. Lauren Flynn brought it up the left side and passed it off to Alagoa who took five steps towards the center for the field and fired one into the top right corner of the net from 22 yards out.
Two more firsts happened in the second half as Beata Olsson and Gianna Mitchell both scored their first goals at FSU to make it 4-0. Olsson scored in the 63rd minute off an assist from Clara Robbins and Mitchell capped off the game with a goal in the 83rd minute. Jody Brown passed a nice ball to Ran Iwai in the middle of the field, which she redirected to Mitchell making it 4-0.
POS ## NAME MIN SH SOG G A YC RC GW PK ATT
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GK 23 Mia Justus 90 0 0 0 0
F 2 Jenna Nighswonger 52 1 0 0 0
MF 6 Jaelin Howell 81 1 0 0 0
MF 8 Lauren Flynn 90 1 0 0 1
D 11 Kirsten Pavlisko 90 0 0 0 0
D 16 Gabby Carle 72 1 1 0 0
MF 17 Emma Bissell 46 0 0 0 0
D 25 Emily Madril 90 0 0 0 0
MF 26 Clara Robbins 41 2 0 0 1
F 30 Beata Olsson 48 3 1 1 0
MF 33 Yujie Zhao 54 1 0 0 0
---Substitutes---
4 Kristina Lynch 38 4 2 0 0
7 Ran Iwai 31 0 0 0 1
10 Jody Brown 49 0 0 0 1
12 Heather Payne 31 0 0 0 0
13 Leilanni Nesbeth 32 0 0 0 0
18 Maria Alagoa 36 2 2 1 0
19 Amelia Horton 9 0 0 0 0
21 Gianna Mitchell 9 1 1 1 0
Team 1 0 1
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11 FSU 90 17 7 4 4 1
Opp 90 3 1 0 0
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
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Mia Justus 90:00 0 1 1 1
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FSU 90:00 0 1 1 1
Opp 90:00 4 4 1
Scoring Summary
Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description
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1. 20:01 FSU Team Own Goal
2. 32:46 FSU Maria Alagoa Lauren Flynn
3. 62:40 FSU Beata Olsson Clara Robbins
4. 82:39 FSU Gianna Mitchell Ran Iwai
Jody Brown
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
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| Alabama | |||
| Florida State |
Soccer Dominates South Alabama, 4-0. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The top-ranked Seminole Soccer team (3-0) shut down the Jaguars of South Alabama (2-1) on Thursday night, winning 4-0.
The Noles dominated the game from start to finish, not allowing a single shot the entire game while possessing the ball for 76 percent of it. FSU got off 27 shots with 15 of those on goal, resulting in four FSU goals.
"I thought that overall we had a really good performance," said head coach Mark Krikorian. "What an effort by South Alabama though. Their kids came in and were extremely organized and committed to their game plan and they fought and hung in there. It was quite challenging. They hung in there and they had a few counterattacks. With a little more luck they could have got one in behind us. Overall, I thought it was a solid performance for us."
Florida State came out of the gate firing, getting off its first shot just 46 seconds into the game. They took 11 shots in the first 30 minutes but it was not until the 12th shot that FSU got on the board. Jenna Nighswonger capitalized off of a blocked Jaelin Howell shot and ripped one into the right side of the net from 20-yards out.
The Seminoles headed into the half with just a 1-0 lead after taking 18 shots. That would change in the second half as three FSU goals were scored on nine shots.
The first goal of the second half came just under eight minutes in as Beata Olsson scored her second goal of the season on an assist from Gabby Carle. Carle dropped in a nice pass to Olsson about 15 yards from the goal and she turned around and put one into the right side of the net to make it 2-0.
A little over 10 minutes later, the Garnet and Gold made it 3-0 after Yujie Zhao scored her first goal of the season. Zhao got the rebound after the South Alabama goalkeeper deflected a Nighswonger cross. She stepped up to an open net at the PK spot and made it 3-0.
Gianna Mitchell capped off the 4-0 shutout with her second goal of the season on a beautiful header. Ran Iwai served one in nicely from 30 yards out to Mitchell who came flying in and headed the ball into the net.
POS ## NAME MIN SH SOG G A YC RC GW PK ATT
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GK 1 Cristina Roque 90 0 0 0 0
MF 7 Ran Iwai 58 0 0 0 1
MF 8 Lauren Flynn 90 1 1 0 0
F 10 Jody Brown 46 0 0 0 0
D 11 Kirsten Pavlisko 90 0 0 0 0
MF 12 Heather Payne 43 1 1 0 0
F 13 Leilanni Nesbeth 47 5 1 0 0
D 16 Gabby Carle 56 0 0 0 1
MF 18 Maria Alagoa 58 2 0 0 0
D 25 Emily Madril 90 1 0 0 0
MF 26 Clara Robbins 38 1 0 0 0
---Substitutes---
2 Jenna Nighswonger 38 3 3 1 0 1
3 Alyssa Stadeker 8 0 0 0 0
4 Kristina Lynch 39 0 0 0 0
6 Jaelin Howell 47 4 2 0 0
17 Emma Bissell 38 0 0 0 0
19 Amelia Horton 10 0 0 0 0
21 Gianna Mitchell 19 1 1 1 0
30 Beata Olsson 47 3 3 1 0
33 Yujie Zhao 39 5 3 1 0
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11 FSU 90 27 15 4 2 1
Opp 90 0 0 0 0
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
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Cristina Roque 90:00 0 0 1 1
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FSU 90:00 0 0 1 1
Opp 90:00 4 11 1
Scoring Summary Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description ==== ====== ==== ========================= ========================= ========================= 1. 32:05 FSU Jenna Nighswonger 2. 52:31 FSU Beata Olsson Gabby Carle 3. 63:10 FSU Yujie Zhao 4. 74:10 FSU Gianna Mitchell Ran Iwai
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
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| South Alabama | |||
| Florida State |
Soccer Earns First Road Win of the Season, 2-1, Over Colorado.
BOULDER, Colo. - The top-ranked Seminole Soccer team improved to 4-0 on Sunday with a 2-1 win over Colorado (2-1) in their first road match of the season. The Seminoles played in front of 2,536 fans, the second-largest crowd ever at Prentup Field.
The Seminoles dominated possession of the ball once again, holding onto it for 65 percent of the entire game. In the first half, FSU got off nine shots compared to Colorado's zero. In the second half, it was not much different as the Noles outshot the Buffalos six to one.
Even though the Seminoles had nine shots in the first half only two of them were on goal. Those two were kicked directly at the Colorado goalkeeper, Dani Hansen who ended the game with four saves.
In the second half, the Garnet and Gold got off an early shot in the 51st minute by Lauren Flynn that was saved by Hansen. Just over a minute later Jaelin Howell got a shot off on goal that too was saved.
It took 12 shots and three in the second half for the Seminoles to finally score. Kirsten Pavlisko scored her first goal of the season and her second career goal on an assist from Clara Robbins in the 54th minute. Pavlisko's last goal came on September 2, 2018, against UCLA. Pavlisko dropped off a pass to Robbins who redirected the ball back to Pavlisko as she made a run into the right side of the box. She cut towards the middle and fired one at the keeper from about 10 yards out. Hansen would get a hand on it but it was not enough as Pavlisko gave the Seminoles a 1-0 lead.
Just 10 minutes later Florida State made it 2-0 with Gabby Carle's first goal of the season on an assist from Yujie Zhao. Zhao stole a Colorado pass just outside the 18-yard box and made a run to the 6-yard box before passing the ball back to Carle at the PK spot. Carle took a quick one-touch shot into the back of the net.
Colorado would continue to fight as they narrowed the lead to one after scoring a goal in the 71st minute on a header by Allie Palangi on an assist from Jade Babcock-Chi. This would be the only shot the Seminoles would let up all game.
FSU went 367 straight minutes without allowing a goal dating back to the National Championship game a season ago. FSU has only allowed six shots through four games this season with only two of those six on goal.
POS ## NAME MIN SH SOG G A YC RC GW PK ATT
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GK 23 Mia Justus 90 0 0 0 0
F 2 Jenna Nighswonger 78 3 1 0 0
F 4 Kristina Lynch 61 0 0 0 0
MF 6 Jaelin Howell 90 2 1 0 0
MF 8 Lauren Flynn 90 1 1 0 0
F 10 Jody Brown 63 1 0 0 0
D 11 Kirsten Pavlisko 90 1 1 1 0
D 16 Gabby Carle 90 2 1 1 0 1
D 25 Emily Madril 90 1 1 0 0
MF 26 Clara Robbins 37 0 0 0 1
F 30 Beata Olsson 72 3 0 0 0
---Substitutes---
7 Ran Iwai 16 0 0 0 0
12 Heather Payne 14 0 0 0 0
13 Leilanni Nesbeth 18 0 0 0 0
17 Emma Bissell 23 0 0 0 0
18 Maria Alagoa 12 0 0 0 0
33 Yujie Zhao 57 1 0 0 1
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11 FSU 90 15 6 2 2 1
Opp 90 1 1 1 1 1
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
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Mia Justus 90:00 1 0 1
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FSU 90:00 1 0 1
Opp 90:00 2 4 1
Scoring Summary Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description ==== ====== ==== ========================= ========================= ========================= 1. 53:57 FSU Kirsten Pavlisko Clara Robbins 2. 63:24 FSU Gabby Carle Yujie Zhao 3. 70:29 Opp Opponent Opponent
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State | |||
| Colorado |
Soccer Takes Down Rival Gators, 5-2, at Home.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The top-ranked Seminole Soccer team (5-0) toppled the Florida Gators (0-4-1), 5-2, in front of a packed crowd of 2,552 people at the Seminole Soccer Complex on Thursday night.
The crowd marked the sixth-largest crowd at the Soccer Complex since it opened in 1999. Four of the top six attended games have all be against the Gators.
FSU dominated the entire game, holding possession of the ball for a season-high 78 percent of the game. This resulted in a 23-2 shot advantage and seven corner kicks.
Florida jumped out to an early lead with a goal in the 10th minute after Kit Loferski scored her third goal of the season in the six-yard box on an assist from Alivia Gonzalez.
The Noles quickly tied it up in the 11th minute on a made PK by Jaelin Howell. She got the opportunity after Jody Brown was fouled about eight yards away from the goal.
The scoring barrage continued as the Seminoles took the lead on a beautiful goal by Beata Olsson as she took on her former team. Yujie Zhao gathered the ball on a deflection and from just inside the 18-yard box she served in a high ball to Olsson right in front of the goal. Olsson threw up her leg and sent it into the back of the net.
The Seminoles expanded their lead before the half with their third goal of the game in the 30th minute. After a yellow card by Kouri Peace, the Seminoles moved quickly as the ball was passed to Jaelin Howell from Kirsten Pavlisko in the middle of the field. She dropped it off to Clara Robbins who made a run and fired it from 20 yards out to make it 3-1.
The Seminoles expanded their lead to 4-1 in the 49th minute. Jenna Nighswonger took a corner from the right side of the field and it bounced around in front of the net before Beata Olsson kicked it in on the left side for her second goal of the game and fourth of the season.
In the 78th minute, FSU made it 5-1 after another PK goal, this time by Clara Robbins. The penalty came after LeiLanni Nesbeth was fouled from behind by Madison Young.
Florida did narrow the lead to three in the 90th minute on a goal by Shaye Seyffart.
POS ## NAME MIN SH SOG G A YC RC GW PK ATT
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GK 1 Cristina Roque 90 0 0 0 0
F 2 Jenna Nighswonger 55 3 2 0 0
F 4 Kristina Lynch 53 2 1 0 0
MF 6 Jaelin Howell 90 4 2 1 1
MF 8 Lauren Flynn 90 0 0 0 0
F 10 Jody Brown 55 0 0 0 0
D 11 Kirsten Pavlisko 90 1 0 0 0
D 16 Gabby Carle 63 0 0 0 0
D 25 Emily Madril 90 0 0 0 0
F 30 Beata Olsson 52 2 2 2 0
MF 33 Yujie Zhao 62 4 1 0 1
---Substitutes---
3 Alyssa Stadeker 6 0 0 0 0
7 Ran Iwai 32 1 1 0 0
12 Heather Payne 40 2 0 0 0
13 Leilanni Nesbeth 26 1 0 0 0
17 Emma Bissell 16 0 0 0 0
18 Maria Alagoa 28 0 0 0 0
19 Amelia Horton 6 0 0 0 0
21 Gianna Mitchell 11 1 0 0 0
26 Clara Robbins 35 2 2 2 0 1
=======================================
11 FSU 90 23 11 5 2 1
Opp 90 2 2 2 1 4
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
========================= ======= == ===== = = = ==
Cristina Roque 90:00 2 0 1
=========================
FSU 90:00 2 0 1
Opp 90:00 5 6 1
Scoring Summary Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description ==== ====== ==== ========================= ========================= ========================= 1. 9:50 Opp Opponent Opponent 2. 10:14 FSU Jaelin Howell penalty kick 3. 13:46 FSU Beata Olsson Yujie Zhao 4. 29:04 FSU Clara Robbins Jaelin Howell 5. 48:15 FSU Beata Olsson 6. 77:07 FSU Clara Robbins penalty kick 7. 89:39 Opp Opponent
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | |||
| Florida State |
Soccer Dominated Florida Gulf Coast, 4-0.
FORT MYERS, Fla. - The top-ranked Seminole Soccer team (6-0) dominated in-state foe, Florida Gulf Coast (2-4), 4-0 in Fort Myers Thursday night.
The Seminoles controlled the entire game with possession of the ball for a season-high 81 percent of the game. The Seminoles had a 22-2 shot advantage in the game and an 11-2 shot advantage at halftime, which resulted in a 2-0 halftime lead.
Florida State also had seven corners to FGCU's zero and 10 of FSU's 22 shots were on goal.
The Noles first shot of the game was taken in the third minute by freshman Emma Bissell. The Eagles retaliated with their first of two shots in the half in the eighth minute. The two first-half shots by FGCU tied the most shots in a half by an FSU opponent this season.
It would not take much longer for the Seminoles to score as their second shot hit the back of the net in the 16th minute. Kirsten Pavlisko took the ball into the center of the pitch from the right side and dribbled it right into the 18-yard box. She then fired a shot into the right side of the net from about 16 yards out to give the Noles the 1-0 lead. It was Pavlisko's second goal of the season and third of her career.
The Noles would get several more shots off in the first half, including one by Jenna Nighswonger in the 41st minute that would carom off of the crossbar. Just over a minute later Nighswonger would have the ball again, this time in the left side of the box, she would be fouled by Meagan Gruber resulting in a penalty kick. Emily Madril would step up to the PK spot and fire one in to give the Noles a 2-0 lead heading into the half.
FSU took a 3-0 lead in the 58th minute on a goal by Emma Bissell, the first of her career. She received a pass from Clara Robbins on the right side of the field and dribbled it into the right side of the box where she fired one in between the right post and the keeper for a goal from 16 yards out.
LeiLanni Nesbeth finished off the game and made it 4-0 in the 76th minute with her first goal of the season on an assist by Jody Brown. Brown received a pass on a run into the right side of the box and slid a pass into the middle of the field to Nesbeth on the run. Nesbeth hit a one-timer right into the back of the net.
Florida State has now outscored their opponents 20-3 this season. The Seminoles have outshot their opponents 118-10 with a 56-5 shots on goal advantage this season.
POS ## NAME MIN SH SOG G A YC RC GW PK ATT
=== == ========================= === == === == == == == == == ===
GK 23 Mia Justus 90 0 0 0 0
F 4 Kristina Lynch 45 1 1 0 0
MF 8 Lauren Flynn 90 2 1 0 0
D 11 Kirsten Pavlisko 74 1 1 1 0 1 1
F 13 Leilanni Nesbeth 59 1 1 1 0
D 16 Gabby Carle 61 0 0 0 0
MF 17 Emma Bissell 53 2 1 1 0
MF 18 Maria Alagoa 58 1 0 0 0
D 25 Emily Madril 90 2 1 1 0
MF 26 Clara Robbins 49 1 1 0 0
MF 33 Yujie Zhao 51 1 1 0 0
---Substitutes---
2 Jenna Nighswonger 29 5 1 0 0
3 Alyssa Stadeker 10 0 0 0 0
6 Jaelin Howell 41 1 1 0 0
7 Ran Iwai 39 1 0 0 0
10 Jody Brown 27 0 0 0 1
12 Heather Payne 16 0 0 0 0
15 Kaitlyn Zipay 10 0 0 0 0
19 Amelia Horton 34 1 0 0 0
21 Gianna Mitchell 16 0 0 0 0
30 Beata Olsson 47 2 0 0 0
=======================================
11 FSU 90 22 10 4 1 1 1
Opp 90 2 1 0 0
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
========================= ======= == ===== = = = ==
Mia Justus 90:00 0 1 1 1
=========================
FSU 90:00 0 1 1 1
Opp 90:00 4 6 1
Scoring Summary Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description ==== ====== ==== ========================= ========================= ========================= 1. 15:02 FSU Kirsten Pavlisko 2. 41:49 FSU Emily Madril penalty kick 3. 57:04 FSU Emma Bissell 4. 75:23 FSU Leilanni Nesbeth Jody Brown
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State | |||
| Florida Gulf Coast |
Soccer Earns Second Top-10 Win, 2-1, Over Auburn.
AUBURN, Fla. - The top-ranked Seminole Soccer team (7-0) took down their second top-10 opponent of the season with a 2-1 win over No. 10 Auburn (6-1).
With the win, Florida State has now won seven straight true road games, the longest streak in program history. The win also ended Auburn's nation-leading 11 game winning streak. FSU's two goals were the most Auburn has allowed in 15 games.
The Seminoles jumped on the Tigers quick on Sunday afternoon scoring the game's first goal just 29 seconds into the game. Florida State's fastest first goal came in 2007 when Mami Yamaguchi scored 15 seconds into the game against Notre Dame.
Emily Madril had the ball deep in FSU territory and sent a beautiful long ball to Jody Brown who sent a one-touch pass to Beata Olsson at the top of the box. With a perfect pass from Brown, Olsson did not have to slow down and hit a one-timer into the right side of the net for her team-leading fifth goal of the season.
The Garnet and Gold had another great look in the 22nd minute on a shot by Yujie Zhao. Lauren Flynn sent in a nice pass to Zhao in the middle of the box. Zhao had the Auburn keeper off of her line but struck a hard hit ball right into her midsection. 15 minutes later in the 37th minute, the Seminoles made it 2-0 with a goal by Maria Alagoa, the second of her career. Alagoa received a pass from Gabby Carle at the top of the box and with some fancy footwork, she found a seam in the Auburn defense and curled her shot into the right side.
Auburn cut the lead in half in the 55th minute with a goal from 22 yards out in the top right corner by Anna Haddock. Haddock received a pass from Grace Sklopan in the middle of the field and dribbled for a few steps before firing.
Auburn would have two more shots on goal in the second half by Cristina Roque would come up with her first two saves of the season to help secure the victory, giving FSU a 7-0 start to the season. This is the sixth time in program history that the Noles are unbeaten through the first seven games of the season.
POS ## NAME MIN SH SOG G A YC RC GW PK ATT
=== == ========================= === == === == == == == == == ===
GK 1 Cristina Roque 90 0 0 0 0
F 2 Jenna Nighswonger 66 1 0 0 0
F 4 Kristina Lynch 47 1 0 0 0
MF 6 Jaelin Howell 90 0 0 0 0
MF 8 Lauren Flynn 45 2 1 0 0
F 10 Jody Brown 59 0 0 0 1 1
D 11 Kirsten Pavlisko 90 0 0 0 0
D 16 Gabby Carle 90 0 0 0 1
D 25 Emily Madril 90 1 0 0 1
F 30 Beata Olsson 63 2 1 1 0
MF 33 Yujie Zhao 65 2 1 0 0
---Substitutes---
7 Ran Iwai 24 0 0 0 0
13 Leilanni Nesbeth 18 1 0 0 0
17 Emma Bissell 8 0 0 0 0
18 Maria Alagoa 27 1 1 1 0 1
19 Amelia Horton 23 1 0 0 0
26 Clara Robbins 51 1 0 0 0
=======================================
11 FSU 90 13 4 2 3 1 1
Opp 90 8 3 1 1 1
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
========================= ======= == ===== = = = ==
Cristina Roque 90:00 1 2 1
=========================
FSU 90:00 1 2 1
Opp 90:00 2 2 1
Scoring Summary
Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description
==== ====== ==== ========================= ========================= =========================
1. 0:29 FSU Beata Olsson Emily Madril
Jody Brown
2. 36:36 FSU Maria Alagoa Gabby Carle
3. 54:13 Opp Opponent Opponent
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State | |||
| Auburn |
Soccer Earns First Conference Win at Home Against Boston College.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The number one ranked Seminole Soccer team (8-0) started ACC play at home with a 4-1 win over Boston College (6-2-1).
By the eighth game of the season, all of the starting defenders have scored at least a goal apiece accounting for six of the Seminole's 25 goals. Emily Madril tacked on her second of the season with the opening goal in the 48th minute off of a corner from Leilanni Nesbeth. Lauren Flynn was the most recent addition to the list with a header off another corner from Nesbeth in the 55th minute.
Yujie Zhao scored her second goal of the season, bringing her career total to 17 goals. She currently sits at 21st on the FSU all-time points list with 53. She has a total of 7 points so far this season.
After a scoreless first half, the Seminoles saw success on consecutive corner kicks. Nesbeth placed the first one near post inducing a scramble when Madril sent the ball into the back of the net. The second assist from Nesbeth was placed back post to Flynn who headed it into the back of the net with no contest.
The Seminoles found the back of the net a third time with a perfectly placed through ball from Jenna Nighswonger in the midfield to Yujie Zhao in the box. Zhao finished with one touch, beating Boston College's keeper on the near post in the 72nd minute.
Ran Iwai scored the Seminole's fourth and final goal after a master-class possession through the midfield by Florida State. The play started with Kirsten Pavlisko in the back after winning the ball back from the Eagles. Zhao received the ball from Pavlisko and found Nighswonger on the far side of the field. Iwai ran onto the through ball from Nighswonger and finished one touch into the upper right 90.
Boston College was fouled late in the 83rd minute resulting in a PK goal by Linda Boama. After 90 minutes, Florida State leaves the Seminole Soccer Complex with a dominating 4-1 win over Boston College.
POS ## NAME MIN SH SOG G A YC RC GW PK ATT
=== == ========================= === == === == == == == == == ===
GK 23 Mia Justus 90 0 0 0 0
F 4 Kristina Lynch 48 3 1 0 0
MF 6 Jaelin Howell 90 2 1 0 0
MF 8 Lauren Flynn 90 1 1 1 0 1
F 10 Jody Brown 60 0 0 0 0
D 11 Kirsten Pavlisko 90 1 1 0 0
F 13 Leilanni Nesbeth 43 3 0 0 2
D 16 Gabby Carle 90 0 0 0 0
MF 18 Maria Alagoa 70 0 0 0 0
D 25 Emily Madril 90 1 1 1 0
MF 26 Clara Robbins 43 3 2 0 0
---Substitutes---
2 Jenna Nighswonger 47 3 2 0 2
7 Ran Iwai 35 2 2 1 0
15 Kaitlyn Zipay 15 1 1 0 0
17 Emma Bissell 15 0 0 0 0
19 Amelia Horton 6 0 0 0 0
21 Gianna Mitchell 20 1 0 0 0
33 Yujie Zhao 47 5 4 1 1
=======================================
11 FSU 90 26 16 4 5 1
Opp 90 5 2 1 0 1
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
========================= ======= == ===== = = = ==
Mia Justus 90:00 1 1 1
=========================
FSU 90:00 1 1 1
Opp 90:00 4 12 1
Scoring Summary
Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description
==== ====== ==== ========================= ========================= =========================
1. 48:35 FSU Emily Madril Leilanni Nesbeth
2. 55:06 FSU Lauren Flynn Leilanni Nesbeth
3. 72:20 FSU Yujie Zhao Jenna Nighswonger
4. 82:18 FSU Ran Iwai Jenna Nighswonger
Yujie Zhao
5. 83:28 Opp Opponent penalty kick
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College | |||
| Florida State |
Soccer Shuts Out Pitt at Home.
By Jordyn Rolli
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The number one ranked Seminole Soccer team (9-0) wins their 12th consecutive ACC game since October 27, 2019 at home 5-0 against Pittsburgh (7-3).
With the Seminole's fifth shut-out of the year, they advance to 2-0 in ACC play. Tonight's matchup with the Panthers resulted in FSU's sixth game out of nine with at least 4 goals. The scoring opened up with a goal in the 4th minute from freshman Maria Alagoa. Alagoa's goal was the second goal scored this season within the first four minutes joined by the 29-second goal at Auburn.
Kristina Lynch's goal in the 46th minute made her the 15th player to score a goal this season which ranks at number two on the record list, behind the 16 players that scored a goal in 2012. The Seminole's also earned a season-high of 14 corner kicks against the Panthers with 40 percent of their attack in the Panther's defensive end.
The Seminole's found the back of the net early as the attack started with Jenna Nighswonger. Nighswonger played the ball down the sideline to Jody Brown, who then cut into the box and found Alagoa's feet. Alagoa cut the ball back on an angle beating the Panther's defender and sent the ball into the left corner with her left foot.
Clara Robbins scored her fourth goal of the season from deep with a one-touch finish after a Pitt mistake in the midfield in the 19th minute. Robbins sent the ball flying into the upper-right 90 leaving no chance to the Pitt keeper.
The last goal of the first half was scored by Gianna Mitchell with an assist from Robbins in the 39th minute. Robbins beat two Pitt defenders in the box and laid off a square ball to Mitchell who was wide open at the top of the six-yard box. Mitchell finished one-touch, beating the keeper on the near post.
Lynch did not wait long after the second half began, scoring in the 46th minute. The Seminole's received a free kick just outside the 18-yard box. Nighswonger sent the ball into the box and Lynch was there to clean it up, scoring her first goal of the season.
The fifth and final goal of the night was scored by Mitchell in the 87th minute. Nighswonger created yet another goal scoring opportunity, for her third assist of the game, with a one-touch cross into the box from the right side. Mitchell beat her defender in the air, punching the ball into the net with her head.
Cristina Roque earned her third shut-out of the season with one save in 90 minutes with the help of the back line of Kirsten Pavlisko, Emily Madril, Lauren Flynn, Gabby Carle, and Jaelin Howell.
POS ## NAME MIN SH SOG G A YC RC GW PK ATT
=== == ========================= === == === == == == == == == ===
GK 1 Cristina Roque 90 0 0 0 0
F 2 Jenna Nighswonger 70 3 1 0 3
F 4 Kristina Lynch 61 1 1 1 0
MF 6 Jaelin Howell 90 3 2 0 0
MF 8 Lauren Flynn 90 1 0 0 0
F 10 Jody Brown 63 1 0 0 1
D 11 Kirsten Pavlisko 62 0 0 0 0
D 16 Gabby Carle 90 1 1 0 0
MF 18 Maria Alagoa 52 2 1 1 0 1
D 25 Emily Madril 90 0 0 0 0
MF 33 Yujie Zhao 44 2 0 0 0
---Substitutes---
3 Alyssa Stadeker 7 0 0 0 0
7 Ran Iwai 7 0 0 0 0
13 Leilanni Nesbeth 41 3 2 0 0
17 Emma Bissell 21 2 0 0 0
19 Amelia Horton 24 0 0 0 0
21 Gianna Mitchell 32 2 2 2 0 1
26 Clara Robbins 58 1 1 1 2
=======================================
11 FSU 90 22 11 5 6 1 1
Opp 90 2 1 0 0 1
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
========================= ======= == ===== = = = ==
Cristina Roque 90:00 0 1 1 1
=========================
FSU 90:00 0 1 1 1
Opp 90:00 5 6 1
Scoring Summary
Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description
==== ====== ==== ========================= ========================= =========================
1. 3:37 FSU Maria Alagoa Jody Brown
Jenna Nighswonger
2. 19:34 FSU Clara Robbins
3. 39:48 FSU Gianna Mitchell Clara Robbins
4. 46:48 FSU Kristina Lynch Jenna Nighswonger
5. 87:46 FSU Gianna Mitchell Jenna Nighswonger
Clara Robbins
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | |||
| Florida State |
Soccer Improves To 10-0 With Shutout Of Louisville.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The top-ranked Seminole Soccer team (10-0) wins their 13th straight ACC game, ninth straight road game and 20th straight regular-season game with a 3-0 win over Louisville (6-2-1).
The Garnet and Gold have also gone without a loss in the first 10 games of the season for the fourth time in program history and improves its road record to 43-15-8 since 2013.
There was not much going on in the first half as there were only two shots in the entire half, even though the Seminoles controlled the ball for a majority of the half.
The second half was a different game as the Seminoles put up three goals in the first 20 minutes of the second half. Beata Olsson scored first for the Seminoles, the sixth of the season for the Florida transfer, in the 53rd minute. After Jody Brown was fouled on the right side of the box, Jenna Nighswonger took the free-kick and flung in a nice ball to the top of the six-yard box that Olsson was able to get her head on and score.
The Seminoles' first goal of the game made it the 26th consecutive game that FSU has scored a goal, tying the second-longest streak in program history.
Just under 10 minutes later, FSU made it 2-0 with a goal by Jody Brown, her first of the season and sixth of her career. Jaelin Howell made a nice pass from the middle of the field to Clara Robbins on the right side who with a one-touch passed laid it off to Brown making a run from the right side. Brown fired the ball past the Louisville keeper, making it 2-0.
Jody Brown became the Seminoles 16th different goal scorer this season, tying the program record set in 2012.
Just over two minutes later FSU scored its third goal in under 12 minutes. Amelia Horton earned her first points as a Seminole when she assisted on Nighswonger's second goal of the season. Horton sent a cross to the far post to a running Nighswonger who was able to get a foot on the ball and send it between the Louisville keeper's legs.
Nighswonger scored or assisted on five different goals during this week's games against Pitt and Louisville.
POS ## NAME MIN SH SOG G A YC RC GW PK ATT
=== == ========================= === == === == == == == == == ===
GK 23 Mia Justus 90 0 0 0 0
F 4 Kristina Lynch 45 0 0 0 0
MF 6 Jaelin Howell 73 0 0 0 0
MF 8 Lauren Flynn 90 0 0 0 0
F 10 Jody Brown 59 1 1 1 0
D 11 Kirsten Pavlisko 77 0 0 0 0
F 13 Leilanni Nesbeth 52 2 1 0 0
D 16 Gabby Carle 90 0 0 0 0
D 25 Emily Madril 90 0 0 0 0
MF 26 Clara Robbins 71 1 0 0 1
F 30 Beata Olsson 70 1 1 1 0 1
---Substitutes---
2 Jenna Nighswonger 45 2 1 1 1
17 Emma Bissell 5 0 0 0 0
18 Maria Alagoa 50 0 0 0 0
19 Amelia Horton 26 2 0 0 1
21 Gianna Mitchell 20 1 0 0 0
33 Yujie Zhao 38 0 0 0 0
=======================================
11 FSU 90 10 4 3 3 1
Opp 90 3 1 0 0 2
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
========================= ======= == ===== = = = ==
Mia Justus 90:00 0 1 1 1
=========================
FSU 90:00 0 1 1 1
Opp 90:00 3 1 1
Scoring Summary Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description ==== ====== ==== ========================= ========================= ========================= 1. 52:54 FSU Beata Olsson Jenna Nighswonger 2. 62:30 FSU Jody Brown Clara Robbins 3. 64:40 FSU Jenna Nighswonger Amelia Horton
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State | |||
| Louisville |
Krikorian Earns 300th Win at FSU With 4-1 Win Over Clemson.
CLEMSON, S.C. - The top-ranked Seminole Soccer team (11-0) wins their 14th straight ACC game, 10th straight road game and 21st straight regular-season game with a 4-1 win over Clemson (7-4). It also marked head coach Mark Krikorian's 300th win at Florida State.
The Garnet and Gold have also gone without a loss in the first 11 games of the season for the fourth time in program history and improves its road record to 44-15-8 since 2013.
For just the second time all season, the Seminoles let up the first goal of the game. It came in the third minute off of a Clemson corner kick that bounced off a Seminole into the goal.
The Seminoles were not down for long as they tied it up in the 18th minute on a goal from Kirsten Pavlisko, her third of the season. She made a run in from the right side of the box into some traffic on the border of the six-yard box. Pavlisko fended off three Clemson defenders to tie the game at one.
Less than five minutes later, FSU took the lead with a goal from Jenna Nighswonger. It was Nighswonger's third goal of the season as well and was assisted by Kristina Lynch and Beata Olsson. It was Nighswonger's 10th point in just four games of ACC play.
Beata Olsson went off in the second half, scoring her seventh and eighth goals of the season just over a minute apart. In the 62nd minute, Olsson scored on assists from Jody Brown and Yujie Zhao. One minute and four seconds later Olsson scored on a cross from Gabby Carle.
POS ## NAME MIN SH SOG G A YC RC GW PK ATT
=== == ========================= === == === == == == == == == ===
GK 1 Cristina Roque 90 0 0 0 0
F 4 Kristina Lynch 60 1 1 0 1
MF 6 Jaelin Howell 90 0 0 0 0 1
MF 8 Lauren Flynn 90 1 1 0 0
F 10 Jody Brown 65 2 1 0 2
D 11 Kirsten Pavlisko 90 1 1 1 0
F 13 Leilanni Nesbeth 44 1 1 0 0
D 16 Gabby Carle 90 0 0 0 1
D 25 Emily Madril 90 0 0 0 0
MF 26 Clara Robbins 50 0 0 0 0
F 30 Beata Olsson 56 3 2 2 1
---Substitutes---
2 Jenna Nighswonger 46 4 1 1 0 1
17 Emma Bissell 25 0 0 0 0
18 Maria Alagoa 34 0 0 0 0
19 Amelia Horton 15 0 0 0 0
33 Yujie Zhao 55 2 0 0 1
=======================================
11 FSU 90 15 8 4 6 1 1
Opp 90 4 1 1 0 2
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
========================= ======= == ===== = = = ==
Cristina Roque 90:00 1 2 1
=========================
FSU 90:00 1 2 1
Opp 90:00 4 4 1
Scoring Summary
Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description
==== ====== ==== ========================= ========================= =========================
1. 2:23 Opp Opponent Own goal
2. 17:34 FSU Kirsten Pavlisko Jody Brown
3. 22.37 FSU Jenna Nighswonger Beata Olsson
Kristina Lynch
4. 62:58 FSU Beata Olsson Jody Brown
Yujie Zhao
5. 64:02 FSU Beata Olsson Gabby Carle
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State | |||
| Clemson |
Soccer Improves to 5-0 in ACC Play.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The top-ranked Seminole Soccer team (12-0) wins their 15th straight ACC game, 12th straight home game and 22nd straight regular-season game with a 5-0 win over Syracuse (4-7-1).
The Garnet and Gold had their seventh shutout of the season improving Mark Krikorian's home record to 177-15-9 since his first season in 2005. The Seminoles found the back of the net five times, making this the eighth game this season with four or more goals.
The Seminoles have been unstoppable with 17 different players scoring goals this season, breaking the program record from 2012. Amelia Horton scored the first goal of her career making her number 17 on the list.
Scoring opened up for Florida State in the 36th minute with Horton's goal off of a corner from Leianni Nesbeth. Nesbeth placed the ball onto Emily Madril's head in which it deflected off and rebounded to Gianna Mitchell. Mitchell sent the ball towards the goal and Horton was there to clean it up.
The second half proved to be more rewarding for the Seminoles with four goals scored by three different players. In the 52nd minute Clara Robbins threw in the ball in Syracuse's final third to Jody Brown's feet. Brown challenged her defender and fed the ball back to Robbins. With a one-two touch, Robbins sent a fast-paced ball on the ground into the bottom left corner of the net. It was Robbin's fifth goal of the season.
The third goal resulted from an own goal on Syracuse. Nesbeth placed a corner kick near post to Madril who challenged Syracuse's defender that ultimately headed the ball into her own goal in the 62nd minute.
Less than two minutes later, Kirsten Pavlisko scored her fourth goal of the season off of a cross from Brown. Brown placed the ball inside the 18-yard box after a scramble with the Syracuse defense. Pavlisko ran onto the ball, took one touch and knocked the ball off of the upper post and into the goal in the 64th minute. This was the third consecutive game this season with a goal scored within three minutes of the prior goal.
Maria Alagoa added to the tally with her fourth goal of the season in the 85th minute. After stripping a Syracuse defender of the ball, Alagoa took on two defenders and pulled up to shoot right outside the 18-yard box, placing the ball into the right side of the net.
The Seminoles outshot the Orange 21-1 and maintained 73% of the possession. Mia Justus recorded one save and her fourth shutout of the season.
POS ## NAME MIN SH SOG G A YC RC GW PK ATT
=== == ========================= === == === == == == == == == ===
GK 23 Mia Justus 90 0 0 0 0
F 4 Kristina Lynch 43 1 0 0 0
MF 6 Jaelin Howell 76 0 0 0 0 1
MF 8 Lauren Flynn 72 1 0 0 0
F 10 Jody Brown 57 1 1 0 2
D 11 Kirsten Pavlisko 66 2 1 1 0
F 13 Leilanni Nesbeth 57 2 1 0 0
D 16 Gabby Carle 90 2 1 0 0
D 25 Emily Madril 71 2 1 0 1
MF 26 Clara Robbins 43 1 1 1 0
F 30 Beata Olsson 57 1 0 0 0
---Substitutes---
2 Jenna Nighswonger 47 1 0 0 0
3 Alyssa Stadeker 6 0 0 0 0
7 Ran Iwai 45 1 0 0 0
12 Heather Payne 19 0 0 0 0
17 Emma Bissell 26 3 0 0 0
18 Maria Alagoa 18 1 1 1 0
19 Amelia Horton 28 1 1 1 0 1
21 Gianna Mitchell 33 0 0 0 1
33 Yujie Zhao 47 1 0 0 0
Team 1 0
=======================================
11 FSU 90 21 8 5 4 1 1
Opp 90 1 1 0 0
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
========================= ======= == ===== = = = ==
Mia Justus 90:00 0 1 1 1
=========================
FSU 90:00 0 1 1 1
Opp 90:00 5 4 1
Scoring Summary
Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description
==== ====== ==== ========================= ========================= =========================
1. 36:22 FSU Amelia Horton Gianna Mitchell
Emily Madril
2. 52:14 FSU Clara Robbins Jody Brown
3. 62:33 FSU Team Own Goal
4. 64:06 FSU Kirsten Pavlisko Jody Brown
5. 85:07 FSU Maria Alagoa
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syracuse | |||
| Florida State |
Soccer Stays Unbeaten With a 4-1 Win Over Miami.
by Amanda Cover, Sports Information Intern
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The top-ranked Seminole Soccer team (13-0) won their 16th straight ACC game, 13th straight home game and 23rd straight regular-season game with a 4-1 win over Miami (4-8-0).
The win extends FSU's lead in the all-time series between the Seminoles and the Hurricanes to 17-4 overall and 10-1 at home.
The four-goal game against the Hurricanes was the ninth match this season in which the Seminoles scored four or more goals. The Seminoles are now 178-15-9 at home under head coach Mark Krikorian.
31 of the 47 goals scored this season have been recorded in the second half including all four against Miami. A penalty kick earned by Jenna Nighswonger in the 51st minute gave the Seminoles the lead after Yujie Zhao slotted the shot in the back of the net.
Six minutes later, Gabby Carle placed the ball in the far corner of the net to make it 2-0 off a cross from Jody Brown. This was Brown's ninth assist of the season with six of these coming in six ACC games. Five of Brown's assists have occurred in the last three games.
The Seminoles kept the pressure high on the Hurricanes and broke through for the third goal of the day in the 71st minute. Ran Iwai battled her way to the top of the penalty box and passed the ball wide to Amelia Horton who returned the ball back to Iwai in the center of the box where she blasted a high shot past the keeper.
Miami got on the board in the 75th minute with a shot from Gudrun Haralz assisted by Emma Tucker to make it 3-1.
The Garnet and Gold finished off the match with a fourth goal of the game from Gianna Mitchell in the 89th minute. Mitchell earned her fifth goal of the season with a perfectly placed shot in the far netting off a pass from LeiLanni Nesbeth.
FSU maintained 75% of the possession and set season highs in shots (32) and shots on goal (18) against the Hurricane defense.
POS ## NAME MIN SH SOG G A YC RC GW PK ATT
=== == ========================= === == === == == == == == == ===
GK 1 Cristina Roque 90 0 0 0 0
F 2 Jenna Nighswonger 44 2 0 0 0
F 4 Kristina Lynch 44 1 0 0 0
MF 6 Jaelin Howell 44 2 0 0 0
MF 8 Lauren Flynn 90 0 0 0 0
F 10 Jody Brown 44 0 0 0 1
D 11 Kirsten Pavlisko 77 0 0 0 0
D 16 Gabby Carle 90 2 2 1 0 1
D 25 Emily Madril 90 2 2 0 0
F 30 Beata Olsson 44 9 3 0 0
MF 33 Yujie Zhao 44 2 1 1 1
---Substitutes---
7 Ran Iwai 46 4 3 1 0
12 Heather Payne 13 1 1 0 0
13 Leilanni Nesbeth 46 3 2 0 1
17 Emma Bissell 46 1 1 0 0
18 Maria Alagoa 32 1 1 0 0
19 Amelia Horton 46 1 1 0 1
21 Gianna Mitchell 14 1 1 1 0
26 Clara Robbins 46 0 0 0 0
=======================================
11 FSU 90 32 18 4 4 1
Opp 90 2 1 1 1
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
========================= ======= == ===== = = = ==
Cristina Roque 90:00 1 0 1
=========================
FSU 90:00 1 0 1
Opp 90:00 4 14 1
Scoring Summary
Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description
==== ====== ==== ========================= ========================= =========================
1. 50:41 FSU Yujie Zhao Penalty kick
2. 56:49 FSU Gabby Carle Jody Brown
Yujie Zhao
3. 70:22 FSU Ran Iwai Amelia Horton
4. 74:39 Opp Opponent Opponent
5. 89:00 FSU Gianna Mitchell Leilanni Nesbeth
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami | |||
| Florida State |
Soccer Stays Unbeaten With a 2-0 Win Over Virginia Tech.
BLACKSBURG, Va. - The top-ranked Seminole Soccer team (14-0) won their 17th straight ACC game, 11th straight road game and 24th straight regular-season game with a 2-0 win at Virginia Tech (8-5-2). It was FSU's eighth shutout victory of the season.
The Garnet and Gold have also gone without a loss in the first 14 games of the season for the fourth time in program history and improves its road record to 45-15-8 since 2013. Florida State's 14 game win streak to open the 2021 season ties the longest winning streak in program history. The Noles also started 14-0 in 2012.
The Seminoles also stay unbeaten all-time against Virginia Tech with a 20-0-2 record.
After going exactly 30 minutes without a score from either team, Beata Olsson broke the game open with her team-leading ninth goal of the season. Olsson's goal all started after a perfect long ball by Gabby Carle to Yujie Zhao. Zhao received the ball and turned upfield before laying off a pass to Olsson who was one-on-one with the VT keeper. Olsson made her miss and laid in an easy goal.
Florida State had a chance in the 59th minute after LeiLanni Nesbeth was fouled just outside the 18-yard box. Nesbeth curled in a free kick that would go off Jaelin Howell for a goal kick.
The Noles expanded their lead to 2-0 in the 70th minute after an absolute rocket from Howell, her second goal of the season. Howell passed the ball to Carle who returned it right back. Howell cut towards the center of the field and launched a ball from 22 yards out into the upper 90 right over the Virginia Tech keeper.
POS ## NAME MIN SH SOG G A YC RC GW PK ATT
=== == ========================= === == === == == == == == == ===
GK 23 Mia Justus 90 0 0 0 0
F 4 Kristina Lynch 54 0 0 0 0
MF 6 Jaelin Howell 90 2 1 1 0
MF 8 Lauren Flynn 90 0 0 0 0
F 10 Jody Brown 68 0 0 0 0
D 11 Kirsten Pavlisko 90 0 0 0 0
F 13 Leilanni Nesbeth 38 1 0 0 0
D 16 Gabby Carle 90 0 0 0 2
D 25 Emily Madril 90 0 0 0 0
MF 26 Clara Robbins 60 1 0 0 0
F 30 Beata Olsson 70 2 1 1 0 1
---Substitutes---
2 Jenna Nighswonger 52 1 0 0 0
17 Emma Bissell 17 0 0 0 0
19 Amelia Horton 22 0 0 0 0
21 Gianna Mitchell 20 1 0 0 0
33 Yujie Zhao 48 1 0 0 1
=======================================
11 FSU 90 9 2 2 3 1
Opp 90 5 1 0 0
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
========================= ======= == ===== = = = ==
Mia Justus 90:00 0 1 1 1
=========================
FSU 90:00 0 1 1 1
Opp 90:00 2 0 1
Scoring Summary
Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description
==== ====== ==== ========================= ========================= =========================
1. 30:01 FSU Beata Olsson Yujie Zhao
Gabby Carle
2. 69:35 FSU Jaelin Howell Gabby Carle
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State | |||
| Virginia Tech |
Soccer Ties No. 7 UNC 2-2.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The top-ranked Seminole Soccer team (14-0-1) remained unbeaten for the 18th straight ACC game with a 2-2 tie to No. 7 North Carolina (10-2-3). The Seminoles 18 game ACC unbeaten streak ranks second in program history and their 12 game road unbeaten streak ranks tied for the second-best streak in school history.
The Garnet and Gold have also gone without a loss in the first 15 games of the season for the third time in program history and improved its road record to 45-15-9 since 2013. Florida State's 15 game unbeaten streak to open the 2021 season is tied for the third-longest unbeaten streak in FSU soccer history.
It did not take the Seminoles long to get on the board as Beata Olsson scored her 10th goal of the season just 58 seconds into the game. A long ball was sent into the middle of the field by Lauren Flynn after a foul by UNC. The ball was headed by Kristina Lynch and Olsson found the other end of the header. After gathering the ball, she fired a rocket from close to 30 yards out, giving the Noles a quick 1-0 lead. It was Olsson's second goal this season that came less than a minute into the game. She scored just 29 seconds into the game against No. 10 Auburn earlier this season.
North Carolina tied the game up in the 32nd minute after a goal from Isabel Cox, assisted by Emily Murphy. It was just the third first-half goal of the season allowed by the Seminoles.
The Tar Heels scored once again in the 62nd minute to take a 2-1 lead. Isabel Cox scored her second goal of the game off the bench. The goal was assisted by Emily Moxley and Same Meza. UNC's 2-1 lead marked just the second time in ACC play and the third time this season that the Noles trailed in a game this season.
The Seminoles tied it back up in the 80th minute after Olsson's second goal of the game and 11th of the season. Yujie Zhao passed the ball to Jenna Nighswonger in the middle of the field about 25 yards from the goal. Nighswonger dropped one into Olsson between several Carolina defenders as she made a run into the box. While running to her right, Olsson shot the ball across the face of the Carolina keeper and into the back of the net. It marks Olsson's third multi-goal game this season.
The game was tied at the end of regulation as the Garnet and Gold headed to overtime for the first time all season. After no shots were taken by either team in the first OT, FSU got off two in the second overtime both saved by the UNC keeper. With a minute left in the game, North Carolina got off their only shot of overtime and Cristina Roque secured the tie with her second save of the night.
POS ## NAME MIN SH SOG G A YC RC GW PK ATT
=== == ========================= === == === == == == == == == ===
GK 1 Cristina Roque 110 0 0 0 0
F 2 Jenna Nighswonger 110 4 0 0 1
F 4 Kristina Lynch 35 0 0 0 0
MF 6 Jaelin Howell 110 1 1 0 0
MF 8 Lauren Flynn 110 0 0 0 0
F 10 Jody Brown 102 1 0 0 0
D 11 Kirsten Pavlisko 110 1 0 0 0
F 13 Leilanni Nesbeth 56 0 0 0 0
D 25 Emily Madril 110 0 0 0 0 1
MF 26 Clara Robbins 99 1 0 0 0
F 30 Beata Olsson 103 4 3 2 0
---Substitutes---
7 Ran Iwai 11 1 0 0 0
17 Emma Bissell 11 0 0 0 0
19 Amelia Horton 40 1 0 0 0
21 Gianna Mitchell 7 0 0 0 0
33 Yujie Zhao 85 2 2 0 1
=======================================
11 FSU 110 16 6 2 2 1
Opp 110 12 4 2 3
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
========================= ======= == ===== = = = ==
Cristina Roque 110:00 2 2 1
=========================
FSU 110:00 2 2 1
Opp 110:00 2 4 1
Scoring Summary
Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description
==== ====== ==== ========================= ========================= =========================
1. 1:05 FSU Beata Olsson
2. 30:56 Opp Opponent Opponent
3. 61:19 Opp Opponent Opponent
Opponent
4. 79:13 FSU Beata Olsson Jenna Nighswonger
Yujie Zhao
| 1 | 2 | OT | O2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State | |||||
| North Carolina |
Soccer Falls to No. 6 Duke 1-0.
DURHAM, N.C. - The top-ranked Seminole Soccer team (14-1-1) fell for the first time this season, 1-0 to No. 6 Duke (11-2-1).
Mia Justus recorded a career-high three saves on eight Duke shots but that was not enough as the Blue Devils took a 1-0 lead in the 27th minute on a goal from Tess Boade assisted by Emily Royson. It marked just the third time in ACC play and the fourth time this season that the Noles trailed in a game this season.
Prior to that goal, Jaelin Howell came up with a huge save in the 16th minute after Justus got out of position. Howell stepped in between Tess Boade and the goal to make the save before Justus could get back to gather possession of the ball. Two minutes later Howell made a phenomenal defensive play to keep the score at zero.
Florida State headed into the half trailing for the first time this season.
Florida State finished the game with a 9-8 shot advantage in the game with four shots on goal but could not convert. The Garnet and Gold had their best look of the second half in the 75th minute when Emma Bissell got off a shot on frame.
POS ## NAME MIN SH SOG G A YC RC GW PK ATT
=== == ========================= === == === == == == == == == ===
GK 23 Mia Justus 90 0 0 0 0
F 2 Jenna Nighswonger 90 0 0 0 0 1
F 4 Kristina Lynch 51 2 1 0 0
MF 6 Jaelin Howell 83 0 0 0 0
MF 8 Lauren Flynn 90 0 0 0 0
F 10 Jody Brown 59 0 0 0 0
D 11 Kirsten Pavlisko 82 0 0 0 0
F 13 Leilanni Nesbeth 34 1 0 0 0
D 25 Emily Madril 90 0 0 0 0 1
MF 26 Clara Robbins 65 3 1 0 0
F 30 Beata Olsson 65 0 0 0 0
---Substitutes---
7 Ran Iwai 33 0 0 0 0
17 Emma Bissell 31 1 1 0 0
19 Amelia Horton 39 0 0 0 0
21 Gianna Mitchell 33 1 0 0 0
33 Yujie Zhao 56 1 1 0 0
=======================================
11 FSU 90 9 4 0 0 2
Opp 90 8 4 1 1 1 1
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
========================= ======= == ===== = = = ==
Mia Justus 90:00 1 3 1
=========================
FSU 90:00 1 3 1
Opp 90:00 0 4 1 1
Scoring Summary Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description ==== ====== ==== ========================= ========================= ========================= 1. 26:52 Opp Opponent Opponent
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State | |||
| Duke |
Soccer Closes out the Regular Season with 1-1 Tie To No. 1 Virginia.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida State Seminole Soccer team (14-1-2) finished regular season play with a 1-1 tie after two overtime periods against No. 1 Virginia (15-1-2). The Seminoles will now be the second seed in the ACC Tournament.
With the number two seed, FSU earned a bye in the first round of the ACC Tournament and will return to action next Friday, November 5th at 8 pm The Seminoles will face the winner of the first-round game between Duke and Wake Forest.
FSU honored three seniors, Jaelin Howell, Gabby Carle and Gianna Mitchell, prior to the game in front of a record crowd. The crowd of 2,388 people at the Seminole Soccer Complex set a new regular-season average attendance record of 1,513 people per game.
The match was competitive from the start as both teams were vying for the ACC regular-season title. The Seminoles edged the Cavaliers with 53% possession which completed the streak of leading possession in all matches during the regular season.
Virginia opened the scoring in the 63rd minute with a shot from Diana Ordonez.
It only took four minutes for the Garnet and Gold to equalize through a stunning strike by Yujie Zhao. Clara Robbins earned her sixth assist of the season with a pass to Zhao at the top of the box who launched the ball into the top corner. This was Zhao's fourth goal of the season.
Cristina Roque recorded a season-high four saves in the match to preserve the tie.
POS ## NAME MIN SH SOG G A YC RC GW PK ATT
=== == ========================= === == === == == == == == == ===
GK 1 Cristina Roque 110 0 0 0 0
F 4 Kristina Lynch 57 0 0 0 0
MF 6 Jaelin Howell 110 2 0 0 0 1
MF 8 Lauren Flynn 110 0 0 0 0
F 10 Jody Brown 84 0 0 0 0
D 11 Kirsten Pavlisko 110 0 0 0 0
F 13 Leilanni Nesbeth 30 0 0 0 0
D 16 Gabby Carle 1 0 0 0 0
D 25 Emily Madril 110 0 0 0 0
MF 26 Clara Robbins 89 1 0 0 1 1
F 30 Beata Olsson 91 2 0 0 0
---Substitutes---
2 Jenna Nighswonger 80 1 1 0 0
7 Ran Iwai 54 0 0 0 0
17 Emma Bissell 41 0 0 0 0 1
18 Maria Alagoa 4 0 0 0 0
19 Amelia Horton 47 1 0 0 0
21 Gianna Mitchell 15 0 0 0 0
33 Yujie Zhao 67 3 2 1 0
=======================================
11 FSU 110 10 3 1 1 3
Opp 110 12 5 1 1 1
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
========================= ======= == ===== = = = ==
Cristina Roque 110:00 1 4 1
=========================
FSU 110:00 1 4 1
Opp 110:00 1 2 1
Scoring Summary Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description ==== ====== ==== ========================= ========================= ========================= 1. 62:44 Opp Opponent Opponent 2. 67:00 FSU Yujie Zhao Clara Robbins
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | |||
| Florida State |
Soccer Advances To The ACC Championship With A 2-1 Win Over Wake Forest.
CARY, N.C. - The second-ranked Florida State Seminole Soccer team (15-1-2) advanced to the ACC Championship for the seventh time in the last nine seasons and the 13th time overall with a 2-1 overtime win against No. 25 Wake Forest (15-5).
Wake Forest attacked early and got an early fast break in the third minute. Cristina Roque had to come up with a huge save to force a Wake Forest corner kick. The Seminoles would get their first good look of the game in the 18th minute as Kirsten Pavlisko and Jody Brown played a give and go but Wake Forest's goalkeeper stepped in the way of the pass.
Roque came up with her second save of the game in the 28th minute after Wake Forest fired in a shot from a free-kick after a handball. Wake Forest then broke the scoreless tie in the 31st minute on a goal from Sofia Rossi, assisted by Jenna Menta. It marked just the fifth time this season that FSU's opponent scored the game's first goal.
Jenna Nighswonger got off the Seminoles' first shot in the 35th minute from just outside the 18-yard box and it would go just over the top right corner of the net. Seven minutes later the Seminoles tied the game with a goal from Lauren Flynn, the second of the season for her and the second of her career. It all got set up after Yujie Zhao forced a corner kick and then served in a nice ball to the back post off the corner for her eighth assist of the season.
In the 54th minute, Wake Forest had a chance to take the lead but Roque made a diving save, her third of the game, to her left to keep the Demon Deacons out of the net. The Seminoles outshot Wake Forest 6-2 in the second half but neither team could score as the Garnet and Gold headed to overtime for the third time in four games.
The Seminoles would come away victorious this time as freshman Maria Alagoa came through in the 97th minute with her fifth goal of the season. Florida State strung together some great passes as Clara Robbins passed the ball out to the right side of the field to Pavlisko who dropped a pass into the box to Jody Brown. Brown hit a one-touch pass to the top of the 18-yard box where Alagoa stepped into the shot and fired it into the top left corner, sending the Noles to the ACC Championship game.
POS ## NAME MIN SH SOG G A YC RC GW PK ATT
=== == ========================= === == === == == == == == == ===
GK 1 Cristina Roque 96 0 0 0 0
F 4 Kristina Lynch 24 0 0 0 0
MF 6 Jaelin Howell 96 0 0 0 0 1
MF 8 Lauren Flynn 96 1 1 1 0
F 10 Jody Brown 61 0 0 0 1
D 11 Kirsten Pavlisko 96 0 0 0 1
F 13 Leilanni Nesbeth 53 3 0 0 0
D 16 Gabby Carle 96 0 0 0 0
D 25 Emily Madril 96 0 0 0 0
MF 26 Clara Robbins 76 1 0 0 0
F 30 Beata Olsson 76 0 0 0 0
---Substitutes---
2 Jenna Nighswonger 81 2 1 0 0
7 Ran Iwai 21 0 0 0 0
18 Maria Alagoa 35 2 1 1 0 1
19 Amelia Horton 27 1 0 0 0
33 Yujie Zhao 28 0 0 0 1
=======================================
11 FSU 97 10 3 2 3 1 1
Opp 97 6 4 1 1 3
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
========================= ======= == ===== = = = ==
Cristina Roque 96.27 1 3 1
=========================
FSU 96:27 1 3 1
Opp 96:27 2 1 1
Scoring Summary
Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description
==== ====== ==== ========================= ========================= =========================
1. 30:27 Opp Opponent Opponent
2. 41:29 FSU Lauren Flynn Yujie Zhao
3. 96:27 FSU Maria Alagoa Jody Brown
Kirsten Pavlisko
| 1 | 2 | OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State | ||||
| Wake Forest |
Soccer Crowned 2021 ACC Champions for the Eighth Time in 11 Seasons.
CARY, N.C. - The second-ranked Florida State Seminole Soccer team (16-1-2) was crowned the 2021 ACC Champions after a 1-0 win over No. 1 Virginia (16-2-2).
The Seminoles won their eighth ACC Championship in the last 11 seasons with their ninth shutout of the year. The Garnet and Gold have won the ACC Title each of the last eight times they have played in it. This is also the second straight season that FSU won the ACC Championship by defeating the number one team in the country.
Clara Robbins was named the ACC Tournament MVP for the second straight year and she was joined by Maria Alagoa, Emily Madril, Lauren Flynn and Cristina Roque on the All-Tournament Team.
The Seminoles threatened early in the sixth minute after some nice passing by Beata Olsson and Jody Brown. Olsson received the ball in the middle of the field and sent a nice pass between a pair of Virginia defenders to hit Brown in stride. Brown's cross back to Olsson was intercepted by the Virginia keeper.
UVA retaliated quickly getting off the first shot of the game in the seventh minute but Cristina Roque was able to get in front of the ball after a nasty hop. Two minutes later, Virginia's Haley Hopkins had another look but it would go off the left post.
The Seminoles took the lead in the 10th minute off a perfect shot by Clara Robbins, for her sixth goal of the season. She intercepted the ball off a Virginia throw-in and turned around and fired an absolute rocket from over 30 yards out into the top of the net over the outstretched arm of Virginia's goalkeeper. It is the second straight season that Robbins has scored a goal in the ACC Championship game as she scored two last season against No. 1 North Carolina on her way to being named the ACC Tournament MVP.
Virginia was more aggressive in the second half as they were able to come away with eight shots compared to their three in the first half. The Seminoles' defense remained stout as they held Virginia off the scoreboard with great defensive play and a pair of fantastic saves by Roque. With FSU's shutout victory they held Virginia scoreless for just the second time all season.
POS ## NAME MIN SH SOG G A YC RC GW PK ATT
=== == ========================= === == === == == == == == == ===
GK 1 Cristina Roque 90 0 0 0 0
F 2 Jenna Nighswonger 90 1 1 0 0
MF 6 Jaelin Howell 90 1 0 0 0
MF 8 Lauren Flynn 90 0 0 0 0
F 10 Jody Brown 71 0 0 0 0
D 11 Kirsten Pavlisko 90 0 0 0 0
F 13 Leilanni Nesbeth 30 0 0 0 0
D 16 Gabby Carle 90 0 0 0 0
D 25 Emily Madril 90 0 0 0 0
MF 26 Clara Robbins 56 2 1 1 0 1 1
F 30 Beata Olsson 69 2 1 0 0
---Substitutes---
7 Ran Iwai 14 1 0 0 0
12 Heather Payne 14 0 0 0 0
18 Maria Alagoa 36 0 0 0 0
21 Gianna Mitchell 21 1 0 0 0
33 Yujie Zhao 49 0 0 0 0
=======================================
11 FSU 90 8 3 1 0 1 1
Opp 90 11 3 0 0
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
========================= ======= == ===== = = = ==
Cristina Roque 90:00 0 3 1 1
=========================
FSU 90:00 0 3 1 1
Opp 90:00 1 2 1
Scoring Summary Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description ==== ====== ==== ========================= ========================= ========================= 1. 9:57 FSU Clara Robbins
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State | |||
| Virginia |
Soccer Advances to Second Round of NCAA.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The number one ranked Seminole Soccer team (17-1-2) started NCAA tournament play at home with a 3-0 win over South Alabama (12-5-3).
The Seminoles beat South Alabama for the second time this season in front of 2,125 fans, the third-largest home crowd of the season. The Noles improve to 20-0-1 in first-round NCAA appearances. Tonight's match was the fifth time that the Jaguars and the Seminoles have met in the NCAA postseason. The Seminoles have not conceded a goal to South Alabama and have tallied 20 goals against them in postseason play.
Scoring opened early in the first half with a goal from Jody Brown during the 23rd minute. Jaelin Howell drove through South Alabama's defensive line, sending a ball across the goal to the top of the six-yard box to Clara Robbins. Robbins redirected the ball to Brown waiting on the far post. With one touch, Brown scored her second goal of the season.
The second goal for the Seminoles came three minutes later from Beata Olsson. With her 12th goal of the season, Olsson is now tied for the second-most goals scored in a season for a Seminole since 2015. The scoring drive started with Jenna Nighswonger finding Maria Alagoa in the attacking midfield. Alagoa played a two-touch ball through the Jaguar backline to Yujie Zhao. Zhao placed a ball one touch to Olsson at the penalty mark, who finished one touch past the South Alabama keeper.
The Seminole backline not only earned their 10th shutout within 20 games but also earned their 11th goal of the season by Emily Madril. The goal came in the 82nd minute off of a corner from Nighswonger. Nighswonger sent the ball to the back post where Lauren Flynn redirected the ball with her head. The South Alabama keeper made a diving save, but couldn't contain it when Madril came in for the rebound placing the ball into the back of the net.
POS ## NAME MIN SH SOG G A YC RC GW PK ATT
=== == ========================= === == === == == == == == == ===
GK 1 Cristina Roque 90 0 0 0 0
MF 6 Jaelin Howell 90 0 0 0 1
MF 8 Lauren Flynn 90 1 1 0 0
F 10 Jody Brown 58 2 1 1 0 1
D 11 Kirsten Pavlisko 90 1 0 0 0
F 13 Leilanni Nesbeth 39 1 0 0 0
D 16 Gabby Carle 90 1 1 0 0
MF 18 Maria Alagoa 58 3 0 0 1
D 25 Emily Madril 90 1 1 1 0
MF 26 Clara Robbins 49 3 0 0 1
F 30 Beata Olsson 58 4 2 1 0 1
---Substitutes---
2 Jenna Nighswonger 51 4 3 0 0
4 Kristina Lynch 32 1 0 0 0
17 Emma Bissell 21 1 0 0 0
19 Amelia Horton 12 0 0 0 0
21 Gianna Mitchell 32 0 0 0 0
33 Yujie Zhao 41 0 0 0 1
=======================================
11 FSU 90 23 9 3 4 1 1
Opp 90 3 1 0 0 1
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
========================= ======= == ===== = = = ==
Cristina Roque 90:00 0 1 1 1
=========================
FSU 90:00 0 1 1 1
Opp 90:00 3 6 1
Scoring Summary
Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description
==== ====== ==== ========================= ========================= =========================
1. 23:33 FSU Jody Brown Jaelin Howell
Clara Robbins
2. 26:31 FSU Beata Olsson Yujie Zhao
Maria Alagoa
3. 82:49 FSU Emily Madril
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Alabama | |||
| Florida State |
Soccer Dominates SMU, 5-1, to Advance to the Third Round of the NCAA Tournament.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The number one ranked Seminole Soccer team (18-1-2) kept their season alive with a 5-1 win against No. 25 SMU (12-6-2) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
The Seminoles continue to feel comfortable hosting as they move to a 19-2 record in second-round NCAA Tournament appearances and 49-2-1 at home, during NCAA postseason games. Tonight's matchup was the first time Florida State and SMU have met in the NCAA postseason. This was the eighth time that the Seminoles have scored at least five goals in NCAA Tournament play, the last time was in 2017 against Ole Miss at home in the first round.
The defensive line continued to add to Florida State's attacking efforts with one goal and two assists accredited to three of the starting back four. Gabby Carle's goal in the 71st minute was assisted by fellow defender, Emily Madril. Kirsten Pavlisko picked up the other assist with a pass to Kristina Lynch in the closing minutes of the match. The defensive line now has a combined to score 12 goals with four from Pavlisko, three from Madril and Carle, and two from Lauren Flynn. Combined, the backline has scored 21 career goals and earned 25 assists.
In the 21st minute, Yujie Zhao scored the first goal of the game off of a free-kick just outside the 18-yard box. Zhao's strike hit the left goal post and bounced across the goal into the right side of the net.
Just over five minutes later, the Seminoles struck again with a goal from Jody Brown. Brown earned her second consecutive goal in NCAA postseason play with pure speed. Jenna Nighwonger sent a ball past SMU's backline, who were not fast enough to hold off Brown. Brown drove toward the keeper and after a fake and a touch beating the keeper, Brown passed the ball into the back of the net.
Beata Olsson scored her team-leading 13th goal of the season with an individual effort in SMU's defensive half. SMU attempted to pass the ball back to a central defender when Olsson intercepted it and gave herself an open breakaway on goal, beating the goalkeeper one on one.
The defensive duo of Carle and Madril combined in the 71st minute for FSU's fourth goal of the game. Madril dribbled the ball deep into the Mustang's half of the field before passing the ball to Carle on the left side of the field. Carle took one touch and hit the ball from outside the 18-yard box with her left foot, placing it across the goal in the right upper corner.
SMU scored their only game on a penalty kick in the 80th minute. Lindsey Whitmore firmly placed the ball into the upper left corner. The Seminoles responded two minutes later with a goal from Lynch. Pavlisko played a ball across the goal from the touchline to Lynch inside the six-yard box. Lynch redirected the pass into the open goal, scoring her second goal of the season.
POS ## NAME MIN SH SOG G A YC RC GW PK ATT
=== == ========================= === == === == == == == == == ===
GK 1 Cristina Roque 90 0 0 0 0
MF 6 Jaelin Howell 67 1 0 0 0
MF 8 Lauren Flynn 90 0 0 0 0
F 10 Jody Brown 41 1 1 1 0 1
D 11 Kirsten Pavlisko 90 1 1 0 1
F 13 Leilanni Nesbeth 34 0 0 0 0
D 16 Gabby Carle 90 1 1 1 0
MF 18 Maria Alagoa 48 0 0 0 0
D 25 Emily Madril 90 0 0 0 1
MF 26 Clara Robbins 42 1 1 0 0
F 30 Beata Olsson 50 3 3 1 0
---Substitutes---
2 Jenna Nighswonger 40 3 2 0 1
4 Kristina Lynch 42 1 1 1 0
7 Ran Iwai 17 0 0 0 0
12 Heather Payne 17 2 0 0 0
17 Emma Bissell 31 1 1 0 0
19 Amelia Horton 32 0 0 0 0
21 Gianna Mitchell 40 0 0 0 0
33 Yujie Zhao 40 2 2 1 0
=======================================
11 FSU 90 17 13 5 3 1
Opp 90 3 2 1 0
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
========================= ======= == ===== = = = ==
Cristina Roque 90:00 1 1 1
=========================
FSU 90:00 1 1 1
Opp 90:00 5 8 1
Scoring Summary Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description ==== ====== ==== ========================= ========================= ========================= 1. 21:58 FSU Yujie Zhao 2. 27:26 FSU Jody Brown Jenna Nighswonger 3. 50:06 FSU Beata Olsson 4. 71:46 FSU Gabby Carle Emily Madril 5. 80:43 Opp Opponent Penalty kick 6. 82:22 FSU Kristina Lynch Kirsten Pavlisko
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Methodist | |||
| Florida State |
Soccer Advances to The Elite 8 With a 1-0 Shutout of Pepperdine.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The number one ranked Seminole Soccer team (19-1-2) moves on to the Elite 8 of the NCAA Tournament following a 1-0 win over No. 19 Pepperdine (17-4-1) at the Seminole Soccer Complex.
Today's win marked the 50th Seminole win at home in NCAA postseason history. Florida State improved to 69-18-5 overall postseason and 15-3-1 in third-round matchups.
Meeting Pepperdine for the first time in postseason play, the Seminoles displayed a masterclass of defense, earning their 11th shutout of the season. Kirsten Pavlisko, Emily Madril, Lauren Flynn, Gabby Carle and Jaelin Howell helped Cristina Roque hold the Waves to only four shots during the game.
Jody Brown has continued her streak of goals in postseason play with the game-winner in the fifth minute. Brown has scored one goal in each of the last three games. The goal started with Howell flicking the ball with her head on to Clara Robbins down the right side. Robbins sent a one-touch ball deep into the Waves' half in the direction of Brown. Brown showed off her impressive speed, outworking Pepperdine's defense inside the 18-yard box. Brown cut back to the left and struck the ball to the far left post before bouncing in on the right side of the net.
The Waves managed to keep the Seminoles out of the back of the net during the second half despite many close chances. The Noles had a streak of close offside calls inside the Pepperdine 18-yard box.
Beata Olsson had the best chance of the half on a breakaway play. Olsson approached the keeper one on one and attempted to place the ball on the far left side. This time, the post was not in favor of the Seminoles and the ball bounced back out into play.
POS ## NAME MIN SH SOG G A YC RC GW PK ATT
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GK 1 Cristina Roque 90 0 0 0 0
F 2 Jenna Nighswonger 90 0 0 0 0
MF 6 Jaelin Howell 90 0 0 0 1
MF 8 Lauren Flynn 90 1 0 0 0
F 10 Jody Brown 72 1 1 1 0 1
D 11 Kirsten Pavlisko 90 0 0 0 0
F 13 Leilanni Nesbeth 42 0 0 0 0
D 16 Gabby Carle 90 2 1 0 0
D 25 Emily Madril 90 0 0 0 0
MF 26 Clara Robbins 69 0 0 0 1
F 30 Beata Olsson 58 2 1 0 0
---Substitutes---
4 Kristina Lynch 13 0 0 0 0
17 Emma Bissell 13 0 0 0 0
18 Maria Alagoa 26 0 0 0 0
19 Amelia Horton 5 1 0 0 0
21 Gianna Mitchell 5 0 0 0 0
33 Yujie Zhao 56 2 1 0 0
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11 FSU 90 9 4 1 2 1
Opp 90 4 0 0 0 1
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
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Cristina Roque 90:00 0 0 1 1
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FSU 90:00 0 0 1 1
Opp 90:00 1 3 1
Scoring Summary
Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description
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1. 4:32 FSU Jody Brown Clara Robbins
Jaelin Howell
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pepperdine | |||
| Florida State |
Soccer Books Ticket to College Cup.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The number one ranked Seminole Soccer team (20-1-2) moves on to the College Cup following a 1-0 overtime win against No. 9 Michigan (18-6-3) at the Seminole Soccer Complex.
The Seminoles will travel to Santa Clara for their second straight College Cup appearance. This will be the eighth time that the Seminoles head to the College Cup in the last 11 years and their 12th appearance in program history. The 1-0 win in the first overtime was the Seminoles' 20th win of the season and concluded their 12 game unbeaten streak at home this season. The Noles' Elite 8 record improved to 10-4-2. Florida State has won six games in overtime in NCAA postseason play, with only two wins coming within the first overtime period.
Cristina Roque came up big with four saves, tying her season-high against Virginia. The formidable backline of Jaelin Howell, Lauren Flynn, Emily Madril, Kirsten Pavlisko and Gabby Carle helped keep Michigan out of the net the entire 99 minutes of play. Today's match marked shutout number 12 of the season.
The first half consisted of many quality chances on goal for the Seminoles. Beata Olsson found the back of the net in the ninth minute but it was recalled for being offside by mere inches. The next best chance was in the 16th minute off of a corner from Jenna Nighswonger. Nighswonger bent the ball towards the goal inducing a slight scramble among Michigan's goalkeeper and defenders. The ball looked as though it had bounced over the goal line and was called for official review. After review, the referee determined that there was no goal, and play continued.
In the second half, the Seminoles created a stronger push in the offensive half, totaling seven shots in comparison to only two in the first half. Nighswonger and Clara Robbins led the team in shots with two apiece, followed by shots from Howell, Madril, Olsson, and Yujie Zhao. A saved penalty kick from Michigan kept the game tied in the 74th minute. 90 minutes was not enough time for either team to produce a goal and the Seminoles headed into their 13th postseason overtime game.
In the 99th minute, with one minute left in the first overtime period, the Seminoles finally found the back of the net. With a strong push forward and heavy presence in the box, Howell served the ball from the right corner of the 18-yard box to the back post. With a diving effort, Carle kept the ball from going out and flicked it back toward the field of play. The Michigan goalkeeper left her line to challenge Carle, leaving Olsson unmarked on the goal line. Olsson finished Carle's saving play with one-touch into an open net. The team stormed the field and celebrated their 10th quarterfinal win.
POS ## NAME MIN SH SOG G A YC RC GW PK ATT
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GK 1 Cristina Roque 100 0 0 0 0
F 2 Jenna Nighswonger 99 3 1 0 0
MF 6 Jaelin Howell 99 1 1 0 1
MF 8 Lauren Flynn 99 0 0 0 0
F 10 Jody Brown 86 0 0 0 0 1
D 11 Kirsten Pavlisko 99 0 0 0 0 1
F 13 Leilanni Nesbeth 31 0 0 0 0
D 16 Gabby Carle 99 0 0 0 1
D 25 Emily Madril 99 1 0 0 0
MF 26 Clara Robbins 83 2 1 0 0
F 30 Beata Olsson 65 1 1 1 0 1
---Substitutes---
4 Kristina Lynch 16 0 0 0 0
7 Ran Iwai 14 0 0 0 0
17 Emma Bissell 8 0 0 0 0
18 Maria Alagoa 34 0 0 0 0
33 Yujie Zhao 60 2 1 0 0
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11 FSU 100 10 5 1 2 2 1
Opp 100 8 4 0 0
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
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Cristina Roque 99:05 0 4 1 1
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FSU 99:05 0 4 1 1
Opp 99:05 1 4 1
Scoring Summary
Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description
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1. 99:05 FSU Beata Olsson Gabby Carle
Jaelin Howell
| 1 | 2 | OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | ||||
| Florida State |
Soccer Advances to National Championship.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The number one ranked Seminole Soccer team (21-1-2) won 1-0 against No. 5 Rutgers (19-4-2) in the semifinals of the College Cup in Santa Clara, California.
Florida State will advance to their third National Championship in the last four years. The Seminoles' semifinal record improved to 5-6-1, leading them to their sixth championship match in program history. Tonight's match tallied shutout number 13 of the season, with the Seminoles outscoring their opponents 66-13. The Noles' all-time NCAA Tournament record improved to 71-18-5. Florida State now ranks second in the nation for all-time NCAA Tournament wins behind only North Carolina.
The first half remained scoreless as the Seminoles and the Scarlet Knights could not find the back of the net. The Seminoles' best chances of the night were stopped short by the Rutgers' defense. Clara Robbins created a goal-scoring opportunity by beating her defender one on one in the right corner of the field. She crossed the ball to Ran Iwai on the back post. Iwai headed the ball to Beata Olsson in the middle of the six-yard box. The crossbar was not in favor of the Seminoles as Olsson's header bounced off the top crossbar. LeiLanni Nesbeth tried to clean up the rebound before the Rutgers' defense dove in, blocking the shot and creating a corner kick for the Noles.
The second half consisted of many close chances from both teams. Cristina Roque came up big with a diving save against Rutgers' leading scorer early in the half. In the 77th minute, Roque made two more big-time saves. Rutgers broke through the Florida State defensive line and took a shot on goal. Roque deflected the shot and popped right back up to smother the rebound effort from Rutgers.
The Seminoles finally connected on a corner kick to gain the lead in the 71st minute. Jenna Nighswonger took the corner kick from the right corner. Nighswonger sent the ball into a mix of Seminoles and Scarlet Knights. Captain, Jaelin Howell was there to clean up the scramble with a shot into the back of the net. Howell's lone goal proved to be enough to ensure the Seminoles another trip to the National Championship.
POS ## NAME MIN SH SOG G A YC RC GW PK ATT
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GK 1 Cristina Roque 90 0 0 0 0
MF 6 Jaelin Howell 90 3 3 1 0 1
MF 7 Ran Iwai 49 0 0 0 0
MF 8 Lauren Flynn 90 0 0 0 0
F 10 Jody Brown 55 0 0 0 0
D 11 Kirsten Pavlisko 90 0 0 0 0
F 13 Leilanni Nesbeth 35 1 0 0 0
D 16 Gabby Carle 90 0 0 0 0
D 25 Emily Madril 90 0 0 0 0
MF 26 Clara Robbins 35 0 0 0 0
F 30 Beata Olsson 49 1 0 0 0
---Substitutes---
2 Jenna Nighswonger 55 1 0 0 0
4 Kristina Lynch 35 0 0 0 0
12 Heather Payne 41 0 0 0 0
18 Maria Alagoa 41 1 1 0 0
33 Yujie Zhao 55 2 0 0 0
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11 FSU 90 9 4 1 0 1
Opp 90 9 4 0 0
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
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Cristina Roque 90:00 0 4 1 1
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FSU 90:00 0 4 1 1
Opp 90:00 1 3 1
Scoring Summary Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description ==== ====== ==== ========================= ========================= ========================= 1. 70:55 FSU Jaelin Howell
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State | |||
| Rutgers |
Florida State Soccer Crowned National Champions for the Third Time.
Seminoles and Cougars settle the championship in penalty kick shootout.
By Elliott Finebloom
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - For the third time in the last 10 years, the top-ranked Florida State women's soccer team has won the NCAA National Championship. FSU downed No. 13 BYU Monday evening in Santa Clara in a penalty kick shootout to win the Women's College Cup. FSU (22-1-2) now has the second-most NCAA titles in the history of the sport and is one of just two teams to ever win three titles in an eight-year span.
Florida State, which lost the 2020 title in a shootout, wouldn't fall victim to the same fate in 2021. Goalkeeper Cristina Roque came up with saves on the second and fourth BYU PKs and Yujie Zhao sealed the title hitting the final PK to give the Seminoles the title 4-3.
"I feel like I had a lot of trust in my teammates, everyone who was stepping up to kick the ball especially (Zhao) finishing it off" said Roque. "I feel like everyone is behind me no matter which way it goes just how last year it didn't just go our way and everyone was behind me then. I knew whatever happened this year they were going to be behind me. I'm not gonna lie it does feel better here."
"That was a great feeling," said Zhao about hitting the winning penalty kick. "I have a faith...It's a little unfortunate we didn't score a goal in the regular time but I have a faith that we are going to win in PKs."
With the 2021 title in hand, Florida State has cemented its legacy among the greatest programs in the sport. Only North Carolina has won more NCAA women's soccer national championships as FSU is now tied with Notre Dame and Stanford for second on the all-time list for most championships.
"It feels quite nice to be sitting on this side of it," said FSU Head Coach Mark Krikorian. "Last year I thought that we were quite good and we had some unfinished business we needed to address."
BYU, which came into the match averaging 3.5 goals a game, was facing an FSU team that hadn't allowed a goal in the run of play all tournament. Neither team was able to breakthrough in 110 minutes of play as the Seminoles shut down the potent BYU attack, shutting out the Cougars for just the third time this season.
"Everyone that was here was treated to a heck of a soccer game with two very good teams," said Krikorian. "I thought BYU gave us everything we could handle. Extremely proud of our group. I thought we played well, played smart, played hard but BYU matched us all the way. Heck of a national championship. Heck of a final."
The Cougars had a couple of good chances to take the lead in the first half. The first was a goal that was waved off due to an offside call. The second was thwarted by a key defensive stop by MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist Emily Madril whose sliding tackle just eight yards in front of the FSU goal negated a serious scoring opportunity.
With just under 20 minutes remaining in regulation, Jody Brown had a piece of individual brilliance to create a dangerous chance. The Jamaican national beat two BYU players and worked her way four yards out from goal but from a difficult angle she was unable to get her shot on frame.
As the clock clicked under 10:00, BYU had another scoring opportunity. A Cougar deflection in the box landed right in front of an attacking Jamie Shepherd who one-timed the shot just over the crossbar keeping the game even.
With just 1:00 remaining, FSU almost cemented the game off a Zhao corner. The Cougars attempted to clear the cross but the Cougars' header went off the crossbar and bounced back to Brown. The sophomore fired from three yards out but couldn't get past the bodies in the box and her shot was deflected off a BYU defender.
In the 102nd-minute Heather Payne looked like she had sent the game-winning assist into the box. The Irish national sent a beautiful ball into the middle of the box where Beata Olsson had her shot blocked at point-blank range. Brown was there and looked to have a chance to follow up but slipped down before she could get a chance off.
Just three minutes later it was Jenna Nighswonger that had a chance to end it but her shot ended up right on the BYU keeper who made the stop.
POS ## NAME MIN SH SOG G A YC RC GW PK ATT
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GK 1 Cristina Roque 110 0 0 0 0
F 2 Jenna Nighswonger 97 0 0 0 0
MF 6 Jaelin Howell 110 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
MF 8 Lauren Flynn 110 0 0 0 0
F 10 Jody Brown 100 2 1 0 0
D 11 Kirsten Pavlisko 110 0 0 0 0
MF 12 Heather Payne 108 2 1 0 0 1 1
D 16 Gabby Carle 110 0 0 0 0 0 1
D 25 Emily Madril 110 0 0 0 0
MF 26 Clara Robbins 41 2 1 0 0 1 1
F 30 Beata Olsson 92 1 0 0 0
---Substitutes---
4 Kristina Lynch 19 0 0 0 0
17 Emma Bissell 6 0 0 0 0
18 Maria Alagoa 18 0 0 0 0
33 Yujie Zhao 69 0 0 0 0 1 1
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11 FSU 110 7 3 0 0 1 4 5
Opp 110 9 4 0 0 1 3 5
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
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Cristina Roque 110:00 0 4 1 1
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FSU 110:00 0 4 1 1
Opp 110:00 0 3 1
Scoring Summary Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description ==== ====== ==== ========================= ========================= ========================= Penalty Kicks Opponent Good No. 8 Clara Robbins Good Opponent No Good No. 12 - saved Heather Payne Good Opponent Good No. 5 Gabby Carle No Good saved Opponent No Good No. 22 - saved Jaelin Howell Good Opponent Good No. 10 Yujie Zhao Good
| 1 | 2 | OT | O2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State | |||||
| Brigham Young |