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Florida State Athletics Begins National Search For Head Women's Soccer Coach.
March 29, 2022
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida State Vice President and Director of Athletics Michael Alford announced Tuesday that a national search for a new head women's soccer coach will begin immediately.
"Coach (Mark) Krikorian has done a remarkable job over his tenure here and all Florida State alumni and supporters deeply appreciate not only what he has accomplished in terms of championships, but the caliber of graduates he has produced," said Alford. " We all wish him and his family well.
"We have the best women's soccer program in the country and we will identify and pursue the best coach for our program. We have committed resources that are second to none and will continue to invest in the student-athlete experience."
Florida State President Richard McCullough also praised the Seminoles' legendary head coach.
"We're saddened that Coach
Krikorian will be leaving FSU," said McCullough. "He is one of the most successful coaches in collegiate women's soccer history, and we are grateful for his years of service, his dedication to our
student-athletes, and the glory he brought to our university. We wish him all the best in the future as we look forward to our soccer program's continued success."
April 25, 2022
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida State Vice President and Director of Athletics Michael Alford named Tennessee head coach Brian Pensky as FSU women's soccer head coach on Monday. Pensky, who led the Volunteers to the 2021 SEC Championship, and has won National, ACC and SEC Coach of the Year honors, will take over the Seminoles after coaching Tennessee for the last 10 years.
"Florida State's soccer program is regarded as one of if not the best in the country and rightfully so," said Pensky. "The opportunity to be a part of this great program with the remarkable tradition is an honor. What Mark (Krikorian) did here over the last 17 years is unparalleled in our game. Simply put, he has been the best in the business."
"But it is more than just the soccer program that attracted me. The status of the university as a top tier public institution academically is just as impressive as the athletic history. And, I have coached in the ACC and I know the strength of the league is second to none in the country.
"I take over the program with endless humility and understanding of the task at hand."
Tennessee's SEC Championship this year highlighted a season in which the Vols finished with a 20-3-0 record and advanced to the NCAA Round of 16. Pensky was named the SEC Coach of the Year following the season and the entire UT coaching staff was recognized as the Southeast Region Coaching Staff of the Year.
"After getting a great deal of input from our soccer student-athletes, we set out to attract the very best coach in the country to lead what has become the premier program in the country. I am very pleased to announce that in Brian Pensky we have found the person whose talent and drive match our consistently high expectations for FSU soccer.
"Coach Pensky is a proven winner both in the ACC which we consider the nation's best conference and the SEC. He has built programs and sustained consistent, high-level success proving his abilities time and time again.
"I am excited about the future of our program under Coach Pensky and we welcome him and his family to Florida State."
Pensky guided the 2018 Volunteers to the NCAA quarterfinals for the first time in program history. Tennessee finished 16-3-3 overall and recorded the highest winning percentage (.795) and fewest losses (3) in a single season in school history. The Vols earned consensus top-10 status following the historic campaign.
"Our soccer program has not only brought three national championships to Florida State University, but they have produced outstanding leaders who are dedicated students," said FSU President Richard McCullough. "In short, they represent the very best of what intercollegiate athletics is all about.
"Our team members and our program deserve a coach who has been highly successful both on and off the field and we have found that in Coach Pensky. I will be first in line cheering the team and Coach Pensky on next season."
Over the last five seasons, Tennessee has won an SEC title, finished second in the league three times and third once while reaching the NCAA Elite 8 and Sweet 16. Pensky's overall record in 10 years in Knoxville is 118-58-25.
Prior to taking over at Tennessee, Pensky was the head women's coach at the University of Maryland for seven seasons.
In 2010, Maryland earned the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, and Pensky was named both National Coach of the Year by Soccer America and ACC Coach of the Year. He served as Maryland's head coach from 2005-11 and posted a 67-52-20 overall record. While at the helm in College Park, Pensky led the Terrapins to their most successful three-year run in program history, with a 44-14-9 record and a .724 win percentage over the last three seasons.
Pensky guided Maryland to NCAA Tournament appearances in each of the last three seasons, including Sweet 16 appearances in both 2009 and 2011.
In 2010, Pensky led Maryland to its best season in program history with an 18-2-3 (.848) overall ledger and a school-record 7-2-1 mark in the ACC.
Playing in the highly competitive ACC, Pensky guided the Terps to their second-ever ACC Championship match in 2011 and the Terps advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 that season.
Before guiding the women's team, Pensky served as an assistant coach with the Maryland men's program, helping those Terrapins to three consecutive College Cup berths (2002-04). Working with head coach Sasho Cirovski, Pensky helped the Terps to a 57-14-3 record (.791 win percentage). The men captured the ACC Tournament title in 2002 and the regular-season crown in 2003. In 2004, CollegeSoccerNews.com named Pensky one of the top assistant coaches in the nation.
Before working under Cirovski for three seasons, Pensky was an assistant at Loyola College in Maryland for one season after serving as an assistant coach with the women's team at George Washington the previous three seasons.
Pensky, whose overall record as coach at Tennessee and Maryland is 185-111-45, earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Emory University in 1991. He has an "A" license from the United States Soccer Federation as well as an NSCAA Premier and NSCAA goalkeeping diploma.
Contingent on the successful completion of a background check, Pensky takes over an FSU program that will be defending National Champions in 2022 and has reached the national title game in three of the last four seasons.
Pensky and his wife, Abby, have three children - boy-girl twins Will and Alex and their youngest son, Ben.
Melina Descary, 5-7, MF, Candiac, Quebec, Canada
Onyi Echegini, 5-9, MF, London, England
Olivia Garcia, 5-7, F, Las Vegas, Nev.
Heather Gilchrist, 5-8, D, Boulder, Colo.
Olivia Lebdaoui, 5-6, F, Panama City Beach
Sophia Nguyen, 5-6, MF, Pensacola
Roque Named Goalkeeper of the Year; FSU Well Represented on All-ACC Teams. November 2, 2022 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - After a 12-2-2 regular season and a
share of the ACC Regular Season Championship, the Florida State soccer team earned a plethora of postseason ACC awards. Cristina Roque was named the ACC's first Goalkeeper of the Year and the Noles
had a league-high nine student-athletes named to the All-ACC team for the second straight season. In the first season of the ACC Goalkeeper of the Year award, Cristina Roque earned the honor after
finishing the regular season with a 7-1-2 record. Roque allowed just seven goals in 900 minutes played, good for a 0.70 goals-against average on the season. She came away with 36 saves, a new career
high, and recorded four shutouts in 10 games played this season. Roque is the NCAA's active leader in goals against average with a 0.56. Florida State placed a league-high tying three on the
All-ACC First Team. Along with Roque, Jenna Nighswonger and Jody Brown found a place on the first team for the first time in their career. Nighswonger had a career year in the regular season,
finishing with a career-high 13 assists to go with four goals, totaling in a career-high 21 points. Brown also had a career year, finishing with a career-high six goals to go with six assists. She
currently has a career-high tying 18 points. The Seminoles also placed three on the All-ACC Second Team, including Clara Robbins, Onyi Echegini and LeiLanni Nesbeth. Robbins was a mainstay in the
Seminole lineup this fall, playing in and starting all 16 games in the midfield for the Noles. She finished the regular season with four goals and four assists for a total of 12 points. Echegini
proved to be a valuable pickup for FSU this off-season. She finished the regular season with a team-leading nine goals, including a hat trick against Boston College. Echegini also recorded two assists
to finish the season with 20 points, good for second on the team. Nesbeth made the transition to the holding midfield position this season and proved to be a valuable member of the Seminole defense.
She helped a Seminole defense that only allowed 12 goals this season and recorded eight shutouts. Nesbeth also proved to be an offensive threat with four goals and an assist. Both Heather Payne and
Beata Olsson were named to the All-ACC Third Team. This is Payne's first appearance on the All-ACC Team since she was named to the All-Freshman Team in 2019. She helped a Seminole defense that only
allowed 12 goals this season and recorded eight shutouts. Offensively Payne recorded two goals and three assists. This is Olsson's second appearance on the All-ACC Team as she was on the second team a
season ago. Olsson was a threat all season at the top of the offense, coming away with five goals and two assists. Lastly, Heather Gilchrist rounds out the Seminoles that were named to an All-ACC
Team as she was named to the freshman team. She played in all 16 regular season games for the Noles with 15 starts. She helped a Seminole defense that only allowed 12 goals this season and recorded
eight shutouts. December 2, 2022 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida State soccer team has three student-athletes named
All-Americans by the United Soccer Coaches as announced on Friday Afternoon. Jenna Nighswonger was named a First Team All-American and Cristina Roque and Jody Brown were named to the third team.
This is the first All-American honor for all three Seminoles. Nighswonger becomes Florida State's 23rd First Team All-American in program history. With three All-Americans in 2022, FSU has earned
57 all-time All-American accolades. This makes the 14th time that Florida State has had multiple All-Americans in a season. Nighswonger's First Team All-American honor is the first All-American
honor of her career. She has had a career year through 22 games this season. She has a career-high in points (28), assists (16) and goals (six). Nighswonger has been named to the TopDrawerSoccer Team
of the Week three times and was named the TDS and College Soccer News National Player of the Week on October 18 after recording three assists against No. 12 Duke. She was named First Team All-Atlantic
Region and to the All-ACC First Team and was named the ACC Tournament MVP after finishing with two goals and an assist against No. 2 North Carolina and No. 4 Notre Dame. Roque is having yet another
stellar season in the net for the Seminoles. She has a 12-1-3 record with seven shutouts so far this season. Roque has recorded a career-high 57 saves this season, including a single-game high 10
against No. 2 Virginia. She has a .826 save percentage and a .740 goals-against average. Her .593 career goals-against average is the lowest amongst active players in the NCAA. Roque was named First
Team All-Atlantic Region and to the All-ACC First Team and was named the ACC's Goalkeeper of the Year. Brown is having a career year as well, with eight goals, nine assists and 25 points through 22
games. She has been electric on the offensive end of the field all season, showing off her speed and allowing the Seminole offense to score 62 goals so far this season. Brown has recorded two
multi-goal games this season with two goals against both No. 14 Clemson and No. 12 Duke. She was named First Team All-Atlantic Region and to the All-ACC First Team and the ACC All-Tournament Team.
2022 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 So * Viseu, Portugal (EscolaSecundaria Alves Martins)
* 17 Emma Bissell MF 5-9 So * Cheshire, England (Saint Bede's Catholic School)
* 10 Jody Brown F 5-3 Jr ** Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica (Montverde Academy)
* 5 Summer Denigan MF 5-5 Fr Union, Ky. (Larry Ryle)
* 88 Melina Descary MF 5-7 Fr Candiac, Quebec, Canada (College Francais Secondaire)
* 6 Onyi Echegini MF 5-9 Sr London, England (Bexleyheath Academy/Mississippi State)
* 8 Lauren Flynn D 5-6 Jr ** Arlington, Va. (Yorktown)
* 0 Olivia Garcia F 5-7 Fr Las Vegas, Nev. (Mother of Divine Grace)
* 20 Heather Gilchrist D 5-8 Fr Boulder, Colo. (Fairview)
* 19 Amelia Horton F 5-3 So * Olathe, Kans. (Olathe Northwest)
* 7 Ran Iwai MF 5-3 Jr ** Tokyo, Japan (Futaba Mirai Gakuen)
* 23 Mia Justus GK 5-9 So * Lakewood, Ohio (IMG Academy)
* 21 Olivia Lebdaoui F 5-6 Fr Panama City Beach (Arnold)
* 13 Leilanni Nesbeth F-MF 5-4 Sr *** Saint David's, Bermuda (Bede's Senior School)
* 16 Sophia Nguyen MF 5-6 Fr Pensacola (Pensacola)
* 2 Jenna Nighswonger F-MF 5-4 Sr *** Huntington Beach, Calif. (Huntington Beach)
* 9 Beata Olsson F 5-5 Jr * Enkoping, Sweden (Celsiusskolan Uppsala/Florida)
* 12 Heather Payne MF-D 5-7 Sr *** Ballinasloe, Ireland (Ardscoil Mhuire Ballinasloe)
* 26 Clara Robbins MF 5-7 Sr-R *****Stafford, Va. (Colonial Forge)
* 1 Cristina Roque GK 5-7 Jr ** Winter Garden (West Orange)
* 15 Kaitlyn Zipay MF-F 5-7 So-R ** Winter Springs (Oviedo)
2022 Roster - By Number
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T PY
R No Name Pos Hgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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* 0 Olivia Garcia F 5-7 Fr Las Vegas, Nev. (Mother of Divine Grace)
* 1 Cristina Roque GK 5-7 Jr ** Winter Garden (West Orange)
* 2 Jenna Nighswonger F-MF 5-4 Sr *** Huntington Beach, Calif. (Huntington Beach)
* 5 Summer Denigan MF 5-5 Fr Union, Ky. (Larry Ryle)
* 6 Onyi Echegini MF 5-9 Sr London, England (Bexleyheath Academy/Mississippi State)
* 7 Ran Iwai MF 5-3 Jr ** Tokyo, Japan (Futaba Mirai Gakuen)
* 8 Lauren Flynn D 5-6 Jr ** Arlington, Va. (Yorktown)
* 9 Beata Olsson F 5-5 Jr * Enkoping, Sweden (Celsiusskolan Uppsala/Florida)
* 10 Jody Brown F 5-3 Jr ** Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica (Montverde Academy)
* 12 Heather Payne MF-D 5-7 Sr *** Ballinasloe, Ireland (Ardscoil Mhuire Ballinasloe)
* 13 Leilanni Nesbeth F-MF 5-4 Sr *** Saint David's, Bermuda (Bede's Senior School)
* 15 Kaitlyn Zipay MF-F 5-7 So-R ** Winter Springs (Oviedo)
* 16 Sophia Nguyen MF 5-6 Fr Pensacola (Pensacola)
* 17 Emma Bissell MF 5-9 So * Cheshire, England (Saint Bede's Catholic School)
* 18 Maria Alagoa MF 5-6 So * Viseu, Portugal (EscolaSecundaria Alves Martins)
* 19 Amelia Horton F 5-3 So * Olathe, Kans. (Olathe Northwest)
* 20 Heather Gilchrist D 5-8 Fr Boulder, Colo. (Fairview)
* 21 Olivia Lebdaoui F 5-6 Fr Panama City Beach (Arnold)
* 23 Mia Justus GK 5-9 So * Lakewood, Ohio (IMG Academy)
* 26 Clara Robbins MF 5-7 Sr-R *****Stafford, Va. (Colonial Forge)
* 88 Melina Descary MF 5-7 Fr Candiac, Quebec, Canada (College Francais Secondaire)
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.
Soccer Has Three United Soccer Coaches All-Americans.
2022 Conference Awards
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Jody Brown Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Tournament Team
Uche Echefu Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Tournament Team
Onyi Echegini Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Heather Gilchrist Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Freshman
Leilanni Nesbeth Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Jenna Nighswonger Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Tournament Team - MVP
Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Tournament Team
Beata Olsson Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 3rd Team
Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Tournament Team
Heather Payne Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 3rd Team
Clara Robbins Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Cristina Roque Atlantic Coast Conference - Goalkeeper of the Year
Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
All-Conference - 10
2022 All-Americans
Name Organization
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Jody Brown United Soccer Coaches - 3rd Team
Lauren Flynn Top Drawer Soccer - 2nd Team
Jenna Nighswonger College Soccer News - 1st Team
Top Drawer Soccer - 1st Team
United Soccer Coaches - 1st Team
Cristina Roque Top Drawer Soccer - 3rd Team
United Soccer Coaches - 3rd Team
All-Americans - 4
2022 Schedule and Results
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| Notre Dame ACC, 2OT, 4-2 PK Florida State advances, Cary, N.C. |
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| North Carolina ACC Championship, Cary, N.C. |
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| Florida Gulf Coast NCAA |
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| Louisiana State NCAA |
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| Pittsburgh Sweet 16, NCAA |
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| Arkansas Elite Eight, NCAA |
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| North Carolina College Cup, NCAA, Cary, N.C. |
EOY StatsRef Overall Home Away Neutral ------------------------------------------------ FSU record is 17- 3-3 9- 1-1 7- 1-1 1- 1-1 vs ACC 8- 2 4- 1 4- 1 0- 0
2022 Atlantic Coast Conference Results 1t Florida State 8- 2 17- 3-3 1t North Carolina 8- 2 20- 5-1 3 Notre Dame 7- 2-1 17- 3-3 4t Duke 6- 2-2 15- 5-3 4t Virginia 6- 2-2 16- 4-3 6 Pittsburgh 5- 3-2 14- 5-3 7 Clemson 4- 3-3 8- 5-5 8 Virginia Tech 4- 5-1 10- 7-2 9 Wake Forest 3- 6-1 9- 7-3 10 Louisville 3- 7 6- 8-2 11 North Carolina State 2- 6-2 7- 7-6 12 Miami 2- 7-1 5- 8-3 13 Syracuse 1- 6-3 8- 7-3 14 Boston College 1- 7-2 5- 8-5
2022 CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT Date Score Comments ========== ================================================== ================================== 10/30/2022 (5)Duke 2, (4)Virginia 1 Round 1, Charlottesville, Va. 10/30/2022 (6)Pittsburgh 1, (3)Notre Dame 1 Round 1, 2OT, 5-4 PK, Notre Dame advances, South Bend, Ind. 11/03/2022 (5)Duke 0, (1)North Carolina 0 Round 2, 2OT, 7-6 PK, North Caroloina advances, Cary, N.C. 11/03/2022 (3)Notre Dame 3, (2)Florida State 3 Round 2, 2OT, 4-2 PK, Florida State advances, Cary, N.C. 11/06/2022 (2)Florida State 2, (1)North Carolina 1 Round 3, Cary, N.C.
2022 EOY Stats
Offensive Stats Name GP GS Min G A Pts Sh Sh% SOG SOG% YC RC GW PK ATT =============================================================================== Jenna Nighswonger 22 22 1551 6 16 28 83 0.072 34 0.410 0 0 2 1 1 Onyi Echegini 21 20 1385 11 6 28 46 0.239 27 0.587 1 0 2 0 0 Jody Brown 23 22 1451 8 10 26 35 0.229 21 0.600 2 0 3 0 0 Beata Olsson 23 23 1656 6 3 15 57 0.105 24 0.421 5 0 3 0 0 Clara Robbins 23 23 1711 5 5 15 40 0.125 17 0.425 2 0 1 0 1 Leilanni Nesbeth 23 23 1816 6 2 14 19 0.316 9 0.474 2 0 1 1 1 Heather Payne 18 16 1492 4 4 12 14 0.286 9 0.643 2 0 1 1 1 Olivia Garcia 20 4 642 3 5 11 25 0.120 12 0.480 0 0 0 0 0 Maria Alagoa 21 1 712 3 3 9 11 0.273 6 0.545 0 0 1 0 0 Emma Bissell 22 0 627 3 2 8 22 0.136 10 0.455 0 0 0 0 0 Kaitlyn Zipay 22 0 676 2 1 5 15 0.133 6 0.400 0 0 0 0 0 Sophia Nguyen 20 9 940 1 1 3 6 0.167 2 0.333 0 0 0 0 0 Ran Iwai 23 23 1831 1 0 2 6 0.167 3 0.500 0 0 1 1 1 Lauren Flynn 22 22 1944 1 0 2 5 0.200 4 0.800 1 0 1 0 0 Amelia Horton 14 0 324 1 0 2 4 0.250 3 0.750 0 0 0 0 0 Olivia Lebdaoui 9 0 104 1 0 2 1 1.000 1 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 Heather Gilchrist 23 22 1954 0 1 1 0 0.000 0 0.000 2 0 0 0 0 Cristina Roque 17 17 1550 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 1 0 0 0 0 Summer Denigan 3 0 84 0 0 0 2 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 Mia Justus 6 6 540 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 Melina Descary 10 0 137 0 0 0 3 0.000 2 0.667 0 0 0 0 0 Team 2 0 2 0 4 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 1 0 0 ========================================================= FSU 23 2090 64 59 187 394 0.162 190 0.482 18 0 17 4 5 Opp 23 2090 20 10 50 212 0.094 102 0.481 25 0 3 2 4 Defensive Stats Name GP GS Minutes GA Avg Saves Pct W L T Sho Faced ============================================================================= Cristina Roque 17 17 1550:00 15 0.87 60 0.800 12 2 3 7 Mia Justus 6 6 540:00 5 0.83 19 0.792 5 1 0 4 Team 2 0 0:00 0 0.00 2 1.000 0 0 0 0 ======================================================= FSU 23 2090:00 20 0.86 81 0.802 17 3 3 11 0 Opp 23 2090:00 64 2.76 125 0.661 3 17 3 2
Soccer Plays to a Scoreless Draw on Opening Night at South Carolina.
COLUMBIA, S.C. - No. 1 Florida State (0-0-1) played to a scoreless draw after 90 minutes of action at No. 12 South Carolina (0-0-1).
Florida State is unbeaten in its last 14 season openers and junior goalkeeper Cristina Roque remains unbeaten in her career with a record of 27-0-7.
Jenna Nighswonger got things started for the Noles with two early shots, one in the ninth minute and one in the 10th minute that led to the first of seven corners for FSU. The first half would remain scoreless, and Nighswonger had another good look at the net in the 45th minute from just outside the box but it would go just wide right.
Florida State outshot South Carolina 8-3 in the first half with three shots on goal.
The Seminoles would take 10 more shots with three more on goal in the second half but could not get one in the back of the net. After a Gamecock corner kick, the Seminoles got in transition in the 59th minute and once again Nighswonger would get off a shot, one of her eight on the night, and it would clank off of the crossbar.
Florida State threatened again in the 62nd minute with a service into the box from Ran Iwai that resulted in a collision between Onyi Echegini and the South Carolina goalkeeper, resulting in South Carolina's possession.
In the 78th minute, Roque snagged the ball over the heads of South Carolina attackers on a serve in from the right side, helping to secure the 20th shutout of her career.
Florida State finished the game with an 18-7 shot advantage and with a 6-3 shots on goal advantage. The Noles possessed the ball for 71 percent of the game.
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 0 Olivia Garcia 60 1 0 0 0
F 2 Jenna Nighswonger 90 8 3 0 0
MF 6 Onyi Echegini 53 1 0 0 0 1
MF 7 Ran Iwai 90 0 0 0 0
F 9 Beata Olsson 69 0 0 0 0
MF 12 Heather Payne 90 0 0 0 0 1
F 13 Leilanni Nesbeth 90 1 0 0 0
MF 16 Sophia Nguyen 90 1 1 0 0
D 20 Heather Gilchrist 90 0 0 0 0 1
MF 26 Clara Robbins 67 4 2 0 0 1
---Substitutes---
5 Summer Denigan 24 1 0 0 0
10 Jody Brown 40 0 0 0 0
17 Emma Bissell 30 1 0 0 0
18 Maria Alagoa 22 0 0 0 0
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11 FSU 90 18 6 0 0 4
Opp 90 7 3 0 0 2
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
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Cristina Roque 90:00 0 3 1 1
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FSU 90:00 0 3 1 1
Opp 90:00 0 6 1 1
Scoring Summary Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description ==== ====== ==== ========================= ========================= =========================
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State | |||
| South Carolina |
Soccer Earns First Win of the Season, 3-1, Over Georgia.
ATHENS, Ga. - No. 1 Florida State (1-0-1) earned its first win of the season and first win under head coach Brian Pensky after a 3-1 win over Georgia (1-1-0).
Cristina Roque improved to 28-0-7 in her career and the Noles improved to 46-16-10 on the road since 2013. The win also marked FSU's first win against Georgia in Athens.
The Noles came out firing in the first half against Georgia, with seven shots, five on goal and three goals. Beata Olsson got off the first shot for the Noles in the fifth minute after a nice turn when receiving a throw-in by Clara Robbins. After the goal kick that followed resulted in a turnover, Florida State scored its first goal of the season in the sixth minute. Ran Iwai brought the ball up from the back and passed it to Jenna Nighswonger in the center of the field who dropped it off to Onyi Echegini in the top right corner of the box. She shot it from the top of the 18-yard box into the bottom right corner of the net for her first goal as a Seminole.
Three minutes later, Echegini had another great look from the right side that clanked off both posts but was cleared by the Georgia defense. In the 12th minute, Cristina Roque made her first save of the game diving to her right.
14 minutes later, the Seminoles took a 2-0 lead after Jenna Nighswonger scored her 14th career goal. She intercepted a Georgia pass at the top of the 18-yard box and struck a bending ball into the bottom left corner of the net.
Two minutes later in the 28th minute, Georgia cut the lead in half with a goal scored by Dani Murguia in the bottom left of the goal off an assist by Madison Haugen.
In the 33rd minute, FSU had a great opportunity as Maria Alagoa took the ball up the field and passed it off to the left to Emma Bissell who crossed it into Beata Olsson. Olsson's shot was deflected out and led to an FSU corner kick. The Noles would convert on the corner kick in the 34th minute as Alagoa sent the ball into the front post. Bissell then headed the ball towards the back post and into the net for her second career goal, giving FSU a 3-1 lead into halftime.
Florida State continued to get shots on goal in the second half as they took six more shots with four on goal. The Noles would not be able to convert as they would go on and win their first game 3-1.
In the 50th minute, LeiLanni Nesbeth got a shot off from near the top of the box right at the UGA goalkeeper. Three minutes later in the 53rd minute, the Noles had a corner kick that went in off the head of Echegini but was called off because of interference. The Garnet and Gold had two more shots in the 54th and 56th minutes by Robbins and Nighswonger both saved by the UGA keeper.
FSU finished with a 13-9 shot advantage and a 9-4 shots on goal advantage while holding on to the ball for 65 percent of the game.
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 48 2 2 1 0 1
MF 6 Onyi Echegini 48 3 1 1 0
MF 7 Ran Iwai 90 0 0 0 0
D 8 Lauren Flynn 43 0 0 0 0
F 9 Beata Olsson 67 2 2 0 1
F 10 Jody Brown 51 0 0 0 0
MF 12 Heather Payne 90 0 0 0 0
F 13 Leilanni Nesbeth 80 1 1 0 0
MF 16 Sophia Nguyen 90 0 0 0 0
MF 26 Clara Robbins 58 1 1 0 0
---Substitutes---
0 Olivia Garcia 40 1 0 0 0
5 Summer Denigan 44 1 0 0 0
15 Kaitlyn Zipay 24 0 0 0 0
17 Emma Bissell 43 1 1 1 0
18 Maria Alagoa 43 1 1 0 1
20 Heather Gilchrist 48 0 0 0 0
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11 FSU 90 13 9 3 2 1
Opp 90 9 4 1 1 1
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
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Cristina Roque 90:00 1 3 1
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FSU 90:00 1 3 1
Opp 90:00 3 6 1
Scoring Summary Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description ==== ====== ==== ========================= ========================= ========================= 1. 5:40 FSU Onyi Echegini 2. 25:28 FSU Jenna Nighswonger Beata Olsson 3. 27:24 Opp Opponent Opponent 4. 33:15 FSU Emma Bissell Maria Alagoa
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| Florida State | |||
| Georgia |
Soccer Ties Auburn 1-1 in the Home Opener.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The No. 2 Florida State soccer team (1-0-2) tied No. 16 Auburn (2-0-1) 1-1 on Thursday after a two-hour lightning delay at the Seminole Soccer Complex.
Heather Payne scored the solo tally for the Seminoles, marking her third career goal. Cristina Roque improved her unbeaten career record to 28-0-8. Dating back to 2011, Florida State is 113-7-8 in the last 128 matches played at home.
The Seminoles came out eager in the opening minutes, registering three shots in the first 14 minutes, two of which came from Beata Olsson and one from Clara Robbins. The Seminoles were inches away from the opening goal when Jody Brown nailed the crossbar with a shot on the receiving end of a cross from Ran Iwai. Emma Bissell attempted to clean up the rebound when she was fouled by a Tiger defender resulting in a penalty kick for the Seminoles. Payne slotted the ball from the penalty mark, giving FSU a 1-0 lead in the 29th minute.
The Seminoles entered the locker room at halftime with the lead, 70 percent of the possession, and five shots to Auburn's three. In the 47th minute, Lauren Flynn sent a pass down the left side to Brown and then Brown quickly redirected it to Jenna Nighswonger in the midfield. Nighswonger's shot missed by mere inches, hitting the goalpost once again.
Auburn responded in the 62nd minute, scoring off a set piece with a header from Sydnie Thibodaux. The Seminoles attempted to regain the advantage many times, coming up short every time. In the 83rd minute, Nighswonger sliced a ball past the Tiger defense, finding Brown on an island. Brown took the keeper on one-on-one and shot just wide on the right side. The Seminoles' last quality chance came in the 88th minute once again by Brown. This time the Tiger's goalkeeper came up big with a save leading to a Seminole corner.
Florida State ended the match with 17 shots and 10 on goal compared to Auburn's six shots and three on goal.
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 82 3 1 0 0
MF 6 Onyi Echegini 52 0 0 0 0
MF 7 Ran Iwai 73 1 0 0 0
D 8 Lauren Flynn 90 0 0 0 0
F 9 Beata Olsson 65 4 2 0 0 1
F 10 Jody Brown 82 6 4 0 0
MF 12 Heather Payne 90 1 1 1 0
F 13 Leilanni Nesbeth 90 0 0 0 0
D 20 Heather Gilchrist 74 0 0 0 0
MF 26 Clara Robbins 74 2 2 0 0
---Substitutes---
0 Olivia Garcia 21 0 0 0 0
5 Summer Denigan 16 0 0 0 0
15 Kaitlyn Zipay 8 0 0 0 0
16 Sophia Nguyen 34 0 0 0 0
17 Emma Bissell 27 0 0 0 0
18 Maria Alagoa 26 0 0 0 0
=======================================
11 FSU 90 17 10 1 0 1
Opp 90 6 3 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 1 9 1
Scoring Summary Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description ==== ====== ==== ========================= ========================= ========================= 1. 28:56 FSU Heather Payne penalty kick 2. 62:06 Opp Opponent Opponent
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn | |||
| Florida State |
Soccer Defeats Florida, 5-0, in the Sunshine Showdown.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The No. 10 Florida State soccer team (2-0-2) took down the University of Florida (2-4), 5-0, in Gainesville on Sunday night. With the win, FSU has now won each of the last five meetings, tying the longest winning streak in series history.
Florida State is now 47-16-10 on the road since 2013 and the Noles are unbeaten in their last 13 games, dating back to the last game of the regular season in 2021.
Florida State was the aggressor in the first half scoring one goal on nine shots, while the Gators only got off one shot. In the 12th minute, the Seminoles had a great chance on goal after a handball 19 yards out led to an indirect free kick. Jenna Nighswonger took the shot but hit the net's left side. Two minutes later in the 15th minute, the Noles had another good look, this one by Beata Olsson. Jody Brown made a run from the right side to the center of the field and slid a pass to Beata Olsson but the UF defense blocked her shot.
One minute later, Florida State would get on the scoreboard with Jenna Nighswongers' second goal of the season. Clara Robbins passed the ball to Olivia Garcia down the left side of the field. Garcia then would give it to Nighswonger at the top of the 18-yard box and she would one time it into the back of the net.
The Noles would get their second goal early in the second half. Olivia Garcia scored her first career goal in the 48th minute. Sophia Nguyen dropped it off to Jody Brown at the right side of the 18-yard box, Brown then crossed it across the face of the goal to Garcia who made it 2-0.
FSU expanded its lead in the 57th minute with Jody Brown's first goal of the season. She received a pass from Nighswonger just inside the 18-yard box and snuck it right past the UF keeper, giving the Noles a 3-0 lead.
The lead grew to four in the 68th minute on a Florida own goal. Nguyen crossed the ball from the left side and a UF defender went to clear the pass but kicked it right into her own goal.
Beata Olsson capped things off in the 87th minute with her first goal of the season on a header that came off of a cross by Emma Bissell.
POS ## NAME MIN SH SOG G A YC RC GW PK ATT
=== == ========================= === == === == == == == == == ===
GK 23 Mia Justus 90 0 0 0 0
F 0 Olivia Garcia 52 3 2 1 1
F 2 Jenna Nighswonger 72 4 1 1 1 1
MF 7 Ran Iwai 67 0 0 0 0
D 8 Lauren Flynn 90 0 0 0 0
F 9 Beata Olsson 75 3 1 1 0
F 10 Jody Brown 55 1 1 1 1
F 13 Leilanni Nesbeth 79 0 0 0 0
MF 16 Sophia Nguyen 78 1 0 0 0
D 20 Heather Gilchrist 90 0 0 0 0
MF 26 Clara Robbins 60 2 0 0 0
---Substitutes---
15 Kaitlyn Zipay 39 2 1 0 0
17 Emma Bissell 45 1 0 0 1
18 Maria Alagoa 42 1 0 0 0
19 Amelia Horton 37 0 0 0 0
21 Olivia Lebdaoui 8 0 0 0 0
88 Melina Descary 19 1 1 0 0
Team 1 0
=======================================
11 FSU 90 19 7 5 4 1
Opp 90 3 2 0 0 1
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
========================= ======= == ===== = = = ==
Mia Justus 90:00 0 2 1 1
=========================
FSU 90:00 0 2 1 1
Opp 90:00 5 3 1
Scoring Summary Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description ==== ====== ==== ========================= ========================= ========================= 1. 15:49 FSU Jenna Nighswonger Olivia Garcia 2. 47:53 FSU Olivia Garcia Jody Brown 3. 56:15 FSU Jody Brown Jenna Nighswonger 4. 67:10 FSU Team own goal 5. 86:05 FSU Beata Olsson Emma Bissell
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State | |||
| Florida |
Soccer Defeats Florida Gulf Coast 5-0.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The No. 8 Florida State soccer team (3-0-2) took down Florida Gulf Coast University (2-4), 5-0, in Tallahassee on Thursday night. Tonight's win marks win 183 wins at home since 2005.
In the month of September, the Seminoles' all-time record is 140-56-11 with 58 wins in the last 70 matches played. Since 2005, the Seminoles are 96-20-8 in September since 2005 with 69 shutouts. The Seminoles boast an impressive .901 win percentage at home since 2005.
Cristina Roque earned another clean sheet and a win with the shutout over FGCU. Roque is a combined 29-0-8 in her career. She has been a key part of the Seminole defense, extending the unbeaten streak to 14 games, dating back to the last game of the regular season in 2021.
The offense has proven to be best in the second half with four or more goals in the second half of the last two games. Despite firing off 11 shots in the first half, the Seminoles were unable to find the back of the net. After halftime, Florida State came out and scored two minutes into the second half. Clara Robbins scored her first goal of the season off an assist from Jody Brown. Robbins received the pass from Brown in the middle of the 18-yard box and finished it with one touch between the defender's legs.
Eight minutes later, freshman Olivia Garcia added another tally for the Seminoles. Jenna Nighswonger beat FGCU's outside right defender and sent the ball into the box, forcing the keeper to come out and deflect it. Garcia was in the right place at the right time, finishing the deflection with one-touch into the lower left corner of the goal.
The Seminoles came back and scored another goal in an even shorter amount of time, tallying the third goal only two minutes after the previous one. Sophia Nguyen sent in a cross from the right side to Garcia on the far post. Garcia collected the cross and laid it back to Robbins at the same spot as her first goal. This time around, Robbins had enough time to take a touch and curl it into the upper right corner, leaving the FGCU keeper with no chance of saving it.
Emma Bissell scored the fourth goal of the match in the 82nd minute. Bissell collected a clearance from Heather Gilchrist deep in the Seminole defense at midfield. In a valiant solo effort, Bissell dribbled down the field, fending off FGCU defenders before striking the ball into the lower right corner of the net from the left side of the 18-yard box.
In the final minute of play, Olivia Lebdaoui scored her first career goal. Maria Alagoa sent the ball over the Eagle's defense into space for Lebdaoui to run on to. Lebdaoui cut the defender to the left and finished it in the upper left corner of the goal.
POS ## NAME MIN SH SOG G A YC RC GW PK ATT
=== == ========================= === == === == == == == == == ===
GK 1 Cristina Roque 90 0 0 0 0
F 0 Olivia Garcia 47 5 2 1 1
F 2 Jenna Nighswonger 70 4 2 0 1
MF 7 Ran Iwai 77 1 0 0 0
D 8 Lauren Flynn 90 0 0 0 0
F 9 Beata Olsson 65 3 0 0 0
F 10 Jody Brown 51 3 0 0 1
F 13 Leilanni Nesbeth 72 1 0 0 0
MF 16 Sophia Nguyen 65 1 0 0 0
D 20 Heather Gilchrist 90 0 0 0 1
MF 26 Clara Robbins 60 3 3 2 0 1
---Substitutes---
15 Kaitlyn Zipay 40 3 2 0 0
17 Emma Bissell 44 3 2 1 0
18 Maria Alagoa 44 0 0 0 1
19 Amelia Horton 40 0 0 0 0
21 Olivia Lebdaoui 26 1 1 1 0
88 Melina Descary 26 0 0 0 0
=======================================
11 FSU 90 28 12 5 5 1
Opp 90 6 2 0 0 1
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
========================= ======= == ===== = = = ==
Cristina Roque 90:00 0 2 1 1
=========================
FSU 90:00 0 2 1 1
Opp 90:00 5 7 1
Scoring Summary Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description ==== ====== ==== ========================= ========================= ========================= 1. 47:18 FSU Clara Robbins Jody Brown 2. 55:58 FSU Olivia Garcia Jenna Nighswonger 3. 58:22 FSU Clara Robbins Olivia Garcia 4. 81:22 FSU Emma Bissell Heather Gilchrist 5. 89:03 FSU Olivia Lebdaoui Maria Alagoa
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Gulf Coast | |||
| Florida State |
Soccer shuts down Rice 5-0.
HOUSTON, Tex. - The No. 8 Florida State soccer team (4-0-2) took it to Rice (2-6) on their home field on a hot, Texas Sunday afternoon with a 5-0 win.
FSU now improves to 141-56-11 in the month of September and is unbeaten in its last 15 games dating back to the final game of the regular season in 2021. This also marks the eighth time in program history that FSU has started unbeaten through the first six games of the season.
The Seminoles came out aggressive in the first half, recording two goals on 14 shots with 10 of those on goal. Beata Olsson started things for FSU in the 21st minute with her second goal of the season off an assist from Jenna Nighswonger. Nighswonger crossed the ball from the left side to the middle of the box where Olsson chipped it right over the diving goalkeeper.
In the 36th minute, FSU took a 2-0 lead with Onyi Echegini's second goal of the season on an assist from Kaitlyn Zipay. Zipay passed the ball to the penalty spot from the left corner.
The second half was not a whole lot different as the Noles scored three goals on 13 shots with nine shots on goal. The first goal of the second half came in the 57th minute by Maria Alagoa. She took a free kick from just outside the top left corner of the 18-yard box and curled it in for her first goal of the season.
45 seconds later Alagoa converted on her second goal of the game. This one came from a rebound inside the box from Olivia Garcia's shot. Alagoa's two goals against rice marked a career high.
The Seminoles capped things off in the 70th minute with Beata Olsson's second goal of the game and the third of the season. It came off assists from Jody Brown and Jenna Nighswonger. Olsson became the third Seminole to have two goals in a game this season, joining Alagoa and Clara Robbins who scored two against FGCU.
12 of FSU's 19 goals this season have been scored in the second half.
POS ## NAME MIN SH SOG G A YC RC GW PK ATT
=== == ========================= === == === == == == == == == ===
GK 23 Mia Justus 90 0 0 0 0
F 0 Olivia Garcia 42 2 1 0 1
MF 2 Jenna Nighswonger 54 6 5 0 2
MF 7 Ran Iwai 61 0 0 0 0
MF 8 Lauren Flynn 90 2 2 0 0 1
F 9 Beata Olsson 55 7 5 2 0 1
F 10 Jody Brown 64 0 0 0 1
MF 13 Leilanni Nesbeth 66 0 0 0 0
MF 16 Sophia Nguyen 68 0 0 0 0
D 20 Heather Gilchrist 32 0 0 0 0
D 26 Clara Robbins 66 1 0 0 0
---Substitutes---
6 Onyi Echegini 65 2 2 1 0
12 Heather Payne 58 0 0 0 0
15 Kaitlyn Zipay 29 0 0 0 1
17 Emma Bissell 39 2 1 0 0
18 Maria Alagoa 36 3 3 2 0
19 Amelia Horton 39 0 0 0 0
21 Olivia Lebdaoui 13 0 0 0 0
88 Melina Descary 25 2 1 0 0
=======================================
11 FSU 90 27 20 5 5 1 1
Opp 90 4 3 0 0 3
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
========================= ======= == ===== = = = ==
Mia Justus 90:00 0 3 1 1
=========================
FSU 90:00 0 3 1 1
Opp 90:00 5 15 1
Scoring Summary
Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description
==== ====== ==== ========================= ========================= =========================
1. 20:01 FSU Beata Olsson Jenna Nighswonger
2. 35:36 FSU Onyi Echegini Kaitlyn Zipay
3. 56:24 FSU Maria Alagoa free kick
4. 57:09 FSU Maria Alagoa Olivia Garcia off rebound
5. 69:59 FSU Beata Olsson Jody Brown
Jenna Nighswonger
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State | |||
| Rice |
Soccer Dominates Boston College in the ACC Opener.
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - The No. 12 Florida State soccer team (5-0-2) dominated Boston College (4-2-3), 6-0, in the ACC opener. With the win, the Seminoles are unbeaten in the last 16 games, good for the third-longest unbeaten streak in school history. FSU also improves to 7-2-2 in ACC openers since 2012. The garnet and gold have outscored their last four opponents 21-0 with four straight wins of five goals or more.
The Florida State offense struck early in the first half, thanks to the Seminole defense. Two steals in the Boston College final third led to two scores by Onyi Echegini. The Seminoles' defense stifled the Eagles, allowing just six shots and one shot on goal, leading to Cristina Roque's 30th career win, improving her career record to 30-0-8.
Just one minute and four seconds into the game the Seminoles took an early lead thanks to Echegini's third goal of the season. After stealing a Boston College throw-in, Echegini worked her way to the left edge of the 18-yard box and fired one into the top right corner of the net across the BC keeper's face.
10 minutes later, Echegini struck again with her second goal of the game. Jody Brown stole the ball on a Boston College pass about 30 yards away from the BC goal. She passed the ball to the left to Echegini who would score her second goal of the game from eight yards out. She became the fourth Nole this season to record two goals in a game.
Echegini almost scored her third goal of the game in the 21st minute on a header off a corner kick but she was called for a foul inside the 6-yard box. She converted on her first career hat trick in the 55th minute. Jenna Nighswonger took the ball up the middle of the field and passed it off to Clara Robbins who split two defenders with the pass to Echegini. One-on-one with the goalkeeper, Echegini converted from seven yards out.
Four minutes later, Nighswonger extended the lead to four with her third goal of the season. She took the corner kick from the left corner and bent it into the back post. The ball ricocheted off the post and into the back of a Boston College defender before finding the net.
Sophia Nguyen expanded the lead with her first career goal in the 75th minute. After throwing the ball in to Olivia Garcia, Nguyen got the ball back towards the left sideline and bent one into the goal between a Boston College defender.
Kaitlyn Zipay capped things off in the 84th minute with her first goal of the season as well. Zipay played a give-and-go with Emma Bissell and popped out behind the BC defense and slid her shot past the Eagle's goalkeeper.
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 4 2 1 0
MF 6 Onyi Echegini 55 4 4 3 0 1
MF 7 Ran Iwai 68 0 0 0 0
D 8 Lauren Flynn 81 1 1 0 0
F 9 Beata Olsson 61 3 2 0 0
F 10 Jody Brown 49 2 1 0 1
MF 12 Heather Payne 85 0 0 0 0
F 13 Leilanni Nesbeth 81 0 0 0 0 1
D 20 Heather Gilchrist 90 0 0 0 0
MF 26 Clara Robbins 50 1 0 0 1
---Substitutes---
0 Olivia Garcia 47 3 2 0 1
15 Kaitlyn Zipay 30 2 1 1 0
16 Sophia Nguyen 23 1 1 1 0
17 Emma Bissell 42 2 1 0 1
18 Maria Alagoa 47 1 1 0 0
19 Amelia Horton 16 0 0 0 0
21 Olivia Lebdaoui 8 0 0 0 0
88 Melina Descary 10 0 0 0 0
=======================================
11 FSU 90 24 16 6 4 1 1
Opp 90 6 1 0 0 2
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
========================= ======= == ===== = = = ==
Cristina Roque 90:00 0 0 1 1
Team 0:00 1
=========================
FSU 90:00 0 1 1 1
Opp 90:00 6 9 1
Scoring Summary Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description ==== ====== ==== ========================= ========================= ========================= 1. 1:04 FSU Onyi Echegini 2. 11:00 FSU Onyi Echegini Jody Brown 3. 54:47 FSU Onyi Echegini Clara Robbins 4. 58:42 FSU Jenna Nighswonger 5. 74:06 FSU Sophia Nguyen Olivia Garcia 6. 83:19 FSU Kaitlyn Zipay Emma Bissell
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State | |||
| Boston College |
Soccer Takes Down Louisville 5-1 at Home.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The No. 7 Florida State soccer team (6-0-2) defeated Louisville (4-2-2) in the Seminole's ACC home opener 5-1 on Thursday night at the Seminole Soccer Complex. Tonight's match was dedicated to honoring suicide prevention month and promoting the normalization of mental health.
For the fifth consecutive game, the Seminoles scored at least five goals, outscoring their opponents 26-1. Florida State has proven to be a second-half team with 20 of their 30 goals scored this season in the second half. At home, the Seminoles are a dominant with 246-46-16 all-time record. Jenna Nighswonger led the offense with a career-high five points consisting of three assists and one goal. Mia Justus remains unbeaten this season with a 3-0 record.
Tonight's win marked the ninth consecutive victory over the Cardinals and a perfect 5-0 at home against Louisville. Prior to tonight's match, Louisville had only allowed four goals in seven games before letting up five to the Seminoles. Florida State wasted no time gaining the lead in the second minute with a penalty kick from Nighswonger. Jody Brown earned the penalty for the Seminoles when she was dragged down inside the box by a Cardinal defender.
Beata Olsson doubled the lead in the 13th minute with her fourth goal of the season. The play leading up to the goal started in the midfield with LeiLanni Nesbeth. Nesbeth found Heather Payne deep on the right side behind the Cardinal defensive line. Payne one-touch slotted the ball directly to Olsson's feet, finding the back of the net.
The Cardinals scored their only goal against the Seminoles in the 32nd minute on a penalty kick by Maisie Whitsett. The penalty kick was awarded after a scramble and a handball in the box from Florida State. Mia Justus chose the correct side but could not get behind the shot enough, resulting in the first goal she let up this season.
As usual, the Seminoles were successful on the offense in the second half, resulting in three more goals. Nesbeth got things rolling with a header off Nighswonger's corner kick in the 50th minute. Nighswonger sent the ball bending into the box from the right corner with her left foot and Nesbeth got just enough on the ball to redirect it around the keeper.
Onyi Echegini scored her sixth goal of the season in almost the same exact manner as Nesbeth. Once again, Nighswonger sent the ball in from the corner on the right side, but Echegini was there to send it in with her head in the 58th minute.
Less than a minute later, Clara Robbins scored the night's final goal. Payne found herself in a familiar position, receiving the ball on the right side from Nesbeth deep in the middle. Payne sent the ball into Nighswonger at the top of the penalty box who dropped it off to Robbins in the middle. Robbins one-touch finished it in the lower left corner. Robbins now has three goals on the season.
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 73 5 2 1 3
MF 6 Onyi Echegini 51 3 3 1 0
MF 7 Ran Iwai 62 0 0 0 0
D 8 Lauren Flynn 90 0 0 0 0
F 9 Beata Olsson 62 2 1 1 0 1
F 10 Jody Brown 51 1 0 0 0
MF 12 Heather Payne 73 0 0 0 2
F 13 Leilanni Nesbeth 73 1 1 1 1
D 20 Heather Gilchrist 90 0 0 0 0
MF 26 Clara Robbins 60 2 1 1 0
---Substitutes---
0 Olivia Garcia 40 1 0 0 0
15 Kaitlyn Zipay 29 0 0 0 0
16 Sophia Nguyen 29 0 0 0 0
17 Emma Bissell 40 0 0 0 0
18 Maria Alagoa 40 1 0 0 0
19 Amelia Horton 18 1 1 0 0
21 Olivia Lebdaoui 18 0 0 0 0
88 Melina Descary 9 0 0 0 0
=======================================
11 FSU 90 17 9 5 6 1
Opp 90 4 4 1 0 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 5 4 1
Scoring Summary
Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description
==== ====== ==== ========================= ========================= =========================
1. 1:28 FSU Jenna Nighswonger penalty kick
2. 12:48 FSU Beata Olsson Heather Payne
Leilanni Nesbeth
3. 31:31 Opp Opponent penalty kick
4. 49:20 FSU Leilanni Nesbeth Jenna Nighswonger
5. 57:23 FSU Onyi Echegini Jenna Nighswonger
6. 58:52 FSU Clara Robbins Jenna Nighswonger
Heather Payne
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | |||
| Florida State |
Soccer Gets Seventh Win With 3-1 Win Over No. 14 Clemson.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The No. 7 Florida State soccer team (7-0-2) defeated No. 14 Clemson (5-3-2) on Sunday afternoon at the Seminole Soccer Complex. The 3-1 win capped off the Seminoles' ACC home opening weekend and improved their ACC record to 3-0. The Seminoles' unbeaten streak grows to 18, taking the spot as the second longest in school history.
Jody Brown was the catalyst for the offense today, picking up a career-high five points with two goals and one assist. Cristina Roque and the Seminole defense were solid the full 90 minutes, allowing only one goal from a penalty kick.
Brown put the Seminoles up early in the 6th minute, finishing off a cross from Onyi Echegini. Clara Robbins slotted a ball through the Tiger defense to Echegini on the left side of the goal box. Echegini turned on the end line and chipped it up to Brown in the box. Brown rocketed the ball into the back of the net, scoring the Seminoles' fourth goal of the season in under 10 minutes.
Maria Alagoa doubled the lead for Florida State with another one-touch finish in the 18-yard box off a cross. This time, Brown returned the favor and assisted Alagoa in the 31st minute. Brown received the ball on the left side from Olivia Garcia in the middle. Brown crossed the ball on the ground into the stride of Alagoa, who finished into the bottom left corner.
Brown came back in the 65th minute, scoring her second goal of the game. Beata Olsson intercepted a bad pass from Clemson and found Brown in the 18-yard box. Brown placed the ball, one touch, into the lower left corner of the net.
Clemson's Makenna Morris scored the only goal of the match for the Tigers in the 87th minute after a bad touch and foul from the Seminole 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 13 0 0 0 0
MF 6 Onyi Echegini 49 0 0 0 1
MF 7 Ran Iwai 71 0 0 0 0
D 8 Lauren Flynn 90 0 0 0 0
F 9 Beata Olsson 60 0 0 0 1 1
F 10 Jody Brown 59 2 2 2 1
MF 12 Heather Payne 77 2 0 0 0
F 13 Leilanni Nesbeth 22 1 0 0 0
D 20 Heather Gilchrist 90 0 0 0 0
MF 26 Clara Robbins 90 0 0 0 1
---Substitutes---
0 Olivia Garcia 42 0 0 0 1
15 Kaitlyn Zipay 60 2 1 0 0
16 Sophia Nguyen 45 0 0 0 0
17 Emma Bissell 24 2 0 0 0
18 Maria Alagoa 59 2 1 1 0 1
19 Amelia Horton 31 1 1 0 0
21 Olivia Lebdaoui 8 0 0 0 0
88 Melina Descary 17 0 0 0 0
=======================================
11 FSU 90 12 5 3 5 1 1
Opp 90 7 4 1 0 2
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
========================= ======= == ===== = = = ==
Cristina Roque 90:00 1 3 1
=========================
FSU 90:00 1 3 1
Opp 90:00 3 2 1
Scoring Summary
Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description
==== ====== ==== ========================= ========================= =========================
1. 6:01 FSU Jody Brown Onyi Echegini
Clara Robbins
2. 30:52 FSU Maria Alagoa Jody Brown
Olivia Garcia
3. 64:31 FSU Jody Brown Beata Olsson
4. 86:57 Opp Opponent penalty kick
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson | |||
| Florida State |
Soccer Extends Win Streak to Seven After Win Over Miami.
CORAL GABLES, Fla. - The No. 7 Florida State soccer team (8-0-2) extended its win streak to seven with a 1-0 win over Miami (3-5-2) in Coral Gables. The win extended the Seminoles' unbeaten streak to 19, the second longest unbeaten streak in school history. Florida State is also unbeaten through the first 10 games for the fifth time in school history.
Not much was going on in the first half as the two teams combined for three shots and only one goal. The second half was a different game as the Garnet and Gold had five shots of their own and two on goal, resulting in the game's only goal.
In the 48th minute, Maria Alagoa was fouled in the 18-yard box after Jody Brown slipped a pass into her. Heather Payne stepped to the penalty spot and drilled it for her second PK make of the season. Miami only got off three shots and two on goal, both resulting in a Mia Justus save, bringing her save total to 10 on the season.
The Seminoles dominated possession once again, finishing with a 65-35 advantage.
POS ## NAME MIN SH SOG G A YC RC GW PK ATT
=== == ========================= === == === == == == == == == ===
GK 23 Mia Justus 90 0 0 0 0
MF 6 Onyi Echegini 79 2 0 0 0
MF 7 Ran Iwai 72 0 0 0 0
D 8 Lauren Flynn 90 0 0 0 0
F 9 Beata Olsson 68 1 0 0 0
F 10 Jody Brown 64 0 0 0 0
F 13 Leilanni Nesbeth 66 0 0 0 0
MF 16 Sophia Nguyen 73 1 0 0 0
MF 18 Maria Alagoa 68 0 0 0 0
D 20 Heather Gilchrist 90 0 0 0 0
MF 26 Clara Robbins 75 1 0 0 0
---Substitutes---
0 Olivia Garcia 27 0 0 0 0
12 Heather Payne 36 1 1 1 0 1
15 Kaitlyn Zipay 39 0 0 0 0
17 Emma Bissell 27 1 1 0 0
19 Amelia Horton 33 0 0 0 0
=======================================
11 FSU 90 7 2 1 0 1
Opp 90 3 2 0 0
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
========================= ======= == ===== = = = ==
Mia Justus 90:00 0 2 1 1
=========================
FSU 90:00 0 2 1 1
Opp 90:00 1 1 1
Scoring Summary Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description ==== ====== ==== ========================= ========================= ========================= 1. 47:48 FSU Heather Payne penalty kick
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State | |||
| Miami |
Career High 10 Saves By Roque Leads The Seminoles to Win Over No. 2 Virginia.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The No. 3 Florida State soccer team (9-0-2) defeated No. 2 Virginia (10-2-1) behind a career-high 10 saves by Cristina Roque.
The Seminoles extended their unbeaten streak to 20 with the win and Roque improved to 32-0-8 in her career. FSU has dominated the last eight games, outscoring its opponents 31-2. FSU has outscored its ACC opponents 16-2 in its first five ACC games.
The Seminoles struck quickly against the Cavaliers as Jody Brown found the back of the net for the fourth time this season just 47 seconds into the game. Beata Olsson took possession of the ball about 40 yards out and passed it along to Jenna Nighswonger. Nighswonger's pass got deflected by a UVA defender and landed at the feet of Brown who was one-on-one with the Virginia keeper. Brown kicked a rocket over the head of the keeper and into the back of the net.
Virginia did lead the game in shots at the half (6-3), but Roque came away with four saves to maintain the clean sheet at the half.
Virginia had 15 more shots in the second half, including six on goal. Roque stepped up every time and denied the Cavaliers on the way to a career-high 10 saves.
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 80 2 2 0 0
MF 6 Onyi Echegini 79 0 0 0 0
MF 7 Ran Iwai 90 0 0 0 0
D 8 Lauren Flynn 90 1 0 0 0
F 9 Beata Olsson 87 1 1 0 0
F 10 Jody Brown 78 2 1 1 0 1
F 13 Leilanni Nesbeth 90 0 0 0 0
MF 16 Sophia Nguyen 90 0 0 0 0
D 20 Heather Gilchrist 90 0 0 0 0
MF 26 Clara Robbins 90 0 0 0 0
---Substitutes---
0 Olivia Garcia 3 0 0 0 0
15 Kaitlyn Zipay 12 0 0 0 0
17 Emma Bissell 3 0 0 0 0
18 Maria Alagoa 11 0 0 0 0
19 Amelia Horton 10 0 0 0 0
=======================================
11 FSU 90 6 4 1 0 1
Opp 90 21 10 0 0
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
========================= ======= == ===== = = = ==
Cristina Roque 90:00 0 10 1 1
=========================
FSU 90:00 0 10 1 1
Opp 90:00 1 3 1
Scoring Summary Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description ==== ====== ==== ========================= ========================= ========================= 1. 0:47 FSU Jody Brown
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State | |||
| Virginia |
Soccer Suffers First Loss of the Season to No. 17 Notre Dame.
NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The No. 3 Florida State soccer team (9-1-2) lost for the first time this season, 4-0, to No. 17 Notre Dame (11-2).
Notre Dame stuck early in the fifth minute with their first of four goals on the afternoon, this one was scored by Korbin Albert. About four minutes later the Irish took a 2-0 lead with a goal by Olivia Wingate, assisted by Leah Klenke.
The Seminoles went into the half trailing 2-0, while the Fighting Irish had a 5-4 shots-on-goal advantage. Mia Justus came away with two saves in the first half.
Notre Dame scored two more in the second half with goals in the 72nd and 84th minutes. Maddie Mercado scored ND's third goal and Olivia Wingate converted her second goal of the game to put the Irish up 4-0.
Mia Justus did finish the game with a career-high five saves in her 13th career start. The Seminoles got off nine shots on the afternoon but could not find the back of the net as five of those nine shots were on goal.
The Seminoles had their best opportunity in the 13th minute when Clara Robbins was fouled in the box. Jenna Nighswonger stepped up to take the penalty kick and missed. The Seminoles then had two more shots on goal in the first half, one in the 15th minute and one in the 20th minute by Beata Olsson and Jody Brown.
Florida State would get three shots on goal in the second half, two by Onyi Echegini and one by Brown.
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 64 1 0 0 0
MF 6 Onyi Echegini 80 3 3 0 0
MF 7 Ran Iwai 90 0 0 0 0
D 8 Lauren Flynn 90 0 0 0 0
F 9 Beata Olsson 73 2 1 0 0 1
F 10 Jody Brown 53 2 1 0 0
F 13 Leilanni Nesbeth 90 0 0 0 0
MF 16 Sophia Nguyen 69 0 0 0 0
D 20 Heather Gilchrist 90 0 0 0 0
MF 26 Clara Robbins 64 0 0 0 0
---Substitutes---
0 Olivia Garcia 38 0 0 0 0
15 Kaitlyn Zipay 38 0 0 0 0
17 Emma Bissell 18 0 0 0 0
18 Maria Alagoa 27 0 0 0 0
19 Amelia Horton 22 1 0 0 0
=======================================
11 FSU 90 9 5 0 0 1
Opp 90 13 10 4 2 2 1
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
========================= ======= == ===== = = = ==
Mia Justus 90:00 4 5 1
=========================
FSU 90:00 4 5 1
Opp 90:00 0 5 1 1
Scoring Summary Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description ==== ====== ==== ========================= ========================= ========================= 1. 4:57 Opp Opponent 2. 9:04 Opp Opponent Opponent 3. 71:23 Opp Opponent Opponent 4. 83:17 Opp Opponent
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State | |||
| Notre Dame |
Soccer Takes Down No. 12 Duke 5-1.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The No. 4 Florida State soccer team (10-1-2) defeated No. 12 Duke (10-4) 5-1 at the Seminole Soccer Complex Thursday night in Tallahassee. The Seminoles tallied their sixth game with five or more goals to take the lead in ACC conference play with a record of 6-1.
Jody Brown and Jenna Nighswonger led the Seminole offense with seven points combined. Brown tallied her third career game with two goals and sits at second on the team with 17 points. Nighswonger leads with 18 points after three assists on the night. In her seventh season, Clara Robbins has become only the seventh Seminole to appear in 100 games and tallied one assist on the night. Cristina Roque extended her unbeaten career record to 33-0-8, holding the Blue Devils to only one goal with four saves.
Brown earned her fifth goal of the season in the 23rd minute with an assist from Nighswonger. The goal effort started at midfield with a combination between Robbins and Nighswonger. Nighswonger turned and chipped the ball over Duke's defensive line into Brown's stride. Brown collected the ball with a touch and then slipped it past the keeper to the left side of the net. The Blue Devils responded four minutes later, getting the final touch on a scramble in the box.
After going into the locker room at halftime with a 1-1 tie, Florida State was hungry for more. Once again, Brown put the Seminoles back on top with a screaming shot to the far side of the net in the 50th minute. Onyi Echegini controlled a 50/50 ball in the midfield before penetrating Duke's defensive line. Brown made her supporting run down the right side and received the ball from Echegini just inside the 18-yard box. With plenty of time and space, Brown struck the ball in for her second goal of the night.
Four minutes later, Beata Olsson added another goal with her fifth of the season. The Seminoles earned a free kick in the midfield from a Duke foul and Nighswonger stepped up to take it. Nighswonger bent the ball into Olsson, who was wide open in the box. Olsson connected her head to the cross and redirected it in past the keeper.
LeiLanni Nesbeth scored her second goal of the season off a corner kick from Nighswonger. Nighswonger sent the ball in from the left side, causing a scramble among both teams. Nesbeth found just enough space to poke the ball into the goal amongst the chaos in the box.
The final tally for the Seminoles came in the 80th minute from Olivia Garcia. Garcia scored the second header of the night off a cross from Maria Alagoa. Much in the fashion of Olsson's goal, the play started with a free kick around the same spot. Alagoa and Sophia Nguyen combined on the set piece before Alagoa sent the ball into Garcia in the box. Garcia has tallied three goals on the season so far.
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 62 4 1 0 3
MF 6 Onyi Echegini 60 0 0 0 1
MF 7 Ran Iwai 71 0 0 0 0
D 8 Lauren Flynn 90 0 0 0 0
F 9 Beata Olsson 78 3 1 1 0
F 10 Jody Brown 64 2 2 2 0 1
F 13 Leilanni Nesbeth 86 1 1 1 0
MF 16 Sophia Nguyen 83 0 0 0 1
D 20 Heather Gilchrist 90 0 0 0 0
MF 26 Clara Robbins 71 1 0 0 1
---Substitutes---
0 Olivia Garcia 19 1 1 1 0
15 Kaitlyn Zipay 34 0 0 0 0
17 Emma Bissell 31 0 0 0 0
18 Maria Alagoa 35 1 0 0 1
19 Amelia Horton 20 0 0 0 0
21 Olivia Lebdaoui 8 0 0 0 0
88 Melina Descary 5 0 0 0 0
=======================================
11 FSU 90 13 6 5 7 1
Opp 90 12 5 1 1 1
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
========================= ======= == ===== = = = ==
Cristina Roque 90:00 1 4 1
=========================
FSU 90:00 1 4 1
Opp 90:00 5 1 1
Scoring Summary
Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description
==== ====== ==== ========================= ========================= =========================
1. 22:18 FSU Jody Brown Jenna Nighswonger
Clara Robbins
2. 26:07 Opp Opponent Opponent
3. 50:14 FSU Jody Brown Onyi Echegini
4. 54:23 FSU Beata Olsson Jenna Nighswonger
5. 62:59 FSU Leilanni Nesbeth Jenna Nighswonger
6. 79:50 FSU Olivia Garcia Maria Alagoa
Sophia Nguyen
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | |||
| Florida State |
Soccer Falls to No. 2 North Carolina 2-1.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The No. 4 Florida State soccer team (10-2-2) dropped a hard-fought 2-1 match at home against No. 2 North Carolina (13-3-0) on Thursday night in Tallahassee.
Florida State took the lead early in the first half just four minutes and 10 seconds into the game, scoring the fastest goal that North Carolina has let up all season. The build-up started on the right side with Jody Brown as she took on her defender and found Jenna Nighswonger wide open in the middle. Nighswonger fed the ball into Onyi Echegini as she made a run across the 18-yard box. Echegini fended off the Tar Heel defender and slotted her shot into the net.
North Carolina tied it up in the 32nd minute with a penalty kick from Tori Hansen. The penalty kick came after a Florida State handball inside the box. The Seminoles went into the locker room at the half with the edge in shots, 7-5, and the sole corner of the half.
The second half consisted of missed opportunities with shots hitting the post and going just wide of the net. Beata Olsson had the best looks of the half in the 57th minute when she hit the left post on a shot and then missed wide with her head on the next play. North Carolina responded quickly, scoring their second goal of the match on an unassisted effort by Ally Sentnor in the 58th minute.
The Seminoles had most of the possession and more chances on goal throughout the game but could not connect in the final moments. Cristina Roque tallied six saves on the night, her second-highest in a game so far this 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 83 3 0 0 1
MF 6 Onyi Echegini 72 5 2 1 0
MF 7 Ran Iwai 90 0 0 0 0
D 8 Lauren Flynn 90 0 0 0 0
F 9 Beata Olsson 86 6 1 0 0
F 10 Jody Brown 83 0 0 0 1 1
MF 12 Heather Payne 90 1 1 0 0
F 13 Leilanni Nesbeth 90 1 0 0 0
D 20 Heather Gilchrist 90 0 0 0 0
MF 26 Clara Robbins 83 1 0 0 0
---Substitutes---
15 Kaitlyn Zipay 20 0 0 0 0
16 Sophia Nguyen 8 0 0 0 0
18 Maria Alagoa 12 0 0 0 0
19 Amelia Horton 7 0 0 0 0
=======================================
11 FSU 90 17 4 1 2 1
Opp 90 12 8 2 0 1 1
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
========================= ======= == ===== = = = ==
Cristina Roque 90:00 2 6 1
=========================
FSU 90:00 2 6 1
Opp 90:00 1 3 1
Scoring Summary
Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description
==== ====== ==== ========================= ========================= =========================
1. 4:10 FSU Onyi Echegini Jenna Nighswonger
Jody Brown
2. 31:28 Opp Opponent penalty kick
3. 57:59 Opp Opponent
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | |||
| Florida State |
Soccer Defeats No. 20 Pitt 1-0 on the Road.
PITTSBURGH, Pa. - The No. 4 Florida State soccer team (11-2-2) took down No. 20 Pitt (12-4-1) 1-0 on the road on Sunday afternoon. The Seminoles bounced back after a 2-1 loss to No. 2 UNC on Thursday night.
The Seminole defense was strong all game, allowing only four shots on goal, resulting in four saves for Mia Justus and the eighth shutout of the season for the Seminoles.
The first half was an uneventful one for both teams as the score was tied at zero after 45 minutes. The Seminoles had a 9-3 shots advantage but only two shots on goal. FSU had its best look with less than a minute to go as Olivia Garcia scored what she thought was the fourth goal of her freshman campaign, but she was called offsides.
In the 64th minute, Jenna Nighswonger had a great look from the center of the box after a cross from Clara Robbins. Robbins ran the ball into the right corner and sent it right to Nighswonger who struck the ball right at the Pitt keeper in the center of the goal.
The 0-0 tie was broken in the 67th minute by LeiLanni Nesbeth on FSU's 14th shot of the day. Heather Payne ran the ball to the end line and crossed it into the box. A Pitt defender headed it out but right to Nesbeth who let the ball bounce before striking an absolute rocket from 16 yards out into the left side of the net.
In the 88th minute, Pittsburgh thought that they received a penalty kick after a Nesbeth foul near the edge of the 18-yard box, but after review, it was determined that the foul was just outside the box. The proceeding free kick went off the crossbar.
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 71 5 1 0 0
MF 6 Onyi Echegini 80 2 1 0 0
MF 7 Ran Iwai 78 0 0 0 0
D 8 Lauren Flynn 90 0 0 0 0
F 9 Beata Olsson 75 0 0 0 0 1
F 10 Jody Brown 71 0 0 0 0
MF 12 Heather Payne 90 0 0 0 0
F 13 Leilanni Nesbeth 90 3 2 1 0 1 1
D 20 Heather Gilchrist 90 0 0 0 0
MF 26 Clara Robbins 68 1 0 0 0 1
---Substitutes---
0 Olivia Garcia 16 0 0 0 0
15 Kaitlyn Zipay 31 2 0 0 0
16 Sophia Nguyen 13 0 0 0 0
17 Emma Bissell 13 1 0 0 0
18 Maria Alagoa 31 0 0 0 0
=======================================
11 FSU 90 14 4 1 0 3 1
Opp 90 13 4 0 0 1
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
========================= ======= == ===== = = = ==
Mia Justus 90:00 0 4 1 1
=========================
FSU 90:00 0 4 1 1
Opp 90:00 1 3 1
Scoring Summary Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description ==== ====== ==== ========================= ========================= ========================= 1. 66:47 FSU Leilanni Nesbeth
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State | |||
| Pittsburgh |
Soccer Closes Regular Season with 4-1 Win Over Virginia Tech.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The No. 5 Florida State soccer team (12-2-2) closed off their regular season with a 4-1 win at home against Virginia Tech (10-6-2) on Thursday night at the Seminole Soccer Complex. The Seminoles finished the regular season tied in points for first place in the ACC and will be a top-two seed at the ACC Tournament. FSU earned a share of its fifth ACC regular season championship.
Florida State wasted no time getting on the scoreboard, scoring 61 seconds after the first whistle. The Hokies fouled Jenna Nighswonger about 30 yards out from the goal. Nighswonger stepped up to take the free kick, sending a lofted ball into a mass of players. Virginia Tech's keeper was able to get a piece of the initial ball but failed to collect it, rebounding it to the foot of LeiLanni Nesbeth. Nesbeth redirected the rebound into the back of the net, scoring the second-fastest goal of the season for the Seminoles.
Only two minutes later, Florida State knocked in another set-piece goal, this time with Onyi Echegini on the receiving end. The foul took place in roughly the same spot as the first free-kick, but instead of sending the ball directly into the 18-yard box, Nighswonger played it to Heather Payne in the right corner. Payne crossed the ball to the back post where Echegini had the vertical advantage, putting it past the keeper with her head.
The Seminoles notched two more goals in the second half while the Hokies scored their lone goal of the match. After 70 minutes without a goal, Echegini came back for seconds. Clara Robbins earned an assist on the night with a pass into Echegini in the 18-yard box. Echegini gathered it with two touches and beat the keeper near post.
Virginia Tech responded in the 83rd minute with Emmalee McCarter scoring a goal from the right side, assisted by Gabby Johnson. Seven minutes later and with 48 seconds left, Florida State continued to put on the pressure, forcing the keeper to foul Beata Olsson inside the 18-yard box. Clara Robbins stepped up to take the penalty and sealed the win with the fourth goal for the Seminoles.
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 81 3 0 0 2
MF 6 Onyi Echegini 75 5 3 2 0 1
MF 7 Ran Iwai 90 0 0 0 0
D 8 Lauren Flynn 90 0 0 0 0
F 9 Beata Olsson 75 2 0 0 0
F 10 Jody Brown 68 2 2 0 0
MF 12 Heather Payne 90 0 0 0 1
F 13 Leilanni Nesbeth 90 1 1 1 0
D 20 Heather Gilchrist 90 0 0 0 0
MF 26 Clara Robbins 75 1 1 1 1
---Substitutes---
0 Olivia Garcia 6 0 0 0 0
15 Kaitlyn Zipay 26 0 0 0 0
17 Emma Bissell 23 0 0 0 0
18 Maria Alagoa 26 0 0 0 0
=======================================
11 FSU 90 14 7 4 4 1
Opp 90 10 4 1 1 3
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
========================= ======= == ===== = = = ==
Cristina Roque 90:00 1 3 1
=========================
FSU 90:00 1 3 1
Opp 90:00 4 3 1
Scoring Summary
Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description
==== ====== ==== ========================= ========================= =========================
1. 1:01 FSU Leilanni Nesbeth Jenna Nighswonger
2. 3:03 FSU Onyi Echegini Heather Payne
Jenna Nighswonger
3. 74:40 FSU Onyi Echegini Clara Robbins
4. 82:11 Opp Opponent Opponent
5. 89:11 FSU Clara Robbins penalty kick
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech | |||
| Florida State |
Soccer Advances To ACC Championship on Penalty Kicks.
CARY, N.C. - The No. 5 Florida State soccer team (12-2-3) advanced to the ACC Championship in penalty kicks over No. 4 Notre Dame (14-2-3). The score was 3-3 at the end of overtime and the Seminoles advanced 4-2 on PKs.
The Seminoles struck first in the 13th minute on a header from Clara Robbins after a beautiful cross from Onyi Echegini. Echegini tracked the ball into the left corner before serving a nice pass to the top of the 18-yard box to Robbins who headed the ball in for her fourth goal of the season. It was the two-time ACC Tournament MVP's fifth ACC Tournament goal in her career.
Notre Dame rebounded quickly scoring less than a minute later on a goal from Korbin Albert.
Florida State took back the lead in the 32nd minute after Heather pain drilled a penalty kick into the back of the net. Payne stepped up to the PK after Echegini was fouled just above the PK spot.
The Fighting Irish took a 3-2 lead midway through the second half after Korbin Albert earned a hat trick with her second goal of the game at the 56:32 mark and her third goal just 27 seconds later.
Florida State tied it up in the 73rd minute on Emma Bissell's third goal of the season. Maria Alagoa sent in a cross from the right side that was punched away by the Notre Dame keeper. Bissell was on the right end of the rebound and cleaned it up by finding the back of the net.
The game headed to overtime tied at three and after two 10-minute overtime periods, the game was still tied at three and was heading to penalty kicks. After the Seminoles missed their first PK, Cristina Roque came up huge, denying Notre Dame's first attempt. Florida State went on to make their next four attempts and Roque came up big once again shutting down the Irish on their fourth attempt, leading to a 4-2 advancement in PKs.
With this advancement in penalty kicks Florida State is now 12-4 all-time in PKs and Roque is 4-1.
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 76 3 1 0 0 1 1
MF 6 Onyi Echegini 86 2 1 0 1
MF 7 Ran Iwai 108 1 0 0 0 1 1
D 8 Lauren Flynn 110 0 0 0 0
F 9 Beata Olsson 92 2 1 0 0
F 10 Jody Brown 75 1 1 0 0
MF 12 Heather Payne 110 2 1 1 0 1 1
F 13 Leilanni Nesbeth 110 1 0 0 0 1 1
D 20 Heather Gilchrist 110 0 0 0 0
MF 26 Clara Robbins 110 4 2 1 0 0 1
---Substitutes---
15 Kaitlyn Zipay 44 0 0 0 0
16 Sophia Nguyen 3 0 0 0 0
17 Emma Bissell 36 1 1 1 0
18 Maria Alagoa 35 1 0 0 0
=======================================
11 FSU 110 18 8 3 1 4 5
Opp 110 28 12 3 0 2 4
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
========================= ======= == ===== = = = ==
Cristina Roque 110:00 3 9 1
=========================
FSU 110:00 3 9 1
Opp 110:00 3 5 1
Scoring Summary Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description ==== ====== ==== ========================= ========================= ========================= 1. 12:31 FSU Clara Robbins Onyi Echegini 2. 13:19 Opp Opponent 3. 31:51 FSU Heather Payne penalty kick 4. 56:32 Opp Opponent 5. 56:59 Opp Opponent 6. 72:35 FSU Emma Bissell Penalty Kicks Clara Robbins No Good Opponent No Good No. 3 - saved Leilanni Nesbeth Good Opponent Good No. 2 Heather Payne Good Opponent Good No. 7 Ran Iwai Good Opponent No Good No. 25 - saved Jenna Nighswonger Good
| 1 | 2 | OT | O2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State | |||||
| Notre Dame |
ACC CHAMPIONS!!! FSU Three Peats With a 2-1 Over UNC.
CARY, N.C. - The No. 5 Florida State soccer team (13-2-3) knocked off No. 2 North Carolina (15-4-1) 2-1 to win its third straight ACC Championship. It was the Seminoles' ninth ACC Championship in the last 12 seasons. The Garnet and Gold have won the ACC Title each of the last nine times they have played in it.
With the win, FSU is 6-1 against UNC in the ACC Tournament since 2011 and FSU is 21-11-9 in Cary and 18-8-6 in Cary for the ACC Tournament. The match was also Clara Robbins' 105th match played in her career putting her atop the record book for career games played at FSU.
North Carolina stuck first a goal on their first shot. That shot did not come until the 23rd minute but Avery Patterson scored her 10th goal of the season off assists from Isabel Cox and Emily Moxley.
The Seminoles were not down for long as they scored in the 31st minute. Jenna Nighswonger took a corner kick from the right corner and slung it into the back of the net without touching another player. It was Nighswonger's fifth goal of the season.
Just over three minutes into the second half the Seminoles took their first lead of the game after Jody Brown scored her seventh goal of the season. Nighswonger sent a shot into the bottom corner that was saved by UNC but Brown was there on clean-up duty to give FSU a 2-1 lead.
The Seminoles held on to the one goal lead for the last 42 minutes as the defense held the Tar Heels to only seven shots and four on goal.
2022 ACC
Women's Soccer All-Tournament Team
Jenna Nighswonger, Florida State (MVP)
Jody Brown, Florida State
Onyi Echegini, Florida State
Beata Olsson, Florida
State
Emily Moxley, North Carolina
Avery Patterson, North Carolina
Tori Hansen, North Carolina
Korbin Albert, Notre Dame
Ruthie Jones, Duke
Michelle Cooper, Duke
Kate
Rader, Duke
POS ## NAME MIN SH SOG G A YC RC GW PK ATT
=== == ========================= === == === == == == == == == ===
GK 1 Cristina Roque 90 0 0 0 0 1
F 2 Jenna Nighswonger 73 5 2 1 1
MF 6 Onyi Echegini 70 1 0 0 0
MF 7 Ran Iwai 78 0 0 0 0
D 8 Lauren Flynn 90 0 0 0 0
D 9 Beata Olsson 83 4 3 0 0
F 10 Jody Brown 71 1 1 1 0 1 1
MF 12 Heather Payne 90 0 0 0 0 1
F 13 Leilanni Nesbeth 90 0 0 0 0
D 20 Heather Gilchrist 90 0 0 0 0
MF 26 Clara Robbins 90 1 0 0 0
---Substitutes---
15 Kaitlyn Zipay 24 0 0 0 0
16 Sophia Nguyen 13 0 0 0 0
17 Emma Bissell 24 0 0 0 0
18 Maria Alagoa 18 0 0 0 0
=======================================
11 FSU 90 12 6 2 1 3 1
Opp 90 7 5 1 2
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
========================= ======= == ===== = = = ==
Cristina Roque 90:00 1 3 1
Team 0:00 1
=========================
FSU 90:00 1 4 1
Opp 90:00 2 4 1
Scoring Summary
Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description
==== ====== ==== ========================= ========================= =========================
1. 22:33 Opp Opponent Opponent
Opponent
2. 30:59 FSU Jenna Nighswonger drilled corner kick into the back of the net
3. 48:05 FSU Jody Brown Jenna Nighswonger Brown scored off rebound from Nighswonger's shot
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State | |||
| North Carolina |
Soccer Advances To The NCAA Second Round With A 3-0 Win over FGCU.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The No. 1 Florida State soccer team (14-2-3) defeated Florida Gulf Coast (12-6-2) in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament Friday night at the Seminole Soccer Complex. The Seminoles blanked the Eagles for the second time this season, with a final score of 3-0.
Florida State improved its first-round record to 21-0-1 with tonight's win. The Seminole defense was the difference maker in the matchup, with the game-winning goal coming from Lauren Flynn. Cristina Roque did her part and kept the Eagles out of the net for her 24th career shutout.
The first half consisted of a handful of good chances offensively, but FGCU's keeper Katie Sullivan tallied three saves to keep the Seminoles off the scoreboard. Florida State had the advantage in shots with 11 and 72% of the possession in the first half.
Flynn sparked the Seminoles in the 52nd minute with a gritty solo effort and her third career goal. Flynn ventured up into the Eagles' 18-yard-box, navigated through the chaos of FGCU defenders and placed her shot in the lower left corner.
10 minutes later, LeiLanni Nesbeth scored her 12th career goal and 5th of the season in the 62nd minute. The build-up began in the midfield with the ball at Clara Robbins' feet. She slotted it in on the right side of the 18-yard-box to Jody Brown. Brown found Nesbeth at the top of the box, playing the ball to her right foot. Nesbeth took the shot with one touch and thanks to a fortunate deflection, she put the Seminoles up 2-0.
The final goal of the night happened in the 76th minute by Kaitlin Zipay. In typical Florida State soccer fashion, the goal was a finish off a corner kick from Jenna Nighswonger. Nighswonger sent the ball in from the right corner into the six-yard box. Zipay was in the right place at the right time, redirecting it into the goal with her right shoulder. Zipay has scored two goals in her career, both of which were this 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 84 6 3 0 1
MF 6 Onyi Echegini 78 0 0 0 0
MF 7 Ran Iwai 66 0 0 0 0
D 8 Lauren Flynn 90 1 1 1 0 1
F 9 Beata Olsson 69 2 0 0 0 1
F 10 Jody Brown 56 0 0 0 1
MF 12 Heather Payne 90 4 2 0 0
F 13 Leilanni Nesbeth 78 2 1 1 0
D 20 Heather Gilchrist 70 0 0 0 0
MF 26 Clara Robbins 67 5 2 0 1
---Substitutes---
0 Olivia Garcia 35 1 0 0 0
15 Kaitlyn Zipay 35 1 1 1 0
16 Sophia Nguyen 29 1 0 0 0
17 Emma Bissell 35 3 2 0 0
19 Amelia Horton 17 0 0 0 0
88 Melina Descary 8 0 0 0 0
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11 FSU 90 26 12 3 3 1 1
Opp 90 4 2 0 0 1
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
========================= ======= == ===== = = = ==
Cristina Roque 90:00 0 2 1 1
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FSU 90:00 0 2 1 1
Opp 90:00 3 9 1
Scoring Summary
Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description
==== ====== ==== ========================= ========================= =========================
1. 51:24 FSU Lauren Flynn
2. 61:22 FSU Leilanni Nesbeth Jody Brown
Clara Robbins
3. 75:28 FSU Kaitlyn Zipay Jenna Nighswonger
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Gulf Coast | |||
| Florida State |
Soccer Advances To The Sweet 16 With a 4-1 Win over LSU.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The No. 1 Florida State soccer team (15-2-3) defeated eighth seeded LSU (10-4-7) 4-1 to advance to the Sweet 16 for the 20th time in program history. The win also marked head coach Brian Pensky's 200th career win.
The Seminoles improved to 20-2 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament and to 74-18-5 all-time in the tournament.
For just the third time all season the Seminole opponent scored first. LSU scored in the 10th minute on a goal from Wasila Diwura-Soale. The goal came off a cross from the right side by Angelina Thoreson.
The Seminoles tied it up in the 21st minute after Jenna Nighswonger scored her sixth goal of the season off her left foot. LeiLanni Nesbeth passed the ball into the box to Beata Olsson who one touched the ball out to Nighswonger at the top left of the box. She fired it right over the head of the LSU keeper extending her team lead in points to 27.
Florida State took its first lead of the match in the 52nd minute on a goal by Ran Iwai, her first of the season. Onyi Echegini bombed one down the field to a streaking Jody Brown who got off a shot the rebounded into the field of play. Iwai hustled down the entire length of the field finding the back of the net to give FSU a 2-1 lead.
The Seminole lead expanded after Echegini scored her team leading 10th goal of the season. Nighswonger swung a ball into the box off a corner kick and Echegini went aerial heading the ball in. It was Nighswonger's 16th assist of the season.
The net continued to be the Seminoles best friend as they found it for the fourth time in the 79th minute. Amelia Horton scored her first goal of the season and became the Seminoles 16th goal scorer of the year, tying for the second most in a season at FSU.
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 54 5 1 1 1
MF 6 Onyi Echegini 63 7 4 1 0
MF 7 Ran Iwai 74 1 1 1 0 1
D 8 Lauren Flynn 90 0 0 0 0
F 9 Beata Olsson 63 2 0 0 1
F 10 Jody Brown 50 1 1 0 1
MF 12 Heather Payne 82 0 0 0 1
F 13 Leilanni Nesbeth 63 1 0 0 1
D 20 Heather Gilchrist 90 0 0 0 0
MF 26 Clara Robbins 79 2 0 0 0
---Substitutes---
0 Olivia Garcia 28 3 0 0 0
15 Kaitlyn Zipay 41 2 0 0 0
16 Sophia Nguyen 17 0 0 0 0
17 Emma Bissell 39 2 0 0 0
18 Maria Alagoa 37 0 0 0 0
19 Amelia Horton 17 1 1 1 0
21 Olivia Lebdaoui 9 0 0 0 0
88 Melina Descary 12 0 0 0 0
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11 FSU 90 27 8 4 5 1
Opp 90 5 1 1 1 1
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
========================= ======= == ===== = = = ==
Cristina Roque 90:00 1 0 1
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FSU 90:00 1 0 1
Opp 90:00 4 4 1
Scoring Summary
Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description
==== ====== ==== ========================= ========================= =========================
1. 9:57 Opp Opponent Opponent
2. 20:35 FSU Jenna Nighswonger Beata Olsson
Leilanni Nesbeth
3. 51:08 FSU Ran Iwai Jody Brown
4. 53:34 FSU Onyi Echegini Jenna Nighswonger
5. 78:52 FSU Amelia Horton Heather Payne
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana State | |||
| Florida State |
Soccer Advances The Elite 8 for the Fifth straight Season.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The top-seeded Florida State soccer team (16-2-3) defeated fourth-seeded Pittsburgh (14-4-3) 3-0 to advance to the NCAA Quarterfinals for the 17th time in program history. This is the fifth straight season that the Seminoles have advanced to the Elite 8.
Florida State took a quick lead in the second minute after Onyi Echegini, Jody Brown and Beata Olsson connected on a goal just one minute and 17 seconds into the game. Echegini fired a perfect deep pass to a streaking Brown who was one-on-one with the Pittsburgh goalkeeper. The keeper knocked the ball away from Brown but Olsson was right there to strike it into the back of the net for her sixth goal of the season. It was FSU's fifth goal scored in the first two minutes of a game.
The Seminoles started out the second half almost exactly the same way they did in the first half. FSU scored one minute and 18 seconds into the second half. Pitt attempted to clear the ball from their 18-yard box but the ball landed right at LeiLanni Nesbeth's feet. From just over 20 yards out, Nesbeth launched a rocket into the right corner of the net.
The lead expanded to three in the 57th minute. Echegini made another fantastic deep pass to Brown who made a few Pitt defenders miss before scoring her eighth 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
F 2 Jenna Nighswonger 82 4 1 0 0
MF 6 Onyi Echegini 51 0 0 0 2
MF 7 Ran Iwai 85 0 0 0 0
D 8 Lauren Flynn 90 0 0 0 0
F 9 Beata Olsson 66 2 2 1 0 1
F 10 Jody Brown 62 3 1 1 1
MF 12 Heather Payne 71 0 0 0 0
F 13 Leilanni Nesbeth 40 2 1 1 0
D 20 Heather Gilchrist 90 0 0 0 0
MF 26 Clara Robbins 74 1 1 0 0
---Substitutes---
0 Olivia Garcia 40 3 3 0 0
15 Kaitlyn Zipay 35 1 0 0 0
16 Sophia Nguyen 20 0 0 0 0
17 Emma Bissell 29 2 1 0 0
18 Maria Alagoa 45 0 0 0 0
19 Amelia Horton 17 0 0 0 0
21 Olivia Lebdaoui 6 0 0 0 0
88 Melina Descary 6 0 0 0 0
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11 FSU 90 18 10 3 3 1
Opp 90 7 2 0 0
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
========================= ======= == ===== = = = ==
Cristina Roque 90:00 0 2 1 1
=========================
FSU 90:00 0 2 1 1
Opp 90:00 3 7 1
Scoring Summary
Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description
==== ====== ==== ========================= ========================= =========================
1. 1:17 FSU Beata Olsson Jody Brown
Onyi Echegini
2. 46:18 FSU Leilanni Nesbeth
3. 56:13 FSU Jody Brown Onyi Echegini
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | |||
| Florida State |
Soccer Heads To Its 13th College Cup.
by Jordyn Rolli
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The top-seeded Florida State soccer team (17-2-3) defeated third-seeded Arkansas (13-4-5) 1-0 on Saturday night at the Seminole Soccer Complex in front of 2,667 people, the largest postseason crowd in FSU history and sixth largest crowd at the Seminole Soccer Complex. Tonight's win sends the Seminoles to their 13th College Cup appearance in program history and fourth in the last five years.
The Seminoles improved to 11-4-2 all-time in the Elite Eight and 55-2-1 at home in the NCAA Tournament. Cristina Roque led the Florida State defense, shutting out the Razorbacks with five saves. On the offensive side, Jenna Nighswonger created chances for the Seminoles ultimately leading up to the lone goal of the match.
Tonight's contest was relatively even on paper, with the Seminoles gaining an edge in shots with 13 compared to the Razorbacks' 11. In the first half, Arkansas led with 52% of the possession and the Seminoles led in the second half with 54%. Both teams finished the game with five corner kicks apiece.
The lone goal of the match came from none other than a corner kick off Nighswonger's left foot. Nighswonger sent the ball into the near post from the right corner and a failed clearance attempt from an Arkansas player resulted in an own goal. Even though Nighswonger doesn't officially get credit for creating the goal, she has been a threat on the field this season tallying three goals and six assists off set pieces and corners.
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 4 3 0 0
MF 6 Onyi Echegini 57 1 1 0 0
MF 7 Ran Iwai 90 0 0 0 0
D 8 Lauren Flynn 90 0 0 0 0
F 9 Beata Olsson 80 2 1 0 0
F 10 Jody Brown 72 3 2 0 0
MF 12 Heather Payne 90 0 0 0 0
F 13 Leilanni Nesbeth 90 0 0 0 0
D 20 Heather Gilchrist 90 0 0 0 0
MF 26 Clara Robbins 90 2 1 0 0
---Substitutes---
0 Olivia Garcia 30 1 1 0 0
15 Kaitlyn Zipay 29 0 0 0 0
17 Emma Bissell 6 0 0 0 0
Team 1 0 1
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11 FSU 90 13 9 1 0 1
Opp 90 11 5 0 0
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
========================= ======= == ===== = = = ==
Cristina Roque 90:00 0 5 1 1
=========================
FSU 90:00 0 5 1 1
Opp 90:00 1 7 1
Scoring Summary Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description ==== ====== ==== ========================= ========================= ========================= 1. 52:27 FSU Team Own goal
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | |||
| Florida State |
Soccer Falls To UNC In the College Cup Semifinals.
CARY, N.C. - The Florida State soccer team's season came to an end on Friday night with a 3-2 loss to North Carolina in the College Cup semifinals.
The Seminoles finished their season with a 17-3-3 record and an ACC regular season championship and an ACC tournament championship for just the third time in program history. The Noles also advanced to their 13th College Cup and third straight.
Florida State fell behind at the end of the first half after North Carolina scored its first of three goals in the 42nd minute. UNC came out in the second half and took a 3-0 lead after goals in the 59th and 66th minutes.
The Seminoles made a valiant effort to come back, scoring two goals in nine minutes to bring the score to 3-2. Onyi Echegini put the Noles on the board first with a header off a Jody Brown cross. An Echegini cross then led to a header by Heather Payne to give FSU two goals.
That would not be enough as the Seminoles ran out of time. FSU possessed the ball for 52 percent of the game and had a 25-14 shots advantage and a 13-3 advantage in corner kicks.
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 83 2 1 0 0
MF 6 Onyi Echegini 82 5 2 1 1
MF 7 Ran Iwai 90 2 2 0 0
D 8 Lauren Flynn 90 0 0 0 0
F 9 Beata Olsson 82 4 0 0 0
F 10 Jody Brown 82 3 1 0 1
MF 12 Heather Payne 90 3 3 1 0
F 13 Leilanni Nesbeth 90 2 1 0 0
D 20 Heather Gilchrist 90 0 0 0 0 1
MF 26 Clara Robbins 90 4 1 0 0
---Substitutes---
0 Olivia Garcia 9 0 0 0 0
15 Kaitlyn Zipay 9 0 0 0 0
17 Emma Bissell 9 0 0 0 0
18 Maria Alagoa 8 0 0 0 0
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11 FSU 90 25 11 2 2 1
Opp 90 14 6 3 1 2 1
Goalie Minutes GA Saves W L T SO
========================= ======= == ===== = = = ==
Cristina Roque 90:00 3 3 1
=========================
FSU 90:00 3 3 1
Opp 90:00 2 9 1
Scoring Summary Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description ==== ====== ==== ========================= ========================= ========================= 1. 41:33 Opp Opponent cross by 5 into the box, deflected off FSU to 16 who scores inside 6-yd box 2. 58:46 Opp Opponent penalty kick 3. 65:53 Opp Opponent Opponent header off free kick 4. 66:29 FSU Onyi Echegini Jody Brown header off cross from far side outside the box 5. 75:28 FSU Heather Payne Onyi Echegini header off pass inside the box from end line
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State | |||
| North Carolina |