Florida State Seminoles women's soccer

The Florida State Seminoles women's soccer team represents Florida State University (variously Florida State or FSU) in the sport of college soccer. The Seminoles compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Florida State Seminoles soccer
2019 Florida State Seminoles women's soccer team
Founded1995 (1995)
UniversityFlorida State University
Head coachMark Krikorian (15th season)
ConferenceACC
LocationTallahassee, FL
StadiumSeminole Soccer Complex
(Capacity: 1,600)
NicknameSeminoles
ColorsGarnet and Gold[1]
         
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament championships
  • 2014, 2018
NCAA Tournament runner-up
  • 2007, 2013
NCAA Tournament College Cup
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
  • 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
  • 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
  • 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
NCAA Tournament appearances
  • 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Conference Tournament championships
Conference Regular Season championships
  • 2009, 2012, 2014

Florida State has made twenty NCAA Tournament appearances, advancing to the second round on nineteen occasions, the third round on seventeen occasions, and to the quarterfinals on fourteen occasions. Florida State has gone on to make ten appearances in the College Cup, advancing to the final on four occasions, finishing as runner-up in 2007 and 2013 and champions in 2014 and 2018. The Seminoles have won the regular season conference title three times and the conference tournament six times. Florida State has had twenty-five All-American players and a Hermann Trophy winner in Mami Yamaguchi. Florida State has also sent ten players to the NWSL with six first-round draft picks.

The Seminoles play their home games in the Seminole Soccer Complex on the university's Tallahassee, Florida campus, and are currently led by head coach Mark Krikorian.

History

Florida State plays home games at the Seminole Soccer Complex

The Florida State Seminoles have one of the top women's soccer programs in the nation. The University added women's soccer as its 17th varsity sport in 1998, and have qualified for the NCAA tournament every year since 2000, appearing in the Women's College Cup tournament ten times since 2003. In final season rankings, they have been in the top 10 every year since 2005. Florida State finished the 2007 and 2013 seasons as national runner-up with a second-place finish in the polls. The Seminoles finished first in the polls in 2014 and 2018, winning the national title.

All-Time record

Mark Krikorian is the most successful coach in school history with a record of 276–66–30.
  Year   Head Coach   Overall     Conference  
1995 Heather Kerby 4–14–1 0–7–0
1996 Heather Kerby 12–7–1 2–5–0
1997 Heather Kerby 8-12–0 0–7–0
1998 Heather Kerby 7–11–3 1–5–1
1999 Patrick Baker 9–10–1 0–6–1
2000 Patrick Baker 14–8–2 2–4–1
2001 Patrick Baker 15–8–1 4–3–0
2002 Patrick Baker 13–7–3 3–3–1
2003 Patrick Baker 17–8–1 4–2–1
2004 Patrick Baker 12–5–3 5–3–1
2005 Mark Krikorian 20–4–1 8–2–0
2006 Mark Krikorian 18–4–4 5–2–3
2007 Mark Krikorian 18–6–3 6–2–2
2008 Mark Krikorian 17–3–3 8–1–1
2009 Mark Krikorian 19–5–1 7–2–1
2010 Mark Krikorian 16–6–1 7–2–1
2011 Mark Krikorian 18–7–1 5–5–0
2012 Mark Krikorian 20–4–0 8–2–0
2013 Mark Krikorian 23–2–3 10–1–2
2014 Mark Krikorian 24–1–1 9–0–1
2015 Mark Krikorian 18–3–4 6–1–3
2016 Mark Krikorian 14–4–4 6–2–2
2017 Mark Krikorian 13–7–1 5–4–1
2018 Mark Krikorian 20–4–3 5–4–1
2019 Mark Krikorian 18–6–0 8–2–0
Record 387–156–46 (.697) 124–77–24 (.604)
  • Soccer was officially recognized by the university as a varsity sport beginning with the 1998 season

Current roster

2019 Roster[2]

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

No. Position Player
0 GK Caroline Jeffers
2 FW Jenna Nighswonger
3 MF Abbey Newton
4 MF Kristina Lynch
6 MF Jaelin Howell
7 DF Ali Kalayjian
8 FW Paige LeBerge
9 MF Kirsten Pavlisko
12 MF Heather Payne
13 FW Leilanni Nesbeth
No. Position Player
16 DF Gabby Carle
17 DF Malia Berkely
20 FW Kristen McFarland
22 DF Alyssa Conarton
23 DF Taylor Radecki
24 FW Makala Thomas
25 MF Emily Madril
26 DF Clara Robbins
33 MF Yujie Zhao
45 GK Brooke Bollinger

College Cup

The Seminoles have appeared in the College Cup a total of ten times, the 2nd most appearances of any ACC school and third-most nationally behind UNC and Notre Dame.[3]

YearResult
2003Finalist
2005Finalist
2006Finalist
2007Runner-Up
2011Finalist
2012Finalist
2013Runner-Up
2014Champion
2015Finalist
2018Champion

Florida State has made four appearances in the National Championship game:

Season Coach Result
2007Mark KrikorianFSU 0, USC 2
2013Mark KrikorianFSU 0, UCLA 1 (OT)
2014Mark KrikorianFSU 1, Virginia 0
2018Mark KrikorianFSU 1, North Carolina 0

Awards

Mami Yamaguchi won the Herman Trophy during her time at Florida State
Dagny Brynjarsdottir was a finalist for the Herman Trophy

See also

References

  1. "Colors – University Communications". October 11, 2015. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  2. "2019-20 Soccer Roster". seminoles.com. Florida State University. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  3. "Noles Set Sights on College Cup". Seminoles.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
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