Florida State University Athletics
Florida State Athletics Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2022
Amanda DaCosta signed with FSU out of Lincolndale, N.Y. and became one of the most successful soccer players in Seminole history.
Over her FSU career, DaCosta scored 17 goals and registered 24 assists for a total of 58 points. The midfielder helped lead the Seminoles to the National Championship game her freshman year as a starter for all 27 games. Remarkably, DaCosta and the Seminoles went on the reach the NCAA Elite Eight in each of her final three seasons.
DaCosta was a three-time All-American and four-time All-ACC selection. She was named a first-team Freshman All-American by Soccer America and a second-team All-American by SoccerBuzz in 2007. In 2008, she was named a first-team All-American by the NSCA and she earned third-team honors in 2010. Also in 2010, DaCosta became just the second Seminole to earn a spot on both the All-ACC and All-Freshman teams. As a sophomore in 2008, she became FSU's third soccer player to earn first-team All-America honors. In 2009, she became FSU's second three-time All-ACC honoree and in 2010 she became the first four-time All-ACC soccer honoree.
She retired from professional soccer in 2017.
