Florida State University Athletics
Thursday, August 17
College Station, TX
8 p.m.
Florida State
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Texas A&M
No. 6 Soccer Begins 2023 Season on the Road at Texas A&M
8/16/2023 12:39:00 PM | Women's Soccer
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The No. 6 Florida State women's soccer team kicks off their 2023 campaign on Thursday night as they head into a hostile environment to play Texas A&M at 8 p.m. on SEC Network at Ellis Field in College Station, Texas. Mike Watts (Play By Play) and Jill Loyden will be on the call for SEC Network.
Quick Kicks
Returning Experience
Florida State returns 13 players from last year's team including eight starters. The Seminoles have eight seniors on this year's roster. The senior class has combined to win three ACC Championships, one National Championship while also qualifying to three College Cups.
Returning Production
The Seminoles return 63% of their point scorers from last year as well as ACC Goalkeeper of the Year and Third Team All-American Cristina Roque. The Seminoles return their top three goal scorers from last season in Onyi Echegini, Jody Brown and Beata Olsson.
Hitting the Portal
The Seminoles brought in four transfers with a lot of experience at the Power Five level. The Noles brought in Lily Farkas (Michigan), Taylor Huff (Tennessee), Leah Pais (Pitt) and Claire Rain (Tennessee). The four athletes have combined four 144 starts led by Rain and Huff who started 41 and 40 matches, respectively for Tennessee.
Fresh New Faces
The Seminoles bring in a very talented freshman class with the additions of Jordynn Dudley, Peyton Nourse, Maggie Taitano, Adelyn Todd and Amelia Van Zanten. The class was ranked third by TopDrawer Soccer.
Dominance Away From Home
The Seminoles are also impressive away from the friendly confines of the Seminole Soccer Complex, posting a true road record of 51-18-10 (.709) since 2013, as well as a neutral site mark of 25-6-4 (.771). FSU has lost just 18 times in its last 81 road games.
Florida State vs. The SEC
The Seminoles have been 44-16-3 against the SEC. The Seminoles have played rival Florida the most out of any of the SEC schools. The Seminoles hold a 15-13 record against the Gators and a 39-3-3 record against all other SEC opponents.
Success in the Non-Con
The Seminoles have been dominant in non-conference play in recent history. FSU holds a streak of 15 consecutive games where the Noles have not been beaten holding a record of 13-0-2. USC was the last team to defeat the Noles back on Sept. 1, 2019
Noles in the Spotlight
Since 2019, the Seminoles have been on national television 48 times out of 82 games (58 percent of the time).
In those 48 games, the Seminoles are 32-10-6 (.729), including three ACC Championship wins, two College Cup wins, a College Cup advancement in PKs and a National Title.
Opening Day
Florida State is 21-5-2 all-time on opening day, including a mark of 14-1-1 when opening the season at home and a 6-4-1 mark when opening up on the road. The Noles are 15-1-1 on opening day under since 2005, including a mark of 9-0-0 at the Seminole Soccer Complex. FSU is unbeaten in its last 14 season openers, outscoring the opposition 34-3.
For updates and exclusive content, follow the Seminoles on X (FSUSoccer), Instagram (nolesoccer) and Facebook (Florida State Seminoles Soccer).
Quick Kicks
- Florida State is coming off its third consecutive College Cup appearance and its third consecutive ACC Championship.
- Head Coach Brian Pensky enters his second season as the Seminoles' head coach.
- FSU returns eight starters from last year's team including their top two scorers in Onyi Echegini and Jody Brown.
- Pensky became the first head coach to win the ACC in their first season as head coach and becomes just the sixth ever coach to win an ACC Title. No other coach has won an ACC and SEC Title.
- Florida State was ranked sixth in the United Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll. The Seminoles have started the season ranked inside the top 10 in six straight seasons and 17 out of the past 18 seasons.
- FSU has been ranked inside the top 15 for 143 straight weeks dating back to Nov. 1, 2011.
- Florida State is on an incredible streak since September 3, 2010, the Seminoles have not lost a game they have lead at halftime. The Seminoles are 274-11-10 all-time when leading at the half and 208-3-7 when leading at the half since 2005. FSU is 148-0-3 when leading at the half since 2010.
Returning Experience
Florida State returns 13 players from last year's team including eight starters. The Seminoles have eight seniors on this year's roster. The senior class has combined to win three ACC Championships, one National Championship while also qualifying to three College Cups.
Returning Production
The Seminoles return 63% of their point scorers from last year as well as ACC Goalkeeper of the Year and Third Team All-American Cristina Roque. The Seminoles return their top three goal scorers from last season in Onyi Echegini, Jody Brown and Beata Olsson.
Hitting the Portal
The Seminoles brought in four transfers with a lot of experience at the Power Five level. The Noles brought in Lily Farkas (Michigan), Taylor Huff (Tennessee), Leah Pais (Pitt) and Claire Rain (Tennessee). The four athletes have combined four 144 starts led by Rain and Huff who started 41 and 40 matches, respectively for Tennessee.
Fresh New Faces
The Seminoles bring in a very talented freshman class with the additions of Jordynn Dudley, Peyton Nourse, Maggie Taitano, Adelyn Todd and Amelia Van Zanten. The class was ranked third by TopDrawer Soccer.
Dominance Away From Home
The Seminoles are also impressive away from the friendly confines of the Seminole Soccer Complex, posting a true road record of 51-18-10 (.709) since 2013, as well as a neutral site mark of 25-6-4 (.771). FSU has lost just 18 times in its last 81 road games.
Florida State vs. The SEC
The Seminoles have been 44-16-3 against the SEC. The Seminoles have played rival Florida the most out of any of the SEC schools. The Seminoles hold a 15-13 record against the Gators and a 39-3-3 record against all other SEC opponents.
Success in the Non-Con
The Seminoles have been dominant in non-conference play in recent history. FSU holds a streak of 15 consecutive games where the Noles have not been beaten holding a record of 13-0-2. USC was the last team to defeat the Noles back on Sept. 1, 2019
Noles in the Spotlight
Since 2019, the Seminoles have been on national television 48 times out of 82 games (58 percent of the time).
In those 48 games, the Seminoles are 32-10-6 (.729), including three ACC Championship wins, two College Cup wins, a College Cup advancement in PKs and a National Title.
Opening Day
Florida State is 21-5-2 all-time on opening day, including a mark of 14-1-1 when opening the season at home and a 6-4-1 mark when opening up on the road. The Noles are 15-1-1 on opening day under since 2005, including a mark of 9-0-0 at the Seminole Soccer Complex. FSU is unbeaten in its last 14 season openers, outscoring the opposition 34-3.
For updates and exclusive content, follow the Seminoles on X (FSUSoccer), Instagram (nolesoccer) and Facebook (Florida State Seminoles Soccer).
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