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Soccer Posts NCAA-High Five Athletes on TopDrawer Soccer Preseason Best XI Teams
8/16/2023 3:03:00 PM | Women's Soccer
After a breakout season in 2022, Brown returns for her senior season as one of the top scorers for the Seminoles. In 2022, Brown posted a career-high eight goals and 10 assists for the Seminoles. When the competition got tough, Brown played some of her best soccer as six out of her eight goals were against teams ranked inside the top 15 while posting multi-goal games against No. 14 Clemson and No. 12 Duke. Brown had a busy summer overseas as she played in her second World Cup for the Jamaican National Team and helped them to their first-ever Round of 16.
For the second consecutive year, Flynn made an appearance on the Preseason First Team Best XI Team. Flynn started all 22 games for the Seminoles in 2022 and posted the second-most minutes on the team as the starting center back. Flynn helped FSU record shutouts in 11 out of the 23 games last year while holding opponents to 0.87 goals per game. Flynn also recorded her second career goal against Florida Gulf Coast in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
The reigning ACC Goalkeeper of the Year is back for her senior season after another stellar year in 2022. Roque posted a 12-2-3 record in 2022 while recording a career-high 60 saves and allowing just 15 goals for a 0.87 goals against average. Roque was named a First Team Al-ACC honoree following the 2022 season and also was named to the Preseason All-ACC Team last week.
The former First Team All-SEC honoree is one of the biggest additions for the Noles in 2023. Huff comes to Tallahassee after two seasons at Tennessee where she started 40 matches for the Lady Vols. In 2022, Huff totaled five goals and led the team with seven assists. Her 17 points were second on the team.
Dudley comes in as a highly touted recruit from Milton, Ga. Dudley was the 2022 and 2023 Region Player of the Year at Cambridge High School while also earning All-State honors in all four years of high school. Dudley also played in the U20 CONCACAF Championships for the United States in 2023.
The Seminoles open their 2023 season on Thursday night against Texas A&M at 8 p.m. on the SEC Network.
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Preseason Best XI Teams
First Team
F: Trinity Byars (Texas), Jody Brown (Florida State), Brittany Raphino (Brown)
M: Croix Bethune (Georgia), Maya Doms (Stanford), Samantha Meza (North Carolina), Felicia Knox (Alabama)
D: Julia Leas (Georgetown), Lilly Reale (UCLA), Lauren Flynn (Florida State)
GK: Leah Freeman (Duke)
Second Team
F: Reilyn Turner (UCLA), Rebecca Cooke (Penn State), Jaida Thomas (Tennessee)
M: Sunshine Fontes (UCLA), Lexi Missimo (Texas), Emma Jaskaniec (Wisconsin), Avery Patterson (North Carolina)
D: Lyndsey Heckel (Saint Louis), Eva Gaetino (Notre Dame), Elise Evans (Stanford)
GK: Cristina Roque (Florida State)
Third Team
F: Anna Podojil (Arkansas), Ava Seelenfreund (Brown), Giavanna Vicari (Rutgers)
M: Hannah Bebar (Harvard), Taylor Huff (Florida State), Anna Haddock (Auburn), Brecken Mozingo (BYU)
D: Maycee Bell (North Carolina), Emily Mason (Rutgers), Laveni Vaka (BYU)
GK: Emily Puricelli (Saint Louis)
Freshman Best XI
F: Sarah Rosenbaum (Wisconsin), Jordynn Dudley (Florida State), Ava Galligan (LSU)
M: Deborah Abiodun (Pittsburgh), Joy Okoyne (Brown), Shea Harvey (Stanford), Samantha Courtwright (Texas Tech)
D: Clare Logan (Notre Dame), Alyssa Gonzalez (USC), Savannah King (North Carolina)
GK: Victoria Safradin (Virginia)
