No. 3 FSU Advances to Host NCAA Quarterfinal with Win at No. 2 Georgetown

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The No. 3-seeded Florida State soccer team defeated No. 2-seed and host Georgetown 3-1 in the Third Round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday afternoon at Shaw Field in Washington, D.C.

With the win, FSU advances to the NCAA Quarterfinal and will host Ohio State on Friday, November 28 at the Seminole Soccer Complex. A game time has not been announced yet. Tickets are now on sale at Seminoles.com/Tickets. A ticket will be required for all fans, and the first 100 students will receive free admission with a valid FSU ID.

FSU improves to 86-19-6 all-time in the NCAA Tournament and 18-3-1 in the Third Round. With their second-ever Third Round road win in five games, and the first since 2003 at West Virginia, the Seminoles advance to the Quarterfinal for the seventh time in the last eight years. Florida State has reached the Quarterfinal in 19 of its 26 all-time NCAA appearances.

With Sunday afternoon's win, the Seminoles (13-2-4) are unbeaten in their last six games with a 15-4 scoring margin. FSU improved to 3-0-1 in the postseason and the win over the Hoyas (16-4-3) came in the team's first true road game of the postseason.

Junior defender Mimi Van Zanten scored Florida State's first goal five minutes before halftime as part of her first career three-point game. Freshman midfielder Nyanya Touray made it 2-0 just 94 seconds into the second half with the eventual game-winner. After GU cut the lead in half at 2-1 in the 58th minute, freshman defender Jaida McGrew scored the first goal of her career 20 minutes later to seal the win.

In a close, back-and-forth and physical contest with chances throughout for both sides, Florida State outshot Georgetown 10-9. Both teams posted five shots on goal. GU had five corner kicks and held FSU to two. Freshman goalkeeper Kate Ockene tied a career-high with four saves, including three in the first half in a goalless game, while her Hoya counterpart stopped two shots. Nine different Seminoles would take shots, led by Touray with two.

Van Zanten had a goal and an assist for her first career three-point game.

Sophomore forward Taylor Suarez initiated early pressure just 30 seconds into the match to force a swatting save from the Hoyas keeper.

Georgetown's offense pressured Ockene and forced her to make three saves in the first half. She punched away a high shot from the edge of the penalty box for her first stop in the 13th minute, and recorded her second save in the 22nd minute, knocking away a lofty pass while under pressure in the goal box and remaining on her feet to secure the loose ball a second later. Ockene's third save came in the 31st minute thanks to timely positioning.

Following GU's offensive push, Touray and sophomore forward Peyton McGovern turned the pressure back on Georgetown, as both fired shots minutes apart that just sailed over the crossbar.

As the clock wound down on the half, a chance would appear that Van Zanten converted at 39:17. Nourse worked the ball up the field, connecting with Dudley who passed it right back. Misdirection from a Georgetown defender centered the ball for a rushing Van Zanten, whose shot slipped under the leg of the Hoyas keeper for her sixth career goal and first of 2025. The assist is Nourse's third and Dudley's team-leading 13th of the season.

Florida State outshot Georgetown 6-4 in the first half, yet the home side held a 3-2 advantage in shots on goal. The Hoyas had two corner kicks to the Seminoles' zero. Ockene made three saves to the GU keeper's one.

Touray added on to the lead quickly out of halftime at 46:34. A corner kick by Suarez bounced around in the goal box before a failed clearance found Touray deep in the penalty box, setting her up to bury a shot into the top left corner. Along with being her second goal of her freshman campaign, the score marks Touray's first postseason goal.

Georgetown scored its lone goal almost 11 minutes later, at 57:25. A header by GU was knocked away by Ockene, but the deflected ball was shot into the left corner of the net from the edge of the penalty box. The goal made it 2-1, but that's as close as the home side would get.

Twenty minutes later, McGrew responded with the final goal of the game at 77:36. A high pass into the penalty box by Van Zanten was headed off the bounce and past the Hoyas keeper by the freshman for her first goal. Van Zanten's assist was her fifth of 2025.

FSU had a chance at a fourth goal in the 84th minute on a shot by Hudson, but Georgetown managed to stop the attempt.

Meanwhile, as the Hoyas looked to cut into the deficit, the Seminole defense allowed just one shot after taking the 3-1 lead, which was forced off target.

Georgetown outshot Florida State 5-4 in the second half, yet each team posted three shots on frame.
FSU earned two corner kicks to GU's three. Ockene and the Hoyas keeper each recorded one save.

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No. 3 FSU Advances to Host NCAA Quarterfinal with Win at No. 2 Georgetown

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Team Stats

Nyanya Touray

Jaida McGrew

Mimi Van Zanten

Peyton Nourse

Players Mentioned

Peyton McGovern

Jaida McGrew

Kate Ockene

Taylor Suarez

Nyanya Touray

Mimi Van Zanten

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