Florida State University Athletics
Saturday, October 24
Tallahassee, Fla.
7:00 PM
Florida State
vs
Notre Dame
10/23/2026 11:29:00 AM | Women's Soccer
TALLAHASSEE – The No. 15 Florida State soccer team returns home to host No. 17 Notre Dame in a top-20 matchup on Saturday, October 24, at 7 p.m. ET, at the Seminole Soccer Complex in Tallahassee.
Tickets are available at Seminoles.com/Tickets or by calling the FSU Athletics Ticket Office at 850-644-1830. New in 2026, tickets will be required for all fans to every regular-season home game. Admission continues to be free for all FSU students with their Unconquered Pass.
There is a seat cushion giveaway, free for early-arriving fans on Saturday night thanks to Champions First Credit Union. Additionally, it is Global Noles Night, and the first 200 FSU students will receive a free concessions voucher.
The game will be broadcast live on ACC Network Extra, accessible through your television provider or a subscription to ESPN+. Live stats are at FSU.Statbroadcast.com. Direct links to watch and follow along can be found on the schedule page at Seminoles.com/Soccer and on social media on Twitter/X and Facebook (@FSUSoccer) & Instagram (@NoleSoccer).
Unbeaten in their last seven games, with three consecutive wins, the Seminoles are 7-1-3 on the season, 1-0-2 at home and 6-1-1 on the road. FSU is 3-0-2 in ACC play after a 2-0 road weekend, with wins at Wake Forest on October 15 and at Pitt on October 18. The team is 3-0-0 against top-25 teams, all on the road, including back-to-back ranked road wins in ACC play.
Florida State has scored 21 goals on 19 assists with 126 shots, 69 on frame, and has allowed nine goals on 117 shots for a 0.82 goals-against average and a .800 save percentage. FSU's goals have come from 10 different players, seven of them newcomers, and 12 players have at least one assist, eight of them first-year Seminoles. Seven players, six in their first year in the Garnet and Gold, have at least one goal and one assist.
Individually, junior forward Wrianna Hudson leads the team with five goals, 28 shots and 19 shots on goal, while junior midfielder Sam Erbach is second with four goals and paces the squad with four assists and 12 points. Erbach and Hudson each have two game-winning goals to lead the team. Sophomore goalkeeper Kate Ockene has made 32 saves for a .780 save percentage and a 0.90 goals-against average. She has four shutouts and a 6-1-3 record while also registering one assist. Ockene has earned two ACC Goalkeeper of the Week honors this year. Senior defender Grace Hoytink also has been named ACC Defensive Player of the Week.
NATIONALLY-RANKED SEMINOLES
Florida State is ranked No. 15 in the week 10 IWSOC DI Top 25 Coaches Poll and No. 17 in Top Drawer Soccer's latest rankings.
SERIES HISTORY VS. NOTRE DAME
Florida State is 10-6-1 all-time against Notre Dame, including 6-3-0 in ACC regular-season contests and 5-1-1 in the postseason. The Seminoles are 5-2-0 at home, 2-3-0 in South Bend and 3-1-1 at a neutral site. The two sides have played seven postseason contests, four ACC and three NCAA, including the opening round of the 2024 ACC Championship. A 4-2 road loss last season snapped a two-game win streak, though FSU is unbeaten in six of the last eight games. In Tallahassee, Florida State has won three in a row, including back-to-back top-15 contests in 2023 and 2024, 4-1 and 2-1, respectively.
In a top-five matchup on October 9, 2025, FSU lost at then-No. 2 Notre Dame 4-2. It was just one of two losses for the Seminoles during their national-championship campaign. Florida State out-shot Notre Dame 18-15 and had a 10-6 advantage in shots on goal. The visitors earned 10 corner kicks and did not allow one, while fouls were 10-7 for the home side. Notre Dame made eight saves, including one that was cleared off the line by an Irish defender.
A complete recap can be found here.
SCOUTING THE FIGHTING IRISH
Notre Dame is 6-1-6 overall and 4-1-1 in the ACC, tied for third with 13 points. The Fighting Irish are 6-0-3 at home and 0-1-3 on the road. Against top-25 opponents, UND is 2-1-2, with home wins over No. 14 Virginia and No. 24 Clemson, a road loss at No. 1 North Carolina and draws to No. 4 Michigan State and at No. 4 Duke.
The Fighting Irish are No. 17 in this week's Coaches Poll and No. 6 in the Top Drawer Soccer top-25.
LAST TIME OUT: ROADTRIP-CAPPING WIN
Florida State earned a 2-1 win at Pitt on October 18 to conclude a two-game road weekend. FSU took a 1-0 lead in the 16th minute before doubling the advantage in the 54th. The Panthers got their lone goal in the 81st minute.
Hoytink and senior midfielder Joelle Jung both had a goal and an assist, as Jung scored the opener, assisted by Hoytink, and Hoytink netted the eventual game winner, assisted by Jung and junior forward Shaneil Buckley. Hoytink's goal was the first of her career and the assist was her first as a Seminole. It was Hoytink's first career multi-point game. Jung's goal and assist were both her second of the season and Buckley's assist was the second of her inaugural D-I campaign.
Buckley led the team with three shots, while Hoytink had a game-high-tying two shots on goal. Sophomore goalkeeper Kate Ockene made four saves and Pitt's keeper stopped two shots. The Panthers had 14 shots, five on goal, and the Seminoles had nine shots, four on target. FSU held a 3-2 edge in corners and the visitors had one more foul called against them, for a 9-8 margin.
Florida State improves to 16-0-0 all-time vs. Pitt, including 6-0-0 on the road.
A complete recap and box score is available here.
UP NEXT: ANOTHER ONE AT HOME
The Seminoles remain home to host No. 6 Duke on Thursday, October 29, at 8 p.m. ET at the Seminole Soccer Complex. It is the team's annual Paint it Pink Game presented by TMH. Tickets are available for all fans at Seminoles.com/Tickets or by calling the FSU Athletics Ticket Office at 850-644-1830. Admission is free for all FSU students with their Unconquered Pass. The contest will be broadcast live on ACC Network.
DUO EARN ACC WEEKLY HONORS
Hoytink and Ockene earned ACC Player of the Week honors on October 10 after helping Florida State to a 2-0-0 weekend, with a 2-0 win at No. 4 Wake Forest on October 15 before a 2-1 victory at Pitt on October 18. Hoytink is recognized as the ACC Defensive Player of the Week and Ockene is the ACC Goalkeeper of the Week.
Ockene earns her second career Goalkeeper of the Week honor, after also being recognized on September 8. Hoytink is bestowed with weekly conference accolades for the first time in her career. With three weekly awards in 2026, the Seminoles have their most weekly honors since they received five in 2023. Ockene is the first player to be recognized twice in the same season since Onyi Echegini was a two-time Offensive Player of the Week in 2023.
This is the first year the ACC has awarded ACC Goalkeeper of the Week honors, as goalkeepers previously were eligible to be named ACC Defensive Player of the Week. Ockene is the first Seminole goalkeeper to earn multiple weekly honors since Cristinia Roque was tabbed the league's Defensive Player of the Week once in 2020 and again in 2021. The last goalkeeper recognized twice in the same season was Cassie Miller in 2016.
Complete details on this week's honors can be found here.
QUICK KICKS: NOTES TO KNOW
For more information on Florida State soccer, check Seminoles.com for the latest news and scheduling information, and keep up with the team on social media through Twitter/X and Facebook (@FSUSoccer) & Instagram (@NoleSoccer).
Tickets are available at Seminoles.com/Tickets or by calling the FSU Athletics Ticket Office at 850-644-1830. New in 2026, tickets will be required for all fans to every regular-season home game. Admission continues to be free for all FSU students with their Unconquered Pass.
There is a seat cushion giveaway, free for early-arriving fans on Saturday night thanks to Champions First Credit Union. Additionally, it is Global Noles Night, and the first 200 FSU students will receive a free concessions voucher.
The game will be broadcast live on ACC Network Extra, accessible through your television provider or a subscription to ESPN+. Live stats are at FSU.Statbroadcast.com. Direct links to watch and follow along can be found on the schedule page at Seminoles.com/Soccer and on social media on Twitter/X and Facebook (@FSUSoccer) & Instagram (@NoleSoccer).
Unbeaten in their last seven games, with three consecutive wins, the Seminoles are 7-1-3 on the season, 1-0-2 at home and 6-1-1 on the road. FSU is 3-0-2 in ACC play after a 2-0 road weekend, with wins at Wake Forest on October 15 and at Pitt on October 18. The team is 3-0-0 against top-25 teams, all on the road, including back-to-back ranked road wins in ACC play.
Florida State has scored 21 goals on 19 assists with 126 shots, 69 on frame, and has allowed nine goals on 117 shots for a 0.82 goals-against average and a .800 save percentage. FSU's goals have come from 10 different players, seven of them newcomers, and 12 players have at least one assist, eight of them first-year Seminoles. Seven players, six in their first year in the Garnet and Gold, have at least one goal and one assist.
Individually, junior forward Wrianna Hudson leads the team with five goals, 28 shots and 19 shots on goal, while junior midfielder Sam Erbach is second with four goals and paces the squad with four assists and 12 points. Erbach and Hudson each have two game-winning goals to lead the team. Sophomore goalkeeper Kate Ockene has made 32 saves for a .780 save percentage and a 0.90 goals-against average. She has four shutouts and a 6-1-3 record while also registering one assist. Ockene has earned two ACC Goalkeeper of the Week honors this year. Senior defender Grace Hoytink also has been named ACC Defensive Player of the Week.
NATIONALLY-RANKED SEMINOLES
Florida State is ranked No. 15 in the week 10 IWSOC DI Top 25 Coaches Poll and No. 17 in Top Drawer Soccer's latest rankings.
SERIES HISTORY VS. NOTRE DAME
Florida State is 10-6-1 all-time against Notre Dame, including 6-3-0 in ACC regular-season contests and 5-1-1 in the postseason. The Seminoles are 5-2-0 at home, 2-3-0 in South Bend and 3-1-1 at a neutral site. The two sides have played seven postseason contests, four ACC and three NCAA, including the opening round of the 2024 ACC Championship. A 4-2 road loss last season snapped a two-game win streak, though FSU is unbeaten in six of the last eight games. In Tallahassee, Florida State has won three in a row, including back-to-back top-15 contests in 2023 and 2024, 4-1 and 2-1, respectively.
In a top-five matchup on October 9, 2025, FSU lost at then-No. 2 Notre Dame 4-2. It was just one of two losses for the Seminoles during their national-championship campaign. Florida State out-shot Notre Dame 18-15 and had a 10-6 advantage in shots on goal. The visitors earned 10 corner kicks and did not allow one, while fouls were 10-7 for the home side. Notre Dame made eight saves, including one that was cleared off the line by an Irish defender.
A complete recap can be found here.
SCOUTING THE FIGHTING IRISH
Notre Dame is 6-1-6 overall and 4-1-1 in the ACC, tied for third with 13 points. The Fighting Irish are 6-0-3 at home and 0-1-3 on the road. Against top-25 opponents, UND is 2-1-2, with home wins over No. 14 Virginia and No. 24 Clemson, a road loss at No. 1 North Carolina and draws to No. 4 Michigan State and at No. 4 Duke.
The Fighting Irish are No. 17 in this week's Coaches Poll and No. 6 in the Top Drawer Soccer top-25.
LAST TIME OUT: ROADTRIP-CAPPING WIN
Florida State earned a 2-1 win at Pitt on October 18 to conclude a two-game road weekend. FSU took a 1-0 lead in the 16th minute before doubling the advantage in the 54th. The Panthers got their lone goal in the 81st minute.
Hoytink and senior midfielder Joelle Jung both had a goal and an assist, as Jung scored the opener, assisted by Hoytink, and Hoytink netted the eventual game winner, assisted by Jung and junior forward Shaneil Buckley. Hoytink's goal was the first of her career and the assist was her first as a Seminole. It was Hoytink's first career multi-point game. Jung's goal and assist were both her second of the season and Buckley's assist was the second of her inaugural D-I campaign.
Buckley led the team with three shots, while Hoytink had a game-high-tying two shots on goal. Sophomore goalkeeper Kate Ockene made four saves and Pitt's keeper stopped two shots. The Panthers had 14 shots, five on goal, and the Seminoles had nine shots, four on target. FSU held a 3-2 edge in corners and the visitors had one more foul called against them, for a 9-8 margin.
Florida State improves to 16-0-0 all-time vs. Pitt, including 6-0-0 on the road.
A complete recap and box score is available here.
UP NEXT: ANOTHER ONE AT HOME
The Seminoles remain home to host No. 6 Duke on Thursday, October 29, at 8 p.m. ET at the Seminole Soccer Complex. It is the team's annual Paint it Pink Game presented by TMH. Tickets are available for all fans at Seminoles.com/Tickets or by calling the FSU Athletics Ticket Office at 850-644-1830. Admission is free for all FSU students with their Unconquered Pass. The contest will be broadcast live on ACC Network.
DUO EARN ACC WEEKLY HONORS
Hoytink and Ockene earned ACC Player of the Week honors on October 10 after helping Florida State to a 2-0-0 weekend, with a 2-0 win at No. 4 Wake Forest on October 15 before a 2-1 victory at Pitt on October 18. Hoytink is recognized as the ACC Defensive Player of the Week and Ockene is the ACC Goalkeeper of the Week.
Ockene earns her second career Goalkeeper of the Week honor, after also being recognized on September 8. Hoytink is bestowed with weekly conference accolades for the first time in her career. With three weekly awards in 2026, the Seminoles have their most weekly honors since they received five in 2023. Ockene is the first player to be recognized twice in the same season since Onyi Echegini was a two-time Offensive Player of the Week in 2023.
This is the first year the ACC has awarded ACC Goalkeeper of the Week honors, as goalkeepers previously were eligible to be named ACC Defensive Player of the Week. Ockene is the first Seminole goalkeeper to earn multiple weekly honors since Cristinia Roque was tabbed the league's Defensive Player of the Week once in 2020 and again in 2021. The last goalkeeper recognized twice in the same season was Cassie Miller in 2016.
Complete details on this week's honors can be found here.
QUICK KICKS: NOTES TO KNOW
- Florida State is in its 32nd season in 2026 and owns a 499-166-65 (.728) overall record since the team's first season in 1995
- Head coach Brian Pensky is in his fifth season at FSU (77-8-15, .845) and his 22nd as a collegiate head coach (262-119-60, .662), and has led the Seminoles to two national championships, in 2023 and 2025, another NCAA College Cup berth in 2022 and five ACC titles, two regular season and three tournament, in his first four seasons with the Seminoles
- FSU leads the country with an .845 win percentage and two NCAA titles, and is tied for second with 77 wins, since the beginning of the 2022 campaign, when Pensky took the helm
- With five national titles and 15 College Cup appearances, Florida State has made 26 total and consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, every year since 2000, with four College Cups in the last five years and five title-game appearances in the last eight seasons
- The Seminoles are No. 2 all-time in NCAA success, second in Tournament wins (89-19-6), win percentage (.807), national titles (5) and College Cup appearances (15)
- FSU's 36-game win streak in regular-season non-conference games was snapped on August 23, as the team is now 33-1-5 since the middle of the 2019 non-conference season with five consecutive unbeaten non-conference campaigns from 2021-25
- 4 of 11 starters are returning in 2026, with six of the seven departing starters now playing professionally in the NWSL
- FSU's incoming class is ranked No. 1 in the country by Top Drawer Soccer for the third consecutive season, with 16 newcomers (5 freshmen and 11 transfers) on the 2026 roster
- For the 20th time in the last 21 seasons, the Seminoles started the season in the top-10 nationally, as they were voted No. 4 in the United Soccer Coaches Preseason Top-25
- 10 players signed professional contracts after helping FSU to a national title in 2025, eight in the NWSL and two in the Liga MX Femenil
For more information on Florida State soccer, check Seminoles.com for the latest news and scheduling information, and keep up with the team on social media through Twitter/X and Facebook (@FSUSoccer) & Instagram (@NoleSoccer).
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