Florida State University Athletics

10/31/2026 11:15:00 AM | Women's Soccer
TALLAHASSEE – The No. 22 Florida State soccer team faces rival Miami in its final regular-season road game on Sunday, November 1, on ACC Network.
Kickoff is at 4 p.m. ET at Cobb Stadium in Coral Gables.
Sunday's penultimate game of the regular season will be broadcast live on ACC Network, with Ariya Massoudi and Morgan Bowen on the call. Live stats are at Miami.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 eight of their last nine games, the Seminoles are 8-2-3 on the season, 2-1-2 at home and 6-2-1 on the road. FSU is 4-1-2 in ACC play after a 2-1 win vs. No. 5 Duke on October 29. The team is 4-1-0 against top-25 teams, all but one coming in ACC play, including two wins over squads ranked in the top five.
Florida State has scored 23 goals on 21 assists with 140 shots, 77 on frame, and has allowed 12 goals on 136 shots for a 0.92 goals-against average and a .778 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, 32 shots and 20 shots on goal, while junior midfielder Sam Erbach is second with four goals and paces the squad with five assists and 13 points. Erbach, Hudson and senior forward Tanner Strickland all have two game-winning goals to lead the team. Sophomore goalkeeper Kate Ockene has made 38 saves for a .760 save percentage and a 1.00 goals-against average. She has four shutouts and a 7-2-3 record while also registering one assist. Ockene has been named ACC Goalkeeper of the Week twice this year and senior defender Grace Hoytink has earned ACC Defensive Player of the Week honors.
NATIONALLY-RANKED SEMINOLES
Florida State is ranked No. 22 in the week 10 IWSOC DI Top 25 Coaches Poll and No. 16 in Top Drawer Soccer's latest rankings.
SERIES HISTORY VS. MIAMI
Florida State is 21-4-0 all-time against Miami, with a 12-1-0 mark at home and a 9-3-0 record on the road. FSU is 17-2-0 in ACC play since the Hurricanes joined the league in 2004. The series began with back-to-back defeats, first 4-2 in Coral Gables in 1998 and then 3-0 at home in 1999, and the Seminoles have won 21 of the next 23, including 12 in a row from 2001-11. The two teams have met every year since 1998 with the exception of 2015, 2017 and 2020. Florida State has won six in a row in the series, and nine of the last 10, with a 22-2 scoring margin since the streak started with a 4-0 triumph in 2013.
One season ago, two goals in 42 seconds helped power Florida State to a 3-0 home win on October 3, 2025. The Seminoles held the Hurricanes to just three shots, all in the second half of a 3-0 game, as FSU scored all three of its goals within the first 29 minutes of regulation. Nyanya Touray netted her first collegiate goal to make it 2-0 in the 29th minute, and it was 3-0 just 42 seconds later. FSU out-shot UM 22-3, including a 14-0 advantage in shots on goal. The home side earned four corner kicks and held the visitors without one. A complete recap from the win can be found here.
In FSU's last visit to South Florida, on October 31, 2024, Hudson scored the winning goal in the 42nd minute of a 1-0 victory.
SCOUTING THE HURRICANES
Miami is 10-3-3 on the season, including 3-1-3 at home and 7-2-0 on the road. The Hurricanes are 4-2-2 in the ACC and tied with FSU for seventh place with 14 points. UM is unbeaten in its last five games, with a 3-0-2 record in that stretch, following a 2-1 win at Syracuse on October 29. Miami is 0-1-1 against top-25 opponents, including a goalless draw to No. 4 Wake Forest on October 10.
LAST TIME OUT: FSU BESTS NO. 5 DUKE
In a matchup between two teams that played in the 2025 College Cup, Florida State beat No. 5 Duke 2-1 for the 500th victory in program history on October 29. In front of a lively late-night crowd at the Seminole Soccer Complex, the Seminoles scored twice in the opening 13 minutes to hand the Blue Devils their first loss in seven games.
Junior forward Shaneil Buckley gave the Seminoles a 1-0 lead on a coast-to-coast goal in the 10th minute and senior defender Tanner Strickland knocked in the eventual game-winner just over three minutes later. The Blue Devils' lone goal came in the 32nd minute. Sophomore midfielder Nawreen Ahmad set up Buckley's goal and Erbach picked up the assist on Strickland's winner.
Duke outshot Florida State 11-8 and both teams registered five shots on goal. Duke edged FSU in corner kicks, 4-2, but the visitors were held without a corner in the second half. Buckley and Hudson had two shots and Buckley and Strickland were two of five FSU players with one shot on goal. Ockene recorded four saves as her Blue Devil-counterpart had three, all in the second half.
Florida State improves to 19-11-7 all-time against Duke and 13-3-0 at home. FSU has won three in a row overall in the series, and seven of the last nine, and the Seminoles are victorious in the last 13 in Tallahassee since 2001.
A complete recap and box score is available here.
UP NEXT: SENIOR NIGHT AT THE PLEX
The Seminoles conclude the regular season at home on Thursday, November 5, vs. Virginia Tech. The 6:30 p.m. ET contest is the team's Seminole Heritage game and Senior Night. Tickets are available 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.
WIN NO. 500
The 2-1 victory vs. No. 5 Duke on October 29 was the 500th in program history. The Seminoles are the 18th NCAA Division I women's soccer program to win 500 games, and the fifth in the ACC, achieving the feat with a 500-167-65 all-time record. In its 32nd season in 2026, FSU is the sixth-fastest team overall and third in the ACC to reach the 500-win mark. Florida State is sixth overall among 500-win teams with a .727 all-time win percentage.
SEMINOLES PAINT IT PINK
October 29 was the team's annual Paint it Pink match, presented by Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, where the Seminoles wore special pink uniforms that are being auctioned off. Proceeds will go to the Walker Breast Program at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare in support of breast cancer patients. Fans can bid on the jerseys now at Seminoles.com/PaintItPink2026 until Tuesday, November 17, at 5 p.m. ET.
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).
Kickoff is at 4 p.m. ET at Cobb Stadium in Coral Gables.
Sunday's penultimate game of the regular season will be broadcast live on ACC Network, with Ariya Massoudi and Morgan Bowen on the call. Live stats are at Miami.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 eight of their last nine games, the Seminoles are 8-2-3 on the season, 2-1-2 at home and 6-2-1 on the road. FSU is 4-1-2 in ACC play after a 2-1 win vs. No. 5 Duke on October 29. The team is 4-1-0 against top-25 teams, all but one coming in ACC play, including two wins over squads ranked in the top five.
Florida State has scored 23 goals on 21 assists with 140 shots, 77 on frame, and has allowed 12 goals on 136 shots for a 0.92 goals-against average and a .778 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, 32 shots and 20 shots on goal, while junior midfielder Sam Erbach is second with four goals and paces the squad with five assists and 13 points. Erbach, Hudson and senior forward Tanner Strickland all have two game-winning goals to lead the team. Sophomore goalkeeper Kate Ockene has made 38 saves for a .760 save percentage and a 1.00 goals-against average. She has four shutouts and a 7-2-3 record while also registering one assist. Ockene has been named ACC Goalkeeper of the Week twice this year and senior defender Grace Hoytink has earned ACC Defensive Player of the Week honors.
NATIONALLY-RANKED SEMINOLES
Florida State is ranked No. 22 in the week 10 IWSOC DI Top 25 Coaches Poll and No. 16 in Top Drawer Soccer's latest rankings.
SERIES HISTORY VS. MIAMI
Florida State is 21-4-0 all-time against Miami, with a 12-1-0 mark at home and a 9-3-0 record on the road. FSU is 17-2-0 in ACC play since the Hurricanes joined the league in 2004. The series began with back-to-back defeats, first 4-2 in Coral Gables in 1998 and then 3-0 at home in 1999, and the Seminoles have won 21 of the next 23, including 12 in a row from 2001-11. The two teams have met every year since 1998 with the exception of 2015, 2017 and 2020. Florida State has won six in a row in the series, and nine of the last 10, with a 22-2 scoring margin since the streak started with a 4-0 triumph in 2013.
One season ago, two goals in 42 seconds helped power Florida State to a 3-0 home win on October 3, 2025. The Seminoles held the Hurricanes to just three shots, all in the second half of a 3-0 game, as FSU scored all three of its goals within the first 29 minutes of regulation. Nyanya Touray netted her first collegiate goal to make it 2-0 in the 29th minute, and it was 3-0 just 42 seconds later. FSU out-shot UM 22-3, including a 14-0 advantage in shots on goal. The home side earned four corner kicks and held the visitors without one. A complete recap from the win can be found here.
In FSU's last visit to South Florida, on October 31, 2024, Hudson scored the winning goal in the 42nd minute of a 1-0 victory.
SCOUTING THE HURRICANES
Miami is 10-3-3 on the season, including 3-1-3 at home and 7-2-0 on the road. The Hurricanes are 4-2-2 in the ACC and tied with FSU for seventh place with 14 points. UM is unbeaten in its last five games, with a 3-0-2 record in that stretch, following a 2-1 win at Syracuse on October 29. Miami is 0-1-1 against top-25 opponents, including a goalless draw to No. 4 Wake Forest on October 10.
LAST TIME OUT: FSU BESTS NO. 5 DUKE
In a matchup between two teams that played in the 2025 College Cup, Florida State beat No. 5 Duke 2-1 for the 500th victory in program history on October 29. In front of a lively late-night crowd at the Seminole Soccer Complex, the Seminoles scored twice in the opening 13 minutes to hand the Blue Devils their first loss in seven games.
Junior forward Shaneil Buckley gave the Seminoles a 1-0 lead on a coast-to-coast goal in the 10th minute and senior defender Tanner Strickland knocked in the eventual game-winner just over three minutes later. The Blue Devils' lone goal came in the 32nd minute. Sophomore midfielder Nawreen Ahmad set up Buckley's goal and Erbach picked up the assist on Strickland's winner.
Duke outshot Florida State 11-8 and both teams registered five shots on goal. Duke edged FSU in corner kicks, 4-2, but the visitors were held without a corner in the second half. Buckley and Hudson had two shots and Buckley and Strickland were two of five FSU players with one shot on goal. Ockene recorded four saves as her Blue Devil-counterpart had three, all in the second half.
Florida State improves to 19-11-7 all-time against Duke and 13-3-0 at home. FSU has won three in a row overall in the series, and seven of the last nine, and the Seminoles are victorious in the last 13 in Tallahassee since 2001.
A complete recap and box score is available here.
UP NEXT: SENIOR NIGHT AT THE PLEX
The Seminoles conclude the regular season at home on Thursday, November 5, vs. Virginia Tech. The 6:30 p.m. ET contest is the team's Seminole Heritage game and Senior Night. Tickets are available 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.
WIN NO. 500
The 2-1 victory vs. No. 5 Duke on October 29 was the 500th in program history. The Seminoles are the 18th NCAA Division I women's soccer program to win 500 games, and the fifth in the ACC, achieving the feat with a 500-167-65 all-time record. In its 32nd season in 2026, FSU is the sixth-fastest team overall and third in the ACC to reach the 500-win mark. Florida State is sixth overall among 500-win teams with a .727 all-time win percentage.
SEMINOLES PAINT IT PINK
October 29 was the team's annual Paint it Pink match, presented by Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, where the Seminoles wore special pink uniforms that are being auctioned off. Proceeds will go to the Walker Breast Program at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare in support of breast cancer patients. Fans can bid on the jerseys now at Seminoles.com/PaintItPink2026 until Tuesday, November 17, at 5 p.m. ET.
QUICK KICKS: NOTES TO KNOW
- Florida State is in its 32nd season in 2026 and owns a 500-167-65 (.727) overall record since the team's first season in 1995
- The Seminoles are the 18th program, and fifth in the ACC, to win 500 games, doing so in their 32nd season to become the sixth-fastest team overall and third-fastest in the ACC to reach the 500-win mark
- Head coach Brian Pensky is in his fifth season at FSU (78-9-15, .838) and his 22nd as a collegiate head coach (263-120-60, .661), 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 .838 win percentage and two NCAA titles, is tied for fourth with 78 wins and has a low of nine losses 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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