FSU Edged in Regular-Season Finale, Will Host ACC First Round Sunday

Thursday, November 5

Tallahassee, Fla.

6:30 PM

Florida State

9-3-3, 5-2-2

Virginia Tech

8-5-5, 4-4-2

Team	1	2	Final F
Virginia Tech	1	1	2
Florida St.	0	1	1

11/5/2026 10:08:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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TALLAHASSEE – The No. 10 Florida State soccer team suffered a 2-1 loss to Virginia Tech on Thursday night in the regular-season finale at the Seminole Soccer Complex in Tallahassee, Florida.

The Seminoles (9-3-3, 5-2-2 ACC) finish the regular season tied for fourth place in the ACC standings with 17 points and earn the No. 4 seed in the six-team 2026 Ally ACC Women's Soccer Championship. FSU will host fifth-seed Virginia on Sunday, November 8, at 8 p.m. ET on ACC Network.

General admission tickets for Sunday night's game will go on sale on Friday at 9:30 a.m. ET. Tickets will be available at Seminoles.com/SoccerTix or by calling the FSU Athletics Ticket Office at 850-644-1830. The first 100 FSU students will be admitted free with their Unconquered Pass.

The winner of Sunday's First Round contest will advance to the Semifinal and face top-seeded Notre Dame on Thursday, November 12, in Cary, North Carolina. Florida State remains the only team in the ACC to qualify for the postseason conference tournament every year, doing so in each of the program's 32 seasons.

Thursday night was the team's Seminole Heritage game and Senior Night. Prior to the game, FSU recognized its senior class of Savannah Dixon, Ashley Henderson, Grace Hoytink, Joelle Jung, Olivia Page, Claire Rain, Nyah Rose and Tanner Strickland.

Jung scored the Seminoles' goal Thursday night, an equalizing tally in the 47th minute. It is the senior midfielder's third goal of the season and 11th of her career. Freshman forward Ryder Ajeto got her first career assist on the goal.

The Hokies (8-5-5, 4-4-2 ACC) took a 1-0 lead in the 13th minute and regained a 2-1 advantage in the 81st.

Shots were 19-9 for FSU and the Seminoles had a 7-5 edge in shots on goal. VT held a 5-4 margin in corner kicks and fouls were 16-7 for the visitors.

Junior forward Wrianna Hudson had a game-high six shots and Jung had four. Jung and junior forward Shaneil Buckley shared the team lead with two shots on target. Sophomore goalkeeper Kate Ockene made three saves as the Hokies' goalkeeper stopped six shots.

FSU recorded its first shot just 32 seconds into the match, a chance saved by sophomore midfielder Nawreen Ahmad. Hudson then had a chance of her own that was stopped in the fifth minute, and Jung hit the crossbar one minute later.

Ockene's first save came in the ninth minute before the Hokies took a 1-0 lead at 12:36.

The Seminoles quickly countered with several good chances, beginning with a shot saved by Buckley. Two more shots followed that went wide, before Jung had an opportunity that resulted in a fine save made in the 23rd minute.

Virginia Tech earned a pair of corner kicks in the 27th and 28th minutes, but neither resulted in a shot.

In the final 15 minutes, FSU had two opportunities, one that was high and another, in the final seconds, that was saved.

Shots were 11-4 for Florida State in the first half, and the home side had a 4-2 advantage in shots on goal. Corners were 2-1 for the Hokies.

Out of halftime, Jung tied the game at 1-1 at 46:33. Ajeto took the ball down the near sideline and into the side of the 18-yard box. Her cross into the six found a sprinting Jung, who beat the defender to the ball and buried it at point-blank range past the keeper.

Buckley followed three minutes later with a shot saved, and then Ockene made a fantastic stop to keep it a 1-1 game.

A shot off the crossbar and another chance wide prevented FSU from taking the lead in the next five minutes.

Virginia Tech had the next several chances, with an Ockene save in the 77th minute before the visitors regained a 2-1 lead at 80:19.

Junior defender Janet Okeke looked to tie the game at 2-2 in the 84th minute, but her shot was saved. The Seminoles had three more shots in the closing four minutes, but could not get a chance on goal to level the game again.

Florida State had an 8-5 edge in shots in the final 45 minutes, and shots on goal and corners were both even at 3-3.

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).