Florida State University Athletics
Sunday, November 8
8:00 PM
Florida State
vs
Virginia
11/7/2026 11:50:00 AM | Women's Soccer
TALLAHASSEE – The No. 10-ranked and fourth-seeded Florida State soccer team begins postseason play at home in the First Round of the 2026 Ally ACC Women's Soccer Championship against 14th-ranked and No. 5-seeded Virginia on Sunday, November 8, at 8 p.m. ET, at the Seminole Soccer Complex.
Tickets are available now 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 game will be broadcast live on ACC Network, with Ariya Massoudi and Morgan Bowen on the call. Live stats are at ACC.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).
FSU finished the regular season tied for fourth place in the ACC standings with 17 points and earned the No. 4 seed in the six-team event. Virginia also totaled 17 points, but the higher seed, and home field in the first round, went to Florida State thanks to a better record against common opponents. FSU 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.
The Seminoles are 9-3-3 on the season, 2-2-2 at home and 7-1-1 on the road. FSU finished 5-2-2 in ACC play following a 2-1 loss to Virginia Tech in Thursday's regular-season finale. 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 26 goals on 24 assists with 169 shots, 90 on frame, and has allowed 14 goals on 146 shots for a 0.93 goals-against average and a .763 save percentage. FSU's goals have come from 11 different players, seven of them newcomers, and 13 players have at least one assist, nine of them first-year Seminoles. Nine players, seven 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 six goals, 40 shots and 23 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 41 saves for a .745 save percentage and a 1.00 goals-against average. She has five shutouts, all but one on the road, and an 8-3-3 record while also registering one assist. Ockene has been named ACC Goalkeeper of the Week twice this year and senior defenders Grace Hoytink and Tanner Strickland have both earned ACC Defensive Player of the Week honors.
FSU'S ACC CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
Making its 32nd ACC Championship appearance, FSU has won 11 ACC postseason titles. The Seminoles won their first championship in 2011, followed by four in a row from 2013-16, another crown in 2018 before the five-year streak from 2020-24.
FSU is second among all teams with 11 postseason championships and fourth with 32 appearances in what has been a six-team event since 2021. Since winning their first title in 2011, the Seminoles have won 11 championships, nearly three times the rest of the league's combined total of four. All-time since the first title was awarded in 1988, only one other team has won more than two ACC postseason trophies.
Florida State is the only team to make the postseason tournament every year in its history, qualifying in 32 of 32 campaigns since its inaugural season in 1995. Every other ACC program has missed the championship at least twice as members of the conference since the first event was held in 1988.
NATIONALLY-RANKED SEMINOLES
Florida State moves up to No. 10 in the week 10 IWSOC DI Top 25 Coaches Poll and No. 9 in Top Drawer Soccer's latest rankings.
SERIES HISTORY VS. VIRGINIA
In a series that began in 1995 and featured two meetings in 2025, FSU is 13-21-9 all-time against Virginia, including 7-17-5 in ACC matchups and 4-4-4 in the ACC Championship. The Seminoles are 4-7-5 at home, 3-9-1 on the road and 5-4-2 at a neutral site. Florida State is unbeaten in six straight and is 13-6-4 since a 2-1 win at the 2011 ACC Championship. That stretch includes a 3-0 win later in the 2011 NCAA Tournament that sent the Seminoles to the College Cup. The streak also features two memorable 1-0 wins, in the 2014 national championship game to win the program's first NCAA title and the 2021 ACC championship game, along with a 2-2 draw and PK triumph in the 2015 ACC championship match.
Last season, The Seminoles notched a 3-2 road win at then-No. 3 UVA before a goalless draw in the First Round of the ACC Championship. On October 23 in Charlottesville, Hudson netted the game-winning goal in the top-11 matchup that gave FSU its first victory over a top-three team in the regular season, home or away, since 2022. Two games later, on November 2, fifth-seeded Virginia advanced to the ACC Semifinal 6-5 in the penalty shootout following 110 minutes of 0-0 action. Ockene made four saves in the match, a career high at the time.
SCOUTING THE CAVALIERS
Virginia enters the postseason with a 9-3-4 record overall, 7-1-2 at home and 2-2-2 on the road. The Cavaliers were 5-3-2 in the ACC, tying FSU for fourth place with 17 points. UVA is 1-3-2 against top-25 opponents, capped by a 3-0 win vs. No. 12 Louisville on October 29 and a goalless draw at No. 15 Duke on November 5.
In the national rankings, Virginia is No. 14 in the IWSOC Coaches Poll and No. 17 according to Top Drawer Soccer.
LAST TIME OUT: SENIOR NIGHT DEFEAT
Florida State concluded the regular season with a 2-1 loss to Virginia Tech on November 5 in Tallahassee. Senior midfielder Joelle Jung scored the Seminoles' goal, an equalizing tally in the 47th minute assisted by freshman forward Ryder Ajeto, her first career helper. The Hokies 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. 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. Ockene made three saves as the Hokies' goalkeeper stopped six shots.
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, Jung, Olivia Page, Claire Rain, Nyah Rose and Tanner Strickland.
A complete recap and box score is available here.
UP NEXT: ACC SEMIFINAL
The winner of Sunday's First Round contest will advance to the Semifinal of the 2026 Ally ACC Women's Soccer Championship and face top-seeded Notre Dame on Thursday, November 12, in Cary, North Carolina. Kickoff on ACC Network will be at either 11 a.m. or 2 p.m. ET from WakeMed Soccer Park.
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).
Tickets are available now 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 game will be broadcast live on ACC Network, with Ariya Massoudi and Morgan Bowen on the call. Live stats are at ACC.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).
FSU finished the regular season tied for fourth place in the ACC standings with 17 points and earned the No. 4 seed in the six-team event. Virginia also totaled 17 points, but the higher seed, and home field in the first round, went to Florida State thanks to a better record against common opponents. FSU 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.
The Seminoles are 9-3-3 on the season, 2-2-2 at home and 7-1-1 on the road. FSU finished 5-2-2 in ACC play following a 2-1 loss to Virginia Tech in Thursday's regular-season finale. 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 26 goals on 24 assists with 169 shots, 90 on frame, and has allowed 14 goals on 146 shots for a 0.93 goals-against average and a .763 save percentage. FSU's goals have come from 11 different players, seven of them newcomers, and 13 players have at least one assist, nine of them first-year Seminoles. Nine players, seven 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 six goals, 40 shots and 23 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 41 saves for a .745 save percentage and a 1.00 goals-against average. She has five shutouts, all but one on the road, and an 8-3-3 record while also registering one assist. Ockene has been named ACC Goalkeeper of the Week twice this year and senior defenders Grace Hoytink and Tanner Strickland have both earned ACC Defensive Player of the Week honors.
FSU'S ACC CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
Making its 32nd ACC Championship appearance, FSU has won 11 ACC postseason titles. The Seminoles won their first championship in 2011, followed by four in a row from 2013-16, another crown in 2018 before the five-year streak from 2020-24.
FSU is second among all teams with 11 postseason championships and fourth with 32 appearances in what has been a six-team event since 2021. Since winning their first title in 2011, the Seminoles have won 11 championships, nearly three times the rest of the league's combined total of four. All-time since the first title was awarded in 1988, only one other team has won more than two ACC postseason trophies.
Florida State is the only team to make the postseason tournament every year in its history, qualifying in 32 of 32 campaigns since its inaugural season in 1995. Every other ACC program has missed the championship at least twice as members of the conference since the first event was held in 1988.
NATIONALLY-RANKED SEMINOLES
Florida State moves up to No. 10 in the week 10 IWSOC DI Top 25 Coaches Poll and No. 9 in Top Drawer Soccer's latest rankings.
SERIES HISTORY VS. VIRGINIA
In a series that began in 1995 and featured two meetings in 2025, FSU is 13-21-9 all-time against Virginia, including 7-17-5 in ACC matchups and 4-4-4 in the ACC Championship. The Seminoles are 4-7-5 at home, 3-9-1 on the road and 5-4-2 at a neutral site. Florida State is unbeaten in six straight and is 13-6-4 since a 2-1 win at the 2011 ACC Championship. That stretch includes a 3-0 win later in the 2011 NCAA Tournament that sent the Seminoles to the College Cup. The streak also features two memorable 1-0 wins, in the 2014 national championship game to win the program's first NCAA title and the 2021 ACC championship game, along with a 2-2 draw and PK triumph in the 2015 ACC championship match.
Last season, The Seminoles notched a 3-2 road win at then-No. 3 UVA before a goalless draw in the First Round of the ACC Championship. On October 23 in Charlottesville, Hudson netted the game-winning goal in the top-11 matchup that gave FSU its first victory over a top-three team in the regular season, home or away, since 2022. Two games later, on November 2, fifth-seeded Virginia advanced to the ACC Semifinal 6-5 in the penalty shootout following 110 minutes of 0-0 action. Ockene made four saves in the match, a career high at the time.
SCOUTING THE CAVALIERS
Virginia enters the postseason with a 9-3-4 record overall, 7-1-2 at home and 2-2-2 on the road. The Cavaliers were 5-3-2 in the ACC, tying FSU for fourth place with 17 points. UVA is 1-3-2 against top-25 opponents, capped by a 3-0 win vs. No. 12 Louisville on October 29 and a goalless draw at No. 15 Duke on November 5.
In the national rankings, Virginia is No. 14 in the IWSOC Coaches Poll and No. 17 according to Top Drawer Soccer.
LAST TIME OUT: SENIOR NIGHT DEFEAT
Florida State concluded the regular season with a 2-1 loss to Virginia Tech on November 5 in Tallahassee. Senior midfielder Joelle Jung scored the Seminoles' goal, an equalizing tally in the 47th minute assisted by freshman forward Ryder Ajeto, her first career helper. The Hokies 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. 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. Ockene made three saves as the Hokies' goalkeeper stopped six shots.
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, Jung, Olivia Page, Claire Rain, Nyah Rose and Tanner Strickland.
A complete recap and box score is available here.
UP NEXT: ACC SEMIFINAL
The winner of Sunday's First Round contest will advance to the Semifinal of the 2026 Ally ACC Women's Soccer Championship and face top-seeded Notre Dame on Thursday, November 12, in Cary, North Carolina. Kickoff on ACC Network will be at either 11 a.m. or 2 p.m. ET from WakeMed Soccer Park.
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 501-168-65 (.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 (79-10-15, .832) and his 22nd as a collegiate head coach (264-120-60, .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 .832 win percentage and two NCAA titles, is tied for third with 79 wins and has a low of 10 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)
- 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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