Florida State University Athletics
2021 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Iwai, Ran
Goalkeeper
/ Women's SoccerForward/Midfielder
/ Women's SoccerDefender
/ Women's SoccerForward/Midfielder
/ Women's SoccerMidfielder
/ Women's SoccerDefender/Midfielder
/ Women's SoccerDefender
/ Women's SoccerForward
/ Women's SoccerMidfielder/Defender
/ Women's SoccerMidfielder/Defender
/ Women's SoccerForward/Midfielder
/ Women's SoccerMidfielder/Forward
/ Women's SoccerDefender/Midfielder
/ Women's SoccerMidfielder
/ Women's SoccerMidfielder
/ Women's SoccerForward
/ Women's SoccerDefender
/ Women's SoccerForward
/ Women's SoccerGoalkeeper
/ Women's SoccerMidfielder/Defender
/ Women's SoccerDefender/Midfielder
/ Women's SoccerForward
/ Women's SoccerMidfielder
/ Women's Soccer
Jersey Number 7
Ran Iwai
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Year:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 5-3
- Hometown:
- Mitaka City, Tokyo, Japan
- High School:
- Futaba Mirai Gakuen
Bio
CAREER ACCOLADES:
- 2x National Champion (2021, 2023)
- 5x ACC Tournament Champion (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- 3x ACC Regular Season Champion (2020, 2022, 2023)
- 3x All-ACC Academic Team (2022, 2023, 2024)
- 2x ACC Academic Honor Roll (2023-2024, 2022-2023)
- 100 Appearances for Florida State
- TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week (11/15/23)
- ACC Defensive Player of the Week (10/10/23)
2024 HIGHLIGHTS:
- Recorded eight assists in her final season with 1300 minutes of action in 19 appearances.
- Appeared in her 100th career game for Florida State in the ACC Tournament Championship win over No. 8 North Carolina (11/10).
- Registered her first multi-point game of the season with two assists over Pittsburgh (10/20).
- Assisted the opening goal in the 4-0 rout over No. 23 Virginia (10/17).
- Recorded her fourth assist in four consecutive games in the rivalry win at Florida (9/8).
- Recorded an assist in three straight games against Villanova (9/1).
- Provided the game-tying assist to Taylor Huff against Georgia (8/29).
- Assisted the final goal in the 3-0 victory over Rice with six total shots (8/22).
- Recorded her first assist of the season in the season opener at South Florida (8/15).
2023 HIGHLIGHTS:
- Started in all 23 games for the Seminoles, tallying eight assists.
- Helped FSU record 14 shutouts in 23 games for FSU.
- Gave up no goals en route to the College Cup, tallied four straight clean sheets (11/24).
- Equaled a career-best two assists in the First Round win over Morehead State (11/10).
- Played 83 minutes in a 4-1 route of No. 11 Notre Dame where FSU allowed just six total shots (10/12).
- Gave an assist in three straight halves at Louisville (10/5) and Boston College including a career-high two assists against the Eagles (10/8).
- Assisted the game-winning-goal in the season opener at Texas A&M (8/17) with a cross from midfield.
2022 HIGHLIGHTS:
- Started and played in all 23 games for the Seminoles in 2022 as the left back and played a total of 1,826 minutes, good for the third most on the team.
- Helped lead a defense that recorded 11 shutouts in 23 games while holding the opponents to 0.87 goals per game.
- Played every minute on the weekend against No. 12 South Carolina (8/18) and Georgia (8/21).
- Played 72 minutes and recorded 1 shot in a 1-1 draw against No. 16 Auburn (8/25).
- Started and played 67 minutes in 5-0 victory against Florida (9/4).
- Recorded 1 shot in a 5-0 victory against FGCU (9/8).
- Scored her first goal of the season and the game-winning goal against LSU in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (11/18).
2021 HIGHLIGHTS:
- Played in 19 games with two starts while playing 580 minutes during the 2021 season.
- Finished the season with two goals and two assists.
- Recorded her first assist of the season in a 4-0 win against Alabama (8/22), her second assist came a week later in a 4-0 win vs. South Alabama (8/26) it was also the first start of her career.
- Scored her first goal of the season in the ACC opener at home against Boston College in a Seminoles’ 4-1 win (9/18).
- Scored her second goal of the season assisted by Amelia Horton in the 70th minute against Miami with a 4-1 win at home(10/10).
- Made her second career start in the College Cup semifinals against No. 5 Rutgers (12/3).
2020 HIGHLIGHTS:
- Played in all 16 games for the Seminoles earning 493 minutes.
- Scored one goal on 11 shots with eight shots on goal.
- Earned her first career goal in Florida State’s 4-0 win over Virginia Tech (10/1).
NATIONAL TEAM
- Competed at the 2018 U-17 FIFA Women’s World Cup
- Captain of the U-17 International Friendly Match against France. Scored the game’s only goal in a 1-0 win.
- Was a flag bearer in the USA vs. Germany game at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
- Placed third at the 2017 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-16 Women’s Championship.
YOUTH
- 2018 Japan Women’s Club Youth Champion.
- Placed third at the 2019 Japan Women’s Club Youth Championship.
- Named the Golden Boot for scoring 15 goals in six games.
- 2016 U-15 Japan Football Association (JFA) National Champion
- Scored 177 goals in six years for JFA Academy Fukushima
PERSONAL:
- U-12 Track and Field National Champion in the 4×100 Relay (ran the anchor leg).
- 2013 U-12 Japan Flag Football National Champion.
- Father Ayumu Iwai is the head coach of Japan’s men’s flag football national team.
- Daughter of Ayumu and Ayako Iwai
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