No. 3 Seminoles Shut Out Gators to Begin Season
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The No. 3 Florida State soccer team opened the 2025 season with a 5-0 shutout win over in-state rival Florida on Thursday night at the Seminole Soccer Complex.
With the five-goal win, the Seminoles (1-0-0) tied their largest win in the series against the Gators (0-1-0), along with a 5-0 road win in 2022. FSU has won eight in a row against UF, with a margin of victory of 24-3 during that stretch, to extend the longest win streak for either team since the team’s first met in 1995. Florida State improves to 18-13-0 in the all-time series with clean sheets in four consecutive games and six of the last eight.
The Seminoles also extended their non-conference regular-season win streak to 29 consecutive games, with a 25-0-3 mark since the middle of the 2019 non-conference slate. Additionally, Florida State added to an unbeaten streak at home that is now at 29 games in a row with a 27-0-2 record since the last home defeat in the middle of the 2022 campaign.
Thursday night’s game was delayed by one hour before kickoff and another hour near the end of the first half due to lightning in the area.
Senior defender Heather Gilchrist scored the game’s first two goals for her first career brace after entering the season with one career score. Her 34th-minute goal proved to be her first game-winning goal. Sophomore forward Wrianna Hudson made it 3-0 with her 10th career goal just before halftime. In the second half, junior midfielder Yuna McCormack tallied her first goal as a Seminole and fourth of her career while redshirt sophomore midfielder Peyton Nourse found the back of the net late for the final score, the fourth of her career and first since 2023.
Senior midfielder/forward Enasia Colon joined McCormack as one of nine players to make their Seminole debuts in the win. Colon recorded a pair of assists in the triumph, her fourth career two-assist contest and the 17th and 18th helpers of her career.
Redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Addie Todd had three saves, including a nice stop late, to earn the shutout, her eighth of her career. A pair of UF goalkeepers combined to make four saves.
Florida State had 26 shots to Florida’s seven, as the home side posted a 9-3 advantage in shots on goal. UF had a 7-6 edge in corner kicks.
Gilchrist got the scoring going with her first goal at 33:30. On a cross in towards the far post from sophomore midfielder Lara Dantas, Gilchrist headed it in from the corner of the six-yard box. The assist was the fourth of Dantas’ career as Gilchrist registered what would be her first game-winning goal.
Moments later, weather forced a one hour delay. Out of the break, Florida State quickly picked up where it left off, as Gilchrist converted her second of the night to make it 2-0 at 39:16. Off the set piece following a foul, Colon took the free kick from just outside the 18 and centered the ball to the top of the goalie box. Gilchrist scored out of the air to double the advantage.
Two-and-a-half minutes later, Hudson made it 3-0, with Colon again earning the assist at 41:45. It was another set piece and another header, as Colon took the free kick from the left side. Going to the top of the six, Hudson headed it in.
With a 3-0 lead at halftime, FSU out-shot UF 7-2 in the opening 45 minutes, though the visitors had three corner kicks to Florida State’s two.
At 63:24, McCormack found the back of the net for the first time in the Garnet and Gold. Senior forward Giana Riley and sophomore midfielder/forward Taylor Suarez earned assists, with a centering pass from Suarez to McCormack from eight yards out that resulted in the goal. The assists were the 13th of Riley’s career, and third at FSU, and the sixth for Suarez.
Nourse sealed the win to make it 5-0 at 76:04. Her initial shot was saved, but she grabbed her own rebound and immediately fired a strike to the far post and finished into the upper corner.
Todd, who made all three saves in the second half, preserved the shutout with a nice stop in the final minutes as she dove to her right to stop a chance near the post.
FSU had 19 shots, five on goal, in the second half, while UF had five shots, three on target, in the final 45 minutes. Both teams earned four corner kicks.
Florida State’s season-opening weekend wraps up vs. FIU on Sunday, August 17, at 7 p.m. ET. The contest at the Seminole Soccer Complex is Kids Club Game and Youth Day.
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).
With the five-goal win, the Seminoles (1-0-0) tied their largest win in the series against the Gators (0-1-0), along with a 5-0 road win in 2022. FSU has won eight in a row against UF, with a margin of victory of 24-3 during that stretch, to extend the longest win streak for either team since the team’s first met in 1995. Florida State improves to 18-13-0 in the all-time series with clean sheets in four consecutive games and six of the last eight.
The Seminoles also extended their non-conference regular-season win streak to 29 consecutive games, with a 25-0-3 mark since the middle of the 2019 non-conference slate. Additionally, Florida State added to an unbeaten streak at home that is now at 29 games in a row with a 27-0-2 record since the last home defeat in the middle of the 2022 campaign.
Thursday night’s game was delayed by one hour before kickoff and another hour near the end of the first half due to lightning in the area.
Senior defender Heather Gilchrist scored the game’s first two goals for her first career brace after entering the season with one career score. Her 34th-minute goal proved to be her first game-winning goal. Sophomore forward Wrianna Hudson made it 3-0 with her 10th career goal just before halftime. In the second half, junior midfielder Yuna McCormack tallied her first goal as a Seminole and fourth of her career while redshirt sophomore midfielder Peyton Nourse found the back of the net late for the final score, the fourth of her career and first since 2023.
Senior midfielder/forward Enasia Colon joined McCormack as one of nine players to make their Seminole debuts in the win. Colon recorded a pair of assists in the triumph, her fourth career two-assist contest and the 17th and 18th helpers of her career.
Redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Addie Todd had three saves, including a nice stop late, to earn the shutout, her eighth of her career. A pair of UF goalkeepers combined to make four saves.
Florida State had 26 shots to Florida’s seven, as the home side posted a 9-3 advantage in shots on goal. UF had a 7-6 edge in corner kicks.
Gilchrist got the scoring going with her first goal at 33:30. On a cross in towards the far post from sophomore midfielder Lara Dantas, Gilchrist headed it in from the corner of the six-yard box. The assist was the fourth of Dantas’ career as Gilchrist registered what would be her first game-winning goal.
Moments later, weather forced a one hour delay. Out of the break, Florida State quickly picked up where it left off, as Gilchrist converted her second of the night to make it 2-0 at 39:16. Off the set piece following a foul, Colon took the free kick from just outside the 18 and centered the ball to the top of the goalie box. Gilchrist scored out of the air to double the advantage.
Two-and-a-half minutes later, Hudson made it 3-0, with Colon again earning the assist at 41:45. It was another set piece and another header, as Colon took the free kick from the left side. Going to the top of the six, Hudson headed it in.
With a 3-0 lead at halftime, FSU out-shot UF 7-2 in the opening 45 minutes, though the visitors had three corner kicks to Florida State’s two.
At 63:24, McCormack found the back of the net for the first time in the Garnet and Gold. Senior forward Giana Riley and sophomore midfielder/forward Taylor Suarez earned assists, with a centering pass from Suarez to McCormack from eight yards out that resulted in the goal. The assists were the 13th of Riley’s career, and third at FSU, and the sixth for Suarez.
Nourse sealed the win to make it 5-0 at 76:04. Her initial shot was saved, but she grabbed her own rebound and immediately fired a strike to the far post and finished into the upper corner.
Todd, who made all three saves in the second half, preserved the shutout with a nice stop in the final minutes as she dove to her right to stop a chance near the post.
FSU had 19 shots, five on goal, in the second half, while UF had five shots, three on target, in the final 45 minutes. Both teams earned four corner kicks.
Florida State’s season-opening weekend wraps up vs. FIU on Sunday, August 17, at 7 p.m. ET. The contest at the Seminole Soccer Complex is Kids Club Game and Youth Day.
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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