Roadtrip Commences Sunday at Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The No. 7 Florida State soccer team begins a three-game roadtrip at Syracuse on Sunday, September 14, in Syracuse, New York.
Kickoff at SU Soccer Stadium is set for 1 p.m. ET.
The game will be broadcast live on ACC Network Extra, accessible through your television provider or a subscription to ESPN+. Live stats can be found at Syracuse.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).
Florida State is 5-0-1 on the season and 1-0-0 in the ACC after a 2-0 win against Louisville on Thursday night in Tallahassee. The Seminoles are 4-0-0 at home and 1-0-1 on the road. FSU has shut out its opponent in five of six games, with multi-goal victories in each contest. Unbeaten in its last seven matches, Syracuse is 4-1-4 and 0-0-1 in ACC play after a 1-1 draw to SMU.
Florida State has scored 22 goals with 21 assists on 110 shots and 47 shots on goal. In six games, the team has allowed one goal on 29 shots, 10 on target, with nine saves, a 0.17 goals-against average and a .900 save percentage.
Sophomore forward Wrianna Hudson leads the team with six goals, 12 points, 19 shots and 11 shots on goal. Senior defender Heather Gilchrist and junior midfielder Yuna McCormack are second with three goals, while fifth-year midfielder Marianyela Jiménez and junior forward Jordynn Dudley share the team lead with three assists. In goal, redshirt sophomore Addie Todd has eight saves in her five appearances for a .889 save percentage and a 0.23 goals-against average.
In the national rankings, FSU is No. 3 in the country in goals (3.67) and points per game (10.83), No. 5 in goal differential (+21), assists per game (3.50) and goals-against average (0.170), No. 6 in shutout percentage (.833), No. 15 in save percentage (.900) and No. 22 in shots per game (18.33).
SERIES HISTORY VS. SYRACUSE
Florida State is 7-0-1 all-time against Syracuse and 6-0-1 as ACC foes. FSU is 3-0-0 at home, 4-0-1 on the road and 1-0-0 at a neutral site. This will be the third consecutive meeting, with a 3-2 victory in Syracuse in 2023 before a 5-1 triumph in Tallahassee in 2024. The series’ first meeting came in 1998, a 3-2 win in Athens, Georgia. As ACC opponents, the series kicked off with a 1-0 victory in overtime in 2013, the first of four clean sheets for the Seminoles.
A year ago, on September 19, 2024, Kameron Simmonds and Taylor Huff both notched braces and Hudson scored the opening goal in a 5-1 win at the Seminole Soccer Complex. FSU led 2-0 after 15 minutes and added two more six minutes into the second half. In the 2023 contest, Jordynn Dudley assisted on a game-tying goal in the seventh minute, and Florida State rallied to tie the game again in the 58th minute before netting the winner in the 84th for the 3-2, comeback victory.
SCOUTING THE ORANGE
Syracuse is 4-1-4 in 2025, 3-1-2 at home and 1-0-2 on the road. The Orange are 0-0-1 in ACC play following a 1-1 draw at home to SMU on Thursday night. Both goals came in an eight-minute span late in the first half. Syracuse is unbeaten in its last seven games, with three wins and four ties. The team’s lone loss came in the second game of the season, a 2-1 defeat to Niagara.
SU has scored 18 goals with 12 assists on 130 shots, 70 on goal. The Orange have allowed five goals with 37 saves for a 0.56 goals-against average and a .881 save percentage. Mia Klammer leads the team with five goals, 12 points, 27 shots and 14 shots on goal. Ashley Rauch is one of two with three assists and is second with four goals and 11 points. In goal, Shea Vanderbosch has started all nine games and has a 0.59 goals-against average with 35 saves for a 0.875 save percentage.
LAST TIME OUT: ACC-OPENING SHUTOUT
FSU shut out Louisville 2-0 on Thursday night in the ACC opener in Tallahassee. The Seminoles held UofL to one shot on goal, the fourth time in six games that FSU allowed one or fewer shots on goal and the third game in a row. The Cardinals were shut out for just the second time in 2025 and saw their four-game shutout streak and six-game win streak come to an end.
Hudson scored the game-winning goal with a penalty kick in the 24th minute for her team-best sixth goal of the season and fourth in the last three games. Senior midfielder Yuna McCormack netted the insurance goal in the 87th minute, her third goal of 2025.
FSU had 13 shots, three on goal, while UofL was held to six shots, one on target. The home side earned nine corner kicks to the visitor’s four. Junior midfielder Jordynn Dudley posted a game-high four shots and assisted on McCormack’s goal. Redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Addie Todd made one save and her Cardinal counterpart also stopped one shot.
A complete recap from the win can be found here.
UP NEXT: WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN CHAPEL HILL
In a top-25 matchup between the last two national champions, No. 7 FSU continues its roadtrip at No. 19 North Carolina on Wednesday, September 17. Kickoff in Chapel Hill is at 7 p.m. ET in a nationally-televised contest on ACC Network.
QUICK KICKS: NOTES TO KNOW
Kickoff at SU Soccer Stadium is set for 1 p.m. ET.
The game will be broadcast live on ACC Network Extra, accessible through your television provider or a subscription to ESPN+. Live stats can be found at Syracuse.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).
Florida State is 5-0-1 on the season and 1-0-0 in the ACC after a 2-0 win against Louisville on Thursday night in Tallahassee. The Seminoles are 4-0-0 at home and 1-0-1 on the road. FSU has shut out its opponent in five of six games, with multi-goal victories in each contest. Unbeaten in its last seven matches, Syracuse is 4-1-4 and 0-0-1 in ACC play after a 1-1 draw to SMU.
Florida State has scored 22 goals with 21 assists on 110 shots and 47 shots on goal. In six games, the team has allowed one goal on 29 shots, 10 on target, with nine saves, a 0.17 goals-against average and a .900 save percentage.
Sophomore forward Wrianna Hudson leads the team with six goals, 12 points, 19 shots and 11 shots on goal. Senior defender Heather Gilchrist and junior midfielder Yuna McCormack are second with three goals, while fifth-year midfielder Marianyela Jiménez and junior forward Jordynn Dudley share the team lead with three assists. In goal, redshirt sophomore Addie Todd has eight saves in her five appearances for a .889 save percentage and a 0.23 goals-against average.
In the national rankings, FSU is No. 3 in the country in goals (3.67) and points per game (10.83), No. 5 in goal differential (+21), assists per game (3.50) and goals-against average (0.170), No. 6 in shutout percentage (.833), No. 15 in save percentage (.900) and No. 22 in shots per game (18.33).
SERIES HISTORY VS. SYRACUSE
Florida State is 7-0-1 all-time against Syracuse and 6-0-1 as ACC foes. FSU is 3-0-0 at home, 4-0-1 on the road and 1-0-0 at a neutral site. This will be the third consecutive meeting, with a 3-2 victory in Syracuse in 2023 before a 5-1 triumph in Tallahassee in 2024. The series’ first meeting came in 1998, a 3-2 win in Athens, Georgia. As ACC opponents, the series kicked off with a 1-0 victory in overtime in 2013, the first of four clean sheets for the Seminoles.
A year ago, on September 19, 2024, Kameron Simmonds and Taylor Huff both notched braces and Hudson scored the opening goal in a 5-1 win at the Seminole Soccer Complex. FSU led 2-0 after 15 minutes and added two more six minutes into the second half. In the 2023 contest, Jordynn Dudley assisted on a game-tying goal in the seventh minute, and Florida State rallied to tie the game again in the 58th minute before netting the winner in the 84th for the 3-2, comeback victory.
SCOUTING THE ORANGE
Syracuse is 4-1-4 in 2025, 3-1-2 at home and 1-0-2 on the road. The Orange are 0-0-1 in ACC play following a 1-1 draw at home to SMU on Thursday night. Both goals came in an eight-minute span late in the first half. Syracuse is unbeaten in its last seven games, with three wins and four ties. The team’s lone loss came in the second game of the season, a 2-1 defeat to Niagara.
SU has scored 18 goals with 12 assists on 130 shots, 70 on goal. The Orange have allowed five goals with 37 saves for a 0.56 goals-against average and a .881 save percentage. Mia Klammer leads the team with five goals, 12 points, 27 shots and 14 shots on goal. Ashley Rauch is one of two with three assists and is second with four goals and 11 points. In goal, Shea Vanderbosch has started all nine games and has a 0.59 goals-against average with 35 saves for a 0.875 save percentage.
LAST TIME OUT: ACC-OPENING SHUTOUT
FSU shut out Louisville 2-0 on Thursday night in the ACC opener in Tallahassee. The Seminoles held UofL to one shot on goal, the fourth time in six games that FSU allowed one or fewer shots on goal and the third game in a row. The Cardinals were shut out for just the second time in 2025 and saw their four-game shutout streak and six-game win streak come to an end.
Hudson scored the game-winning goal with a penalty kick in the 24th minute for her team-best sixth goal of the season and fourth in the last three games. Senior midfielder Yuna McCormack netted the insurance goal in the 87th minute, her third goal of 2025.
FSU had 13 shots, three on goal, while UofL was held to six shots, one on target. The home side earned nine corner kicks to the visitor’s four. Junior midfielder Jordynn Dudley posted a game-high four shots and assisted on McCormack’s goal. Redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Addie Todd made one save and her Cardinal counterpart also stopped one shot.
A complete recap from the win can be found here.
UP NEXT: WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN CHAPEL HILL
In a top-25 matchup between the last two national champions, No. 7 FSU continues its roadtrip at No. 19 North Carolina on Wednesday, September 17. Kickoff in Chapel Hill is at 7 p.m. ET in a nationally-televised contest on ACC Network.
QUICK KICKS: NOTES TO KNOW
- Florida State is in its 31st season in 2025 and owns a 480-163-58 (.724) overall record since the team’s first season in 1995
- Head coach Brian Pensky is in his fourth season at FSU (59-5-9, .906) and his 21st as a collegiate head coach (244-116-54, .651), and has led the Seminoles to a national championship in 2023, another NCAA College Cup berth in 2022 and five ACC titles, two regular season and three tournament
- Florida State currently is on a 16 game unbeaten streak, averaging more than three goals per game during that span
- The Seminoles are on a 32-game unbeaten streak at home in regulation or overtime, having gone 30-0-2 at the Seminole Soccer Complex since their last home defeat in the middle of the 2022 season, which includes a 10-0-2 record in 2024 and a 4-0-0 mark in 2025
- FSU finished unbeaten in regular-season non-conference play for a fifth consecutive season, going 29-0-4 since the middle of the 2019 non-conference season after a 4-0-1 mark in 2025
- Florida State holds a 61 game scoring streak dating back to 2022, the longest stretch in school history
- 8 of 11 starters are returning in 2025, with all three departing players having graduated FSU and two currently playing professionally in the NWSL
- 154 of 231 (66.6%) starts from 2024 return in 2025
- The Seminoles’ 11 newcomers feature 8 freshmen and three transfers, and the incoming class is ranked No. 1 in the country by Top Drawer Soccer
- FSU has won five consecutive ACC Tournament championships and 11 overall, along with six regular season titles (most recently 2022 and 2023)
- Florida State has made 25 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, every year since 2000, and is coming off a second-round berth in 2024 after winning its fourth NCAA championship in 2023
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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