No. 2 Seminoles begin ACC play against Syracuse
The No. 2 Florida State soccer team (5-0-1) begins conference play at home against Syracuse (6-3-1) on Thursday night. The Seminoles currently hold a 12 game unbeaten streak in conference play dating back to 2022.
Florida State faces Syracuse in back-to-back seasons for the first time in ten years and will host the Orange for only the second time since 2014. FSU leads the series 6-0-1 with three consecutive victories dating back to 2016. Last year’s matchup at Syracuse required two second half goals to put the Seminoles over the Orange including a 84th minute game-winning goal by Onyi Echegini.
The Seminoles continue to extend and break program records on their impressive run dating back to last season. Florida State has scored in 40 straight games and holds a 29-game unbeaten streak, both of which are program records. FSU has recorded five shutouts in the opening six games and have conceded just two goals in the past 10 games.
The reigning national champions concluded non-conference play unbeaten for a fifth consecutive season. Last time out, FSU claimed a 3-0 victory at Florida to mark a seventh consecutive victory over its in-state rival. Taylor Huff opened the scoring with her sixth goal in six games before Wrianna Hudson and Kameron Simmonds scored in the second half to put the game to rest.
FSU has scored 24 goals in non-conference play, the most goals scored in that stretch since 2015 while conceding just one goal in non-conference play for the first time since 2018.
The Seminoles sent six players representing three nations to the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia. Marianyela Jiménez and Venezuela picked up its first-ever point in the competition with a 0-0 draw against South Korea while Brazil and the United States qualified into the knockout round. Both nations needed extra time in their Round of 16 matches as Lara Dantas and Brazil defeated Cameroon in extra time while Jordynn Dudley scored the game-winning goal for the U.S. to defeat Mexico 3-2.
Dudley began the incredible comeback victory for the United States in the quarterfinal match against Germany with a 90+8 minute goal to put the Americans within one before equalizing the next minute later at 2-2. The U.S. won 3-1 on penalties as Brazil fell to North Korea by one goal. The United States will face North Korea on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. to clinch a spot in the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Final.
Gates will open at 6 p.m. and general admission is free. The first 200 fans will receive a free green koozie upon entry to celebrate our mental health awareness match. The 7 p.m. game will be available to stream on ACC Network Extra. Live video and stats will be available at Seminoles.com.
For more information on the Florida State soccer program, check Seminoles.com and follow us on social media at NoleSoccer (IG), FSU Soccer (X), and Florida State Seminoles Soccer (FB).
Meet the Editor
David Adlerstein, The Apalachicola Times’ digital editor, started with the news outlet in January 2002 as a reporter.
Prior to then, David Adlerstein began as a newspaperman with a small Boston weekly, after graduating magna cum laude from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. He later edited the weekly Bellville Times, and as business reporter for the daily Marion Star, both not far from his hometown of Columbus, Ohio.
In 1995, he moved to South Florida, and worked as a business reporter and editor of Medical Business newspaper. In Jan. 2002, he began with the Apalachicola Times, first as reporter and later as editor, and in Oct. 2020, also began editing the Port St. Joe Star.