Seminole Sunday Sauce — Nov. 10, 2024: FSU Soccer Advances to Fifth Straight ACC Championship
One win is now all that separates Florida State soccer from a fifth straight ACC crown. The No. 6 Seminoles, the tournament’s No. 3 seed, advanced after knocking off No. 3 Wake Forest on penalty kicks on Thursday night.
After Wake Forest’s first attempt hit the post, Addie Todd came up huge with two diving stops. Solai Washington blasted one to give FSU a 3-1 lead in the penalty kick session in a contest that was 1-1 after 110 minutes.
Taylor Huff scored the lone goal of the night for the Seminoles in regulation. Jordynn Dudley and Washington were credited the assist before the second-seeded Demon Deacons had the equalizer in the 83rd minute on a goal by Kristin Johnson.
FSU opened the ACC Tournament last Sunday with a 2-1 win over Notre Dame. Marianyela Jimenez and Sophia Nguyen each scored goals in that one. Dudley, Huff, and Giana Riley were credited with assists.
FSU will take on fourth-seeded North Carolina in the ACC Championship on Sunday. The No. 8 Tar Heels advanced with a 2-1 win over top-seeded Duke in the other ACC semifinal on Thursday.
FOOTBALL
Record: 1-9 (1-7 ACC)
Ranking: N/A
Past Week: (0-1), lost to Notre Dame on Saturday, 52-3
Upcoming: vs. Charleston Southern (Nov. 23)
Recognitions: None
Commitments: None
Decommitments: Izayia Williams, 2026 4-star LB* (No. 92 overall*)
2025 Recruiting Class Rank: No. 48 nationally, 11th in ACC (12 total commitments)
Wrap-up: FSU’s fall from grace continued with its worst loss of the season on Saturday night.
Soccer
Record: 13-2-3 (7-2-1 ACC)
Ranking: No. 6 United Soccer Coaches; No. 3 seed ACC Tournament
Past Week: (1-0-1), beat Notre Dame in ACC Tournament on Sunday, 2-1; beat Wake Forest in ACC Tournament semifinals on Thursday on penalty kicks, 1-1
Upcoming: vs. North Carolina (Sunday, ACC Championship)
Recognitions: Jordynn Dudley, F (All-ACC first team); Taylor Huff, M (All-ACC first team); Heather Gilchrist, D (All-ACC third team); Mimi Van Zanten, D (All-ACC third team); Wrianna Hudson, F (ACC All-Freshman team); Solai Washington, F (ACC All-Freshman team)
Wrap-up: ...
Volleyball
Record: 17-6 (9-4 ACC)
Ranking: No. 24 AVCA Coaches Poll
Past Week: (1-1), lost to Stanford on Sunday, 3-1; beat Wake Forest on Friday, 3-0
Upcoming: vs. NC State (Sunday); at Pittsburgh (Friday)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: FSU bounced back from a hard-fought loss to a top-5 team with a sweep of Wake Forest.
Cross Country
Ranking: Men No. 7 USTFCCCA South Regional; women USTFCCCA No. 3 South Regional
Past Week: Idle
Upcoming: NCAA Regional Championship (Friday)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: FSU will try to qualify for the NCAA Championships this week when it hosts the Regional Championships.
Men’s Golf
Ranking: No. 12 GCAA Coaches
Past Week: Idle
Upcoming: Watersound Invitational (Feb. 17-19)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: FSU is done for the fall. It will set its sights on the spring season.
Women’s Golf
Ranking: No. 11 WGCA Coaches
Past Week: Idle
Upcoming: Guadalajara Invitational (Jan. 31-Feb. 1)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: After a strong finish to the fall schedule, FSU will be off until January.
Swimming and Diving
Ranking: Men No. 22 CSCAA
Past Week: Men lost to LSU 161.5-138.5; lost at Alabama 191-109 on Friday; women lost to LSU 201-99, lost at Alabama 196.5-103.5 on Friday
Upcoming: Georgia Tech Invitational (Nov. 22-24)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: FSU went winless against a pair of SEC teams in Tuscaloosa.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Record: 2-0
Ranking: N/A
Past Week: (2-0), beat Northern Kentucky on Monday, 74-62; beat Rice on Saturday in Battleground 2K, 73-65
Upcoming: vs. Tarleton State (Tuesday); vs. Florida (Friday)
Recognitions: None
Commitments: None
Decommitments: None
2025 Recruiting Class Rank: No. 79 nationally, 16th in ACC (1 total commitment)
Wrap-up: FSU is off to a nice start.
WomEN’S BASKETBALL
Record: 1-1
Ranking: No. 19 AP Poll; No. 19 USA TODAY Coaches Poll
Past Week: (1-1), beat North Florida on Monday, 119-49; lost at Illinois on Thursday, 83-74
Upcoming: vs. Florida A&M (Monday); vs. Samford (Thursday)
Recognitions: Ta’Niya Latson, G (Wooden Award preseason watch list)
Wrap-up: After winning at home to open the season, FSU suffered an upset loss at Illinois.
*Recruiting rankings according to the 247Sports Composite rankings
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