Seminole Sunday Sauce — Nov. 17, 2024: FSU Soccer Wins Fifth Straight ACC Title, Rolls in NCAA Tournament Opener
It was a big week for Florida State soccer. The Seminoles kept their streak of consecutive ACC titles and season alive.
FSU capped its fifth straight conference crown on Sunday with a 3-2 comeback win over North Carolina in the ACC Championship. The Seminoles trailed 2-1 at halftime but drew even in the 63rd minute when Taylor Huff scored on a penalty kick. Less than five minutes later, Wrianna Hudson put FSU ahead for good.
Taylor Suarez also scored in the victory. Jordynn Dudley had an assist. Each team finished with 11 shots. Goalkeeper Addie Todd recorded four saves for the Seminoles.
After consecutive wins over top-10 teams, FSU was awarded a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Seminoles kicked off the postseason on Friday night with an 8-0 victory over Samford.
Dudley finished with two goals and two assists in the win. Carissa Boeckmann, Marianyela Jimenez, Solai Washington, Olivia Lebdaoui, Hudson and Ashlyn Puerta also scored goals for the Seminoles.
With the win, FSU is now five away from repeating as national champions. The Seminoles will host Vanderbilt in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday.
FOOTBALL
Record: 1-9 (1-7 ACC)
Ranking: N/A
Past Week: Idle
Upcoming: vs. Charleston Southern (Saturday)
Recognitions: None
Commitments: Darryll Desir, 3-star EDGE* (No. 578 overall*); Mandrell Desir, 3-star EDGE* (No. 738 overall*)
Decommitments: Tramell Jones Jr., 4-star QB* (No. 237 overall*)
2025 Recruiting Class Rank: No. 43 nationally, ninth in ACC (12 total commitments)
Wrap-up: Three assistants were let go this week following a tumultuous first 10 games.
Soccer
Record: 15-2-3
Ranking: No. 6 United Soccer Coaches; No. 1 seed NCAA Tournament
Past Week: (2-0), beat North Carolina in ACC Championship on Sunday, 3-2; beat Samford in NCAA Tournament on Friday, 8-0
Upcoming: vs. Vanderbilt (Friday, NCAA Tournament)
Recognitions: Jordynn Dudley, F (ACC All-Tournament team); Taylor Huff, M (ACC All-Tournament team, ACC Tournament MVP); Heather Gilchrist, D (ACC All-Tournament team); Solai Washington, F (ACC All-Tournament team); Addie Todd, GK (ACC All-Tournament team)
Wrap-up: It was an outstanding week for FSU. The Seminoles are now five wins away from repeating as national champions.
Volleyball
Record: 18-7 (10-5 ACC)
Ranking: No. 22 AVCA Coaches Poll
Past Week: (1-1), beat NC State on Sunday, 3-1; lost at Pittsburgh on Friday, 3-0
Upcoming: at SMU (Sunday); vs. Georgia Tech (Friday)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: Pitt proved too much for FSU on Friday. The Seminoles kick off this week by facing another top-10 opponent.
Cross Country
Ranking: Men No. 7 USTFCCCA South Regional; women No. 24 USTFCCCA, No. 3 USTFCCCA South Regional
Past Week: Men finished fourth at NCAA Regional Championship; women finished third
Upcoming: NCAA Championships (Saturday)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: The FSU women did enough to earn an at-large berth to the NCAA Championships.
Men’s Golf
Ranking: N/A
Past Week: Idle
Upcoming: Watersound Invitational (Feb. 17-19)
Recognitions: Luke Clanton (Haskins Award watch list)
Wrap-up: FSU will have more than three months off before its next event.
Women’s Golf
Ranking: No. 11 WGCA Coaches
Past Week: Idle
Upcoming: Guadalajara Invitational (Jan. 31-Feb. 1)
Recognitions: Mirabel Ting (ANNIKA Award fall watch list); Lottie Woad (ANNIKA Award fall watch list)
Wrap-up: FSU will return to action January.
Swimming and Diving
Ranking: Men No. 22 CSCAA
Past Week: Idle
Upcoming: Georgia Tech Invitational (Friday-Nov. 24)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: FSU heads to Atlanta for its final event of the calendar year.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Record: 3-1
Ranking: N/A
Past Week: (1-1), beat Tarleton State on Tuesday, 72-52; lost to Florida on Friday, 87-74
Upcoming: vs. Hofstra (Tuesday); vs. Temple (Friday, Naismith Hall of Fame Tip-Off)
Recognitions: Jamir Watkins, G (ACC Co-Player of the Week)
Commitments: None
Decommitments: None
2025 Recruiting Class Rank: No. 88 nationally, 14th in ACC (2 total commitments)
Wrap-up: FSU suffered its first defeat of the season on Friday.
WomEN’S BASKETBALL
Record: 3-1
Ranking: N/A
Past Week: (2-0), beat Florida A&M on Monday, 93-54; beat Samford on Thursday, 101-68
Upcoming: vs. North Carolina Central (Monday); vs. Florida (Friday)
Recognitions: Ta’Niya Latson, G (Wade Trophy watch list)
Wrap-up: Behind monster efforts from Makayla Timpson, FSU had a nice bounce-back week.
*Recruiting rankings according to the 247Sports Composite rankings
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