Seminole Sunday Sauce — Aug. 20, 2023: FSU Soccer Kicks Off Athletics Year with Thrilling Win
When it comes to Florida State athletics, the games have begun.
No. 6 FSU soccer kicked off the 2023-24 athletics year on Thursday with a thrilling 2-1 win over Texas A&M in College Station. With the match knotted 1-1 for more than 45 minutes, Taylor Huff broke through in the 86th minute to lift the Seminoles to victory.
Prior to Huff’s game-winner, both goals came in the first half. Beata Olsson launched one from deep that was deflected and landed just beyond Texas A&M goalkeeper Kenna Caldwell’s reach.
The Aggies would draw even in the 40th minute as Sam Smith found the back of the net. Amelia Van Zanten, Heather Gilchrist and Ran Iwai recorded assists for FSU in the victory.
With the win, FSU is now 15-0-1 in its last 16 openers. The Seminoles will wrap up a 2-match road trip to the Lone Star State on Sunday as they take on No. 9 TCU.
FOOTBALL
Record: 0-0
Ranking: No. 8 AP Poll; No. 8 USA Today Coaches Poll
Upcoming: vs. LSU (Orlando, Sept. 3)
Recognitions: Jared Verse, DE (Bednarik Award watch list, Lombardi Award watch list); Jordan Travis, QB (Manning Award watch list); D’Mitri Emmauel, G (Lombardi Award watch list)
Commitments: None
Decommitments: None
2024 Recruiting Class Rank: No. 5 nationally, first in ACC (21 total commitments)
Wrap-up: FSU will begin the year ranked in the top 10 in the AP Poll. Only two weeks separates us from the season opener.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Commitments: None
Decommitments: None
2024 Recruiting Class Rank: No. 38 nationally, ninth in ACC (1 total commitment)
Wrap-up: FSU’s non-conference schedule has been released. The Seminoles will open the year against Kennesaw State on Nov. 10.
SOCCER
Record: 1-0
Ranking: No. 6 United Soccer Coaches
Past Week: (1-0), beat Texas A&M on Thursday, 2-1
Upcoming: at TCU (Sunday)
Recognitions: Jody Brown, F (Preseason All-ACC, TopDrawerSoccer Preseason XI Best first team); Cristina Roque, GK (Preseason All-ACC, TopDrawerSoccer Preseason XI Best second team); Lauren Flynn, D (TopDrawerSoccer Preseason XI Best first team); Taylor Huff, M (TopDrawerSoccer Preseason XI Best third team); Jordynn Dudley, F (TopDrawerSoccer Preseason XI Best freshman team)
Wrap-up: FSU kicked off its season with a thrilling victory at Texas A&M. The Seminoles will wrap up their trip to the Lone Star State on Sunday.
VOLLEYBALL
Record: 0-0
Ranking: N/A
Upcoming: vs. Western Carolina (Friday, Classic City Clash); at Georgia (Saturday, Classic City Clash)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: FSU volleyball’s 2023 season gets underway this week.
CROSS COUNTRY
Ranking: N/A
Upcoming: Firetower Challenge (Sept. 1)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: FSU will kick off its season in Boone, N.C. in two weeks.
*Recruiting rankings according to the 247Sports Composite rankings
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