Florida State Seminoles women's soccer

Florida State Seminoles soccer
Florida State Seminoles soccer
2021 Florida State Seminoles women's soccer team
Founded	1995; 26 years ago
University	Florida State University
Head coach	Mark Krikorian (17th season)
Conference	ACC
Location	Tallahassee, FL
Stadium	Seminole Soccer Complex ; (Capacity: 1,600)
Nickname	Seminoles
Colors	Garnet and gold;
Home	Away
NCAA Tournament championships
	2014, 2018;
NCAA Tournament runner-up
	2007, 2013, 2020;
NCAA Tournament College Cup
	2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2020;
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
	2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020;
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
	2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020;
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
	2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020;
NCAA Tournament appearances
	2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020;
Conference Tournament championships
	2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020;
Conference Regular Season championships
	2009, 2012, 2014, 2020;

The Florida State Seminoles women's soccer team represents Florida State University (variously Florida State or FSU) in the sport of college soccer. The Seminoles compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Florida State has made twenty-one NCAA Tournament appearances, advancing to the second round on twenty occasions, the third round on eighteen occasions, and to the quarterfinals on fifteen occasions. Florida State has gone on to make eleven appearances in the College Cup, advancing to the final on five occasions, finishing as runner-up in 2007, 2013, and 2020 and champions in 2014 and 2018. The Seminoles have won the regular season conference title four times and the conference tournament seven times. Florida State has had twenty-five All-American players and two Hermann Trophy winners. Florida State has also sent ten players to the NWSL with six first-round draft picks.

The Seminoles play their home games in the Seminole Soccer Complex on the university's Tallahassee, Florida campus, and are currently led by head coach Mark Krikorian.

History[]

Florida State plays home games at the Seminole Soccer Complex

The Florida State Seminoles have one of the top women's soccer programs in the nation. The University added women's soccer as its 17th varsity sport in 1998, and have qualified for the NCAA tournament every year since 2000, appearing in the Women's College Cup tournament eleven times since 2003. In final season rankings, they have been in the top 10 every year since 2005. Florida State finished the 2007 and 2013 seasons as national runner-up with a second-place finish in the polls. The Seminoles finished first in the polls in 2014 and 2018, winning the national title. The Seminoles completed their first undefeated regular season in 2020.

Current roster[]

As of May 13, 2021 ^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	PUR	Cristina Roque
2	FW	USA	Jenna Nighswonger
4	MF	USA	Kristina Lynch
5	DF	SWE	Linn Bogren
6	MF	USA	Jaelin Howell
7	MF	JPN	Ran Iwai
8	FW	USA	Lauren Flynn
10	FW	JAM	Jody Brown
11	MF	USA	Kirsten Pavlisko
12	MF	IRL	Heather Payne
13	FW	USA	LeiLanni Nesbeth
13	MF	USA	Kaitlyn Zipay


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	DF	CAN	Gabby Carle
17	DF	USA	Malia Berkely
19	FW	USA	Amelia Horton
20	FW	USA	Kristen McFarland
21	DF	USA	Giana Mitchell
22	DF	USA	Alyssa Conarton
24	FW	USA	Makala Thomas
25	MF	USA	Emily Madril
26	DF	USA	Clara Robbins
33	MF	CHN	Yujie Zhao
45	GK	USA	Brooke Bollinger

All-Time record[]

Mark Krikorian is the most successful coach in school history with a record of 296–66–33.

Year	Head Coach	Overall	Conference
1995	Heather Kerby	4–14–1	0–7–0
1996	Heather Kerby	12–7–1	2–5–0
1997	Heather Kerby	8-12–0	0–7–0
1998	Heather Kerby	7–11–3	1–5–1
1999	Patrick Baker	9–10–1	0–6–1
2000	Patrick Baker	14–8–2	2–4–1
2001	Patrick Baker	15–8–1	4–3–0
2002	Patrick Baker	13–7–3	3–3–1
2003	Patrick Baker	17–8–1	4–2–1
2004	Patrick Baker	12–5–3	5–3–1
2005	Mark Krikorian	20–4–1	8–2–0
2006	Mark Krikorian	18–4–4	5–2–3
2007	Mark Krikorian	18–6–3	6–2–2
2008	Mark Krikorian	17–3–3	8–1–1
2009	Mark Krikorian	19–5–1	7–2–1
2010	Mark Krikorian	16–6–1	7–2–1
2011	Mark Krikorian	18–7–1	5–5–0
2012	Mark Krikorian	20–4–0	8–2–0
2013	Mark Krikorian	23–2–3	10–1–2
2014	Mark Krikorian	24–1–1	9–0–1
2015	Mark Krikorian	18–3–4	6–1–3
2016	Mark Krikorian	14–4–4	6–2–2
2017	Mark Krikorian	13–7–1	5–4–1
2018	Mark Krikorian	20–4–3	5–4–1
2019	Mark Krikorian	18–6–0	8–2–0
2020	Mark Krikorian	13–0–3	8–0–0
2021	Mark Krikorian	7–0–0	0–0–0
Record	408–156–48 (.706)	134–77–24 (.621)

Soccer was officially recognized by the university as a varsity sport beginning with the 1998 season

Rivalries[]

Opponent	Won	Lost	Tie	Percentage	Streak	First Meeting
Florida	14	13	0	.519	Won 4	1995
Miami	16	4	0	.800	Won 1	1998
Clemson	19	8	4	.677	Won 3	1995
Totals	49	25	4	.654

College Cup[]

The Seminoles have appeared in the College Cup a total of eleven times, the 2nd most appearances of any ACC school and third-most nationally behind UNC and Notre Dame.^[3]

Year	Result
2003	Finalist
2005	Finalist
2006	Finalist
2007	Runner-Up
2011	Finalist
2012	Finalist
2013	Runner-Up
2014	Champion
2015	Finalist
2018	Champion
2020	Runner-Up

Florida State has made five appearances in the National Championship game:

Season	Coach	Result
2007	Mark Krikorian	FSU 0, USC 2
2013	Mark Krikorian	FSU 0, UCLA 1 (OT)
2014	Mark Krikorian	FSU 1, Virginia 0
2018	Mark Krikorian	FSU 1, North Carolina 0
2020	Mark Krikorian	FSU 1, Santa Clara 1 (1–4 PK)

Awards[]

Mami Yamaguchi won the Herman Trophy during her time at Florida State

Dagny Brynjarsdottir was a finalist for the Herman Trophy

Hermann Trophy
- Mami Yamaguchi - 2007 Winner
- Dagný Brynjarsdóttir - 2014 Runner-Up
- Jaelin Howell - 2020 Winner
MAC Player of the Year
- Mami Yamaguchi (2007)
All-Americans
- First Team: Kelly Rowland (2006), India Trotter (2006), Mami Yamaguchi (2007), Amanda DaCosta (2008), Becky Edwards (2008, 2009), Tiffany McCarty (2009), Ines Jaurena (2012), Kassey Kallman (2013), Dagný Brynjarsdóttir (2014), Kristin Grubka (2014), Megan Connolly (2015) , Cassie Miller (2016)
- Second Team: India Trotter (2005), Selin Kuralay (2006), Sanna Talonen (2008), Sarah Wagenfuhr (2008), Ines Jaurena (2011), Tiffany McCarty (2011), Dagný Brynjarsdóttir (2013), Kirsten Crowley (2016), Deyna Castellanos (2018), Yujie Zhao (2018)
- Third Team: Leah Gallegos (2003), Amanda DaCosta (2010), Tori Huster (2011), Tiffany McCarty (2012), Kelsey Wys (2012), Cheyna Williams (2014), Natalia Kuikka (2016, 2018)
- Fourth Team: Toni Pressley (2010)
All-ACC Players
- First Team: Emma Breeland (2000), Cindy Schofield (2001, 2002), Kristin Boyce (2003), Leah Gallegos (2003), Joy McKenzie (2004), India Trotter (2004, 2005, 2006), Selin Kuralay (2005, 2006), Viola Odebrecht (2005), Katrin Schmidt (2006), Mami Yamaguchi (2007), Amanda DaCosta (2008, 2010), Sanna Talnen (2008), Sarah Wagenfuhr (2008), Becky Edwards (2009), Tiffany McCarty (2009), Toni Pressley (2010), Tori Huster (2010), Ines Jaurena (2011), Kassey Kallman (2012, 2013), Kelsey Wys (2012), Dagný Brynjarsdóttir (2013, 2014), Kristin Grubka (2013, 2014), Megan Connolly (2015), Cheyna Williams (2015), Kirsten Crowley (2016), Deyna Castellanos (2017, 2018), Natalia Kuikka (2017), Yujie Zhao (2018, 2020), Malia Berkely (2020), Jaelin Howell (2020)
- Second Team: Melissa Juhl (1996), Amber Tollefson (2001), Kelly Rowland (2004, 2006), Julia Schnugg (2004), Amanda DaCosta (2007, 2009), Becky Edwards (2008), Toni Pressley (2009), Jessica Price (2009), Tori Huster (2010), Ines Jaurena (2010), Kassey Kallman (2010), Kelsey Wys (2010, 2013), Casey Short (2010, 2012), Tiffany McCarty (2012), Dagný Brynjarsdóttir (2012), Megan Campbell (2013, 2015), Jamia Fields (2014), Cassie Miller (2014, 2015, 2016), Kirsten Crowley (2015), Deyna Castellanos (2016), Megan Connolly (2016), Natalia Kuikka (2016, 2018), Jaelin Howell (2018), Emily Madril (2020), Clara Robbins (2020), Cristina Roque (2020)
- Third Team: Isabella Schmidt (2014), Berglind Thorvaldsdottir (2014), Emma Koivisto (2015, 2016), Carson Pickett (2015), Michaela Hahn (2015), Gloriana Villalobos (2017), Malia Berkely (2018), Jenna Nighswonger (2020)
- Freshman Team: Megan Connolly (2015), Kaycie Tillman (2015), Natalia Kuikka (2015), Malia Berkely (2016), Deyna Castellanos (2016), Kristen McFarland (2016), Gloriana Villalobos (2017), Yujie Zhao (2018), Jaelin Howell (2018), Jody Brown (2020), Kaitlyn Zipay (2020), Cristina Roque (2020)
ACC Offensive Player of the Year
- Mami Yamaguchi (2007)
- Tiffany McCarty (2009)
- Dagný Brynjarsdóttir (2014)
ACC Defensive Player of the Year
- Kassey Kallman (2013)
- Kristin Grubka (2014)
- Malia Berkely (2019, 2020)
ACC Midfielder of the Year
- Jaelin Howell (2020)
ACC Freshman of the Year
- Tiffany McCarty (2008)
- Megan Connolly (2015)
- Yujie Zhao (2018)
ACC Coach of the Year
- Mark Krikorian (2005, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2020)
NCAA College Cup - All Tournament Team
- India Trotter (2003, 2005, 2006), Kelly Rowland (2006), Mami Yamaguchi (2007), Amanda DaCosta (2007), Sanna Talonen (2007), Tori Huster (2011), Tiffany McCarty (2012), Jamia Fields (2013, 2014), Kristin Grubka (2013, 2014), Kelsey Wys (2013), Cheyna Williams (2014), Cassie Miller (2014), Isabella Schmid (2014), Dagný Brynjarsdóttir (2014), Megan Connolly (2015), Jaelin Howell (2018), Malia Berkely (2018), Gabby Carle (2018), Dallas Dorosy (2018), Caroline Jeffers (2018), Natalia Kuikka (2018) Jenna Nighswonger (2020), Emily Madril (2020), Yujie Zhao (2020), Clara Robbins (2020)
NSCAA All-Region Honor
- Melissa Juhl (1996), Emma Breland (2000), Sarah Crawford (2000), Rachel Watkin (2000), Cindy Schofield (2001, 2002), Amber Tollefson (2001), Leah Gallegos (2003), Katie Beal (2003), Kristin Boyce (2003), Joy McKenzie (2003, 2004), Kelly Rowland (2004, 2005, 2006), Julia Schnugg (2004), India Trotter (2004, 2005, 2006), Viola Odebrecht (2005), Selin Kuralay (2005, 2006), Sarah Wagenfuhr (2005, 2006, 2008), Katrin Schmidt (2006), Mami Yamaguchi (2007), Becky Edwards (2007, 2008, 2009), Amanda DaCosta (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010), Sanna Talonen (2008), Tiffany McCarty (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012), Toni Pressley (2009, 2010), Jessica Price (2009), Tori Huster (2010, 2011), Ines Jaurena (2011, 2012), Dagný Brynjarsdóttir (2012, 2013), Kassey Kallman (2012, 2013, 2014), Casey Short (2012), Kelsey Wys (2012, 2013), Kristin Grubka (2013, 2014), Megan Campbell (2013), Cheyna Williams (2014), Cassie Miller (2014, 2015, 2016), Megan Connolly (2015), Kirsten Crowley (2015, 2016), Michaela Hahn (2015), Natalia Kuikka (2016, 2018), Kaycie Tillman (2016), Deyna Castellanos (2016, 2018), Yujie Zhao (2018), Jaelin Howell (2018)
NSCAA Player of the Year
- Mami Yamaguchi (2007)
- Dagný Brynjarsdóttir (2014)
NSCAA Coach of the Year
- Mark Krikorian (2014)
NSCAA Assistant Coach of the Year
- Mike Bristol (2014)
Soccer America Women's Player of the Year
- Dagný Brynjarsdóttir (2014)
Soccer America Women's Coach of the Year
- Mark Krikorian (2006, 2014)
TopDrawer Soccer Freshman of the Year
- Megan Connolly (2015)
- Yujie Zhao (2018)
TopDrawer Soccer Coach of the Year
- Mark Krikorian (2018)

References[]

^ "Colors – University Communications". October 11, 2015. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
^ "2020-21 Soccer roster". Florida State University Athletics. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
^ "Noles Set Sights on College Cup". Seminoles.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.

External links[]

Official website

[1] "Colors – University Communications". October 11, 2015. Retrieved October 11, 2015.

[2] "2020-21 Soccer roster". Florida State University Athletics. Retrieved May 13, 2021.

[3] "Noles Set Sights on College Cup". Seminoles.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.

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