The 2025 Florida State Seminoles women's soccer team represented Florida State University during the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. This marked the 31st season of the university fielding a women's soccer program, during all of which they have been members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Seminoles were led by fourth-year head coach Brian Pensky, and played their home games at Seminole Soccer Complex in Tallahassee, Florida.
The Seminoles began the season ranked third in the United Soccer Coaches poll and opened the season with a rivaly match against . They won that match 5–0 and suffered their first setback of the season when the drew at 1–1. The darw saw them fall to seventh in the rankings. They won their final two non-conference games of the season by a combined score of 12–0 and stayed ranked seventh to enter ACC play. They won their first three ACC matches without allowing a goal. The stretch included a defeat of eighteenth ranked North Carolina. They allowed their second goal of the season in a 1–1 draw with NC State before defeating rivals Miami 3–0. The Seminoles rose to fifth in the rankings before losing their next two games, both against the second ranked team at the time. They lost 4–2 at Notre Dame and 2–1 at home against Stanford. They drew 2–2 against California to fall to eleventh in the rankings. They then defeated third ranked Virginia away and Wake Forest at home to finish the regular season.
The Seminoles finished the regular season 10–2–3 and 6–2–2 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. As the fourth seed in the ACC Tournament, they hosted fifth seed and seventh ranked Virginia in the First Round, in a rematch of a game that occurred just ten days earlier. The Seminoles were eliminated via penalty shoot-out. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were the third seed in the Notre Dame. They defeated in the First Round for the second straight year, in the Second Round, and second seed and tenth-ranked in the Round of 16 to advance to the Quarterfinals. They defeated 4–1 to advance to the College Cup. In the Semifinal they defeated second seed and fifth ranked 1–0 to advance to the Final. There they faced fellow ACC foe Stanford in a rematch of an October 16 game. The Seminoles avenged their regular season loss and won the game 1–0. The title was the Seminoles' fifth overall and third in the last six years. They finished the season with a 16–2–4 record.
Previous season
The Seminoles finished the regular season 12–2–2 and 7–2–1 in ACC play to finish in a tie for second place. As the third seed in the ACC Tournament, they hosted sixth seed and thirteenth ranked Notre Dame in the First Round. The Seminoles won and advanced to the Semifinals where they advanced via penalty shoot-out against Wake Forest. The Final was a rematch of a regular season foe North Carolina, which the Seminoles won 3–2. This was the Seminoles seventh consecutive ACC tournament title. As tournament champions, they received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament and were the first seed in the Florida State Bracket. They defeated in the First Round, before being upset by in the Second Round via penalty shoot-out. Florida State ended the season with a 15–2–4 overall record.
Offseason
Departures
Departures 3 MF/FW 5'8" Mansfield, Ohio Graduated; signed professionalcontract with Bay FC 7 DF 5'3" Tokyo, Japan Graduated; signed professional contract with FC Rosengård 12 DF 5'9" Accra, Ghana Transferred to Texas State 13 DF 5'10" Arlington, Virginia Graduated; signed professional contract with Djurgårdens IF 14 MF 5'5" San Antonio, Texas Graduated; signed professionalcontract with Portland Thorns FC 18 GK 5'7" Greenville, South Carolina Transferred to South Carolina 21 FW 5'6" Panama City Beach, Florida Transferred to Iowa 23 GK 5'8" Omaha, Nebraska Graduated 30 MF/FW 5'7" San Diego, California Signed professionalcontract with Sporting JAX
Incoming transfers
Incoming transfers 8 DF 5'7" Laval, Canada NC State 14 MF 5'9" Mill Valley, California Virginia 23 MF/FW 5'4" Bradenton, Florida Arizona State
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Recruiting class
Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating Falls Church, Virginia Fairfax Virginia Union Carmen, Indiana Indy Premier Soccer Club Canton, Michigan Michigan Hawks Jacksonville, Florida Arsenal N/A Stanley, North Carolina Charlotte Soccer Academy Grapevine, Texas Solar Soccer Club Sandy, Utah La Roca FC Duluth, Georgia Concorde Fire SC Silver Spring, Maryland Bethesda SC
Squad
Roster
Team management Athletic Director Michael Alford Head coach Brian Pensky Associate Head Coach Bobby Shuttleworth Assistant Coach Micah Bledsoe Assistant Coach Erwin van Bennekom Director of Operations Mackenzie Ostrom
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Schedule
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Awards and honors Jordynn Dudley Pre-season All-ACC Team August 7 Heather Gilchrist Jordynn Dudley Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI First Team August 12 Yuna McCormack Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI Second Team Heather Gilchrist Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI Third Team Jordynn Dudley Hermann Trophy Preseason Watchlist August 14 Heather Gilchrist Janet Okeke ACC Defensive Player of the Week – Week 5 September 16 Jordynn Dudley ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week – Week 11 October 28 Jordynn Dudley All-ACC First Team November 5 Wrianna Hudson All-ACC Second Team Taylor Suarez Heather Gilchrist All-ACC Third Team Mimi Van Zanten Jordynn Dudley National Player of the Year finalist November 28 Jordynn Dudley All-Atlantic Region First Team December 2 Taylor Suarez Heather Gilchrist All-Atlantic Region Second Team Mimi Van Zanten Wrianna Hudson All-Atlantic Region Fourth Team Jordynn Dudley United Soccer First Team All-American December 5 Taylor Suarez United Soccer Second Team All-American Heather Gilchrist United Soccer Third Team All-American Taylor Suarez All-Tournament Team December 8 Heather Gilchrist Peyton McGovern Wrianna Hudson College Cup Most Outstanding Player (Offensive) Kate Ockene College Cup Most Outstanding Player (Defensive) Jordynn Dudley Hermann Trophy finalist December 10 Jordynn Dudley First Team Best XI December 16 Taylor Suarez Second Team Best XI Wrianna Hudson Third Team Best XI Brian Pensky, Bobby Shuttleworth, Micah Bledsoe, Erwin van Bennekom National Coaching Staff of the Year December 19 Jordynn Dudley Honda Sports Award winner January 13
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