2021 Florida State Seminoles women's soccer team

The 2021 Florida State Seminoles women's soccer team represented Florida State University during the 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. It was the 27th season of the university fielding a program. The Seminoles were led by 17th year head coach Mark Krikorian.

2021 Florida State Seminoles women's soccer
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 1
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 1
Record21–1–3 (7–1–2 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Bristol (13th season)
  • Morinao Imaizumi (9th season)
Home stadiumSeminole Soccer Complex
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 8 Virginia  ‍‍‍y 8 0 2   .900 18 3 2   .826
No. 1 Florida State  ‍‍y 7 1 2   .800 21 1 3   .900
No. 5 Duke  ‍‍‍y 7 2 1   .750 16 4 1   .786
No. 16 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 7 3 0   .700 14 6 2   .682
Clemson  ‍‍‍y 6 3 1   .650 12 7 1   .625
No. 14 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 5 2 3   .650 12 3 3   .750
No. 25 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y 6 4 0   .600 16 6 0   .727
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍y 5 3 2   .600 12 6 2   .650
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 4 6 0   .400 11 7 0   .611
NC State  ‍‍‍y 4 6 0   .400 9 9 2   .500
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 3 6 1   .350 7 7 2   .500
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 1 9 0   .100 7 10 1   .417
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍ 1 9 0   .100 4 12 0   .250
Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 0 10 0   .000 4 12 1   .265
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2021 ACC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 7, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: The ACC

The Seminoles finished the season 21–1–3 and 7–1–2 in ACC play to finish in second place. As the second seed in the ACC Tournament they defeated Wake Forest and Virginia to win the tournament. The win was the program's eight ACC Tournament title. The Seminoles received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament and were awarded a number one seed. The Seminoles defeated South Alabama, SMU, Pepperdine, Michigan, and Rutgers on their way to the tournament final. In the final, they defeated BYU in a penalty shoot-out to be crowned National Champions. Following the season, Krikorian resigned as head coach.

Previous season

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACC played a reduced schedule in 2020 and the NCAA Tournament was postponed to 2021.[1][2]

The Seminoles finished the fall season 11–0–0, 8–0–0 in ACC play, to finish in first place. As the first seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated Notre Dame, Duke, and finally North Carolina to claim the championship. The Seminoles did not play any additional games in the spring season and entered the NCAA Tournament as the ACC's automatic qualifier because they won the ACC Tournament. They were selected as the first overall seed in the NCAA Tournament and defeated Milwaukee in the Second Round and Penn State in the Third Round. They advanced past Duke in the Quarterfinals and Virginia in the Semifinals on penalty shootouts. However, their shootout luck ran out in the Finals, where they fell to Santa Clara to finish as runner-up in the tournament. Jaelin Howell went on to win the Herman Trophy.[3]

Squad

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Roster

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Source:[4]

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
3 DF   USA Alyssa Stadeker
4 FW   USA Kristina Lynch
6 MF   USA Jaelin Howell
7 MF   JPN Ran Iwai
8 FW   USA Lauren Flynn
9 DF   USA Taya Hjorth
10 FW   JAM Jody Brown
11 MF   USA Kirsten Pavlisko
12 MF   IRL Heather Payne
13 FW   BER LeiLanni Nesbeth
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF   USA Kaitlyn Zipay
16 DF   CAN Gabby Carle
17 MF   ENG Emma Bissell
18 MF   POR Maria Alagoa
19 FW   USA Amelia Horton
21 DF   USA Gianna Mitchell
22 FW   USA Megan Morgan
23 GK   USA Mia Justus
25 MF   USA Emily Madril
26 DF   USA Clara Robbins
30 FW   SWE Beata Olsson
33 MF   CHN Yujie Zhao

Team management

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Position Staff
Athletic Director David Coburn
Head Coach Mark Krikorian
Assistant Coach Mike Bristol
Assistant Coach Morinao Imaizumi
Director of Operations Nathan Minion

Source:[5]

Schedule

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Source:[6]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-conference Regular season
August 19*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 1 No. 9 Texas A&M W 1–0  1–0–0
Seminole Soccer Complex (1,008)
Tallahassee, FL
August 22*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 1 Alabama W 4–0  2–0–0
Seminole Soccer Complex (838)
Tallahassee, FL
August 26*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 1 South Alabama W 4–0  3–0–0
Seminole Soccer Complex (817)
Tallahassee, FL
August 29*
1:30 p.m., P12N
No. 1 at Colorado W 2–1  4–0–0
Prentup Field (2,536)
Boulder, CO
September 2*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 1 Florida
Rivalry
W 5–2  5–0–0
Seminole Soccer Complex (2,552)
Tallahassee, FL
September 9*
7:00 p.m.
No. 1 at Florida Gulf Coast W 4–0  6–0–0
FGCU Soccer Complex (1,111)
Fort Myers, FL
September 12*
3:00 p.m., ESPNU
No. 1 at No. 10 Auburn W 2–1  7–0–0
Auburn Soccer Complex (1,043)
Auburn, AL
ACC Regular season
September 18
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 1 Boston College W 4–1  8–0–0
(1–0–0)
Seminole Soccer Complex (1,387)
Tallahassee, FL
September 23
8:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 1 Pittsburgh W 5–0  9–0–0
(2–0–0)
Seminole Soccer Complex (1,767)
Tallahassee, FL
September 26
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 1 at Louisville W 3–0  10–0–0
(3–0–0)
Lynn Stadium (376)
Louisville, KY
October 1
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 1 at Clemson W 4–1  11–0–0
(4–0–0)
Riggs Field (1,001)
Clemson, SC
October 7
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 1 Syracuse W 5–0  12–0–0
(5–0–0)
Seminole Soccer Complex (1,464)
Tallahassee, FL
October 10
Noon, ACCRSN
No. 1 Miami (FL)
Rivalry
W 4–1  13–0–0
(6–0–0)
Seminole Soccer Complex (1,397)
Tallahassee, FL
October 15
5:00 p.m., ACCRSN
No. 1 at Virginia Tech W 2–0  14–0–0
(7–0–0)
Thompson Field (1,072)
Blackburg, VA
October 21
8:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 1 at No. 7 North Carolina T 2–2 2OT 14–0–1
(7–0–1)
Dorrance Field (1,447)
Chapel Hill, NC
October 24
2:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 1 at No. 6 Duke L 0–1  14–1–1
(7–1–1)
Koskinen Stadium (1,731)
Durham, NC
October 28
7:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 3 No. 1 Virginia T 1–1 2OT 14–1–2
(7–1–2)
Seminole Soccer Complex (2,388)
Tallahassee, FL
ACC Tournament
November 5
8:00 p.m., ACCN
(2) No. 2 vs. (6) No. 25 Wake Forest
Semifinal
W 2–1 OT 15–1–2
Sahlen's Stadium (754)
Cary, NC
November 7
1:00 p.m., ESPNU
(2) No. 2 vs. (1) No. 1 Virginia
Final
W 1–0  16–1–2
Sahlen's Stadium (1,250)
Cary, NC
NCAA Tournament
November 12
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
(1) No. 1 South Alabama
First round
W 3–0  17–1–2
Seminole Soccer Complex (2,125)
Tallahassee, FL
November 19
5:00 p.m., ACCNX
(1) No. 1 No. 25 SMU
Second round
W 5–1  18–1–2
Seminole Soccer Complex (1,504)
Tallahassee, FL
November 21
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
(1) No. 1 (4) No. 19 Pepperdine
Round of 16
W 1–0  19–1–2
Seminole Soccer Complex (1,367)
Tallahassee, FL
November 26
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
(1) No. 1 (2) No. 9 Michigan
Quarterfinal
W 1–0 OT 20–1–2
Seminole Soccer Complex (2,005)
Tallahassee, FL
December 3
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
(1) No. 1 vs. (1) No. 5 Rutgers
Semifinal
W 1–0  21–1–2
Stevens Stadium
Santa Clara, CA
December 6
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
(1) No. 1 vs. (4) No. 13 BYU
Final
T 0–0 (4–3 PKs) 2OT 21–1–3
Stevens Stadium
Santa Clara, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Awards and honors

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Recipient Award Date Ref.
Jaelin Howell Preseason Hermann Trophy Watchlist August 19 [7]
Emily Madril
Yujie Zhao
Jaelin Howell Preseason All-ACC Team August 12 [8]
Yujie Zhao
Jaelin Howell ACC Defensive Player of the Week August 24 [9]
Emily Madril ACC Defensive Player of the Week September 14 [10]
ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week September 28 [11]
Beata Olsson ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week October 5 [12]
Emily Madril ACC Defensive Player of the Year November 4 [13]
Jaelin Howell ACC Midfielder of the Year
Yujie Zhao All-ACC First Team
Emily Madril
Jaelin Howell
Gabby Carle All-ACC Second Team
Beata Olsson
Clara Robbins
Jody Brown All-ACC Third Team
Maria Alaoga ACC All-Freshman Team
Mia Justus
Clara Robbins ACC All-Tournament Team November 7 [14]
Maria Alagoa
Lauren Flynn
Emily Madril
Cristina Roque
Clara Robbins ACC Tournament MVP
Jaelin Howell Herman Trophy semifinalist November 30 [15]
Emily Madril
Jaelin Howell United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Region Team November 30 [16]
Beata Olsson
Emily Madril
Yujie Zhao
Jaelin Howell United Soccer Coaches All-Americans December 2 [17]
Emily Madril
Yujie Zhao
Yujie Zhao College Cup Offensive Most Outstanding Player December 6 [18]
Cristina Roque College Cup Defensive Most Outstanding Player December 6 [19]
Jaelin Howell Hermann Trophy finalist December 8 [20]
Jaelin Howell Hermann Trophy winner
MAC Player of the Year
NSCAA Player of the Year
January 7 [21]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer[22]1 (11)1 (26)1 (32)1 (29)1 (32)1 (33)1 (33)1 (29)1 (31)1 (31)3 (5)2 (2)1 (29)Not released1 (25)
TopDrawer Soccer[23]22111111112211111

2022 NWSL Draft

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Player Team Round Pick # Position
Jaelin Howell Racing Louisville FC 1 2 MF

Source:[24]

References

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  2. ^ "NCAA Division 1 Council Approves Moving 2020 Fall Championships to Spring 2021". Sports Illustrated Alabama Crimson Tide News, Analysis and More. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Jaelin Howell Wins MAC Hermann Trophy". Seminoles.com. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "2021-22 Soccer roster". Florida State University Athletics. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  5. ^ "Soccer Staff Directory". seminoles.com. Florida State University. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  6. ^ "2021 Women's Soccer Schedule". seminoles.com. Florida State University. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  7. ^ "2021 Women's Hermann Trophy Watch List Announced". machermanntrophy.org. Missouri Athletic Club. August 19, 2021. Archived from the original on August 20, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  8. ^ "Florida State Tabbed 2021 ACC Women's Soccer Preseason Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  9. ^ "Pitt's West, Florida State's Howell Earn ACC Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  10. ^ "Clemson's Bornkamp, Florida State's Madril Earn ACC Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 14, 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  11. ^ "ACC Announces Women's Soccer Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 28, 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
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  14. ^ "Florida State Wins Second Consecutive ACC Women's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  15. ^ "Howell and Madril Named MAC Hermann Award Semifinalists; Soccer Wins Atlantic Region Staff of the Year". Seminoles.com. November 30, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  16. ^ "Soccer Places Four on All-Region First Team". Seminoles.com. November 30, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  17. ^ "Soccer Has Three All-Americans". Seminoles.com. December 2, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  18. ^ "Yujie Zhao, of @FSUSoccer, has been named the Offensive Most Outstanding Player of the 2021 #WCollegeCup!". Twitter.com (NCAA Soccer). December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  19. ^ "Cristina Roque, of @FSUSoccer, has been named the Defensive Most Outstanding Player of the 2021 #WCollegeCup!". Twitter.com (NCAA Soccer). December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  20. ^ "Howell Named MAC Hermann Award Finalist". Seminoles.com. December 8, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  21. ^ "Jaelin Howell Wins MAC Hermann Trophy For the Second Straight Season". Seminoles.com. January 7, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  22. ^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  23. ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawer Soccer. December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  24. ^ "NWSL Draft: San Diego Wave take Stanford's Naomi Girma at No. 1; FSU's Jaelin Howell goes No. 2". theathletic.com. The Athletic. December 18, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2021.