FSU sports information:
Jordynn Dudley, Heather Gilchrist and Taylor Huff were named to the 2024 Preseason All-ACC Team released on Thursday afternoon. The defending national champion Seminoles were picked to finish on top of the new-look ACC and received 15 first-place votes. FSU was the only team to have three or more players earn the preseason accolade.
Dudley returns after one of the greatest freshman seasons in recent history, tallying 14 goals and nine assists to tie for the team best with 37 points. The National Freshman of the Year recorded a point in nearly every conference game and went on a five-game point streak twice throughout the year. Dudley was named to the All-ACC First Team, ACC All-Tournament Team, and the 2023 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Offensive Player. She was also named a MAC Hermann Semifinalist and was called up to the United States U-20 Women’s World Cup squad.
Gilchrist took the next step in her second year on the backline, making 21 starts throughout the season and emerging as one of the top 100 players according to TopDrawerSoccer. She played a massive role in clean sheets over No. 9 TCU and Florida. The defense was nearly spotless in the back half of the season, conceding just two goals in the final 10 games of the season and kept five straight shutouts going into the national championship game. Gilchrist was also called up to the United States U-20 Women’s World Cup squad.
Huff made an immediate impact in her first season at Florida State with a team-best 14 assists, the second-highest number of assists for a Seminole since 2007. The Tennessee transfer started all 23 games and recorded 28 points in 2023. She began the season with two goals and five assists in the first four games and assisted the second goal in the national championship victory over Stanford.
Florida State will host an exhibition match versus TCU on Friday at 7 p.m. before opening its championship defense at South Florida on August 15.
Jordynn Dudley, Heather Gilchrist and Taylor Huff were named to the 2024 Preseason All-ACC Team released on Thursday afternoon. The defending national champion Seminoles were picked to finish on top of the new-look ACC and received 15 first-place votes. FSU was the only team to have three or more players earn the preseason accolade.
Dudley returns after one of the greatest freshman seasons in recent history, tallying 14 goals and nine assists to tie for the team best with 37 points. The National Freshman of the Year recorded a point in nearly every conference game and went on a five-game point streak twice throughout the year. Dudley was named to the All-ACC First Team, ACC All-Tournament Team, and the 2023 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Offensive Player. She was also named a MAC Hermann Semifinalist and was called up to the United States U-20 Women’s World Cup squad.
Gilchrist took the next step in her second year on the backline, making 21 starts throughout the season and emerging as one of the top 100 players according to TopDrawerSoccer. She played a massive role in clean sheets over No. 9 TCU and Florida. The defense was nearly spotless in the back half of the season, conceding just two goals in the final 10 games of the season and kept five straight shutouts going into the national championship game. Gilchrist was also called up to the United States U-20 Women’s World Cup squad.
Huff made an immediate impact in her first season at Florida State with a team-best 14 assists, the second-highest number of assists for a Seminole since 2007. The Tennessee transfer started all 23 games and recorded 28 points in 2023. She began the season with two goals and five assists in the first four games and assisted the second goal in the national championship victory over Stanford.
Florida State will host an exhibition match versus TCU on Friday at 7 p.m. before opening its championship defense at South Florida on August 15.
