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Soccer FSU set to face Wake in ACC Tournament semifinals on Thursday

Bob Ferrante

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May 10, 2022
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The No. 6 Florida State soccer team is set to face No. 3 Wake Forest in the semifinal round of the 2024 Ally ACC Women’s Soccer Championship at WakeMed Soccer Park on Thursday evening. The 5:30 p.m. game will be televised on the ACC Network.

The Seminoles will look to advance to its fifth straight ACC Championship game.

FSU has been one of the most successful teams in recent history at the ACC Tournament. The Seminoles have claimed nine of the last 11 titles and won the last four championships. FSU is also unbeaten in its last 10 ACC Tournament games and reached the semifinal round for the seventh straight season; no other team has repeated back-to-back appearances since 2021.

Florida State and Wake Forest will meet for the second time this season after the Deacons ended FSU’s program best 32-game unbeaten streak in Winston-Salem. The last meeting in Cary, North Carolina, saw the two sides level after regulation at 1-1 in the 2021 ACC Semifinals. Defender Lauren Flynn equalized just before halftime and Maria Alagoa sent the Seminoles to a third straight conference title game with a 97th-minute golden goal.

FSU has recorded multi-goal performances in the past five ACC Tournament games dating back to 2022 and is currently averaging over three goals a game in the six-game winning streak since the weekend of dropping to Wake Forest. The Seminoles scored 29 goals in ACC play, one shy of the second most in program history.

Taylor Huff leads the squad in all scoring categories with 10 goals and nine assists for 29 total points. Huff became the fastest to reach 20+ points in the past five seasons and has already eclipsed her point tally from last season in six fewer games. Huff ranks among the conference’s best in points, goals, assists, shots on goal, and total shots.

Jordynn Dudley has continued to deliver offensive brilliance in her sophomore season. The reigning national freshman of the year has registered 19 points off six goals and seven assists in just 11 games played. Dudley is averaging over two points per game and leads the reigning champions in points scored in conference play. She also scored multiple goals for the United States to record a bronze medal at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup through the early stretch of the collegiate season.

The Seminole defense has held firm after losing several key defensive pieces to professional soccer. The backline has held nine shutouts throughout the season and has scored 12 goals with Kameron Simmonds and Mimi Van Zanten each scoring four goals. Redshirt freshman Addie Todd has made nearly 40 saves between the sticks and 25 stops in ACC play, one shy of Cristina Roque’s record in 2022.

The freshman class has performed brightly with a combined 62 total points, 21 goals and 20 assists. This marks the most freshmen goal contributions in the past five seasons across all three metrics. Wrianna Hudson leads the class with seven goals and five assists. Four of the six freshmen field players have contributed double-digit points inside 15 games.

The winner of the match will advance to the championship round and face either No. 1 Duke or No. 8 North Carolina on Sunday at noon.
 
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