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The No. 7 Florida State soccer team (7-0-2, 2-0-1) earned a strong 3-0 victory over Clemson (4-4-2, 0-3-0) on Saturday night. FSU maintains its 15-game unbeaten streak in ACC play and remains the last unbeaten team in the conference this season.
Prior to the half hour mark, Heather Gilchrist’s header off a free kick marked the best chance in the game and required a save from the Tigers’ keeper to keep the game scoreless. The Seminoles made four substitutions in the 27th minute that saw all four returning U.S. players grace the pitch for the first time since August 18.
Four minutes later, Jordynn Dudley drove the ball towards the box before laying a pass off to Taylor Suarez who laced a low swinging cross into a sprinting Mimi Van Zanten to score an incredible goal off the crossbar to break the deadlock. Van Zanten scored her fifth career goal and third game-winning goal of the season.
Florida State pounced on the momentum and two minutes later, Giana Riley found a chance in the box before a challenge from a Clemson defender forced the ball to Suarez and scored with a smart, right-footed finish to push the advantage to two. Suarez recorded her second goal in only her third career game for FSU.
The Seminoles were able to put the game out of reach after Wrianna Hudson found fellow freshman Lara Dantas open to bury her effort into the bottom left corner and seal the victory.
Florida State will begin the first of three straight road games with No. 5 Wake Forest on Thursday. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. and available to stream on ACC Network Extra.
The No. 7 Florida State soccer team (7-0-2, 2-0-1) earned a strong 3-0 victory over Clemson (4-4-2, 0-3-0) on Saturday night. FSU maintains its 15-game unbeaten streak in ACC play and remains the last unbeaten team in the conference this season.
Prior to the half hour mark, Heather Gilchrist’s header off a free kick marked the best chance in the game and required a save from the Tigers’ keeper to keep the game scoreless. The Seminoles made four substitutions in the 27th minute that saw all four returning U.S. players grace the pitch for the first time since August 18.
Four minutes later, Jordynn Dudley drove the ball towards the box before laying a pass off to Taylor Suarez who laced a low swinging cross into a sprinting Mimi Van Zanten to score an incredible goal off the crossbar to break the deadlock. Van Zanten scored her fifth career goal and third game-winning goal of the season.
Florida State pounced on the momentum and two minutes later, Giana Riley found a chance in the box before a challenge from a Clemson defender forced the ball to Suarez and scored with a smart, right-footed finish to push the advantage to two. Suarez recorded her second goal in only her third career game for FSU.
The Seminoles were able to put the game out of reach after Wrianna Hudson found fellow freshman Lara Dantas open to bury her effort into the bottom left corner and seal the victory.
Florida State will begin the first of three straight road games with No. 5 Wake Forest on Thursday. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. and available to stream on ACC Network Extra.
