The Daily Nole — Aug. 14, 2018: FSU Soccer Ranked Ninth by TopDrawerSoccer

It’s Tuesday, Florida State fans. As your day and week go along, keep it here for the latest in FSU athletics. The news and notes section of this post will be updated throughout the day.

Lead Story

Florida State will begin the year ranked 10th in the United Soccer Coaches Poll, but in the TopDrawerSoccer Poll, FSU is No. 9. Stanford topped the poll, followed by UCLA, North Carolina, Florida and Virginia.

Making the TopDrawerSoccer Best XI teams for FSU were junior forward Deyna Castellanos and Yujie Zhao, a freshman midfielder. Castellanos, an All-American last season, was named to the Best XI first-team while Zhao was named to the All-Freshman team.

As for FSU, it will look to get back to the College Cup after a 2-year hiatus. The Seminoles open the season on Thursday night at home against Vanderbilt.

Between the Lines

There were no FSU athletic events scheduled for Monday.

On the Agenda

There are no FSU athletic events scheduled for Tuesday.

News and Notes

FSU’s Deondre Francois was ranked as the fifth-best quarterback in the ACC by Athlon Sports.

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