Sunday Seminole Summary: FSU Soccer Advances to National Championship Match

For the second straight season and third time in four years, Florida State soccer will play for a national championship. The Seminoles clinched their spot in Santa Clara on Friday night in a matchup of No. 1 seeds with a 1-0 win over Rutgers.

The match’s lone goal came in the 71st minute from Jaelin Howell off a corner kick. Rutgers had multiple chances, but FSU goalkeeper Cristina Roque came up huge with four saves, including two difficult ones with about 13 minutes left.

Both teams finished with nine shots. FSU will face BYU in the title game on Monday night.

The Cougars beat reigning national champion Santa Clara on penalty kicks to advance. The contest begins at 8 p.m. ET and airs on ESPNU.

Football

Record: 5-7
Recognitions: Jermaine Johnson, DE (ACC Defensive Player of the Year, first-team All-ACC); Jammie Robinson, S (ACC Defensive Back of the Week, first-team All-ACC); Keir Thomas, DE (third-team All-ACC); Jashaun Corbin, RB (third-team All-ACC); Dillan Gibbons, G (All-ACC honorable mention); Devontay Love-Taylor, OL (All-ACC honorable mention); Fabien Lovett, DT (All-ACC honorable mention); Robert Cooper, DT (All-ACC honorable mention)
Weekly Commitments: None
Weekly Decommitments: None
2022 Recruiting Class Ranking*: No. 11 nationally, third in ACC (16 total commitments)*
Big Picture: A number of FSU players earned postseason honors. The Seminoles will try to finish with a strong recruiting class.

Soccer

Record: 21-1-2
Ranking: No. 1 United Soccer Coaches; No. 1 NCAA Tournament
Past Week: (1-0), beat Rutgers in College Cup on Friday night, 1-0
Upcoming: vs. BYU (Monday, National Championship)
Recognitions: Jaelin Howell, M (United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Region first team, MAC Hermann Award semifinalist, United Soccer Coaches All-American first team); Beata Olsson, F (United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Region first team); Emily Madril, M/D (United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Region first team, MAC Hermann Award semifinalist, United Soccer Coaches All-American first team); Yujie Zhao, M (United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Region first team, United Soccer Coaches All-American second team); Gabby Carle, D (Elite 90 Award; Senior CLASS Award)
Big Picture: FSU is one win away from the third national championship in program history.

Volleyball

Record: 20-10
Ranking: No. 2 seed Lincoln Regional
Past Week: (1-1), beat Kansas State on Friday in NCAA Tournament, 3-0; lost to Nebraska on Saturday in NCAA Tournament, 3-0.
Recognitions: Emma Clothier, MB (first-team All-ACC); Morgan Chacon, OH (second-team All-ACC); Emery Dupes, L (ACC All-Freshman); Audrey Koenig, OH (ACC All-Freshman); Khori Louis, MB (ACC All-Freshman)
Big Picture: FSU’s season came to an end in Nebraska. The Seminoles finished with 20 wins for the first time since 2016.

Men’s Basketball

Record: 5-3
Ranking: N/A
Past Week: (0-2), lost at Purdue in ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Tuesday, 93-65; lost to Syracuse on Saturday, 63-60
Upcoming: vs. South Carolina (No Room for Racism Classic, Dec. 12)
Weekly Commitments: None
Weekly Decommitments: None
2022 Recruiting Class Ranking*: No. 21 nationally, seventh in ACC (6 total commitments)*
Big Picture: It was an extremely disappointing week for FSU. After getting blown out at Purdue, FSU’s lengthy conference home winning streak came to an end on Saturday.

Women’s Basketball

Record: 5-2
Ranking: No. 25 AP
Past Week: (1-0), beat Illinois in ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Thursday, 67-58
Upcoming: vs. Charleston Southern (Sunday)
Big Picture: FSU snapped a 2-game losing streak on Thursday with a solid win at Illinois.

Track and Field

Ranking: Men No. 7 USTFCCCA, No. 2 South USTFCCA; Women No. 11 South USTFCCA
Past Week: Participated in the Clemson Opener on Friday and Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener on Saturday
Upcoming: Clemson Invite (Jan. 14-15)
Recognitions: None
Big Picture: FSU kicked off the season with a pair of events and four victories this week. It will have more than a month off before getting back into the swing of things.

*Rankings according to 247Sports Composite

Mike Ferguson is the editor of The Daily Nole. Follow Mike on Twitter @MikeWFerguson