Sunday Seminoles Summary: Florida State Soccer, Volleyball, Basketball, and other sports news

In case you missed the final ‘TN’s Triple-S’ protection of Florida State Seminoles athletics, right here is the recap: FSU Soccer heading to College Cup, Volleyball, Basketball, and other sports news.

While many of the fall sports have accomplished, we’ll proceed to maintain you updated on any Florida State sports information and media press releases we’re despatched from the FSU SID or that we supply ourselves.

Feel free to incorporate any other FSU associated news of any variety that we might have missed within the remark part.

Most of the summaries under are courtesy of FSU SID, Tomahawk Nation, and the Twitters.

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No. 1 Florida State (17-3-3) fell to North Carolina (20-4-1) by a 3-2 rating tonight within the National Semifinal held in Cary, NC.

Game Recap

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• Beata Olsson Wins NCAA Elite 90 Award

Junior ahead Beata Olsson was acknowledged on Friday evening earlier than the College Cup semifinal because the recipient of the 2022 NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Elite 90 award. A local of Enkoping, Sweden, Olsson has a 3.98 GPA in Environment and Society.

The Elite 90, an award based by the NCAA, acknowledges the true essence of the student-athlete by honoring the person who has reached the top of competitors on the nationwide championship stage in his or her sport, whereas additionally attaining the best educational customary amongst his or her friends. The Elite 90 is introduced to the student-athlete with the best cumulative grade-point common collaborating on the finals web site for every of the NCAA’s championships.

This marks the fifth time that an FSU soccer student-athlete has acquired the honour from the NCAA and the fourth time within the final 5 years. Olsson joins Gabby Carle (2018 and 2021), Kristina Lynch (2020-21) and Kacy Scarpa (2014) as Seminole soccer gamers to obtain the distinguished award from the NCAA. Olsson additionally joins softball’s Tessa Daniels (2018) and volleyball’s Amanda Sexton (2011) who’ve been acknowledged for his or her excellence within the classroom.

Olsson has additionally been a key to FSU’s success this season, tallying six targets and three assists whereas beginning in all 22 video games because the Seminoles’ middle ahead.

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• Soccer Has Three United Soccer Coaches All-Americans

The Florida State soccer crew has three student-athletes named All-Americans by the United Soccer Coaches as introduced on Friday Afternoon.

Jenna Nighswonger was named a First Team All-American and Cristina Roque and Jody Brown had been named to the third crew. This is the primary All-American honor for all three Seminoles.

Nighswonger turns into Florida State’s twenty third First Team All-American in program historical past. With three All-Americans in 2022, FSU has earned 57 all-time All-American accolades. This makes the 14th time that Florida State has had a number of All-Americans in a season.

Nighswonger’s First Team All-American honor is the primary All-American honor of her profession. She has had a profession yr via 22 video games this season. She has a career-high in factors (28), assists (16) and targets (six). Nighswonger has been named to the TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week 3 times and was named the TDS and College Soccer News National Player of the Week on October 18 after recording three assists in opposition to No. 12 Duke. She was named First Team All-Atlantic Region and to the All-ACC First Team and was named the ACC Tournament MVP after ending with two targets and an help in opposition to No. 2 North Carolina and No. 4 Notre Dame.

Roque is having one more stellar season within the web for the Seminoles. She has a 12-1-3 report with seven shutouts to date this season. Roque has recorded a career-high 57 saves this season, together with a single-game excessive 10 in opposition to No. 2 Virginia. She has a .826 save share and a .740 goals-against common. Her .593 profession goals-against common is the bottom amongst lively gamers within the NCAA. Roque was named First Team All-Atlantic Region and to the All-ACC First Team and was named the ACC’s Goalkeeper of the Year.

Brown is having a profession yr as nicely, with eight targets, 9 assists and 25 factors via 22 video games. She has been electrical on the offensive finish of the sector all season, exhibiting off her pace and permitting the Seminole offense to attain 62 targets to date this season. Brown has recorded two multi-goal video games this season with two targets in opposition to each No. 14 Clemson and No. 12 Duke. She was named First Team All-Atlantic Region and to the All-ACC First Team and the ACC All-Tournament Team.

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• Soccer Wins Atlantic Region Staff of the Year

Head coach Brian Pensky and the remainder of the Florida State teaching employees had been named the Atlantic Region Staff of the yr. This is Pensky’s second straight Region Staff of the Year award.

Pensky and the remainder of the teaching employees have led Florida State to their thirteenth College Cup with a 17-2-3 report. Florida State gained its ninth ACC Tournament Championship within the fall with a 2-1 win over No. 2 North Carolina. The 2022 Noles had been simply the third FSU crew to win each the common season and ACC Tournament Championships.

Florida State has been dominant this season, outscoring its opponents 62-17. They had been additionally unbeaten via 11 video games for the fifth time in program historical past. The Seminoles scored 28 targets in opposition to ACC opponents within the common season, which was the second most in program historical past.

Florida State earned its 18th straight nationwide seed this season and was named a primary seed for the eleventh time in class historical past.

Each of the 60 (30 males’s and 30 ladies’s) staffs receiving Regional Staff of the Year honors will probably be acknowledged on the College Coaches Awards Ceremony on the United Soccer Coaches Convention on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022.

In addition, the Regional Staff of the Year recipients has been positioned on the poll for United Soccer Coaches National Staff of the Year consideration inside their respective NCAA division.

Pensky and the remainder of the Seminoles tackle North Carolina this Friday, December 2nd at 6 pm within the College Cup Semifinals. The sport will probably be broadcast on ESPNU.

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• Nighswonger Named MAC Hermann Award Semifinalist

Jenna Nighswonger has been named a MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist as introduced by the United Soccer Coaches and the Missouri Athletic Club on Wednesday afternoon.

The MAC Hermann Trophy is essentially the most coveted particular person honor in NCAA Division I soccer and has been awarded yearly since 1967. Most lately, Jaelin Howell (Florida State) and Dante Polvara (Georgetown) acquired the award for excellent intercollegiate performances final yr.

Nighswonger has had a profession yr via 22 video games this season. She has a career-high in factors (28), assists (16) and targets (six). Nighswonger has been named to the TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week 3 times and was named the TDS and College Soccer News National Player of the Week on October 18 after recording three assists in opposition to No. 12 Duke. She was named to the All-Atlantic Region First Team, the All-ACC First Team and was named the ACC Tournament MVP after ending with two targets and an help in opposition to No. 2 North Carolina and No. 4 Notre Dame.

Three ladies’s finalists will probably be named for the award on Wednesday, Dec. 7. The 2022 MAC Hermann Trophy banquet will probably be held on the historic Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis on Jan. 6, 2023 to formally announce this yr’s winners.

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• Four Seminoles Named to the United Soccer All-Atlantic Region Team

The Seminoles are heading into the College Cup for the third straight season with a 17-2-3 report, an ACC Regular Season Championship and an ACC Tournament Championship. Florida State’s success is led by its 4 United Soccer Coaches All-Region members – Jenna Nighswonger (first crew), Cristina Roque (first crew), Jody Brown (first crew) and Clara Robbins (second crew).

Nighswonger has had a profession yr via 22 video games this season. She has a career-high in factors (28), assists (16) and targets (six). Nighswonger has been named to the TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week 3 times and was named the TDS and College Soccer News National Player of the Week on October 18 after recording three assists in opposition to No. 12 Duke. She was named to the All-ACC First Team and was named the ACC Tournament MVP after ending with two targets and an help in opposition to No. 2 North Carolina and No. 4 Notre Dame.

Roque is having one more stellar season within the web for the Seminoles. She has a 12-1-3 report with seven shutouts to date this season. Roque has recorded a career-high 57 saves this season, together with a single-game excessive 10 in opposition to No. 2 Virginia. She has a .826 save share and a .740 goals-against common. Her .593 profession goals-against common is the bottom amongst lively gamers within the NCAA. Roque was named to the All-ACC First Team and was named the ACC’s Goalkeeper of the Year.

Brown is having a profession yr as nicely, with eight targets, 9 assists and 25 factors via 22 video games. She has been electrical on the offensive finish of the sector all season, exhibiting off her pace and permitting the Seminole offense to attain 62 targets to date this season. Brown has recorded two multi-goal video games this season with two targets in opposition to each No. 14 Clemson and No. 12 Duke. She was named to the All-ACC First Team and the ACC All-Tournament Team.

Robbins has been a mainstay within the Seminole lineup this fall, enjoying in and beginning all 22 video games within the midfield for the Noles. She has 5 targets and 5 assists, good for 15 factors on the season. Robbins was named to the All-ACC Second Team and earned TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week honors as soon as this season.

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• Latson Delivers in 92-87 Win at Wisconsin

Florida State Women’s Basketball freshman guard Ta’Niya Latson got here up massive for the Seminoles down the stretch, recording 27 factors as FSU held on for a 92-87 win at Wisconsin on Thursday evening on the Kohl Center.

The win marks the Seminoles’ (8-1) tenth straight within the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, at the moment the longest streak between faculties from both convention. FSU improves to 13-2 within the problem.

The Badgers (3-6) had been down by 24 factors late within the third quarter however made a livid comeback within the fourth. Wisconsin drilled 10 3’s in a frantic remaining quarter and lower the FSU result in one possession on a number of events. However, Latson managed to make massive buckets when her crew wanted her most, scoring 10 within the remaining quarter to assist put Wisconsin away.

She completed with 27 factors, seven assists and 5 rebounds. Sophomore Makayla Timpson recorded her third straight double-double with 18 factors and 12 rebounds. Graduate ahead Valencia Myers had a really impactful sport with 15 factors, seven rebounds and a number of key hustle performs throughout essentially the most essential factors of the ballgame.

The Seminoles shot 51.6 p.c from the sector and out-rebounded Wisconsin 44-32. Julie Pospisilova totaled 32 factors for the Badgers, with many coming of their hot-shooting fourth quarter.

Florida State raced out to a 49-31 halftime lead courtesy of 30 factors scored within the second quarter. Latson and Jazmine Massengill every had 5 assists on the break as FSU shot 83.3 p.c (10-of-12) within the second quarter. Balanced scoring highlighted the massive interval, with Erin Howard main the best way with 9 factors on three 3-point area targets. Wisconsin bought its offense going as nicely with 21 factors scored within the second.

Timpson was already midway towards her double-double with six factors and 5 rebounds as FSU bought out to a 19-10 lead on the finish of the primary quarter. A late scoring lull from the Badgers helped the Seminoles as Wisconsin went 0-of-5 down the stretch whereas FSU made 3 of its final 4 pictures. FSU did robust work on the glass within the opening quarter, out-rebounding Wisconsin 15-8.

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• Ta’Niya Latson Named ACC Rookie of the Week for Third Straight Time

Florida State Women’s Basketball freshman guard Ta’Niya Latson has earned ACC Rookie of the Week for the third consecutive time, introduced on Monday by the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Latson beforehand swept the primary two weekly awards of the season by being named each ACC Player and Rookie of the Week on Nov. 15 and Nov. 21. North Carolina’s Deja Kelly was named ACC Player of the Week this time.

Latson placed on one other sensational efficiency ultimately week’s Cancun Challenge, main the Seminoles to a 2-1 report after averaging 20.3 factors vs. Oklahoma State, Purdue and Harvard, and shot 48.9 p.c from the ground and 44.4 p.c from 3-point vary.

The Miami, Fla., native was topped because the Cancun Challenge Mayan MVP and earned a spot on the all-tournament crew together with teammate Makayla Timpson. She additionally led the Seminoles with eight rebounds vs. Oklahoma State.

Latson’s 24.4 factors per sport rank first amongst all gamers within the ACC and leads the nation amongst freshmen.

Her outstanding run consists of scoring 20 or extra factors in seven of FSU’s first eight video games of the season. Latson’s one sport held underneath 20 factors was a 19-point efficiency vs. Georgia State on Nov. 13.

The final time FSU had a freshman win ACC Rookie of the Week 3 times in a season was Jacinta Monroe within the 2006-07 season. Latson joins Monroe, Britany Miller and Shante Williams amongst Seminoles who gained ACC Rookie of the Week 3 times in a season.

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• Noles End the Season at NCAA Tournament

The Florida State volleyball crew’s (19-11) season got here to a detailed on Friday evening with a three-set loss (24-26, 19-25, 21-25) to Northern Iowa (27-7) within the first spherical of the NCAA Tournament at Maturi Pavilion in Minneapolis, Minn.

The first set was tight from begin to end with no crew with the ability to take greater than a two level lead. The Seminoles seemed to be on its strategy to a primary set victory, holding a 24-22 lead, however the Panthers roared again with a 4-0 run to take the primary set.

The second set noticed the same path to set one with each groups tied at 15, however the Panthers went on one other run to take a 19-15 lead and would shut out the set to take a 2-0 match lead.

The Panthers used one other run in the course of set three to achieve some separation from the Noles, however FSU fought again to chop the Panther result in one at 18-17. The Panthers rallied again taking 4 out of the following 5 factors and had been capable of maintain off the Seminoles.

Emily Ryan and Khori Louis every had eight kills whereas Audrey Koenig added seven kills.

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• Five Noles Tab All-ACC Honors

Five members of the Florida State volleyball crew got All-ACC honors on Monday afternoon. Emma Clothier, Audrey Koenig, Khori Louis and Emily Ryan had been every named to the All-ACC Second Team whereas Audrey Rothman was named to the All-ACC Freshman Team. The Noles tied with Louisville, Pitt and Georgia Tech for many All-ACC honorees with 5 picks.

“I’m really proud of all of these young ladies. They have worked hard this year and have all had impact performances during the season. I’m excited to see all five of them rise up this week and play their best volleyball of the season,” Head Coach Chris Poole mentioned.

Clothier picked up her third-straight All-ACC honor in her profession. The senior captain tallied 205 kills whereas including 78 blocks for the Seminoles. Clothier was among the finest servers within the league this yr with 37 aces which ranks ninth within the ACC

Koenig was phenomenal this season for the Seminoles and led the crew with 314 kills this season on her strategy to her second All-ACC honor after being named to the All-ACC Freshman Team in 2021. After not serving final season, Koenig had a terrific season behind the service line with 35 aces. Being a six-rotation participant, Koenig was second on the crew in digs with 245.

Louis was some of the environment friendly hitters within the convention this season and was a key piece for the Seminoles this season. Louis is fourth within the convention with a .365 hitting share with 229 kills. Louis added 99 blocks throughout her sophomore marketing campaign.

Ryan was a terrific addition to the 2022 crew in her first season with the Seminoles. Ryan leads the crew in blocks with 105 and is tenth within the convention with 1.08 blocks per set. Ryan was terrific this season from each the center and the precise facet, tallying 228 kills whereas hitting .323.

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We proceed our dive into the 2023 Florida State softball program, this week we check out the 2 sophomores at the moment returning to Tallahassee. In addition to Amaya Ross and Krystina Hartley, Lonni Alameda and her employees lately added the addition of Katie Dack, through the switch portal, to the sophomore class….{continued *FOR FREE}

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We proceed our dive into the 2023 Florida State softball program, this week its half two of the redshirt gamers.

After struggling an damage in 2021, Jahni Kerr seemed to return final season. Back within the lineup in 2022, Kerr posted a .261 batting common. Her success late within the season noticed her transfer her means up via the lineup. While on the plate she recorded 47 hits, 25 runs scored, 10 doubles, 5 residence runs, 35 RBI, and was walked 10 occasions…{continued *FOR FREE}

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Now that the September 1st window has come and gone for faculty softball, the category of 2024 can begin saying verbal commits to their faculties. For Florida State, they’ve began to obtain verbals. This thread will probably be devoted to the gamers who’ve posted about committing to the Garnet and Gold beginning in 2024..{continued *FOR FREE}

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The Seminoles squared off in opposition to a crew ranked within the high 5 of the AP Poll for the second time this week and the video games seemed remarkably comparable. Clearly improved from early November losses in opposition to Stetson and Troy, Florida State battled UVA toe-to-toe within the first half a lot the identical means they hung with Purdue. However,…{continued *FOR FREE}

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The Florida State Seminoles had been again in Tallahassee after visiting Orlando for the ESPN Events Invitational. They had a tricky activity forward with No. 5 Purdue trying to keep undefeated. Florida State had an exceptional first half with a wonderful defensive sport plan, however that wasn’t sufficient to drag away with the upset win….{continued *FOR FREE}

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• Men’s Basketball Falls To Nebraska, 75-58, At ESPN Events Invitational

Derrick Walker scored a game-high double double with 20 factors on ten made area targets and 13 rebounds to guide Nebraska to a 75-58 victory over the Seminoles within the remaining spherical of the ESPN Events Invitational on the State Farm Field House. Walker led 4 other Cornhuskers in double determine scoring, Keisei Tominaga (13 factors), Sam Griesel (13 factors), C.J. Wilcher (13 factors), and Juwan Gary (10 factors) to seize their fourth victory of the season.

Sophomore Matthew Cleveland led the Seminoles in scoring with 17 factors and 6 rebounds. Junior Cam’Ron Fletcher was additionally in double figures for the Seminoles with 10 factors, whereas additionally main Florida State with eight rebounds. Fletcher additionally added a career-high tying three assists and two steals.

Fletcher was certainly one of seven Seminoles who earned no less than one steal, as Florida State totaled eight steals and eight quick break factors in opposition to the Cornhuskers. Florida State totaled 29 steals in its three video games performed in the course of the weekend in Disney.

Caleb Mills scored 9 factors to go together with a career-high tying 6 assists and two blocked pictures.

Florida State led, 15-9, with 13 minutes left within the half earlier than Walker and Keisei Tominaga mixed for eight factors in a 10-0 spurt to present the Huskers a 19-15 lead. Nebraska took management of the sport within the remaining 5 minutes of the primary half to take a 33-26 lead into the break.

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This is the place we’ve arrange for our members to debate the Florida State Seminoles males’s basketball for any breaking news, recruiting, gamers eligible for the NBA Draft, and any other basketball associated news you might need to convey up for dialogue….{Continued *FOR FREE}

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• Muzito Earns Scholarship for the ACC’s Future Educators

In conjunction with the 2022 Subway ACC Football Championship Game, the Atlantic Coast Conference has named 15 student-athletes as recipients of the 2022 Go Teach Dr Pepper Tuition Giveaway. Sophomore swimmer Gloria Muzito was chosen because the winner from Florida State.

Each will obtain $2,500 on behalf of the CFP Foundation and Dr Pepper to help of their continued pursuit of a level or profession in schooling. And within the coming weeks, one recipient will win the Grand Prize of an extra $10,000 in tuition help. The 15 student-athletes had been chosen by campus representatives, and the Grand Prize winner will probably be chosen by the ACC’s award committee.

The CFP Foundation and Dr Pepper are dedicated to rising the Go Teach initiative to position certified academics in lecture rooms throughout the nation. The CFP Foundation and Dr Pepper are awarding a collective $1.5 million in tuition to the ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC convention companions to offer help and recognition for student-athletes majoring in schooling.

A local of Sundvall, Sweden, Muzito is a freestyle specialist, majoring in elementary schooling. As a freshman in 2021-22, Muzito was named to the All-ACC Academic Team, ACC Honor Roll, and earned CSCAA Scholar All-America honorable point out. She competed on the NCAA Championships, serving to the Seminoles set the college report within the 400 free relay.

In her sophomore season, Muzito has led the Noles to a 5-1 report, which incorporates wins over Georgia Tech and Miami.

“We are so happy for Gloria,” FSU head coach Neal Studd mentioned. “She is an incredible athlete and teammate with tremendous character. She is very deserving of this award and is the perfect student-athlete to represent Florida State for this honor.”