The 2023 Florida State Seminoles women's soccer team represented

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during the

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. This was the 29th season of the university fielding a women's soccer program. The Seminoles were led by second-year head coach

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, and played their home games at

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. The Seminoles started the season well by going 5–0 in non-conference play. They scored victories over three Power 5 schools, including eighth ranked . They also won their in-state rivalry matchup with . Their success carried over into ACC play as they began the regular season with a win over eighth ranked Clemson. They won their next game before a tie with then top-ranked

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. The Seminoles would reach the number one ranking after winning their next three games. Once they held the number one ranking, they did not look back, winning their last four conference games to finish 9–0–1 in ACC play. Their final four game stretch included wins against two ranked teams, eleventh ranked Notre Dame and eighteenth ranked

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. The Seminoles entered the ACC Tournament undefeated and as the number one seed. After their first round bye, they defeated Pittsburgh in a regular season rematch to reach the Final. There they again faced off against Clemson, who they defeated 2–1 to win their fourth consecutive ACC Tournament title. As tournament champions, they received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament and were the first seed in the Florida State Bracket and the top overall seed in the tournament. They defeated

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in the First Round, in the Second Round,

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in the Third Round, Pittsburgh again in the Quarterfinals, Clemson again in the Semifinals, and

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in the Final. Their 5–1 victory in the championship won the team their fourth overall title, all of which have come since 2014. Stanford's 36 game streak of allowing one or fewer goals was snapped and this was the first match where the Cardinal allowed five or more goals in a game since 1996. This was the first national championship match between two undefeated teams and Florida State became the first undefeated champion since Stanford in 2011. Their twenty two wins were the third most in program history behind 2013 and their first national title season in 2014. It was their second undefeated season in program history with the other being the 2020 season. It was the Seminoles third undefeated conference season, following 2014 and 2020. Onyi Echegini went on to win the

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, the fourth in program history. Three players from the team were selected in the

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Previous season

The Seminoles finished the season 17–3–3 and 8–2–0 in ACC play to finish in a tie for first place. As the second seed in the ACC Tournament, they received a bye into the Semifinals where they hosted Notre Dame. The match ended in a 3–3 draw and Florida State won the ensuing

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4–2 to advance to the Final. In the Final, they defeated

to successfully defend their ACC Tournament title. As tournament champions, they received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament and were the first seed in the Florida State Bracket. They defeated in the First Round, eight-seed in the Second Round, and four-seed

in the Round of 16. They hosted third-seed in the Quarterfinals and won 1–0. This set up a rematch with North Carolina in the Semifinals. This time, North Carolina came out on top 3–2 to end the Seminoles' season.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming Transfers

Recruiting Class

Squad

Roster

Team management

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Schedule

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Awards and honors

Rankings

NWSL Draft

References

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