No. 22 Florida State women’s soccer earned a 2-0 victory over rival Miami on Sunday, taking an important win in ACC play as the regular season is close to ending.
The Seminoles entered the matchup tied with Miami for seventh place in the ACC standings, looking to strengthen their position ahead of the conference tournament.
Florida State’s starting 11 included Ryder Ajeto, Wrianna Hudson, Shaneil Buckley, Joelle Jung, Peyton McGovern, Nawreen Ahmad, Tanner Strickland, Bridget Mutipula, Janet Okeke,
Grace Hoytink and Kate Ockene.
Florida State took control early, finding the back of the net just over two minutes into the game.
At 2:15, Ahmad scored off an assist from Jung to give the Seminoles a 1-0 lead.
Florida State continued creating offensive opportunities throughout the first half. At 27:29, Buckley nearly extended the lead, but Miami goalkeeper Olofson made the save.
The Seminoles entered halftime with a one-point lead.
At 52:38, Miami’s Maddie Sandusky received a red card following a foul on Mutipula, leaving the Hurricanes to play the remainder of the match with 10 players.
Florida State continued pressuring Miami’s defense. At 54:14, Hudson had an opportunity off a corner kick, but Olofson made the save to keep the Seminoles’ lead at one.
At 65:13, Hoytink created another scoring opportunity, resulting in a corner kick for Florida State.
The Seminoles eventually broke through again at 71:10 when Buckley delivered a cross to Hudson, who finished to extend Florida State’s lead to 2-0.
Florida State continued looking for another goal, including an opportunity created by a cross from Sam Erbach, but the Seminoles were unable to add to their lead.
The Seminoles finished with 10 shots, including six on goal, while limiting Miami to just one shot. Florida State also held a 9-1 advantage in corner kicks.
With the 2-0 victory, Florida State improved to 9-2-3, while Miami fell to 10-4-3.
The Seminoles will close out their regular season against Virginia Tech on Thursday, Nov. 5, in Tallahassee.
