{"id":949573,"date":"2026-10-28T16:22:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T16:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/949573\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T16:22:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T16:22:09","slug":"fsu-hosts-no-5-duke-for-paint-it-pink-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/949573\/","title":{"rendered":"FSU Hosts No. 5 Duke for Paint It Pink Match"},"content":{"rendered":"

TALLAHASSEE \u2013 The No. 22 Florida State soccer team hosts No. 5 Duke on Thursday, October 29, at 8 p.m. ET, at the Seminole Soccer Complex for the team’s annual Paint It Pink match on ACC Network.
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\nTickets are available at Seminoles.com\/Tickets<\/a> or by calling the FSU Athletics Ticket Office at 850-644-1830. Admission is free for all FSU students with their Unconquered Pass.
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\nThursday is the annual Paint it Pink match, presented by TMH, where the Seminoles will wear special pink uniforms that are being auctioned off. Proceeds will go to the Walker Breast Program at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare in support of breast cancer patients. Fans can bid on the jerseys now at Seminoles.com\/PaintItPink2026<\/a> until 5 p.m. ET on Tuesday, November 17.
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\nThursday’s top-25 matchup between two 2025 College Cup teams will be broadcast live on ACC Network<\/a>, with Jenn Hildreth and Kacey White on the call. Live stats are at FSU.Statbroadcast.com<\/a>. Direct links to watch and follow along can be found on the schedule page at Seminoles.com\/Soccer<\/a> and on social media on Twitter\/X<\/a> and Facebook<\/a> (@FSUSoccer) & Instagram<\/a> (@NoleSoccer).
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\nAfter a seven-game unbeaten streak was snapped on Saturday, the Seminoles are 7-2-3 on the season, 1-1-2 at home and 6-2-1 on the road. FSU is 3-1-2 in ACC play after a 2-0 loss to No. 17 Notre Dame on October 24. The team is 3-1-0 against top-25 teams, all but one game coming on the road, including back-to-back ranked road wins in ACC play.
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\nFlorida State has scored 21 goals on 19 assists with 132 shots, 72 on frame, and has allowed 11 goals on 125 shots for a 0.92 goals-against average and a .776 save percentage. FSU’s goals have come from 10 different players, seven of them newcomers, and 12 players have at least one assist, eight of them first-year Seminoles. Seven players, six in their first year in the Garnet and Gold, have at least one goal and one assist.
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\nIndividually, junior forward Wrianna Hudson<\/a> leads the team with five goals, 30 shots and 20 shots on goal, while junior midfielder Sam Erbach<\/a> is second with four goals and paces the squad with four assists and 12 points. Erbach and Hudson each have two game-winning goals to lead the team. Sophomore goalkeeper Kate Ockene<\/a> has made 34 saves for a .756 save percentage and a 1.00 goals-against average. She has four shutouts and a 6-2-3 record while also registering one assist. Ockene has been named ACC Goalkeeper of the Week twice this year and senior defender Grace Hoytink<\/a> has earned ACC Defensive Player of the Week honors.
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\nNATIONALLY-RANKED SEMINOLES
\nFlorida State is ranked No. 22 in the week 10 IWSOC DI Top 25 Coaches Poll and No. 16 in Top Drawer Soccer’s latest rankings.
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\nSERIES HISTORY VS. DUKE
\nFlorida State is 18-11-7 all-time against Duke, including 13-10-7 in ACC play. The Seminoles are 12-3-0 at home, 3-8-6 on the road and 3-1-1 at a neutral site. FSU has won the last two matchups, 5-1 at home in 2022 and 4-0 on the road in 2023, and is 6-1-1 overall since 2018. That includes two ACC Tournament victories and a draw in the 2020-21 NCAA Quarterfinal, where the Seminoles advanced to the College Cup 5-3 in penalties after a goalless, double-overtime contest in Cary, North Carolina.
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\nSCOUTING THE BLUE DEVILS
\nDuke is 9-1-4 on the season, including 5-0-2 at home and 4-1-2 on the road. The Blue Devils are 4-1-3 in the ACC and have won three in a row following three consecutive draws. Duke is 1-1-2 vs. Top-25 opponents, with a 5-0 win vs. then-No. 1 Stanford to begin ACC play and draws at No. 9 UCLA and to No. 15 Notre Dame. The team is coming off back-to-back clean-sheet wins, 5-0 at SMU on October 16 and 1-0 vs. NC State on October 24.
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\nThe Blue Devils are No. 5 in both the Coaches Poll and the Top Drawer Soccer top-25.
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\nLAST TIME OUT: UNBEATEN STREAK SNAPPED IN DEFEAT
\nFlorida State suffered a 2-0 loss to No. 17 Notre Dame on October 24 in Tallahassee. The loss snapped a seven-game unbeaten and three-game win streak for the Seminoles, who suffered their first ACC loss of the season. The Fighting Irish scored once in each half.
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\nUND had an 8-6 advantage in shots, and a 4-3 edge in shots on goal, though shots were 6-3 in the second half in favor of FSU, with three of those shots on frame. The visitors had three corners to the Seminoles’ one. Hudson had a team-high two shots and was one of three players with one shot on goal. Ockene made two saves and Notre Dame’s keeper had three stops.
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\nA complete recap and box score is available here<\/a>.
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\nUP NEXT: RIVALRY IN SOUTH FLORIDA
\nThe Seminoles head south for a rivalry game against Miami on Sunday, November 1, at 4 p.m. ET. The penultimate regular-season matchup will be broadcast live on ACC Network. FSU then concludes the regular season at home on Thursday, November 5, vs. Virginia Tech. The 6:30 p.m. ET contest is the team’s Seminole Heritage game and Senior Night. Tickets are available for all fans at Seminoles.com\/Tickets<\/a> or by calling the FSU Athletics Ticket Office at 850-644-1830. Admission is free for all FSU students with their Unconquered Pass.
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\nQUICK KICKS: NOTES TO KNOW<\/p>\n


\n\tFlorida State is in its 32nd season in 2026 and owns a 499-167-65 (.728) overall record since the team’s first season in 1995
\n\tHead coach Brian Pensky<\/a> is in his fifth season at FSU (77-9-15, .837) and his 22nd as a collegiate head coach (262-120-60, .661), and has led the Seminoles to two national championships, in 2023 and 2025, another NCAA College Cup berth in 2022 and five ACC titles, two regular season and three tournament, in his first four seasons with the Seminoles
\n\tFSU leads the country with an .837 win percentage and two NCAA titles, and is tied for second with 77 wins, since the beginning of the 2022 campaign, when Pensky took the helm
\n\tWith five national titles and 15 College Cup appearances, Florida State has made 26 total and consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, every year since 2000, with four College Cups in the last five years and five title-game appearances in the last eight seasons
\n\tThe Seminoles are No. 2 all-time in NCAA success, second in Tournament wins (89-19-6), win percentage (.807), national titles (5) and College Cup appearances (15)
\n\tFSU’s 36-game win streak in regular-season non-conference games was snapped on August 23, as the team is now 33-1-5 since the middle of the 2019 non-conference season with five consecutive unbeaten non-conference campaigns from 2021-25
\n\t4 of 11 starters are returning in 2026, with six of the seven departing starters now playing professionally in the NWSL
\n\tFSU’s incoming class is ranked No. 1 in the country by Top Drawer Soccer for the third consecutive season, with 16 newcomers (5 freshmen and 11 transfers) on the 2026 roster
\n\tFor the 20th time in the last 21 seasons, the Seminoles started the season in the top-10 nationally, as they were voted No. 4 in the United Soccer Coaches Preseason Top-25
\n\t10 players signed professional contracts after helping FSU to a national title in 2025, eight in the NWSL and two in the Liga MX Femenil <\/p>\n

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\nFor more information on Florida State soccer, check Seminoles.com for the latest news and scheduling information, and keep up with the team on social media through Twitter\/X<\/a> and Facebook<\/a> (@FSUSoccer) & Instagram<\/a> (@NoleSoccer).
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