{"id":6049,"date":"2025-10-16T04:33:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T04:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/6049\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T04:33:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T04:33:14","slug":"no-7-fsu-hosts-no-2-stanford-thursday-for-paint-it-pink-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/6049\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 7 FSU hosts No. 2 Stanford Thursday for Paint it Pink Match"},"content":{"rendered":"

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. \u2013 In a rematch of the 2023 national championship game, the No. 7 Florida State soccer team hosts No. 2 Stanford on Thursday, October 16, at 7 p.m. ET, at the Seminole Soccer Complex, for the team’s Paint it Pink match.
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\nGeneral admission single-game seating is free and available on a first-come, first-served basis for each regular-season home game in 2025 for all fans without reserved midfield season tickets. Thursday is the annual Paint it Pink match, where the Seminoles will wear special pink uniforms that are being auctioned off, with proceeds going to the Walker Breast Program at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare in support of breast cancer patients. Fans can bid on the jerseys here<\/a> until midnight ET on Friday, October 31.
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\nThe game will be broadcast live on ACC Network Extra<\/a>, accessible through your television provider or a subscription to ESPN+. Live stats can be found 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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\nFlorida State is 8-1-2 on the season and tied for third place in the ACC with 13 points and a 4-1-1 record after a 4-2 loss at now-No. 1 Notre Dame on October 9. The Seminoles are 5-0-0 at home, 3-1-2 on the road and 1-1-0 against top-25 foes. FSU has shut out its opponent in eight of 11 games, with multi-goal victories in each of the eight wins. Stanford, playing FSU outside of the NCAA Tournament for the first time and making its first trip to Tallahassee, sports an 11-1-1 record in 2025 and a 5-0-1 mark in ACC play.
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\nFlorida State has scored 33 goals with 35 assists on 205 shots and 89 shots on goal. In 11 games, the team has allowed six goals on 66 shots, 22 on target, with 16 saves, a 0.55 goals-against average and a .727 save percentage.
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\nJunior forward Jordynn Dudley<\/a> leads the team with nine assists, 17 points and 25 shots and is second with four goals. She is on a nine-game point streak, with multiple points in four of the last five games. Sophomore forward Wrianna Hudson<\/a> paces the squad with eight goals, and 17 shots on goal and is second with 29 shots and 16 points. In goal, redshirt sophomore Addie Todd<\/a> has made 13 saves in her eight appearances for a .722 save percentage and a 0.68 goals-against average.
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\nIn the national rankings, FSU is No. 2 in the country in shutout percentage (.727), No. 5 in goals per game (3.00) and assists per game (3.18), No. 6 in points per game (9.18), No. 7 in goal differential (+27) and shots per game (18.64), No. 17 in goals-against average (0.552) and shots on goal per game (8.09) and No. 23 in corner kicks per game (6.55).
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\nIndividually, Dudley leads the NCAA in assists per game (0.82) and is second with nine total assists, while Hudson is 16th in goals per game (0.73).
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\nIn the polls, Florida State checks in at No. 7 in this week’s United Soccer Coaches top-25. The Seminoles also are fifth in this week’s Top Drawer Soccer poll. In the latest RPI, FSU is No. 8, while the team is No. 6 in the first DI Top-16 Committee Rankings, unveiled on October 12.
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\nSERIES HISTORY VS. STANFORD
\nFSU and Stanford have played six times before, but Thursday will be the first regular-season matchup. The all-time series is even at 3-3-0, all in the NCAA Tournament. Florida State is 0-2-0 in Palo Alto, California, and 3-1-0 at a neutral site, all the College Cup. The Seminoles have won three of the last four games, including the 2023 NCAA title game, while the other two wins occurred in the 2014 and 2018 national semifinals, both 2-0 contests on Florida State’s way to its first two national championships. The two teams first squared off in the 2010 NCAA quarterfinal, a 5-0 defeat at Stanford, before a 3-0 loss in the 2011 NCAA semifinal. The other meeting, and FSU’s last loss in the series, was in the 2017 NCAA third round, 1-0 in Palo Alto.
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\nTo win the program’s fourth national championship, the Seminoles beat the Cardinal 5-1 on December 4, 2023, in Cary, North Carolina. Dudley opened the title game scoring in the 29th minute, and FSU made it 2-0 just 26 seconds later. Stanford’s lone goal came in the 52nd minute before Florida State scored the next three, in the 58th, 61st and 84th minutes. The champions had a 16-5 advantage in shots, 8-1 in shots on goal. Dudley had a goal and an assist and is one of three current players to start in the contest, with another two coming off the bench.
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\nSCOUTING THE CARDINAL
\nStanford is 11-1-1 on the season, 9-0-0 at home and 2-1-1 on the road. The Cardinal are in second place in the ACC with a 5-0-1 record and 16 points. Coming off a 2-1 win over No. 1 Virginia on October 12, Stanford is 3-1-0 vs. top-25 opponents, with victories at No. 6 USC and at No. 16 Santa Clara along with a loss at No. 18 UCLA. That defeat came before a 2-2 draw at Clemson to begin ACC play, which preceded the team’s current five game win streak.
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\nThe Cardinal are ranked No. 2 in this week’s United Soccer Coaches poll the Top Drawer Soccer rankings. Their RPI is No. 7.
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\nThrough 13 games, Stanford has scored 51 goals with 49 assists for 151 points on 327 shots, 145 on goal. The defense has allowed eight goals on 70 shots, 27 on frame. Jasmine Aikey leads the team with 11 goals and 26 points while Joelle Jung has eight assists. In goal, Caroline Birkel has allowed six goals with 13 saves for a .684 save percentage and a 0.61 goals-against average in nearly 900 minutes.
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\nLAST TIME OUT: SEASON’S FIRST DEFEAT
\nIn a top-five matchup between the top two teams in the ACC standings at the time, FSU lost at then-No. 2 Notre Dame 4-2 on October 9. The Seminoles suffered their first loss of the season, and first defeat in regulation or overtime in more than a year. The Fighting Irish remained unbeaten on the season and became the first team to score more than one goal on FSU this year.
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\nSophomore midfielder Taylor Suarez<\/a> scored two goals, her first career brace and her second and third goals of the season, and Dudley assisted on both goals.
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\nThe loss snapped Florida State’s unbeaten streak at 20 consecutive games, tied for third-best in school history. The Seminoles’ ACC unbeaten run came to an end at 10 in a row and their road unbeaten streak was halted at seven, both stretches which are tied for No. 6 all-time.
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\nFlorida State out-shot Notre Dame 18-15 and had a 10-6 advantage in shots on goal. The visitors earned 10 corner kicks and did not allow one, while fouls were 10-7 for the home side. Notre Dame made eight saves, including one that was cleared off the line by an Irish defender.
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\nA complete recap can be found here<\/a>.
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\nUP NEXT: ANOTHER TOP-FIVE MATCHUP
\nFlorida State stays at home to host RV Cal on Sunday, October 19. Kickoff at the Seminole Soccer Complex is at 1 p.m. ET.
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\nQUICK KICKS: NOTES TO KNOW<\/p>\n


\n\tFlorida State is in its 31st season in 2025 and owns a 483-164-60 (.727) overall record since the team’s first season in 1995
\n\tHead coach Brian Pensky<\/a> is in his fourth season at FSU (62-6-10, .870) and his 21st as a collegiate head coach (247-117-55, .657), and has led the Seminoles to a national championship in 2023, another NCAA College Cup berth in 2022 and five ACC titles, two regular season and three tournament
\n\tFlorida State saw its 20-game unbeaten streak snapped a week ago, a stretch where FSU averaging more than three goals per game
\n\tFlorida State holds a 66-game scoring streak dating back to 2022, the longest stretch in school history
\n\tThe Seminoles are on a 33-game unbeaten streak at home in regulation or overtime, having gone 31-0-2 at the Seminole Soccer Complex since their last home defeat in the middle of the 2022 season, which includes a 10-0-2 record in 2024 and a 4-0-0 mark in 2025
\n\tFSU finished unbeaten in regular-season non-conference play for a fifth consecutive season, going 29-0-4 since the middle of the 2019 non-conference season after a 4-0-1 mark in 2025 <\/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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