FSU Soccer Faces Wake Forest and Its 23 Game Home Win Streak

The Florida State Seminoles will travel to play the Wake Forest Demon Deacons on October 15 at W. Dennie Spry Soccer Stadium.

Florida State (5-1-3,1-0-2) was scheduled to play the North Carolina Tarheels, but hurricane Isaisa forced officials to postpone the game.

Wake Forest leads the all time series 14-13-5. The two teams have been playing this ACC rivalry since 1995. Wake Forest is 9-3-2 when playing Florida State in Winston Salem.

Florida State is led by head coach Brian Pensky who led Florida State to a national title in 2025. 

This season Florida State has relied on tough defense with key wins over the No.25 Georgia Bulldogs and arch rival the Florida Gators. In their most recent game Florida State upset No. 23 Clemson Tigers on October 4.

This season his team is led by Sam Erbach and Wrianna Hudson who each are tied for the team lead with four goals. Erbach leads the team with 12 points on the season. In 2025 Erbach was the Big East Midfielder of the Year while playing for the Xavier Musketeers.

Kate Ockene's dominant performance against No.25 Georgia earned her ACC Goalkeeper of the Week on September 8.. She also had 11 saves in back-to-back games that week. So far this season she has three clean sheets

Wake Forest is led by head coach Tony da Luz. Luz is the all time winningest coach in program history. He is a former ACC Coach of the Year and has won 339 games while at Wake Forest.

Wake Forest is 7-0 at home this year and has not lost a home game since 2024 when they lost to No.1 Duke Blue Devils. Since that Duke game Wake Forest has built a 23 game home unbeaten streak. In 2025 they were 8-0-3 at home.

Wake Forest is led by two MAC Hermann Watch List candidates. Valentina Amaral and Sierra Sythe. The Mac Hermann trophy is awarded to the best Division I soccer player in the nation.

Armarai is a two time All ACC player and was a 2025 All American. She has been named ACC Goalkeeper of the Week and ACC Defensive Player of the Week white at Wake Forest. She leads the ACC with a .853 save percentage.

Sythe has been named ACC Defensive Player of the Week on three different occasions this season. This season she leads Wake Forest in goals with seven. Her four game winning goals rank second in the ACC and sixth in the country. Sythe is 4-for-4 on penalty kicks this season.

For Florida State, this is an opportunity to take that next step. For Wake Forest, it’s about protecting home field. First serve is set for 6p.m. ET.