Florida State women's soccer is coming off it's fifth national title program history, and now must start the process all over again as they open the season at Stetson.
Florida State women's soccer, the 2025 reigning national champions, will start the process of defending their title when they play at Stetson University in the season opener on Thursday, August 13.
Since the arrival of head coach Brian Pensky in 2022 Florida State has won two national titles and leads the nation in win percentage at .854 since Pensky has taken over the reins. Pensky has also racked up 70 wins in Tallahassee which is second in the nation since 2022.
In 2025 Florida State finished fourth in the ACC and was 16-2-4 overall. Florida State finished the season on a 10 game win streak and outscored their opponents 18-3 in their final eight games. Florida State defeated Stanford in 2025 1-0 to claim its fifth national title.
This year Florida State will return four starters and 11 players overall from last year's championship team. 10 players from the 2025 championship team signed professional contracts in various leagues, six of those players are currently playing in the NWSL, while two are overseas in the Liga MX Femenil.
Players coming back who started at some point in 2025 are Wrianna Hudson, Janet Okeke, Peyton McGovern, Nyanya Touray, and Kate Ockene. Hudson, Okeke, Touray and Ockene have been named Pre-Season All ACC in 2026.
Pensky has been busy building his roster for 2026 and Top Drawer Soccer has ranked Florida State with the No. 1 incoming class. Pensky has 11 transfers, and five freshmen who will be first year players for Florida State in 2026. This is the third year in a row that Pensky has had the No. 1 incoming class.
The Stetson Hatters were 5-14 in 2025 and return 15 players from a team that finished 2-3 in the ASUN conference. Florida State is 9-0 all time versus Stetson, and eight of the nine matches have been shutouts for Florida State.
In their matchup last season Florida State won 7-0, scoring five goals in the second half. Six Florida State players scored goals, while six others had assists. Florida State out shot Stetson 26-1 in their 2025 game.
Florida State is currently ranked No. 1 in the ACC by Top Drawer Soccer, while the United Soccer Coacher Preseason Poll has them ranked No.4 nationally. Florida State has now been ranked inside the top 10 in preseason polls in 20 of the last 21 seasons.
Thursday's contest with Stetson will kickoff at 7 p.m. Florida State will then head to Miami on Sunday August, 16 to play Florida International University.
