TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Six Florida State soccer players were named to their respective national teams this past week. Jody Brown (Jamaica), Onyi Echegini (Nigeria) and Heather Payne (Ireland) were each named to their respective country's national teams. Taylor Huff and Heather Payne were each named to the US Under-23 Youth National, and Maria Alagoa was named to Portugal's Under-23 Youth National Team.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Jenna Nighswonger was named the ACC Scholar-Athlete of the year, and a program-high thirteen Florida State soccer players earned a spot on the All-ACC Academic Team on Wednesday. Leading the group was two-time honorees Lauren Flynn, Nighswonger, Beata Olsson, Maria Alagoa, Clara Robbins and Cristina Roque. Joining them are defenders Heather Gilchrist and Sophia Nguyen, midfielders Ran Iwai and Leilanni Nesbeth, and forwards Emma Bissell, Olivia Garcia, and Kaitlyn Zipay. Minimum academic requirements for selection to the All-ACC Academic Team are a 3.0 grade point average for the previous semester and a 3.0 cumulative average during one’s academic career. Athletic achievements – including playing in at least 50 percent of a teams games – during the most recent season are also considered in selecting the All-ACC Academic Team. This is what its all about. The ACC has top-level players and top-level academic institutions, so for Jenna to be named the absolute
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Three former Seminole soccer players will find out their futures on Thursday night at the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) draft. The draft will take place at 6 p.m. at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia and can be seen on CBS Sports Network, Paramount+ and CBS Sports HQ. Live updates can also be found at https://www.nwslsoccer.com/nwsldraft. Emily Madril, Jenna Nighswonger and Clara Robbins are all projected to be high draft picks come Thursday night. After being honored as a MAC Hermann Trophy finalist just under a week ago, Nighswonger is projected to be a first round pick on Thursday night. Nighswonger had a phenomenal year in 2022 and was named the United Soccer Coaches Scholar Player of the Year. Nighswonger started all 22 games for the Seminoles and tallied 28 points off of six goals and 16 assists. Her 16 assists were the second-most in school history. Only one person played more collegiate soccer than Clara Robbins as the Seminole
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Florida State announced the addition of Onyi Echegini, a transfer from Mississippi State on Wednesday. Head Coach Brian Pensky On Echegini: We are elated to add Onyi to our group. I’ve known her for three-plus years now, and have always respected her as a player. Onyi is technical and intelligent, and at the same time, quite athletic. She will fit in nicely with the culture of our program. She wants to be great. She wants to play this game for as long as possible, and those qualities have certainly been staples here at FSU for quite some time. Onyi Echegini | Midfielder | 5-9 | London, England | Mississippi State At Mississippi State: Echegini comes to Florida State after spending the last three seasons at Mississippi State… during her tie at Mississippi State she played in 42 games with 35 starts… she scored 11 goals and tallied six assists for a total of 28 points from her midfield position over the last three seasons… in 2021 she started in 15 matches wit