Elite 8 Matchup with No. 6 Florida State Next Up for Surging Buckeyes
Ohio State is seeking its second trip to the College Cup
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals — Ohio State vs. #6 Florida State
Date: November 28, 2025
Time: 5p.m.
Venue: Tallahassee, Fla. – Seminole Soccer Complex
Website: NCAA Bracket
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Season Stats: Ohio State | Florida State
Rosters: Ohio State | Florida State
Prematch Interviews: Lori Walker-Hock & Molly Pritchard
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State is headed to the Elite 8 for just the third time in program history and will take on No. 6 Florida State on Friday evening. Kickoff will be at 5 p.m. and will be streamed live on ESPN+.
- The Buckeyes are looking to continue an impressive run and reach the College Cup for the second time, joining the 2010 team that played in the semifinals in Cary.
- Ohio State is the lone unseeded team remaining in the final eight as the Buckeyes wins have come at No. 19 Georgia, at No. 2 Notre Dame and vs. No. 23 Baylor.
- Friday’s match will be just the second meeting all-time between Ohio State and Florida State. The Buckeyes won the only other meeting 2-1 on Sept. 3, 2000. That game was played at a neutral site in Columbia, Mo.
- The Buckeyes are 3-7 all-time against the ACC in the NCAA Tournament, including a win at Notre Dame last weekend.
- The two wins in South Bend last week were two of the most thrilling of the season. Both games were won on goals by Buckeye sophomores in double-overtime. Jadin Bonham collected a cross in the box and slotted home the winner against Notre Dame with just :34 seconds to play in the second OT. Anika Poremba then beat the Baylor keeper from the left side of the six-yard box to send the Buckeyes on to the Elite 8.
- Bonham’s goal was the third latest goal scored in program history. Poremba’s goal was the third of her career.
- Senior goalkeeper Molly Pritchard has been the leader of one of the top defenses in the country. She is fourth nationally in goals-against average at just 0.458. She has also been part of all 11 shutouts this season, giving her a school-record 32 for her career.
- Fellow senior captain Mirann Gacioch has been the anchor on the back line. She is the only player on the team to have played every minute of every match this season and has played every minute in each of the last 40 matches. She has also been on the pitch for 835 postseason minutes in her career.
- Junior Amanda Schlueter has been a difference maker in the NCAA Tournament. She scored the game-winning goal in the win at Georgia and had a goal and an assist on the game-winning goal against Baylor. She leads the team with 10 goals and five assists this season and is now seventh in program history in career points with 76.
- Florida State is 13-2-4 on the year and has wins over Samford, Lipscomb and Georgetown in the NCAA Tournament. The Seminoles two losses came in a five-day span in October at Notre Dame and at home to Stanford. FSU has the sixth-best scoring offense in the country at 2.68 goals per game.
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