No. 15 Florida State women’s soccer fell 2-0 to No. 17 Notre Dame on Saturday night in Tallahassee, ending the Seminoles’ two-game winning streak.
With the loss, Florida State took its first conference loss and fell to 7-2-3, while Notre Dame improved to 7-1-6.
Florida State’s starting 11 included Shaneil Buckley, Wrianna Hudson, Sam Erbach, Peyton McGovern, Joelle Jung, Nyanya Touray, Nawreen Ahmad, Bridget Mutipula, Janet Okeke, Grace Hoytink and Kate Ockene.
The Seminoles struggled to create offensive opportunities in the first half, while Notre Dame was able to take an early lead.
The Fighting Irish opened the scoring in the 15th minute, taking a 1-0 lead.
Notre Dame continued to control much of the first half, finishing with five shots, including two on goal, while FSU was unable to record a shot before halftime.
The Fighting Irish carried their momentum into the second half, with Izzy Engle scoring just 47 seconds into the second half to extend Notre Dame’s lead to 2-0.
Florida State began creating more offensive opportunities shortly after, with Tanner Strickland recording the Seminoles’ first shot on goal in the 48th minute.
Hoytink had another opportunity in the next minute for FSU, but her shot went just wide to the left.
Buckley also created a scoring opportunity, but her shot was blocked by Notre Dame’s defense.
In the 64th minute, Ahmad found Hudson with a pass that led to another shot opportunity for the Seminoles, but FSU was unable to convert.
Hudson continued to pressure Notre Dame’s defense, coming close to scoring with a header in the 82nd minute that missed the goal.
Despite creating more opportunities in the second half, Florida State was unable to find the back of the net.
The Seminoles finished with six shots, including three on goal, while Notre Dame recorded eight shots, with four on goal.
Florida State will look to bounce back when it hosts Duke on Thursday, Oct. 29, with kickoff set for 8 p.m.