SANTA CLARA, Calif. (theACC.com) - For the second consecutive year, Florida State will play for the women’s soccer national championship, as the Seminoles earned a 1-0 win against Rutgers Friday night in the 2021 NCAA College Cup held at Stevens Stadium.

Florida State will make its sixth appearance in the national championship game and the ACC’s 38th appearance, while current membership account for 45th from current ACC membership.

ACC Midfielder of the Year Jaelin Howell scored the game-winner for the Seminoles in the 71st minute following a corner kick, as she found the back of the net with her third goal of the season to give Florida State a 1-0 lead.

The Seminoles will face BYU in national championship on Monday night at 8 p.m. ET on ESPNU.

The ACC has had a team in the Women’s College Cup in 39 of the past 40 NCAA Tournaments and in each of the past 15 years. Current ACC membership combines for 26 NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championships.

North Carolina owns 21 NCAA titles and Florida State owns two, while Notre Dame won three prior to joining the league in 2013.

Eight different ACC institutions have represented the league at the College Cup (Boston College, Duke, Florida State, North Carolina, NC State, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest) since 1982.

The ACC tournament champion has gone on to win the NCAA Women’s College Cup 16 times, most
recently Florida State in 2018.

The ACC has 55 appearances in the College Cup - the most of any conference (the next closest conference is the Pac-12 with 27 appearances). Current membership combines for 67 appearances.