| Amanda DaCosta |
Full Name: Amanda DaCosta School: Somers High School in Lincolndale, New York Awards: 2007 Soccer Buzz Freshman of the Year Legacy Bricks: Legacy Walk Map Link 2007, 08, 10 Soccer AA - Loc 4 |
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| FSU Career |
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Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 2007 13 MF 5-4 Fr * Katonah, NY 2008 13 MF 5-4 So * Katonah, NY 2009 13 MF 5-4 Jr * Katonah, NY 2010 13 MF 5-4 Sr * Katonah, NY |
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| Conference Awards |
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Year Award
2007 Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Freshman
Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Tournament Team
2008 Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
2009 Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Tournament Team
2010 Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
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| All-American Awards |
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Year Award
2007 Soccer America - 1st Team Freshman All-American
SoccerBuzz - 1st Team Freshman All-American
SoccerBuzz - 2nd Team All-American
2008 Nat Soccer Coaches Assoc of America - 1st Team All-American
SoccerBuzz - 1st Team All-American
Soccer America - 2nd Team All-American
2010 Nat Soccer Coaches Assoc of America - 3rd Team All-American
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| Member of the FSU Hall of Fame |
| Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 2022 |
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Amanda DaCosta signed with FSU out of Lincolndale, N.Y. and became one of the most successful soccer players in Seminole history. Over her FSU career, DaCosta scored 17 goals and registered 24 assists for a total of 58 points. The midfielder helped lead the Seminoles to the National Championship game her freshman year as a starter for all 27 games. Remarkably, DaCosta and the Seminoles went on the reach the NCAA Elite Eight in each of her final three seasons. DaCosta was a three-time All-American and four-time All-ACC selection. She was named a first-team Freshman All-American by Soccer America and a second-team All-American by SoccerBuzz in 2007. In 2008, she was named a first-team All-American by the NSCA and she earned third-team honors in 2010. Also in 2010, DaCosta became just the second Seminole to earn a spot on both the All-ACC and All-Freshman teams. As a sophomore in 2008, she became FSU's third soccer player to earn first-team All-America honors. In 2009, she became FSU's second three-time All-ACC honoree and in 2010 she became the first four-time All-ACC soccer honoree. She retired from professional soccer in 2017. |
| FSU Statistics |
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Offensive Stats Year GP GS Min G A Pts Sh Sh% SOG SOG% YC RC GW PK ATT ------------------------------------------------------------------ 2007 27 27 2102 6 9 21 34 0.176 18 0.529 0 0 3 0 0 2008 23 23 1813 4 6 14 43 0.093 19 0.442 0 0 2 0 0 2009 24 22 1762 3 7 13 33 0.091 10 0.303 0 0 0 0 0 2010 22 22 1640 4 2 10 33 0.121 12 0.364 3 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tot 96 94 7317 17 24 58 143 0.119 59 0.413 0 0 8 0 0 |
| Soccer |
Offensive Stats 2007 Date Opponent GS MIN SH SOG G A YC RC GW PK ATT ------ -------------------- -- ---- -- --- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- Sep 1 Portland MF 86 0 0 0 0 Sep 3 Cal St-Northridge MF 80 0 0 0 1 Sep 7 Francis Marion MF 58 1 1 1 2 1 Sep 9 Florida MF 90 1 0 0 0 Sep 12 Troy MF 32 1 0 0 1 Sep 15 Auburn MF 52 1 0 0 0 Sep 18 North Florida MF 56 2 0 0 0 Sep 22 Central Florida MF 96 3 1 0 0 Sep 27 North Carolina MF 95 0 0 0 0 Sep 30 North Carolina State MF 90 2 2 1 0 Oct 4 Virginia MF 100 0 0 0 0 Oct 7 Virginia Tech MF 85 2 1 0 0 Oct 11 Maryland MF 69 1 0 0 0 Oct 14 Boston College MF 79 1 0 0 0 Oct 21 Miami MF 37 2 1 0 1 Oct 25 Wake Forest MF 84 2 2 1 1 Oct 28 Duke MF 99 2 2 1 0 Nov 1 Clemson MF 90 2 1 0 1 Nov 7 Boston College MF 90 2 0 0 0 Nov 9 Wake Forest MF 63 2 2 1 1 1 Nov 11 North Carolina MF 0 0 0 0 Nov 16 Kennesaw State MF 50 1 1 0 0 Nov 18 Louisiana State MF 71 3 2 0 0 Nov 23 Texas MF 82 1 1 0 0 Nov 30 Connecticut MF 104 1 0 0 0 Dec 7 Notre Dame MF 90 1 1 1 1 1 Dec 9 Southern California MF 84 0 0 0 0 ------ -------------------- -- ---- -- --- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- Totals for 27 Matches 27 2012 34 18 6 9 0 0 3 0 0 2008 Date Opponent GS MIN SH SOG G A YC RC GW PK ATT ------ -------------------- -- ---- -- --- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- Aug 25 Central Florida MF 3 2 2 0 1 Aug 29 Penn State MF 1 1 0 1 Aug 31 Connecticut MF 0 0 0 0 Sep 5 FL International MF 1 0 0 0 Sep 7 Florida MF 2 2 0 0 Sep 12 Auburn MF 66 4 3 1 1 Sep 14 South Carolina MF 94 3 2 0 0 Sep 21 Florida Gulf Coast MF 57 2 0 0 1 Sep 25 Virginia MF 84 4 1 0 0 Sep 28 Virginia Tech MF 90 1 0 0 0 Oct 2 Maryland MF 89 1 0 0 0 Oct 5 Boston College MF 90 1 0 0 0 Oct 12 Miami MF 80 2 1 0 0 Oct 16 Wake Forest MF 80 3 0 0 0 Oct 19 Duke MF 80 1 1 1 0 1 Oct 23 Clemson MF 90 4 2 0 1 Oct 30 North Carolina MF 110 1 0 0 0 Nov 2 North Carolina State MF 77 1 1 0 0 Nov 5 Virginia Tech MF 110 1 0 0 0 0 1 Nov 14 Miss Valley State MF 36 2 1 0 1 Nov 16 Auburn MF 90 4 2 0 1 Nov 22 Boston College MF 84 0 0 0 0 Nov 28 Notre Dame MF 90 1 0 0 0 ------ -------------------- -- ---- -- --- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- Totals for 23 Matches 23 1497 43 19 4 6 0 0 2 0 1 2009 Date Opponent GS MIN SH SOG G A YC RC GW PK ATT ------ -------------------- -- ---- -- --- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- Aug 21 Jacksonville MF 81 2 1 1 1 Aug 28 South Alabama MF 31 0 0 0 1 Aug 30 Stetson MF 40 1 1 0 1 Sep 4 Penn State MF 90 2 1 0 0 Sep 6 Washington State MF 81 1 0 0 0 Sep 10 Central Florida MF 96 2 1 0 0 Sep 18 Florida MF 93 0 0 0 0 Sep 24 Maryland MF 90 0 0 0 0 Sep 27 Boston College MF 90 1 1 0 0 Oct 4 Miami MF 85 2 0 0 0 Oct 8 Wake Forest MF 56 1 0 0 0 Oct 11 Duke 85 3 1 0 0 Oct 15 Clemson MF 68 2 0 0 1 Oct 22 North Carolina MF 110 2 1 1 0 Oct 25 North Carolina State MF 57 1 1 0 0 Oct 30 Virginia MF 90 0 0 0 0 Nov 1 Virginia Tech MF 90 3 0 0 0 Nov 4 Duke MF 90 3 1 0 1 Nov 6 Virginia Tech 52 2 1 1 0 Nov 8 North Carolina MF 61 0 0 0 0 Nov 13 Southeastern LA MF 45 1 0 0 0 Nov 15 California MF 73 1 0 0 2 Nov 20 Texas A&M MF 18 1 0 0 0 Nov 27 Notre Dame MF 90 2 0 0 0 ------ -------------------- -- ---- -- --- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- Totals for 24 Matches 22 1762 33 10 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 2010 Date Opponent GS MIN SH SOG G A YC RC GW PK ATT ------ -------------------- -- ---- -- --- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- Aug 20 Washington State MF 70 4 1 0 Aug 22 Gonzaga MF 1 0 0 Aug 29 Stetson MF 2 0 0 0 Sep 3 Auburn MF 2 0 0 Sep 5 Mercer MF 90 2 0 0 0 Sep 10 Florida MF 32 2 0 0 0 Sep 12 Central Florida MF 0 0 0 0 Sep 19 Arkansas MF 0 0 0 1 Sep 26 Miami MF 75 2 1 0 Sep 30 Wake Forest MF 3 1 0 0 Oct 3 Duke MF 3 1 1 0 1 Oct 7 Clemson MF 3 2 1 0 1 Oct 14 North Carolina MF 90 0 0 0 0 Oct 17 North Carolina State MF 0 0 0 0 Oct 21 Virginia MF 4 3 0 0 Oct 24 Virginia Tech MF 1 1 0 0 Oct 28 Maryland MF 90 2 0 0 0 Oct 31 Boston College F 0 0 0 0 Nov 12 Middle Tennessee St MF 1 0 0 1 Nov 14 South Florida MF 0 0 0 0 Nov 20 Marquette MF 0 0 0 0 Nov 26 Stanford MF 1 0 0 0 ------ -------------------- -- ---- -- --- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- Totals for 22 Matches 22 447 33 8 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 |