Montgomery County native and Florida State freshman Nyanya Touray is a national champion. The former Northwood High School standout helped lead the Seminoles to a 1-0 victory over Stanford in the 2025 NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championship on December 8 in Kansas City, Missouri. Florida State captured the title with a late goal from Wrianna Hudson, securing the program’s fifth national championship and its third in the last five years.
Touray, who grew up in Silver Spring, played her freshman season at Northwood before focusing on club soccer with Bethesda SC in the ECNL, where she developed into one of the region’s top young midfielders. Her rise continued this fall as she became a meaningful contributor in Florida State’s run to another College Cup crown.
She played 56 minutes in the national championship match against top-ranked Stanford, part of a postseason stretch in which she logged heavy minutes and delivered key performances throughout FSU’s tournament run.
Touray finishes her freshman campaign as a 2025 National Champion and a member of the U.S. U-17 Women’s National Team that won the Four Nations Tournament earlier this year. 2025 Season Highlights for Nyanya Touray:
Touray appeared in 16 games this season, earning five starts while recording two goals, including one game-winner, and two assists across 651 minutes of play.
Notable contributions include:
• 56 minutes played in the national championship vs. No. 1 Stanford on December 8
• 58 minutes in the NCAA Semifinal vs. No. 2 seed TCU on December 5
• One assist and a season-high four shots in the NCAA Quarterfinal vs. Ohio State on November 28
• Scored the game-winning goal in the NCAA Third Round vs. No. 2 seed Georgetown on November 23
• Three shots in 58 minutes vs. Lipscomb in the NCAA Second Round on November 20
• First NCAA Tournament assist in the First Round vs. Samford on November 14
• First career goal vs. Miami on October 3
Her regular season also included appearances against North Carolina, NC State, Syracuse, Louisville, Florida Atlantic, Stetson, FIU and Florida, where she made her collegiate debut on August 14.
