Daytona State to Celebrate Women’s Soccer Team National Championship Win Today at 4 p.m.

Event will also honor Men’s Soccer Historic National Championship Run.

DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. (December 1, 2025) – Daytona State College will host a campus celebration recognizing the Falcon Women’s Soccer team for winning its second consecutive NJCAA Division I National Championship today at 4 p.m. at the soccer stadium on the Daytona Beach Campus.

The event will also honor the Men’s Soccer team for capturing the Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) Region VIII and Southeast District titles and advancing to the NJCAA DI National Championship match for the first time in program history. 

The Falcon Women capped a perfect 20-0 season on November 22, securing the 2025 NJCAA Division I National Championship with a dramatic 5-4 double-overtime shootout victory over Arizona Western College. The team won its first national title in 2024, also defeating Arizona Western. The women also captured their second Region VIII Championship and the Southeast District Championship earlier this season.

The Men’s team delivered a standout postseason run, claiming the Region VIII Championship and Southeast District Championship before falling 1-0 to Indian Hills Community College in the national title match. The Falcons finished the season with a 15-3-2 record. This was their fifth appearance at the National Champion tournanment.

Women’s Head Coach Hope Clark and Men’s Head Coach Joe Avallone earned top coaching honors, being named FCSAA Region VIII and Southeast District Coach of the Year and Clark earned NJCAA Division I Coach of the Tournament.

Daytona State welcomes media, community members, alumni, faculty, staff and students to celebrate these history-making accomplishments. The program will feature a roster roll call and remarks from President Tom LoBasso, District Board of Trustees Chair Dr. Randy Howard, Athletic Director Will Dunne and Head Coaches Hope Clark and Joe Avallone.

Following remarks, both teams will be presented with their trophies.

Media will be provided field access during the event.

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Offering more than 100 certificates, associate and bachelor’s degree programs, Daytona State College is the leader in education and workforce training needs of Volusia and Flagler counties and beyond. The College enrolls approximately 23,000 students a year at its seven campuses, with graduates serving in critical fields including healthcare, emergency services and public safety, aeronautics, business, education, hospitality, engineering, project management, accounting, computer science, digital media and more.

Daytona State has been recognized as a leader in higher education numerous times. U.S. News & World Report ranks the College among the Top Tier Best Online Bachelor’s Programs. The U.S. Department of Education’s College Affordability and Transparency Center ranks DSC among the top 50 most affordable public four-year institutions in the country, with less than half the tuition of the national average. And U.S. News & World Report has ranked DSC among its Top Online Bachelor's Programs for Veterans multiple times.