2024 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season

Sports season
2024 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportSoccer
DurationAugust 15, 2024 – December 2024
Number of teams17
2025 NWSL Draft
Regular season
Season MVPOffensive:
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Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 1 Stanford  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 6 – 0 – 0   1.000
No. 4 Virginia  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 6 – 0 – 0   1.000
No. 3 Florida State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 4 – 0 – 1   .900
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 6 – 1 – 0   .857
No. 2 North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 6 – 1 – 0   .857
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 5 – 0 – 2   .857
No. 9т Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 5 – 1 – 0   .833
California  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 5 – 1 – 1   .786
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 5 – 1 – 1   .786
Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 5 – 1 – 1   .786
No. 21 Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 5 – 1 – 1   .786
No. 25 Clemson  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 4 – 1 – 1   .750
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 4 – 1 – 1   .750
Duke  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 3 – 1 – 0   .750
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 3 – 2 – 1   .583
SMU  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 4 – 3 – 0   .571
NC State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 2 – 2 – 1   .500
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2024 ACC Tournament champion
As of September 5, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: The ACC


The 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season will be the 36th season of women's varsity soccer in the conference. This will be the first season where seventeen teams compete in the conference, after the additions of California, SMU, and Standford on July 1, 2024.[1]

Florida State were the defending regular season and ACC tournament titlists. They finished 9–0–1 in ACC play and won both of their games in the ACC Tournament. Florida State would go on to win the national championship, and complete an undefeated season. They were the first team to finish undefeated since Stanford in 2011.[2][3]

Teams

Stadiums and locations

1. ^ Georgia Tech does not sponsor women's soccer

Coaches

Head Coaching Changes

Two ACC teams entered the season with new coaches:

  • Boston College fired head coach Jason Lowe after five season with the team.[4] Chris Watkins was hired as his replacement on December 14, 2023.[5]
  • Miami fired head coach Sarah Barnes after six season with the program.[6] Ken Masuhr was hired as the new head coach on December 5, 2023.[7]

Head Coaching Records

Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school ACC record
Boston College Chris Watkins 1 79–33–16 0–0–0 0–0–0
California Neil McGuire 18 222–174–47 178–105–41 0–0–0
Clemson Eddie Radwanski 14 282–146–48 143–81–34 61–57–13
Duke Robbie Church 24 381–196–77 293–147–66 112–70–39
Florida State Brian Pensky 3 39–3–4 39–3–4 17–2–1
Louisville Karen Ferguson-Dayes 23 204–192–46 204–192–46 36–50–13
Miami Ken Masuhr 1 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0
North Carolina Anson Dorrance 46 896–80–50 896–80–50 226–30–18
NC State Tim Santoro 12 86–98–29 86–98–29 27–63–13
Notre Dame Nate Norman 7 126–73–25 68–38–12 33–20–2
Pittsburgh Randy Waldrum 7 461–153–37 62–45–8 27–38–5
SMU Nicole Nelson 3 21–10–6 21–10–6 0–0–0
Stanford Paul Ratcliffe 22 431–101–46 376–67–39 0–0–0
Syracuse Nicky Adams 6 18–51–8 18–51–8 3–39–5
Virginia Steve Swanson 24 475–171–73 371–108–62 147–51–29
Virginia Tech Charles Adair 14 155–83–27 155–83–27 59–57–16
Wake Forest Tony da Luz 27 348–237–60 303–196–58 103–118–28

Notes

  • Records shown are prior to the 2024 season
  • Years at school includes the 2024 season

Pre-season

Hermann Trophy Watchlist

The Hermann Trophy preseason watchlist was released on August 15, 2024.[8]

Player Class Position School
Elise Evans Junior DF Stanford
Jasmine Aikey MF
Taylor Huff Senior Florida State
Jordynn Dudley Sophomore FW
Giana Riley Junior

Pre-season poll

The pre-season poll and pre-season all conference teams were voted on by the league's 17 head coaches. The results of the poll were released on August 8, one week prior to the season starting.

Pre-season Coaches Poll

Predicted finish Team Points (1st place)
1 Florida State 255 (15)
2 Stanford 235 (2)
3 Notre Dame 211
4 North Carolina 187
5 Clemson 186
6 Virginia 177
7 Duke 175
8 Pittsburgh 168
9 Wake Forest 160
10 Virginia Tech 116
11 California 111
12 NC State 85
13 Louisville 80
14 Boston College 50
SMU
16 Miami (FL) 44
17 Syracuse 22

Source:[9]

Pre-season All-ACC Team

Position Player Class School
Goalkeeper Tegan Wy Junior California
Defender Elise Evans Stanford
Heather Gilchrist Florida State
Midfielder Jasmine Aikey Stanford
Deborah Abiodun Sophomore Pittsburgh
Lia Godfrey Senior Virginia
Taylor Huff Senior Florida State
Leah Klenke Junior Notre Dame
Forward Maggie Cagle Virginia
Jordynn Dudley Sophomore Florida State
Kat Rader Junior Duke
Sarah Schupanksy Senior Pittsburgh

Source:[9]

Regular season

Conference Matrix

The table below shows head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team plays ten matches. Each team does not play every other team.

  Boston College California Clemson Duke Florida State Louisville Miami North Carolina NC State Notre Dame Pittsburgh SMU Stanford Syracuse Virginia Virginia Tech Wake Forest
vs. Boston College – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. California 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Clemson 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Duke 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Florida State 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Louisville 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Miami 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. North Carolina 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. NC State 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Notre Dame 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Pittsburgh 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. SMU 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Stanford 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Syracuse 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Virginia 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0
vs. Virginia Tech 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0
vs. Wake Forest 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 –
Total 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0

Rankings

Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
  Pre
Wk 1
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
Final
Boston College
California
Clemson 5 RV RV 25
Duke 24 RV
Florida State 1 (8) 1 (8) 1 (8) 3 (2)
Louisville
Miami
NC State 25
North Carolina 8т 5 5 2
Notre Dame 15 14 9 9т
Pittsburgh 7 7
SMU
Stanford 2 2 2 1 (6)
Syracuse
Virginia RV 21т 7 4
Virginia Tech 21т RV 21
Wake Forest RV RV 18 RV

Top Drawer Soccer

Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
  Wk 1
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
Wk 12
Wk 13
Wk 14
Wk 15
Wk 16
Final
Boston College
California
Clemson 6 16 13 11
Duke
Florida State 1 1 1 4
Louisville
Miami
North Carolina 13 9 4 2
NC State
Notre Dame 12 20 17 13
Pittsburgh 3 6 19 16
SMU
Stanford 2 2 2 1
Syracuse
Virginia 23 22 5 3
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest 20 20

Players of the Week

Week Offensive Player of the week Defensive Player of the week Reference
Week 1 – August 20 Taylor Huff – Florida State Tatum Galvin – Virginia [10]
Week 2 – August 27 Olivia Thomas – North Carolina Victoria Safradin – Virginia [11]
Maggie Cagle – Virginia
Week 3 – September 3 Giovana Canali – Miami (FL) Allie George – Virginia Tech [12]

Postseason

ACC Tournament

Semifinals Final
      
 
 
 
 
 
 

NCAA tournament

Seed School Region 1st Round 2nd Round Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
W–L (%): 0–0–0 (–) 0–0–0 (–) 0–0–0 (–) 0–0–0 (–) 0–0–0 (–) 0–0–0 (–) Total: 0–0–0 (–)

Awards and honors

ACC Awards

2024 ACC Women's Soccer Individual Awards
Award Recipient(s)
Coach of the Year
Offensive Player of the Year
Midfielder of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Goalkeeper of the Year
Freshman of the Year
2024 ACC Women's Soccer All-Conference Teams
First Team Second Team Third Team All-Freshman Team

All-Americans

2024 United Soccer Coaches All-Americans
First Team Second Team Third Team

2025 NWSL Draft

FW Forward MF Midfielder DF Defender GK Goalkeeper
Player Team Round Pick # Position School

References

  1. ^ "ACC votes to add Stanford, Cal, SMU: Conference presidents approve expansion to 18 schools". CBSSports.com. September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "Florida State beats Stanford for its fourth women's soccer national championship — all since 2014". AP News. December 4, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  3. ^ Olorunfemi, Victor (December 5, 2023). "Florida State Caps off Legendary Season". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  4. ^ "Boston College Announces Change in Women's Soccer Leadership". bceagles.com. Boston College Athletics. October 31, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  5. ^ "Boston College Names Chris Watkins Head Women's Soccer Coach". bceagles.com. Boston College Athletics. December 14, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  6. ^ "University of Miami Athletics Announces Change in Soccer Leadership". miamihurricanes.com. University of Miami Athletics. November 2, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  7. ^ "University of Miami Athletics Hires Ken Masuhr as Head Soccer Coach". miamihurricanes.com. University of Miami Athletics. December 5, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  8. ^ "2024 Women's Hermann Trophy Watch List Announced". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. August 15, 2024. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Florida State Selected 2024 ACC Women's Soccer Preseason Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 8, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  10. ^ "FSU's Huff, Virginia's Galvin Named ACC Women's Soccer Players of Week". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 20, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  11. ^ "ACC Announces Weekly Women's Soccer Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 27, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  12. ^ "Miami's Canali, Virginia Tech's George Named ACC Women's Soccer Players of Week". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
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