# 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season

The 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season was the 36th season of women's varsity soccer in the conference. This was the first season where seventeen teams compete in the conference, after the additions of California, SMU, and Stanford on July 1, 2024.
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.
The Duke Blue Devils finished as regular season champions with a record of 9–0–1. They were unable to prevail in the ACC tournament as third-seed Florida State won its fifth consecutive tournament title. The ACC sent nine teams to the NCAA tournament and Duke and Florida State both earned first seeds. Six of the final eight teams, and all of the final four teams were from the ACC. North Carolina prevailed over Wake Forest in the final. This was the second straight year and third time in the last four years a team from the ACC has won the National Title.

## Teams
### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
| Boston College Eagles | Newton Soccer Complex | 1,800 |
| California Golden Bears | Edwards Stadium | 22,000 |
| Clemson Tigers | Riggs Field | 6,500 |
| Duke Blue Devils | Koskinen Stadium | 7,000 |
| Florida State Seminoles | Seminole Soccer Complex | 2,000 |
| Louisville Cardinals | Lynn Stadium | 5,300 |
| Miami Hurricanes | Cobb Stadium | 500 |
| NC State | Dail Soccer Field | 3,000 |
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
| North Carolina Tar Heels | Dorrance Field | 4,200 |
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Alumni Stadium | 2,500 |
| Pittsburgh Panthers | Ambrose Urbanic Field | 735 |
| SMU Mustangs | Washburne Stadium | 2,577 |
| Stanford Cardinal | Cagan Stadium | 2,000 |
| Syracuse Orange | SU Soccer Stadium | 1,500 |
| Virginia Cavaliers | Klöckner Stadium | 7,100 |
| Virginia Tech Hokies | Thompson Field | 2,500 |
| Wake Forest Demon Deacons | Spry Stadium | 3,000 |
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. Chris Watkins was hired as his replacement on December 14, 2023.
* Miami fired head coach Sarah Barnes after six season with the program. Ken Masuhr was hired as the new head coach on December 5, 2023.

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

### 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 |
| 14 | SMU | 50 |
| 16 | Miami (FL) | 44 |
| 17 | Syracuse | 22 |
Source:

#### Pre-season All-ACC Team

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

## Regular season
### Conference Matrix

The table below shows head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team played ten matches. Each team did not play every other team. DNP indicates teams that did not play each other.
| | 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 | – | DNP | 2–0 | 7–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | DNP | 1–2 | 2–2 | DNP | 1–0 | DNP | 1–3 | DNP | 1–2 | DNP |
| vs. California | DNP | – | DNP | 2–1 | DNP | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | DNP | DNP | DNP | 2–2 |
| vs. Clemson | 0–2 | DNP | – | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 1–0 | DNP | 4–1 | DNP | DNP | DNP | 1–0 | 2–1 | DNP |
| vs. Duke | 0–7 | 1–2 | 1–3 | – | DNP | 1–3 | DNP | 2–3 | DNP | 3–3 | DNP | 0–3 | 1–4 | DNP | 1–3 | DNP | 0–2 |
| vs. Florida State | 0–1 | DNP | 0–3 | DNP | – | DNP | 0–1 | 2–4 | DNP | DNP | 1–7 | 1–1 | DNP | 1–5 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 4–1 |
| vs. Louisville | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | DNP | – | DNP | 5–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | DNP | 1–0 | DNP | DNP | 5–1 | DNP |
| vs. Miami | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | DNP | 1–0 | DNP | – | DNP | DNP | DNP | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | DNP |
| vs. North Carolina | DNP | 0–1 | 0–6 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 0–5 | DNP | – | DNP | DNP | 0–1 | DNP | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | DNP | 0–1 |
| vs. NC State | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | DNP | DNP | 1–0 | DNP | DNP | – | 1–1 | DNP | DNP | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| vs. Notre Dame | 2–2 | 2–5 | DNP | 3–3 | DNP | 0–0 | DNP | DNP | 1–1 | – | 2–3 | DNP | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | DNP |
| vs. Pittsburgh | DNP | 1–0 | 1–4 | DNP | 7–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | DNP | 3–2 | – | DNP | 1–1 | 0–3 | DNP | DNP | 2–0 |
| vs. SMU | 0–1 | 3–2 | DNP | 3–0 | 1–1 | DNP | 3–3 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | – | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| vs. Stanford | DNP | 3–2 | DNP | 4–1 | DNP | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | – | DNP | DNP | DNP | 1–0 |
| vs. Syracuse | 3–1 | DNP | DNP | DNP | 5–1 | DNP | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | DNP | – | DNP | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| vs. Virginia | DNP | DNP | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | DNP | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | DNP | 1–2 | DNP | DNP | – | 0–1 | 3–0 |
| vs. Virginia Tech | 2–1 | DNP | 1–2 | DNP | 2–3 | 1–5 | 0–0 | DNP | 0–0 | 0–2 | DNP | 0–1 | DNP | 0–1 | 1–0 | – | DNP |
| vs. Wake Forest | DNP | 2–2 | DNP | 2–0 | 1–4 | DNP | DNP | 1–0 | 0–3 | DNP | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | DNP | – |
| Total | 4–4–2 | 5–4–1 | 2–7–1 | 9–0–1 | 7–2–1 | 2–5–3 | 1–6–3 | 7–3–0 | 1–6–3 | 5–1–4 | 3–5–2 | 2–6–2 | 5–4–1 | 0–9–1 | 5–5–0 | 6–2–2 | 7–2–1 |

### Rankings
#### United Soccer

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 | | | | | | | RV | 18 | 17 | 25 | | | RV |
| Clemson | 5 | RV | RV | 25 | | | | | | | | | |
| Duke | 24 | | RV | | 8 | 3т | 3 | 2 | 1 (6) | 1 (8) | 1 (8) | 1 (8) | 3 |
| Florida State | 1 (8) | 1 (8) | 1 (8) | 3 (2) | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 13 |
| Louisville | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Miami | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NC State | | | 25 | | | | | | | | | | |
| North Carolina | 8т | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 (2) | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 (8) |
| Notre Dame | 15 | 14 | 9 | 9т | 13 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 6 |
| Pittsburgh | 7 | 7 | | | | | | RV | RV | RV | | | |
| SMU | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stanford | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 (6) | 1 (8) | 1 (8) | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 14т | 4 |
| Syracuse | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Virginia | RV | 21т | 7 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | RV | RV |
| Virginia Tech | | 21т | RV | 21 | | RV | | | 21 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Wake Forest | RV | RV | 18 | RV | RV | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |

#### 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 | Wk 17 | Final |
| Boston College | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| California | | | | | | | 22 | 13 | 10 | 10 | | | | | 25 | | | |
| Clemson | 6 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Duke | | | | | 21 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Florida State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Louisville | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Miami | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| North Carolina | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| NC State | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Notre Dame | 12 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Pittsburgh | 3 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| SMU | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stanford | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| Syracuse | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Virginia | 23 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Virginia Tech | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Wake Forest | | | 20 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |

### Players of the Week

| Week | Offensive Player of the week | Defensive Player of the week |
| Week 1 – August 20 | Taylor Huff – Florida State | Tatum Galvin – Virginia |
| Week 2 – August 27 | Olivia Thomas – North Carolina | Victoria Safradin – Virginia |
| Week 2 – August 27 | Maggie Cagle – Virginia | Victoria Safradin – Virginia |
| Week 3 – September 3 | Giovana Canali – Miami (FL) | Allie George – Virginia Tech |
| Week 4 – September 10 | Karlie Lema – California | Cameron Roller – Duke |
| Week 5 – September 17 | Caiya Hanks – Wake Forest | Jasmine Aikey – Stanford |
| Week 5 – September 17 | Caiya Hanks – Wake Forest | Lauren Hargrove – Virginia Tech |
| Week 6 – September 24 | Emily Colton – Wake Forest | Trinity Armstrong – North Carolina |
| Week 7 – October 1 | Linda Ullmark – North Carolina | Malia McMahon – Notre Dame |
| Week 7 – October 1 | Linda Ullmark – North Carolina | Leah Freeman – Duke |
| Week 8 – October 8 | Mia Oliaro – Duke | Claireese Foley – Miami (FL) |
| Week 8 – October 8 | Emily Murphy – Wake Forest | Claireese Foley – Miami (FL) |
| Week 9 – October 15 | Maggie Graham – Duke | Erynn Floyd – Louisville |
| Week 10 – October 22 | Ellie Hodsden – Notre Dame | Emile McCartney – Miami (FL) |
| Week 10 – October 22 | Ellie Hodsden – Notre Dame | Leah Klenke – Notre Dame |
| Week 11 – October 29 | Jordynn Dudley – Florida State | Lauren Hargrove (2) – Virginia Tech |
| Week 11 – October 29 | Jordynn Dudley – Florida State | Wiebke Willebrandt – Boston College |

## Postseason
### ACC Tournament

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Duke | 1 | | | |
| 4 | North Carolina | 2 | | | |
| 4 | North Carolina | 2 | 4 | North Carolina | 2 |
| | | | 3 | Florida State | 3 |
| 2 | Wake Forest | 1 (1) | 3 | Florida State | 3 |
| 3 | Florida State (pen.) | 1 (3) | | | |

### NCAA tournament

| Seed | School | Region | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
| 1 | Duke | Duke | W 8–0 vs. Howard – (Durham) | W 3–0 vs. #8 Texas Tech – (Durham) | W 2–0 vs. #5 Michigan State – (Durham) | W 1–0 vs. #7 Virginia Tech – (Durham) | L 0–3 vs. #2 North Carolina – (Cary) | |
| 1 | Florida State | Florida State | W 8–0 vs. Samford – (Tallahassee) | T 3–3 (3–4 PKs) vs. #8 Vanderbilt – (Tallahassee) | | | | |
| 2 | North Carolina | Florida State | W 8–0 vs. USC Upstate – (Chapel Hill) | W 1–0 vs. Santa Clara – (Chapel Hill) | W 3–0 vs. #6 Minnesota – (Chapel Hill) | W 2–1 (OT) vs. #4 Penn State – (Chapel Hill) | W 3–0 vs. #1 Duke – (Cary) | W 1–0 vs. #2 Wake Forest – (Cary) |
| 2 | Wake Forest | Southern California | W 4–0 vs. Morehead State – (Winston-Salem) | W 3–1 vs. Colorado – (Winston-Salem) | W 1–0 vs. #3 Ohio State – (Winston-Salem) | T 2–2 (4–3 PKs) @ #1 USC – (Carson) | W 1–0 vs. #3 Stanford – (Cary) | L 0–1 vs. #2 North Carolina – (Cary) |
| 3 | Stanford | Mississippi State | W 5–0 vs. UC Santa Barbara – (Stanford) | W 2–1 vs. UConn – (Fayetteville) | T 1–1 (4–2 PKs) @ #2 Arkansas – (Fayetteville) | W 2–0 vs. #4 Notre Dame – (Stanford) | L 0–1 vs. #2 Wake Forest - (Cary) | |
| 4 | Notre Dame | Mississippi State | W 5–1 vs. Milwaukee – (Notre Dame) | W 3–1 vs. #5 Kentucky – (Starkville) | W 2–0 @ #1 Mississippi State – (Starkville) | L 0–2 @ #3 Stanford – (Stanford) | | |
| 4 | Virginia | Southern California | W 2–1 vs. Princeton – (Charlottesville) | T 0–0 (2–4 PKs) vs. #5 Wisconsin – (Los Angeles) | | | | |
| 7 | Virginia Tech | Duke | W 2–1 vs. Tennessee – (Blacksburg) | W 2–1 @ #2 UCLA – (Los Angeles) | W 1–0 vs. #3 Iowa – (Los Angeles) | L 0–1 @ #1 Duke – (Durham) | | |
| — | California | Mississippi State | W 2–1 (a.e.t) @ #7 Pepperdine – (Malibu) | L 0–1 @ #2 Arkansas – (Fayetteville) | | | | |
| W–L (%): | W–L (%): | W–L (%): | 9–0–0 (1.000) | 6–1–2 (.778) | 5–0–1 (.917) | 3–2–1 (.583) | 2–2–0 (.500) | 1–1–0 (.500) Total: 26–6–4 (.778) |

## Awards and honors

Conference end of season awards were released on November 6, 2024, prior to the semifinals of the ACC Tournament. Karlie Lema was named Offensive Player of the Year, Maggie Graham won Midfielder of the Year, Cameron Roller won Defensive Player of the Year, Leah Freeman won Goalkeeper of the Year, and Robbie Church was named Coach of the Year. A full list of award winners and All-ACC Teams is shown below.

### ACC Awards

2024 ACC Women's Soccer Individual Awards :
| Award | Recipient(s) |
| Coach of the Year | Robbie Church – Duke |
| Offensive Player of the Year | Karlie Lema – California |
| Midfielder of the Year | Maggie Graham – Duke |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Cameron Roller – Duke |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Leah Freeman – Duke |
| Freshman of the Year | Izzy Engle – Notre Dame |
2024 ACC Women's Soccer All-Conference Teams :
| First Team | Second Team | Third Team | All-Freshman Team |
| Karlie Lema – California Leah Freeman – Duke Maggie Graham – Duke Cameron Roller – Duke Jordynn Dudley – Florida State Taylor Huff – Florida State Trinity Armstrong – North Carolina Kate Faasse – North Carolina Izzy Engle – Notre Dame Leah Klenke – Notre Dame Caiya Hanks – Wake Forest | Teagan Wy – California Hannah Bebar – Duke Ella Hase – Duke Mia Oliaro – Duke Deborah Abiodun – Pittsburgh Sarah Schupansky – Pittsburgh Jasmine Aikey – Stanford Mia Bhuta – Stanford Zara Chavoshi – Wake Forest Emily Colton – Wake Forest Emily Murphy – Wake Forest | Heather Gilchrist – Florida State Mimi Van Zanten – Florida State Giovana Canali – Miami Maddie Dahlien – North Carolina Tessa Dellarose – North Carolina Annabelle Chukwu – Notre Dame Lily Joseph – Notre Dame Nyah Rose – SMU Elise Evans – Stanford Maggie Cagle – Virginia Valentina Amaral – Wake Forest | Wrianna Hudson – Florida State Solai Washington – Florida State Giovana Canali – Miami Trinity Armstrong – North Carolina Bella Gaetino – North Carolina Linda Ullmark – North Carolina Annabelle Chukwu – Notre Dame Izzy Engle – Notre Dame Ellie Hodsden – Notre Dame Lily Joseph – Notre Dame Eleanor Klinger – Stanford |

### All-Americans

2024 United Soccer Coaches All-Americans :
| First Team | Second Team | Third Team | Fourth Team |
| Leah Freeman, GK, Duke Maggie Graham, MF, Duke Kate Faasse, FW, North Carolina Caiya Hanks, FW, Wake Forest | Cameron Roller, DF, Duke Hannah Bebar, MF, Duke Jordynn Dudley, FW, Florida State Izzy Engle, FW, Notre Dame | Emily Colton, MF, Wake Forest | Zara Chavoshi, DF, Wake Forest Heather Gilchrist, DF, Florida State Mia Bhuta, MF, Stanford Tessa Dellarose, MF, North Carolina |