# 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season

The 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season was the 28th season of women's varsity soccer in the conference.
The Virginia Cavaliers are the defending regular season champions. The Florida State Seminoles are the defending ACC tournament Champions.

## Changes from 2015

There were no coaching changes from 2015 to 2016.

## Teams
### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
| Boston College Eagles | Newton Soccer Complex | 2,500 |
| Clemson Tigers | Riggs Field | 6,500 |
| Duke Blue Devils | Koskinen Stadium | 7,000 |
| Florida State Seminoles | Seminole Soccer Complex | 1,600 |
| Louisville Cardinals | Lynn Stadium | 5,300 |
| Miami Hurricanes | Cobb Stadium | 500 |
| NC State Wolfpack | Method Road | 3,000 |
| North Carolina Tar Heels | Fetzer Field | 5,025 |
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Alumni Stadium | 2,500 |
| Pittsburgh Panthers | Ambrose Urbanic Field | 735 |
| Syracuse Orange | SU Soccer Stadium | 5,000 |
| Virginia Cavaliers | Klöckner Stadium | 8,000 |
| Virginia Tech Hokies | Thompson Field | 2,500 |
| Wake Forest Demon Deacons | Spry Stadium | 3,000 |
1. ^ Georgia Tech does not sponsor women's soccer

### Personnel

| Team | Head coach | Captain |
| Boston College Eagles | Alison Foley | Hayley Dowd & McKenzie Meehan |
| Clemson Tigers | Eddie Radwanski | Emily Byorth, Gabby Byorth, Abby Jones, & Clarie Wagner |
| Duke Blue Devils | Robbie Church | Christina Gibbons & Lizzy Raben |
| Florida State | Mark Krikorian | Kirsten Crowley |
| Louisville Cardinals | Karen Ferguson-Dayes | Caroline Kimble & Inger Katrine Bjerke |
| Miami Hurricanes | Mary-Frances Monroe | Gianna Dal Pozzo |
| NC State Wolfpack | Tim Santoro | Jackie Stengel & Hannah Keogh |
| North Carolina Tar Heels | Anson Dorrance | Hanna Gardner |
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Theresa Romagnolo | Sandra Yu |
| Pittsburgh Panthers | Greg Miller | Siobhan McDonough & Emma Pozzulo |
| Syracuse Orange | Phil Wheddon | Stephanie Skilton & Jackie Firenze |
| Virginia Cavaiers | Steve Swanson | - |
| Virginia Tech Hokies | Charles Adair | - |
| Wake Forest Demon Deacons | Tony da Luz | - |

## Regular season
### Rankings
#### NSCAA

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

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

## Postseason
### ACC tournament

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 1 | | | |
| 4 | North Carolina | 2 | | | |
| 4 | North Carolina | 2 | 4 | North Carolina | 0 (3) |
| | | | 6 | Florida State | 0 (4) |
| 2 | Clemson | 0 | 6 | Florida State | 0 (4) |
| 6 | Florida State | 1 | | | |

### NCAA tournament

| Seed | Bracket | School | 1st round | 2nd round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | South Carolina | North Carolina | W 3–0 vs. Liberty – (Chapel Hill, NC) | W 2–0 vs. Kansas – (Chapel Hill, NC) | W 1–0 vs. Clemson – (Chapel Hill, NC) | L 0–1 vs. South Carolina – (Columbia, SC) |
| 2 | West Virginia | Notre Dame | T 0–0 $^{L,4–5PK}$ vs. SIU Edwardsville – (Notre Dame, IN) | | | |
| 3 | Stanford | Virginia | W 4–1 vs. Monmouth – (Charlottesville, VA) | W 3–0 vs. Penn State – (Washington D.C.) | L 0–2 vs. Georgetown – (Washington, D.C.) | |
| 3 | Stanford | Florida State | W 4–0 vs. Samford – (Tallahassee, FL) | L 1–2 vs. Utah – (Los Angeles, CA) | | |
| 3 | South Carolina | Clemson | W 1–0 vs. Northeastern – (Clemson, SC) | T 0–0 $^{W,4–2PK}$ vs. Arkansas – (Chapel Hill, NC) | L 1–0 vs. North Carolina – (Chapel Hill, NC) | |
| 3 | West Virginia | Duke | W 3–0 vs. Charlotte – (Durham, NC) | W 3–1 vs. Illinois State – (Durham, NC) | W 1–0 vs. Northwestern – (Durham, NC) | L 0–1 vs. West Virginia – (Morgantown, WV) |
| - | Stanford | NC State | T 0–0 $^{W,4–2PK}$ vs. Minnesota – (St. Paul, Minnesota) | W 1–0 vs. Pepperdine – (Stanford, CA) | L 0–3 vs. Santa Clara – (Stanford, CA) | |

## All-ACC awards and teams

2016 ACC Women's Soccer Individual Awards :
| Award | Recipient(s) |
| Offensive Player of the Year | Alexis Shaffer, University of Virginia |
| Coach of the Year | Eddie Radwanski, Clemson University |
| Midfielder of the Year | Alexis Shaffer, University of Virginia |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Christina Gibbons, Duke University |
| Freshman of the Year | Bridgette Andrzejewski, University of North Carolina |
2016 ACC Women's Soccer All-Conference Teams :
| First Team | Second Team | Third Team | All-Freshman Team |
| McKenzie Meehan, GS, F, Boston College Catrina Atanda, Sr., M, Clemson Kailen Sheridan, Sr., GK, Clemson Christina Gibbons, Sr., D, Duke Toni Payne, Sr., F, Duke Kirsten Crowley, Sr., D, Florida State Gracie Lachowecki, Sr., F, Miami Bridgette Andrzejewski, Fr., F, North Carolina Kaleigh Olmsted, Sr., F, Notre Dame Alexis Shaffer, Sr., M, Virginia Murielle Tiernan, Sr., F, Virginia Tech | Hayley Dowd, Sr., F, Boston College Sam Staab, So., D, Clemson Imani Dorsey, Jr., F, Duke Deyna Castellanos, Fr., F, Florida State Megan Connolly, So, M, Florida State Natalia Kuikka, So., D, Florida State Cassie Miller, Jr., GK, Florida State Megan Buckingham, Jr., M, North Carolina Jennifer Westendorf, Fr., F, Notre Dame Kristen McNabb , GS, D, Virginia Sarah Teegarden, Sr., M, Wake Forest | Claire Wagner, Sr., D, Clemson Ella Stevens, Fr., M, Duke Emma Koivisto, Jr., D, Florida State Gaby Vincent, So., M, Louisville Tziarra King, Fr., M, NC State Taylor Klawunder, Jr., M, Notre Dame Kaela Little, Sr., GK, Notre Dame Sandra Yu, Sr., M, Notre Dame Alissa Gorzak, Fr., F, Virginia Veronica Latsko, Jr., F, Virginia Candace Cephers, Sr., M, Virginia Tech | Ella Stevens, Fr., M, Duke Malia Berkely, Fr., D, Florida State Deyna Castellanos, Fr., F, Florida State Kristen McFarland, Fr., F, Florida State Kristina Fisher, Fr., M, Miami Bridgette Andrzejewski, Fr., F, North Carolina Tziarra King, Fr., M, NC State Kia Rankin, Fr., F, NC State Jennifer Westendorf, Fr., M, Notre Dame Alissa Gorzak, Fr, F, Virginia Zoe Morse, Fr., M, Virginia |

## Draft picks

The ACC had 10 total players selected in the 2017 NWSL College Draft. There was 1 player selected in the first round, 2 players selected in the second round, 3 players selected in the third round, and 4 players selected in the fourth round.
| FW | Forward | MF | Midfielder | DF | Defender | GK | Goalkeeper |
| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position | School |
| Christina Gibbons | Seattle Reign FC | 1st | 5 | MF | Duke |
| Toni Payne | FC Kansas City | 2nd | 13 | FW | Duke |
| Claire Wagner | North Carolina Courage | 2nd | 20 | DF | Clemson |
| Kailen Sheridan | Sky Blue FC | 3rd | 23 | GK | Clemson |
| Alexis Schaffer | FC Kansas City | 3rd | 25 | MF | Virginia |
| Catrina Atanda | Sky Blue FC | 3rd | 30 | MF | Clemson |
| McKenzie Meehan | Sky Blue FC | 4th | 34 | FW | Boston College |
| Cameron Castleberry | Washington Spirit | 4th | 36 | MF | North Carolina |
| Kristen McNabb | Washington Spirit | 4th | 36 | MF | Virginia |
| Hayley Dowd | Boston Breakers | 4th | 38 | FW | Boston College |