2016 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season

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2016 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season
Atlantic Coast Conference logo.svg
League NCAA Division I
Sport Soccer
DurationAugust, 2016 – November, 2016
Number of teams14
2017 NWSL College Draft
Top draft pick Christina Gibbons
Picked by Seattle Reign FC, 5th Overall
Regular season
Season champions Notre Dame
Clemson
  Runners-up Duke
Tournament
Champions Florida State
  Runners-up North Carolina
Finals MVP Cassie Miller, Florida State Seminoles
ACC women's soccer seasons
 2015
2016 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
#21 Notre Dame  y712 .8001335 .738
No. 12 Clemson  y712 .8001454 .696
No. 7 Duke  y721 .7501543 .750
#4 North Carolina  y622 .7001634 .783
No. 11 Virginia  y622 .7001552 .727
No. 14 Florida State  y622 .7001444 .727
Miami  550 .5001081 .553
No. 24 NC State  y451 .4501192 .545
Virginia Tech  343 .4501153 .658
Louisville  253 .350774 .500
Boston College  370 .3001181 .575
Wake Forest  280 .2001080 .556
Syracuse  172 .200883 .500
Pittsburgh  190 .1002151 .139
Conference champion
2016 ACC Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of 2016-7-2
Rankings from NSCAA

The 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season was the 28th season of women's varsity soccer in the conference.

Contents

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

TeamStadiumCapacity
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

TeamHead coachCaptain
Boston College Eagles Flag of the United States.svg Alison Foley [1] Hayley Dowd & McKenzie Meehan [2]
Clemson Tigers Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Radwanski [3] Emily Byorth, Gabby Byorth, Abby Jones, & Clarie Wagner [4]
Duke Blue Devils Flag of the United States.svg Robbie Church [5] Christina Gibbons & Lizzy Raben [6]
Florida State Flag of the United States.svg Mark Krikorian [7] Kirsten Crowley [8]
Louisville Cardinals Flag of the United States.svg Karen Ferguson-Dayes [9] Caroline Kimble & Inger Katrine Bjerke [10]
Miami Hurricanes Flag of the United States.svg Mary-Frances Monroe [11] Gianna Dal Pozzo [12]
NC State Wolfpack Flag of the United States.svg Tim Santoro [13] Jackie Stengel & Hannah Keogh [14]
North Carolina Tar Heels Flag of India.svg Anson Dorrance [15] Hanna Gardner [16]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Flag of the United States.svg Theresa Romagnolo [17] Sandra Yu [18]
Pittsburgh Panthers Flag of the United States.svg Greg Miller [19] Siobhan McDonough & Emma Pozzulo [20]
Syracuse Orange Flag of England.svg Phil Wheddon [21] Stephanie Skilton & Jackie Firenze
Virginia Cavaiers Flag of the United States.svg Steve Swanson [22] -
Virginia Tech Hokies Flag of the United States.svg Charles Adair [23] -
Wake Forest Demon Deacons Flag of the United States.svg Tony da Luz [24] -

Regular season

Rankings

NSCAA

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Boston CollegeRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV
Clemson1486131313131218171491212
Duke32769710944612147
Florida State11113322998131014
Louisville
Miami
North Carolina998871816151118161064
NC State
Notre Dame131223202024222020131261121
Pittsburgh
Syracuse
Virginia44335278587141511
Virginia Tech171816181719RVRV2425RVRVRV
Wake Forest

Top Drawer Soccer

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Boston College252423131117
Clemson10109914151112121515121013111313
Duke33558766336111513566
Florida State2222243441311912991919
Louisville
Miami
North Carolina1212107791413131418169121074
NC State23
Notre DameRV2525RV2119191210610212222
Pittsburgh
Syracuse
Virginia6643352884871316141515
Virginia Tech20201812171623RVNRRVRVRV
Wake Forest

Postseason

ACC tournament

SemifinalsFinal
      
1 Notre Dame 1
4 North Carolina 2
4 North Carolina 0 (3)
6 Florida State 0 (4)
2 Clemson 0
6 Florida State 1

NCAA tournament

SeedBracketSchool1st round2nd roundRound of 16QuarterfinalsFinal FourChampionship
2South 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)
2West Virginia Notre Dame T 0–0 L, 4–5 PK vs. SIU Edwardsville(Notre Dame, IN)
3Stanford 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.)
3Stanford Florida State W 4–0 vs. Samford(Tallahassee, FL)L 1–2 vs. Utah(Los Angeles, CA)
3South Carolina Clemson W 1–0 vs. Northeastern(Clemson, SC)T 0–0 W, 4–2 PK vs. Arkansas(Chapel Hill, NC)L 1–0 vs. North Carolina(Chapel Hill, NC)
3West 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, 4–2 PK 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

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2016 ACC Women's Soccer Individual Awards
AwardRecipient(s)
Offensive Player of the YearAlexis Shaffer, University of Virginia
Coach of the Year Eddie Radwanski, Clemson University
Midfielder of the YearAlexis 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 TeamSecond TeamThird TeamAll-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
PlayerTeamRoundPick #PositionSchool
Flag of the United States.svg Christina Gibbons Seattle Reign FC 1st5MFDuke
Flag of the United States.svg Toni Payne FC Kansas City 2nd13FWDuke
Flag of the United States.svg Claire Wagner North Carolina Courage 2nd20DFClemson
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kailen Sheridan Sky Blue FC 3rd23GKClemson
Flag of the United States.svg Alexis Schaffer FC Kansas City 3rd25MFVirginia
Flag of the United States.svg Catrina Atanda Sky Blue FC 3rd30MFClemson
Flag of the United States.svg McKenzie Meehan Sky Blue FC 4th34FWBoston College
Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Castleberry Washington Spirit 4th36MFNorth Carolina
Flag of the United States.svg Kristen McNabb Washington Spirit 4th36MFVirginia
Flag of the United States.svg Hayley Dowd Boston Breakers 4th38FWBoston College

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