2023 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season

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2023 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season
Atlantic Coast Conference logo.svg
League NCAA Division I
Sport Soccer
DurationAugust 17, 2023 – December 2023
Number of teams14
2024 NWSL Draft
Top draft pick Flag of the United States.svg Ally Sentnor
Picked by Utah Royals, 1st overall
Regular season
Season champions Florida State
  Runners-up Notre Dame
Season MVPOffensive: Onyi Echegini
Midfielder: Ally Sentnor
Defensive: Eva Gaetino
Top scorer Onyi Echegini (Florida State) [1]
Tournament
Champions Florida State
  Runners-up Clemson
Finals MVP Onyi Echegini (Florida State)
ACC women's soccer seasons
2023 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 1 Florida State  ‍†‍‡‍y9–0–1 .95022–0–1 .978
No. 16 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y7–1–2 .80012–4–4 .700
No. 3 Clemson  ‍‍‍y7–2–1 .75018–4–4 .769
No. 8 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y5–0–5 .75013–2–8 .739
No. 6 Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍y6–3–1 .65017–6–1 .729
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍4–2–4 .60010–3–5 .694
Virginia  ‍‍‍3–3–4 .5008–3–6 .647
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍4–6–0 .4007–8–3 .472
Louisville  ‍‍‍3–5–2 .4004–9–5 .361
Duke  ‍‍‍2–5–3 .3506–7–3 .469
NC State  ‍‍‍2–5–3 .3503–9–6 .333
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍2–7–1 .2503–10–4 .294
Boston College  ‍‍‍0–6–4 .2003–9–6 .333
Syracuse  ‍‍‍0–9–1 .0502–14–2 .167
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2023 ACC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Source: The ACC
As of December 5, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll

The 2023 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season was the 35th season of women's varsity soccer in the conference.

Contents

North Carolina and were Florida State the defending regular season champions. Florida State was the defending ACC tournament champions. [2]

Florida State successfully defended its regular season and ACC tournament title. 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. [3] [4]

Teams

Stadiums and locations

TeamStadiumCapacity
Boston College Eagles Newton Soccer Complex 1,800
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
North Carolina Tar Heels Dorrance Field 4,200
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Alumni Stadium 2,500
Pittsburgh Panthers Ambrose Urbanic Field 735
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 Records

TeamHead coachYears at schoolOverall recordRecord at schoolACC record
Boston CollegeJason Lowe523–36–923–36–94–31–3
Clemson Eddie Radwanski 13264–142–43125–77–3054–55–12
DukeRobbie Church23375–189–74287–140–63110–65–36
Florida State Brian Pensky 217–3–317–3–38–2–0
Louisville Karen Ferguson-Dayes 22200–183–41200–183–4133–45–11
MiamiSarah Barnes681–90–2321–49–98–37–3
North Carolina Anson Dorrance 45883–78–42883–78–42221–30–13
NC StateTim Santoro1183–89–2383–89–2325–58–10
Notre DameNate Norman6114–69–2156–34–726–19–1
Pittsburgh Randy Waldrum 6444–147–3645–39–721–35–4
SyracuseNicky Adams516–37–616–37–63–30–4
VirginiaSteve Swanson23467–168–67363–105–56144–48–25
Virginia Tech Charles Adair 13148–75–24148–75–2455–51–16
Wake ForestTony da Luz26338–234–55293–193–5399–116–24

Notes

Pre-season

Hermann Trophy Watchlist

The Hermann Trophy preseason watchlist was released on the first day of the season August 17, 2023. [5]

PlayerClassPositionSchool
Megan BornkampJuniorDF Clemson
Jody Brown SeniorFW Florida State
Leah Freeman GK Duke
Eva Gaetino DF Notre Dame
Lia Godfrey MF Virginia
Taylor Huff JuniorFlorida State
Sam Meza Senior North Carolina
Cristina Roque GKFlorida State

Pre-season poll

The pre-season poll and pre-season all conference teams were voted on by the league's 14 head coaches. The results of the poll were released on August 10, 2023. [6]

Pre-season Coaches Poll

Predicted finishTeamPoints (1st place)
1 North Carolina 166 (10)
2 Florida State 146 (2)
3 Virginia 139 (1)
4 Notre Dame 134
5 Duke 126 (1)
6 Clemson 104
7 Pittsburgh 103
8 Wake Forest 87
9 Virginia Tech 81
10 NC State 62
11 Louisville 47
12 Syracuse 35
13 Miami 24
14 Boston College 20

Source: [6]

Pre-season All-ACC Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
Goalkeeper Cristina Roque SeniorFlorida State
Defender Maycee Bell North Carolina
Megan BornkampClemson
Eva Gaetino Notre Dame
Midfielder Hal Hershfelt Graduate StudentClemson
Sam Meza SeniorNorth Carolina
Ally Sentnor Sophomore
Forward Jody Brown SeniorFlorida State
Maggie CagleSophomoreVirginia
Jameese Joseph SeniorNC State
Kat RaderSophomoreDuke
Amanda West Graduate StudentPittsburgh

Source: [6]

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 CollegeClemsonDukeFlorida StateLouisvilleMiamiNorth CarolinaNC StateNotre DamePittsburghSyracuseVirginiaVirginia TechWake Forest
vs. Boston College–2–02–06–01–1DNP1–1DNP3–12–0DNP1–12–11–1
vs. Clemson0–2–0–14–20–30–5DNPDNP2–00–11–51–10–1DNP
vs. Duke0–21–0–4–01–0DNP1–10–02–12–1DNP1–10–1DNP
vs. Florida State0–62–40–4–0–20–23–30–51–42–32–3DNPDNPDNP
vs. Louisville1–13–00–12–0–1–0DNPDNP3–02–31–21–1DNP1–0
vs. MiamiDNP5–0DNP2–00–1–1–00–07–2DNP1–21–03–02–0
vs. North Carolina1–1DNP1–13–3DNP0–1–0–41–1DNP0–20–10–11–1
vs. NC StateDNPDNP0–05–0DNP0–04–0–1–02–00–21–24–11–1
vs. Notre Dame1–30–21–24–10–32–71–10–1–1–1DNPDNPDNP1–3
vs. Pittsburgh0–21–01–23–23–2DNPDNP0–21–1–0–6DNP1–21–4
vs. SyracuseDNP5–1DNP3–22–12–12–02–0DNP6–0–4–04–02–2
vs. Virginia1–11–11–1DNP1–10–11–02–1DNPDNP0–4–0–32–0
vs. Virginia Tech1–21–01–0DNPDNP0–31–01–4DNP2–10–43–0–2–0
vs. Wake Forest1–1DNPDNPDNP0–10–21–11–13–14–12–20–20–2–
Total0–6–47–2–12–5–39–0–13–5–22–7–15–0–52–5–37–1–26–3–10–9–13–3–44–6–04–2–4

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
Clemson2519119888978873
Duke4410141516172223RV25т
Florida State622543 (1)221 (8)1 (7)1 (8)1 (8)1 (8)
Louisville
Miami
North Carolina234321 (7)1 (8)1 (8)333138
NC StateRV
Notre Dame312151113101011111211916
Pittsburgh14212122RVRVRV171820116
Syracuse
Virginia5512182022
Virginia TechRVRVRV
Wake ForestRVRV2517RVRV25

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
Clemson14169812106954333
Duke8710128719
Florida State32211111111111111
Louisville
Miami
North Carolina23554322478141211666
NC State
Notre Dame7101181612111110129676171717
Pittsburgh1514131115111814119131098555
Syracuse
Virginia66771015
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest25

Players of the Week

WeekOffensive Player of the weekDefensive Player of the weekReference
Week 1 – August 22 Taylor Huff – Florida State Savy King – North Carolina [7]
Week 2 – August 29 Sarah Schupansky – Pittsburgh Sam Meza – North Carolina [8]
Week 3 – September 5Meredith McDermott – Virginia Savy King (2) – North Carolina [9]
Week 4 – September 12 Avery Patterson – North Carolina Halle Mackiewicz – Clemson [10]
Week 5 – September 19Carina Lageyre – Duke Maycee Bell – North Carolina [11]
Week 6 – September 26 Ally Sentnor – North CarolinaMackenzie Duff – Clemson [12]
Week 7 – October 3 Kiki Van Zanten – Notre Dame Laurel Ansbrow – Wake Forest [13]
Week 8 – October 10Ellie Ospeck – Notre DameRan Iwai – Florida State [14]
Week 9 – October 17 Onyi Echegini – Florida State Makenna Morris – Clemson [15]
Week 10 – October 24Renee Lyles – ClemsonMakenna Morris (2) – Clemson [16]
Onyi Echegini (2) – Florida State
Week 11 – October 31Emma Hiscock – Louisville Lauren Flynn – Florida State [17]

Postseason

ACC Tournament

SemifinalsFinal
      
1 Florida State 2
5 Pittsburgh 0
1 Florida State2
3 Clemson 1
2 Notre Dame 2
3 Clemson 3

NCAA tournament

SeedSchoolRegion1st Round2nd RoundRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship
1 Florida State Florida State W 5–0 vs. Morehead State – (Tallahassee, FL)W 1–0 vs. Texas A&M – (Tallahassee, FL)W 5–0 vs. Texas – (Tallahassee, FL)W 3–0 vs. No. 11 Pittsburgh – (Tallahassee, FL)W 2–0 vs. No. 7 Clemson – (Cary, NC)W 5–1 vs. No. 3 Stanford – (Cary, NC)
1 Clemson Clemson W 2–0 vs. Radford – (Clemson, SC)W 2–1 vs. Columbia – (Clemson, SC)T 1–1 (5–3 PKs) vs. Georgia – (Clemson, SC)W 2–1 vs. No. 5 Penn State – (Clemson, SC)L 0–2 vs. No. 1 Florida State – (Cary, NC)
3 North Carolina BYU W 3–1 vs. Towson – (Chapel Hill, NC)W 1–0 vs. No. 24 Alabama – (Lubbock, TX)W 1–0 @ No. 4 Texas Tech – (Lubbock, TX)L 3–4 @ No. 6 BYU – (Provo, UT)
3 Notre Dame Florida State W 2–0 vs. Valparaiso – (Notre Dame, IN)L 2–3 vs. No. 8 Memphis – (Fayetteville, AR)
7 Pittsburgh Florida State W 6–0 vs. Ohio State – (Pittsburgh, PA)W 4–3 @ No. 10 Arkansas – (Fayetteville, AR)W 3–0 vs No. 8 Memphis – (Fayetteville, AR)L 0–3 vs. No. 1 Florida State – (Tallahassee, FL)
W–L (%):5–0–0 (1.000)4–1–0 (.800)3–0–1 (.875)2–2–0 (.500)1–1–0 (.500)1–0–0 (1.000) Total: 16–4–1 (.786)

Awards and honors

Conference end of season awards were released on November 1, 2023, prior to the semifinals of the ACC Tournament. Onyi Echegini was named Offensive Player of the Year, Eva Gaetino won Defensive Player of the Year for the second year in a row, and Brian Pensky was named Coach of the Year. A full list of award winners and All-ACC Teams is shown below. [18]

ACC Awards

2023 ACC Women's Soccer Individual Awards
AwardRecipient(s)
Coach of the Year Brian Pensky – Florida State
Offensive Player of the Year Onyi Echegini – Florida State
Midfielder of the Year Ally Sentnor – North Carolina
Defensive Player of the Year Eva Gaetino – Notre Dame
Goalkeeper of the Year Halle Mackiewicz – Clemson
Freshman of the Year Jordynn Dudley – Florida State
2023 ACC Women's Soccer All-Conference Teams
First TeamSecond TeamThird TeamAll-Freshman Team

Hal Hershfelt – Clemson
Halle Mackiewicz – Clemson
Makenna Morris – Clemson
Jody Brown – Florida State
Jordynn Dudley – Florida State
Onyi Echegini – Florida State
Avery Patterson – North Carolina
Ally Sentnor – North Carolina
Eva Gaetino – Notre Dame
Kiki Van Zanten – Notre Dame
Sarah Schupansky – Pittsburgh

Kat Rader – Duke
Taylor Huff – Florida State
Leilanni Nesbeth – Florida State
Cristina Roque – Florida State
Maycee Bell – North Carolina
Savy King – North Carolina
Sam Meza – North Carolina
Leah Klenke – Notre Dame
Maddie Mercado – Notre Dame
Amanda West – Pittsburgh
Maggie Cagle – Virginia
Caiya Hanks – Wake Forest

Megan Bornkamp – Clemson
Caroline Conti – Clemson
Harper White – Clemson
Leah Freeman – Duke
Beata Olsson – Florida State
Lucy Roberts – Louisville
Jameese Joseph – NC State
Deborah Abiodun – Pittsburgh
Landy Mertz – Pittsburgh
Samiah Phiri – Pittsburgh
Natalie Mitchell – Virginia Tech

Dani Davis – Clemson
Tatum Short – Clemson
Jenna Tobia – Clemson
Cameron Roller – Duke
Jordynn Dudley – Florida State
Mimi Van Zanten – Florida State
Savy King – North Carolina
Evelyn Shores – North Carolina
Deborah Abiodun – Pittsburgh
Charlie Codd – Notre Dame
Morgan Roy – Notre Dame
Yuna McCormack – Virginia
Dempsey Brown – Wake Forest

All-Americans

2023 United Soccer Coaches All-Americans [19]
First TeamSecond TeamThird Team

Eva Gaetino – Notre Dame
Onyi Echegini – Florida State
Jordynn Dudley – Florida State

Halle Mackiewicz – Clemson
Makenna Morris – Clemson
Taylor Huff – Florida State
Jody Brown – Florida State

Cristina Roque – Florida State
Ally Sentnor – North Carolina
Avery Patterson – North Carolina

2024 NWSL Draft

The ACC had a conference record nineteen players drafted in the 2024 NWSL Draft. They had the top two picks selected, three of the top five picks, and six overall first round selections. Seven different schools had players selected in the draft. [20]

FW Forward MF Midfielder DF Defender GK Goalkeeper
PlayerTeamRoundPick #PositionSchool
Flag of the United States.svg Ally Sentnor Utah Royals 11MF North Carolina
Flag of the United States.svg Savy King Bay FC 12DF North Carolina
Flag of the United States.svg Hal Hershfelt Washington Spirit 15MF Clemson
Flag of Bermuda.svg Leilanni Nesbeth Chicago Red Stars 110MF Florida State
Flag of the United States.svg Makenna Morris Washington Spirit 113DF Clemson
Flag of the United States.svg Maycee Bell NJ/NY Gotham FC 114DF North Carolina
Flag of the United States.svg Jameese Joseph Chicago Red Stars 215FW NC State
Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Flynn Utah Royals 216DF Florida State
Flag of the United States.svg Sam Meza Seattle Reign FC 217MF North Carolina
Flag of the United States.svg Avery Patterson Houston Dash 219FW North Carolina
Flag of Jamaica.svg Kiki Van Zanten Houston Dash 221FW Notre Dame
Flag of the United States.svg Natalia Staude North Carolina Courage 224DF Virginia
Flag of the United States.svg Maddie Mercado Seattle Reign FC 227FW Notre Dame
Flag of the United States.svg Halle Mackiewicz Kansas City Current 332GK Clemson
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Cristina Roque Utah Royals 333GK Florida State
Flag of the United States.svg Caroline Conti Bay FC 334MF Clemson
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Amanda West Houston Dash 336FW Pittsburgh
Flag of the United States.svg Julia Dorsey North Carolina Courage 340DF North Carolina
Flag of the United States.svg Landy Mertz North Carolina Courage 452FW Pittsburgh

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  3. ↑ "Florida State beats Stanford for its fourth women's soccer national championship — all since 2014". AP News . December 4, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
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