2024 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season

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2024 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season
Atlantic Coast Conference logo.svg
League NCAA Division I
Sport Soccer
DurationAugust 15, 2024 – December 2024
Number of teams17
2025 NWSL Draft
Regular season
Season MVPOffensive:
Midfielder:
Defensive:
Tournament
ACC women's soccer seasons
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2024 ACC women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Boston College  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –0–0–0 –
California  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –0–0–0 –
Clemson  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –0–0–0 –
Duke  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –0–0–0 –
Florida State  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –0–0–0 –
Louisville  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –0–0–0 –
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –0–0–0 –
NC State  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –0–0–0 –
North Carolina  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –0–0–0 –
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –0–0–0 –
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –0–0–0 –
SMU  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –0–0–0 –
Standford  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –0–0–0 –
Syracuse  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –0–0–0 –
Virginia  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –0–0–0 –
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –0–0–0 –
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍0–0–0 –0–0–0 –
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2024 ACC Tournament champion
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]

Contents

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:

Head Coaching Records

TeamHead coachYears at schoolOverall recordRecord at schoolACC record
Boston CollegeChris Watkins179–33–160–0–00–0–0
CaliforniaNeil McGuire18222–174–47178–105–410–0–0
Clemson Eddie Radwanski 14282–146–48143–81–3461–57–13
DukeRobbie Church24381–196–77293–147–66112–70–39
Florida StateBrian Pensky339–3–439–3–417–2–1
Louisville Karen Ferguson-Dayes 23204–192–46204–192–4636–50–13
MiamiKen Masuhr10–0–00–0–00–0–0
North Carolina Anson Dorrance 46896–80–50896–80–50226–30–18
NC StateTim Santoro1286–98–2986–98–2927–63–13
Notre DameNate Norman7126–73–2568–38–1233–20–2
Pittsburgh Randy Waldrum 7461–153–3762–45–827–38–5
SMUNicole Nelson321–10–621–10–60–0–0
Stanford Paul Ratcliffe 22431–101–46376–67–390–0–0
SyracuseNicky Adams618–51–818–51–83–39–5
VirginiaSteve Swanson24475–171–73371–108–62147–51–29
Virginia Tech Charles Adair 14155–83–27155–83–2759–57–16
Wake ForestTony da Luz27348–237–60303–196–58103–118–28

Notes

Pre-season

Hermann Trophy Watchlist

The Hermann Trophy preseason watchlist will be released in August prior to the season.

PlayerClassPositionSchool

Pre-season poll

The pre-season poll and pre-season all conference teams will be voted on by the league's 17 head coaches. The results of the poll will be released in August prior to the season starting.

Pre-season Coaches Poll

Predicted finishTeamPoints (1st place)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17

Source:

Pre-season All-ACC Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
Goalkeeper
Defender
Midfielder
Forward

Source:

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 CollegeCaliforniaClemsonDukeFlorida StateLouisvilleMiamiNorth CarolinaNC StateNotre DamePittsburghSMUStanfordSyracuseVirginiaVirginia TechWake Forest
vs. Boston College–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. California0–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Clemson0–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Duke0–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Florida State0–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Louisville0–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Miami0–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. North Carolina0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. NC State0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Notre Dame0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Pittsburgh0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. SMU0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Stanford0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–0
vs. Syracuse0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–0
vs. Virginia0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–0
vs. Virginia Tech0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–0
vs. Wake Forest0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–
Total0–0–00–0–00–0–00–0–00–0–00–0–00–0–00–0–00–0–00–0–00–0–00–0–00–0–00–0–00–0–00–0–00–0–0

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
Clemson
Duke
Florida State
Louisville
Miami
North Carolina
NC State
Notre Dame
Pittsburgh
SMU
Stanford
Syracuse
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest

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
Duke
Florida State
Louisville
Miami
North Carolina
NC State
Notre Dame
Pittsburgh
SMU
Stanford
Syracuse
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest

Players of the Week

WeekOffensive Player of the weekDefensive Player of the weekReference
Week 1 – August 19

Postseason

ACC Tournament

SemifinalsFinal
      
 
 
 
 
 
 

NCAA tournament

SeedSchoolRegion1st Round2nd RoundRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship
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
AwardRecipient(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 TeamSecond TeamThird TeamAll-Freshman Team

All-Americans

2024 United Soccer Coaches All-Americans
First TeamSecond TeamThird Team

2025 NWSL Draft

FW Forward MF Midfielder DF Defender GK Goalkeeper
PlayerTeamRoundPick #PositionSchool

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