2025 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Soccer |
Duration | August 17, 2025 – October 30, 2025 |
Number of teams | 17 |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | Offensive: Midfielder: Defensive: |
Tournament |
Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Stanford | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13т Virginia | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Duke | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6т Florida State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6т Notre Dame | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Virginia Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Wake Forest | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 North Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2025 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of August 26, 2025 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC |
The 2025 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season will be the 36th season of women's varsity soccer in the conference. The season will begin in August. Conference play will begin in September and conclude in October. The 2025 ACC women's soccer tournament will be held from November 2 through November 9 at campus sites and at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina. [1]
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 are the defending tournament champions. North Carolina prevailed over Wake Forest in the NCAA tournament final. [2] This was the second straight year and third time in the last four years a team from the ACC has won the National Title.
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1. ^ Georgia Tech does not sponsor women's soccer
Two ACC teams entered the season with four new coaches:
Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | ACC record |
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Boston College | Chris Watkins | 2 | 91–38–18 | 12–5–2 | 4–4–2 |
California | Neil McGuire | 19 | 235–180–49 | 191–111–43 | 5–4–1 |
Clemson | Eddie Radwanski | 15 | 288–154–51 | 149–89–37 | 63–64–14 |
Duke | Kieran Hall | 1 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
Florida State | Brian Pensky | 4 | 239–116–53 | 54–5–8 | 24–4–2 |
Louisville | Karen Ferguson-Dayes | 24 | 211–198–51 | 211–198–51 | 38–55–16 |
Miami | Ken Masuhr | 2 | 5–8–4 | 5–8–4 | 1–6–3 |
North Carolina | Damon Nahas | 1 | 22–5–0 | 22–5–0 | 7–3–0 |
NC State | Gary Higgins | 1 | 110–48–28 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
Notre Dame | Nate Norman | 8 | 140–77–29 | 82–42–16 | 38–21–6 |
Pittsburgh | Ben Waldrum | 1 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
SMU | Nicole Nelson | 4 | 27–19–8 | 27–19–8 | 2–6–2 |
Stanford | Paul Ratcliffe | 23 | 447–106–48 | 392–62–41 | 5–4–1 |
Syracuse | Nicky Adams | 7 | 105–73–31 | 24–61–10 | 3–48–6 |
Virginia | Steve Swanson | 25 | 488–176–74 | 384–113–63 | 152–56–29 |
Virginia Tech | Charles Adair | 15 | 169–89–30 | 169–89–30 | 65–59–18 |
Wake Forest | Tony da Luz | 28 | 364–241–64 | 319–200–62 | 110–120–29 |
Notes
The Hermann Trophy preseason watchlist was released on August 14, 2025. Nine ACC players were selected the preseason watchlist, including the winner of the 2024 award, Kate Faasse. [9]
Player | Class | Position | School |
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Mia Bhuta | Junior | MF | Stanford |
Tessa Dellarose | Senior | MF | North Carolina |
Jordynn Dudley | Junior | MF | Florida State |
Izzy Engle | Sophomore | FW | Notre Dame |
Kate Faasse | Senior | FW | North Carolina |
Heather Gilchrist | Senior | DF | Florida State |
Leah Klenke | Senior | DF | Notre Dame |
Cameron Roller | Junior | DF | Duke |
Mia Oliaro | Junior | FW | Duke |
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 7, prior to the season starting.
Predicted finish | Team | Points (1st place) |
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1 | North Carolina | 246 (10) |
2 | Notre Dame | 229 (2) |
3 | Florida State | 225 (4) |
4 | Duke | 208 |
5 | Standford | 201 |
6 | Wake Forest | 172 |
7 | Virginia | 169 (1) |
8 | Virginia Tech | 162 |
9 | Clemson | 132 |
10 | California | 124 |
11 | Pittsburgh | 111 |
12 | SMU | 83 |
13 | Boston College | 81 |
14 | Louisville | 67 |
15 | Miami | 44 |
16 | NC State | 40 |
17 | Syracuse | 18 |
Source: [10]
Position | Player | Class | School |
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Goalkeeper | Teagan Wy | Senior | California |
Defender | Heather Gilchrist | Florida State | |
Leah Klenke | Notre Dame | ||
Cameron Roller | Junior | Duke | |
Midfielder | Tessa Dellarose | Senior | North Carolina |
Mia Oliaro | Junior | Duke | |
Linda Ullmark | Sophomore | North Carolina | |
Forward | Maggie Cagle | Senior | Virginia |
Jordynn Dudley | Junior | Florida State | |
Izzy Engle | Sophomore | Notre Dame | |
Kate Faasse | Senior | North Carolina | |
Andrea Kitahata | ![]() | Standford | |
Mia Minestrella | Junior | Duke | |
Olivia Thomas | North Carolina |
Source: [10]
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 College | California | Clemson | Duke | Florida State | Louisville | Miami | North Carolina | NC State | Notre Dame | Pittsburgh | SMU | Stanford | Syracuse | Virginia | Virginia Tech | Wake Forest | |
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vs. Boston College | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. California | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Clemson | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Duke | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Florida State | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Louisville | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Miami | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. North Carolina | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. NC State | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Notre Dame | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Pittsburgh | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. SMU | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Stanford | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Syracuse | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Virginia | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Virginia Tech | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 |
vs. Wake Forest | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – |
Total | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
× – Matchup not played in 2025
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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 | Wk 16 | Final | ||
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Boston College | USC | Not released | |||||||||||||||||
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California | USC | RV | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
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Clemson | USC | RV | RV | Not released | |||||||||||||||
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Duke | USC | 4 | 1 (3) | 3 (1) | Not released | ||||||||||||||
TDS | 5 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Florida State | USC | 3 | 3 (2) | 6т | Not released | ||||||||||||||
TDS | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Louisville | USC | Not released | |||||||||||||||||
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Miami | USC | Not released | |||||||||||||||||
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NC State | USC | Not released | |||||||||||||||||
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North Carolina | USC | 1 (8) | 12 | 22 | Not released | ||||||||||||||
TDS | 1 | 6 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | USC | 2 | 7т | 6т | Not released | ||||||||||||||
TDS | 3 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | USC | Not released | |||||||||||||||||
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SMU | USC | Not released | |||||||||||||||||
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Stanford | USC | 7 | 2 (3) | 1 (3) | Not released | ||||||||||||||
TDS | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | USC | Not released | |||||||||||||||||
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Virginia | USC | 15 | 17 | 13т | Not released | ||||||||||||||
TDS | 24 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | USC | 14 | 15 | 24 | Not released | ||||||||||||||
TDS | 10 | 9 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | USC | 10 | 10 | 19 | Not released | ||||||||||||||
TDS | 18 | 17 | 20 |
Week | Date Awarded | Offensive Player of the week | Defensive Player of the week | Reference |
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1 | August 19 | Mia Minestrella – Duke | Elise Evans – Stanford | [11] |
Valentina Amaral – Wake Forest | ||||
2 | August 26 | Mackenzie Geigle – Louisville | Victoria Safradin – Virginia | [12] |
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
Seed | School | Region | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
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W–L (%): | 0–0–0 (–) | 0–0–0 (–) | 0–0–0 (–) | 0–0–0 (–) | 0–0–0 (–) | 0–0–0 (–) Total: 0–0–0 (–) |
2025 ACC Women's Soccer Individual Awards | |
Award | Recipient(s) |
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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 |
2025 ACC Women's Soccer All-Conference Teams | ||||||
First Team | Second Team | Third Team | All-Freshman Team | |||
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2025 United Soccer Coaches All-Americans | |||
First Team | Second Team | Third Team | Fourth Team |
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