2025 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season

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2025 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season
Atlantic Coast Conference logo.svg
League NCAA Division I
Sport Soccer
DurationAugust 17, 2025 – October 30, 2025
Number of teams17
Regular season
Season MVPOffensive:
Midfielder:
Defensive:
Tournament
ACC women's soccer seasons
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2025 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 6 Florida State  ‍‍‍3–0–1 .8757–0–2 .889
No. 19 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍3–0–1 .8759–1–2 .833
No. 1 Virginia  ‍‍‍3–0–0 1.0009–0–1 .950
No. 2 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍3–0–0 1.0008–0–1 .944
Louisville  ‍‍‍3–1–0 .75010–2–0 .833
No. 3 Stanford  ‍‍‍2–0–1 .8338–1–1 .850
California  ‍‍‍2–0–1 .8336–1–5 .708
NC State  ‍‍‍1–1–2 .5002–6–4 .333
SMU  ‍‍‍1–1–1 .5007–3–1 .682
No. 22 North Carolina  ‍‍‍1–2–0 .3337–4–0 .636
No. 9 Duke  ‍‍‍1–3–0 .2506–3–1 .650
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍1–3–0 .2505–5–2 .500
Clemson  ‍‍‍0–2–2 .2503–3–5 .500
Boston College  ‍‍‍0–2–1 .1674–3–4 .545
Syracuse  ‍‍‍0–3–1 .1254–4–4 .500
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍0–3–1 .1254–5–3 .458
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍0–3–0 .0006–4–1 .591
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2025 ACC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of September 27, 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]

Contents

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.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

1. ^ Georgia Tech does not sponsor women's soccer

Coaches

Head coaching changes

Two ACC teams entered the season with four new coaches:

Head coaching records

TeamHead coachYears at schoolOverall recordRecord at schoolACC record
Boston CollegeChris Watkins291–38–1812–5–24–4–2
CaliforniaNeil McGuire19235–180–49191–111–435–4–1
Clemson Eddie Radwanski 15288–154–51149–89–3763–64–14
DukeKieran Hall10–0–00–0–00–0–0
Florida State Brian Pensky 4239–116–5354–5–824–4–2
Louisville Karen Ferguson-Dayes 24211–198–51211–198–5138–55–16
MiamiKen Masuhr25–8–45–8–41–6–3
North Carolina Damon Nahas 122–5–022–5–07–3–0
NC StateGary Higgins1110–48–280–0–00–0–0
Notre DameNate Norman8140–77–2982–42–1638–21–6
PittsburghBen Waldrum10–0–00–0–00–0–0
SMUNicole Nelson427–19–827–19–82–6–2
Stanford Paul Ratcliffe 23447–106–48392–62–415–4–1
SyracuseNicky Adams7105–73–3124–61–103–48–6
Virginia Steve Swanson 25488–176–74384–113–63152–56–29
Virginia Tech Charles Adair 15169–89–30169–89–3065–59–18
Wake Forest Tony da Luz 28364–241–64319–200–62110–120–29

Notes

Pre-season

Hermann Trophy Watchlist

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]

PlayerClassPositionSchool
Mia Bhuta JuniorMF Stanford
Tessa Dellarose SeniorMF North Carolina
Jordynn Dudley JuniorMF Florida State
Izzy Engle SophomoreFW Notre Dame
Kate Faasse SeniorFWNorth Carolina
Heather Gilchrist SeniorDFFlorida State
Leah Klenke SeniorDFNotre Dame
Cameron RollerJuniorDF Duke
Mia Oliaro JuniorFWDuke

Pre-season poll

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.

Pre-season Coaches Poll

Predicted finishTeamPoints (1st place)
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]

Pre-season All-ACC Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
Goalkeeper Teagan Wy Senior California
Defender Heather Gilchrist Florida State
Leah Klenke Notre Dame
Cameron RollerJunior Duke
Midfielder Tessa Dellarose Senior North Carolina
Mia Oliaro JuniorDuke
Linda Ullmark SophomoreNorth Carolina
ForwardMaggie CagleSenior Virginia
Jordynn Dudley JuniorFlorida State
Izzy Engle SophomoreNotre Dame
Kate Faasse SeniorNorth Carolina
Andrea Kitahata Redshirt.svg Senior Standford
Mia MinestrellaJuniorDuke
Olivia Thomas North Carolina

Source: [10]

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–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–02–10–02–00–00–00–00–0
vs. California0–0–2–20–00–00–00–00–00–00–01–20–00–00–10–00–00–0
vs. Clemson0–02–2–0–00–01–00–00–00–00–00–00–02–20–03–00–00–0
vs. Duke0–00–00–0–0–00–00–10–00–03–20–00–00–00–03–10–03–2
vs. Florida State0–00–00–00–0–0–20–00–11–10–00–00–00–00–40–00–00–0
vs. Louisville0–00–00–10–02–0–0–20–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–10–0
vs. Miami0–00–00–01–00–02–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–03–1
vs. North Carolina0–00–00–00–01–00–00–0–0–04–30–00–00–00–00–01–20–0
vs. NC State0–00–00–00–01–10–00–00–0–2–10–00–10–00–00–04–40–0
vs. Notre Dame0–00–00–02–30–00–00–03–41–2–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Pittsburgh1–22–10–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–4–06–00–00–00–00–0
vs. SMU0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–01–00–00–4–0–01–10–00–00–0
vs. Stanford0–20–02–20–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–60–0–0–00–00–00–0
vs. Syracuse0–01–00–00–04–00–00–00–00–00–00–01–10–0–3–00–00–0
vs. Virginia0–00–00–31–30–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–3–0–00–0
vs. Virginia Tech0–00–00–00–00–01–00–02–14–40–00–00–00–00–00–0–2–1
vs. Wake Forest0–00–00–02–30–00–01–30–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–01–2–
Total0–2–12–0–10–2–21–3–03–0–13–1–00–3–01–2–01–1–23–0–01–3–01–1–12–0–10–3–13–0–00–3–13–0–1

× – Matchup not played in 2025

Rankings

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
Wk 16
Final
Boston CollegeUSCNot released
TDS
CaliforniaUSCRVNot released
TDS
ClemsonUSCRVRVRVRVRVNot released
TDS
DukeUSC41 (3)3 (1)3239Not released
TDS5332457
Florida StateUSC33 (2)6т7776Not released
TDS4226226
LouisvilleUSCRVRVRVNot released
TDS202214
MiamiUSCNot released
TDS
NC StateUSCNot released
TDS
North CarolinaUSC1 (8)122223191822Not released
TDS161519141111
Notre DameUSC27т6т5662Not released
TDS3865111
PittsburghUSCNot released
TDS
SMUUSCNot released
TDS
StanfordUSC72 (3)1 (3)1 (6)32 (1)3Not released
TDS2111675
SyracuseUSCNot released
TDS
VirginiaUSC151713т851 (7)1 (8)Not released
TDS242113732
Virginia TechUSC14152420RVNot released
TDS10924
Wake ForestUSC10101917181619Not released
TDS18172024252022

Players of the Week

WeekDate AwardedOffensive Player of the weekDefensive Player of the weekReference
1August 19Mia Minestrella – Duke Elise Evans – Stanford [11]
Valentina Amaral – Wake Forest
2August 26Mackenzie Geigle – Louisville Victoria Safradin – Virginia [12]
3September 2Devin Lynch – DukeCameron Roller – Duke [13]
Laney Matriano – Notre Dame
4September 9Amelia Swinarski – Louisville Teagan Wy – California [14]
Annabelle Chukwu – Notre Dame
5September 16Ella Carter – VirginiaJanet Okeke – Florida State [15]
6September 23Annabelle Chukwu (2) – Notre DameOlivia Pratapas – NC State [16]

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

2025 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
2025 ACC Women's Soccer All-Conference Teams
First TeamSecond TeamThird TeamAll-Freshman Team

All-Americans

2025 United Soccer Coaches All-Americans
First TeamSecond TeamThird TeamFourth Team

References

  1. ↑ "Sites and Dates Announced for 2025-26 ACC Championships". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. July 2, 2025. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  2. ↑ "North Carolina beats Wake Forest to win Women's College Cup". ESPN . Associated Press. December 9, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  3. ↑ Howell, Maria (November 16, 2024). "How Duke women's soccer delivered a comeback season in coach Robbie Church's last dance". ncaa.com. NCAA . Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Duke Selects Kieran Hall As Next Head Women's Soccer Coach". collegiatesportsassociates.com. Collegiate Sports Associates. June 25, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  5. ↑ "NC State women's soccer program parts ways with head coach Tim Santoro". soccerwire.com. Soccer Wire. November 12, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  6. ↑ "HIGGINS NAMED HEAD COACH FOR WOMEN'S SOCCER". gopack.com. NC State University Athletics. December 12, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  7. ↑ Swanson, Shelby (December 8, 2024). "UNC women's soccer coach draws praise in leading Tar Heels back to national title game". The News & Observer . Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Pitt's Ben Waldrum elevated to women's soccer head coach". Yahoo!Sports. The Tribune-Democrat. May 22, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  9. ↑ Wilburn, Sarah (August 14, 2025). "2025 Women's Hermann Trophy Watch List Announced". United Soccer Coaches . Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  10. 1 2 "North Carolina Selected 2025 ACC Women's Soccer Preseason Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 7, 2025. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  11. ↑ "ACC Announces Women's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 19, 2025. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Louisville's Geigle, Virginia's Safradin Named ACC Women's Soccer Players of the Week". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 26, 2025. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  13. ↑ "ACC Announces Women's Soccer Player of the Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 2, 2025. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  14. ↑ "ACC Announces Women's Soccer Player of the Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 9, 2025. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Virginia's Carter, FSU's Okeke Named ACC Women's Soccer Players of the Week". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 16, 2025. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Notre Dame's Chukwu, NC State's Pratapas Named ACC Women's Soccer Players of the Week". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 23, 2025. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
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