Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer awards

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The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) presents several annual honors for the best women's soccer players of the season. The conference currently presents individual awards for Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Midfielder of the Year, Goalkeeper of the Year, and Freshman of the Year. It also presents an award for Coach of the Year.

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*Awarded a national player of the year award:
Hermann Trophy (1988–present)
Honda Sports Award (1988–present)
TopDrawerSoccer National Player of the Year (2011–present)
ISAA Player of the Year (1985–1995)
Soccer America Player of the Year (1985–2014)

Player of the Year (1987–2003)

Mia Hamm, North Carolina, 3x ACC Player of the Year Mia Hamm corner (cropped).jpg
Mia Hamm, North Carolina, 3× ACC Player of the Year
Lori Lindsey, Virginia, 2x ACC Player of the Year Lori Lindsey USA vs Can Sep17.jpg
Lori Lindsey, Virginia, 2× ACC Player of the Year
Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year
SeasonPlayerSchoolPositionClassRef.
1987 Lori Henry North Carolina Defender Sophomore [1]
1988 Linda Hamilton NC State Defender Sophomore
1989 Shannon Higgins * North Carolina Midfielder Senior
1990 Mia Hamm North Carolina Forward Freshman
1991 Kristine Lilly * North Carolina Midfielder Junior
1992 Mia Hamm (2) * North Carolina Forward Junior
1993 Mia Hamm (3) * North Carolina Forward Senior
1994 Tisha Venturini * North Carolina Midfielder Senior [2]
1995 Kelly Walbert Duke Forward Senior [3]
1996 Erin Taylor Maryland Defender Senior [1]
1997 Andi Melde Duke Forward Senior
1998 Cindy Parlow * North Carolina Forward Senior
1999 Lorrie Fair * North Carolina Defender Senior
2000 Lori Lindsey Virginia Midfielder Junior
2001 Lori Lindsey (2) Virginia Midfielder Senior
2002 Deliah Arrington Clemson Forward Senior [4]
2003 Lindsay Tarpley * North Carolina Midfielder/forward Sophomore [1]

Offensive Player of the Year (2004–present)

Mami Yamaguchi, Florida State, 2007 ACC Offensive Player of the Year Mami Yamaguchi (22671605666) (cropped).jpg
Mami Yamaguchi, Florida State, 2007 ACC Offensive Player of the Year
Michelle Cooper, Duke, 2022 ACC Offensive Player of the Year Michelle Cooper 2023-01 (cropped).jpg
Michelle Cooper, Duke, 2022 ACC Offensive Player of the Year
Atlantic Coast Conference Offensive Player of the Year
SeasonPlayerSchoolPositionClassRef.
2004 Casey McCluskey Duke Midfielder/forward Senior [1]
2005 Heather O'Reilly North Carolina Midfielder Junior [1]
2006 Yael Averbuch North Carolina Forward Sophomore [1]
2007 Mami Yamaguchi * Florida State Forward Junior [1]
2008 Casey Nogueira * North Carolina Forward Junior [1]
2009 Tiffany McCarty Florida State Forward Sophomore [1]
2010 Sinead Farrelly Virginia Midfielder Senior [5]
2011 Katie Stengel Wake Forest Forward Sophomore [1]
2012 Caroline Miller Virginia Forward Senior [1]
2013 Crystal Dunn North Carolina Midfielder Senior [1]
2014 Dagný Brynjarsdóttir * Florida State Midfielder Senior [1]
2015 Makenzy Doniak Virginia Forward Senior [1]
2016 Alexis Shaffer Virginia Midfielder Senior [1]
2017 Imani Dorsey Duke Midfielder/forward Senior [1]
2018 Alessia Russo North Carolina Forward Sophomore [1]
2019 Deyna Castellanos Florida State Midfielder/forward Senior [1]
2020 Emina Ekic Louisville Midfielder Senior [1]
2021 Diana Ordóñez Virginia Forward Junior [1]
2022 Michelle Cooper * Duke Forward Sophomore [1]
2023 Onyi Echegini * Florida State Midfielder Fifth-year senior [1]
2024 Karlie Lema California Forward Senior [6]
2025 Izzy Engle Notre Dame Forward Sophomore [7]

Defensive Player of the Year (2004–present)

Crystal Dunn, North Carolina, 2x ACC Defensive of the Year Crystal Dunn USWNTvsMEX (cropped).JPG
Crystal Dunn, North Carolina, 2× ACC Defensive of the Year
Malia Berkely, Florida State, 2x ACC Defensive Player of the Year NC Courage scrimmage (Mar 2024) 001 (cropped).jpg
Malia Berkely, Florida State, 2× ACC Defensive Player of the Year
Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year
SeasonPlayerSchoolPositionClassRef.
2004 Sarah Huffman Virginia Defender Junior [1]
2005 Carolyn Ford Duke Defender Senior [1]
2006 Laura Georges Boston College Defender Senior [1]
2007 Becky Sauerbrunn Virginia Defender Senior [1]
2008 Nikki Krzysik Virginia Defender Senior [1]
2009 Whitney Engen * North Carolina Defender Senior [1]
2010 Crystal Dunn North Carolina Defender/midfielder Freshman [1]
2011 Natasha Anasi Duke Defender Sophomore [1]
2012 Crystal Dunn (2) * North Carolina Defender/midfielder Junior [1]
2013 Kassey Kallman Florida State Defender Senior [8]
2014 Kristin Grubka Florida State Defender Senior [1]
2015 Emily Sonnett Virginia Defender Senior [1]
2016 Christina Gibbons Duke Defender/midfielder Senior [9]
2017 Schuyler DeBree Duke Defender Senior [1]
2018 Sam Staab Clemson Defender Senior [1]
2019 Malia Berkely Florida State Defender Junior [1]
2020 Malia Berkely (2) Florida State Defender Senior [1]
2021 Emily Madril Florida State Defender Senior [10]
2022 Eva Gaetino Notre Dame Defender Junior [1]
2023 Eva Gaetino (2) Notre Dame Defender Senior [1]
2024 Cameron Roller Duke Defender Sophomore [11]
2025 Elise Evans Stanford Defender Senior [7]

Midfielder of the Year (2014–present)

Jaelin Howell, Florida State, 2x ACC Midfielder of the Year 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup final, 602 (Howell).jpg
Jaelin Howell, Florida State, 2× ACC Midfielder of the Year
Atlantic Coast Conference Midfielder of the Year
SeasonPlayerSchoolClassRef.
2014 Danielle Colaprico Virginia Senior [12]
2015 Megan Connolly Florida State Freshman [13]
2016 Alexis Shaffer Virginia Senior [1]
2017 Quinn Duke Senior [1]
2018 Sam Coffey Boston College Sophomore [14]
2019 Deyna Castellanos Florida State Senior [1]
2020 Jaelin Howell * Florida State Junior [1]
2021 Jaelin Howell (2) * Florida State Senior [1]
2022 Korbin Albert * Notre Dame Sophomore [1]
2023 Ally Sentnor North Carolina Sophomore [15]
2024 Maggie Graham Duke Graduate [11]
2025 Lia Godfrey Virginia Graduate [7]

Goalkeeper of the Year (2022–present)

Leah Freeman, Duke, 2024 ACC Goalkeeper of the Year Duke vs Louisville 2024 - 13.jpg
Leah Freeman, Duke, 2024 ACC Goalkeeper of the Year
Atlantic Coast Conference Goalkeeper of the Year
SeasonPlayerSchoolClassRef.
2022 Cristina Roque Florida State Junior [16]
2023 Halle Mackiewicz Clemson Senior [17]
2024 Leah Freeman Duke Graduate [11]
2025 Caroline Birkel Stanford Freshman [7]

Freshman of the Year (1991–present)

Maycee Bell, North Carolina, 2019 ACC Freshman of the Year UNC vs VT (Sep 2023) 088 (Bell).jpg
Maycee Bell, North Carolina, 2019 ACC Freshman of the Year
Jordynn Dudley, Florida State, 2023 ACC Freshman of the Year UNC vs FSU (2024 ACC final) 003 (Dudley).jpg
Jordynn Dudley, Florida State, 2023 ACC Freshman of the Year
Atlantic Coast Conference Freshman of the Year
SeasonPlayerSchoolPositionRef.
1991 Tisha Venturini North Carolina Midfielder [1]
1992 Thori Staples NC State Defender [1]
1993 Debbie Keller North Carolina Forward [1]
1994 Carmie Landeen Clemson Midfielder [1]
1995 Cindy Parlow North Carolina Forward [1]
1996 Laurie Schwoy North Carolina Midfielder/forward [1]
1997 Isis Dallis Duke Goalkeeper [1]
1998 Emily Taggart Wake Forest Midfielder/forward [1]
1999 Joline Charlton Wake Forest Forward [1]
2000 Lindsay Browne Clemson Midfielder [1]
2001 Casey McCluskey Duke Midfielder [1]
2002 Lindsay Tarpley North Carolina Midfielder/forward [1]
2003 Becky Sauerbrunn Virginia Defender [1]
2004 Ashley Stinson Virginia Tech Forward [1]
2005 Jess Rostedt Virginia Forward [1]
2006 Gina DiMartino Boston College Forward [1]
2007 Brittney Steinbruch Miami Forward [1]
2008 Tiffany McCarty Florida State Forward [1]
2009 Vicki DiMartino Boston College Forward [1]
2010 Katie Stengel Wake Forest Forward [1]
2011 Morgan Brian Virginia Midfielder [1]
2012 Cassie Pecht Duke Midfielder/forward [1]
2013 Morgan Andrews Notre Dame Midfielder [18]
2014 Megan Buckingham North Carolina Midfielder/forward [1]
2015 Megan Connolly Florida State Midfielder [1]
2016 Bridgette Andrzejewski North Carolina Forward [19]
2017 Emina Ekic Louisville Midfielder [20]
Alessia Russo North Carolina Forward
2018 Zhao Yujie * Florida State Midfielder [1]
2019 Maycee Bell North Carolina Defender [1]
2020 Lia Godfrey * Virginia Midfielder [21]
2021 Michelle Cooper * Duke Forward [1]
2022 Kat Rader Duke Forward [1]
2023 Jordynn Dudley * Florida State Forward [1]
2024 Izzy Engle Notre Dame Midfielder/forward [22]
2025 Kylie Maxwell Wake Forest Forward [7]

Coach of the Year (1987–present)

Anson Dorrance, North Carolina, 12x ACC Coach of the Year Anson Dorrance.jpg
Anson Dorrance, North Carolina, 12× ACC Coach of the Year
Mark Krikorian, Florida State, 5x ACC Coach of the Year Mark Krikorian (cropped).jpg
Mark Krikorian, Florida State, 5× ACC Coach of the Year
Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year
SeasonCoachSchoolRef.
1987 Anson Dorrance North Carolina [1]
1988 Larry Gross NC State
1989 Lauren Gregg Virginia
1990 Anson Dorrance (2) North Carolina
1991 Anson Dorrance (3) North Carolina
1992 Bill Hempen Duke
1993 Anson Dorrance (4) North Carolina
1994 Bill Hempen (2) Duke
1995 April Heinrichs Maryland
1996 Alvin Corneal NC State
Anson Dorrance (5) North Carolina
1997 Bill Hempen (3) Duke
1998 Tony da Luz Wake Forest
1999 Shannon Cirovski Maryland
2000 Ray Leone Clemson
2001 Anson Dorrance (6) North Carolina
2002 Shannon Cirovski (2) Maryland
2003 Anson Dorrance (7) North Carolina
2004 Anson Dorrance (8) North Carolina
2005 Mark Krikorian Florida State
2006 Anson Dorrance (9) North Carolina
2007 Tricia Taliaferro Maryland
2008 Anson Dorrance (10) North Carolina
2009 Mark Krikorian (2) Florida State
2010 Brian Pensky Maryland
2011 Robbie Church Duke
2012 Mark Krikorian (3) Florida State
2013 Steve Swanson Virginia
2014 Mark Krikorian (4) Florida State
2015 Steve Swanson (2) Virginia
2016 Eddie Radwanski Clemson
2017 Robbie Church (2) Duke
2018 Anson Dorrance (11) North Carolina
2019 Anson Dorrance (12) North Carolina
2020 Mark Krikorian (5) Florida State
2021 Steve Swanson (3) Virginia
2022 Nate Norman Notre Dame
2023 Brian Pensky (2) Florida State
2024 Robbie Church (3) Duke [11]
2025 Paul Ratcliffe Stanford [7]

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "UNC's Venturini Cited". News & Record . November 3, 1994. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Duke Senior Named Player of Year in ACC". News & Record . November 3, 1995. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Clemson Senior Leads Team". News & Record . November 6, 2002. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  5. ↑ Leung, Brian J. (November 3, 2010). "Farrelly Earns ACC Offensive Player of the Year". Streaking the Lawn. SB Nation . Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  6. ↑ Curtis, Jake (November 6, 2024). "Cal's Karlie Lema Named ACC Soccer Player of the Year". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "2025 All-ACC Women's Soccer Awards Announced". Atlantic Coast Conference . Retrieved November 5, 2025.
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  10. ↑ Bernadeau (December 12, 2021). "Women's Soccer: Navarre grad Emily Madril explains elation of winning national title with FSU". Pensacola News Journal . Retrieved December 2, 2024.
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  13. ↑ Nee, Chris (November 5, 2015). "Ten from FSU Soccer honored on 2015 All-ACC Teams". 247Sports . Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  14. ↑ Backstrom, Andy (November 1, 2018). "Coffey Selected ACC Midfielder of the Year". The Heights . Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  15. ↑ Koh, Michael (November 2, 2023). "6 Tar Heels Earn All-ACC Women's Soccer Honors; Sentnor Named Midfielder of the Year". Chapelboro.com . Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Cristina Roque named ACC Goalkeeper of the Year". Tomahawk Nation. SB Nation. November 2, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Tiger named ACC goalkeeper of year, nine Tigers make all-conference total". USA Today . November 1, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  18. ↑ Bruno, Steve (November 14, 2013). "'Not a freshman': Andrews shines beyond her years" . The Equalizer. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  19. ↑ Trendel, Avery (November 4, 2016). "UNC's Bridgette Andrzejewski Named ACC Women's Soccer Freshman of the Year". Chapelboro.com . Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  20. ↑ Ray, Dalton (November 5, 2017). "Emina Ekic named ACC Co-Freshman of the Year". The Louisville Cardinal . Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  21. ↑ Shiers, Mike (November 13, 2020). "Godfrey named ACC Freshman of the Year; Five UVA players honored". WVIR-TV . Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  22. ↑ "2024 All-ACC Women's Soccer Awards Announced". Atlantic Coast Conference. November 6, 2024. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
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