2018 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season
Sports season
The 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season will be the 30th season of women's varsity soccer in the conference.
The Duke Blue Devils the defending regular season champions. The North Carolina Tar Heels are the defending ACC tournament Champions.
Changes from 2017
Pre-Season
Pittsburgh fired their coach Greg Miller on November 3, 2017.[ 2] On December 19, 2017 Randy Waldrum was announced as his replacement.[ 3]
Miami fired their coach Mary-Frances Monroe on January 15, 2018, after 5 seasons as head coach.[ 4] On February 27, 2018 Sarah Barnes was announced as the new head coach. Barnes was hired from George Washington University.[ 5]
Notre Dame's coach Theresa Romagnolo resigned on January 22, 2018, citing the desire to spend more time with her family.[ 6] Assistant coach Nate Norman was promoted to head coach on February 20, 2018.[ 7]
Post-Season
Boston College's coach Allison Foley resigned on December 12, 2018 citing the desire to pursue other opportunities.[ 8]
Teams
Stadiums and locations
Team
Stadium
Capacity
Boston College Eagles
Newton Soccer Complex
2,500
Clemson Tigers
Riggs Field
6,500
Duke Blue Devils
Koskinen Stadium
7,000
Florida State Seminoles
Seminole Soccer Complex
1,600
Louisville Cardinals
Lynn Stadium
5,300
Miami Hurricanes
Cobb Stadium
500
NC State Wolfpack
Dail Soccer Stadium
3,000
North Carolina Tar Heels
Fetzer Field
5,025
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Alumni Stadium
2,500
Pittsburgh Panthers
Ambrose Urbanic Field
735
Syracuse Orange
SU Soccer Stadium
5,000
Virginia Cavaliers
Klöckner Stadium
8,000
Virginia Tech Hokies
Thompson Field
2,500
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Spry Stadium
3,000
1. ^ Georgia Tech does not sponsor women's soccer
Personnel
Pre-season
Hermann Trophy Watchlist
Prior to the season, seven ACC women's soccer players were named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watchlist.[ 27]
Pre-season poll
The ACC women's soccer pre-season poll was determined by a vote of all 14 ACC women's soccer head coaches. The poll was voted on as teams began their pre-season training during the first week of August. The coaches also voted on a pre-season all-ACC team. Results were released on August 6.[ 28]
Pre-season coaches poll
North Carolina – 183 (4)
Florida State – 174 (5)
Virginia – 173 (2)
Duke – 151 (3)
NC State – 144
Clemson – 120
Notre Dame – 111
Wake Forest – 104
Louisville – 75
Boston College – 72
Virginia Tech – 66
Syracuse – 40
Miami – 34
Pittsburgh – 23
First Place Votes shown in ()
Source:[ 28]
Pre-season All-ACC Team
Source:[ 28]
Regular season
Conference matrix
The table below shows head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team plays 10 matches. Each team does not play every other team.
Boston College
Clemson
Duke
Florida State
Louisville
Miami
North Carolina
NC State
Notre Dame
Pittsburgh
Syracuse
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest
vs. Boston College
–
1–2
2–1
1–2
–
1–1 (2OT)
1–0
0–2
–
0–7
0–3
–
0–3
2–1
vs. Clemson
2–1
–
3–2
0–1
–
1–2 (OT)
1–0
–
–
0–2
0–3
0–1 (2OT)
1–3
2–1
vs. Duke
1–2
2–3
–
–
1–2
0–2
–
1–1 (2OT)
0–2
–
0–4
2–1
0–2
2–3
vs. Florida State
2–1
1–0
–
–
–
1–0
1–0
1–1 (2OT)
0–4
0–4
–
0–2
0–3
1–2
vs. Louisville
–
–
2–1
–
–
0–3
5–1
1–2
0–2
0–2
0–1
1–0
1–0
0–2
vs. Miami
1–1 (2OT)
2–1 (OT)
2–0
0–1
3–0
–
2–0
1–0
–
2–3
0–1
–
2–0
–
vs. North Carolina
0–1
0–1
–
0–1
1–5
0–2
–
–
1–2
0–3
1–7
–
0–2
0–1
vs. NC State
2–0
–
1–1 (2OT)
1–1 (2OT)
2–1
0–1
–
–
2–1
0–6
3–6
2–1
–
2–0
vs. Notre Dame
–
–
2–0
4–0
2–0
–
2–1
1–2
–
0–2
1–5
3–0
2–1
0–1
vs. Pittsburgh
7–0
2–0
–
4–0
2–0
3–2
3–0
6–0
2–0
–
–
7–0
2–0
–
vs. Syracuse
3–0
3–0
4–0
–
1–0
1–0
7–1
6–3
5–1
–
–
4–0
–
3–0
vs. Virginia
–
1–0 (2OT)
1–2
2–0
0–1
–
–
1–2
0–3
0–7
0–4
–
1–0
1–5
vs. Virginia Tech
3–0
3–1
2–0
3–0
0–1
0–2
2–0
–
1–2
0–2
–
0–1
–
–
vs. Wake Forest
1–2
1–2
3–2
2–1
2–0
–
1–0
0–2
1–0
–
0–3
5–1
–
–
Total
6–3–1
6–4–0
8–1–1
5–4–1
6–4–0
3–6–1
10–0–0
3–5–2
4–6–0
0–10–0
0–10–0
7–3–0
5–5–0
4–6–0
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
Final
Boston College
RV
RV
11
11
8
11
19
20
22
RV
Clemson
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
23
25
RV
Duke
3
11
12
14
13
12
15
17
11
10
5
8
9
10
Florida State
10
6
4
3
2
7
10
10
13
14
9
7
5
1 (34 )
Louisville
RV
24
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
Miami
North Carolina
6
4
3
2
6
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
NC State
20
16
13
13
17
16
21
23
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
22
Notre Dame
14
20
RV
RV
Pittsburgh
Syracuse
Virginia
8
7
6
6
5
4
6
8
6
6
11
11
12
11
Virginia Tech
RV
21
Wake Forest
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
25
Top Drawer 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
Wk 12
Wk 13
Wk 14
Wk 15
Wk 16
Final
Boston College
RV
14
16
12
14
20
22
25
Clemson
Duke
7
7
11
11
8
8
7
13
14
9
9
6
9
10
10
12
12
12
Florida State
9
9
8
5
3
3
9
15
12
17
18
15
12
4
4
4
3
1
Louisville
RV
25
RV
RV
RV
RV
Miami
North Carolina
3
3
3
3
12
9
8
5
2
2
2
2
2
6
6
5
4
2
NC State
16
16
16
15
18
19
17
24
RV
RV
RV
RV
21
21
21
Notre Dame
19
19
17
25
Pittsburgh
Syracuse
Virginia
5
5
5
4
2
2
2
3
8
6
6
9
6
7
7
9
9
9
Virginia Tech
23
23
23
23
Wake Forest
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
Players of the Week
Week
Offensive Player of the week
Defensive of the week
Week 1 - Aug. 21[ 29]
Maisie Whitsett, Louisville
Julia Ashley, North Carolina
Mandy McGlynn , Virginia Tech
Week 2 - Aug. 28[ 30]
Kia Rankin, NC State
Brooke Heinsohn, Duke
Week 3 - Sep. 4[ 31]
Yujie Zhao , Florida State
Nonie Frishette, Wake Forest
Week 4 - Sep. 11[ 32]
Rebecca Jarrett, Virginia
Brooke Bollinger, Florida State
Brianna Westrup, Virginia
Week 5 - Sep. 18[ 33]
Rachel Jones, North Carolina
Taylor Otto , North Carolina
Week 6 – Sep. 25[ 34]
Jenna Bike , Boston College
Alexis Bryant, Boston College
Mariana Speckmaier , Clemson
Week 7 – Oct. 2[ 35]
Alessia Russo , North Carolina
Mandy McGlynn (2), Virginia Tech
Week 8 - Oct. 9[ 36]
Sam Coffey , Boston College
Alexis Bryant (2), Boston College
Sandy MacIver , Clemson
Week 9 – Oct. 16[ 37]
Taylor Racioppi, Duke
Sydney Wootten, NC State
Week 10 - Oct. 23[ 38]
Deyna Castellanos , Florida State
Natalia Kuikka , Florida State
Brooke Bingham, North Carolina
Week 11 – Oct. 30[ 39]
Mariana Speckmaier (2), Clemson
Phallon Tullis-Joyce , Miami
Postseason
ACC tournament
NCAA tournament
An NCAA record 10 ACC teams were selected to the 2018 Women's Soccer Tournament. Additionally, two teams received No. 1 seeds and five total teams were seeded.[ 40]
Seed
Region
School
1st round
2nd round
3rd round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship
1
Tallahassee
Florida State
W 1–0 vs. Loyola Chicago – (Tallahassee, FL )
W 3–1 vs. South Florida – (Tallahassee, FL )
T 1–1 (5–4 PKs) vs. USC – (Tallahassee, FL )
W 1–0 vs. Penn State – (Tallahassee, FL )
W 2–0 vs. Stanford – (Cary, NC )
W 1–0 vs. North Carolina – (Cary, NC )
1
Cary
North Carolina
W 4–0 vs. Howard – (Cary, NC )
W 4–1 vs. Kansas – (Cary, NC )
W 3–0 vs. Virginia Tech – (Cary, NC )
T 2–2 (4–2 PKs) vs. UCLA – (Cary, NC )
W 1–0 (OT) vs. Georgetown – (Cary, NC )
L 0–1 vs. Florida State – (Cary, NC )
3
Washington D.C.
Virginia
W 2–0 vs. Monmouth – (Charlottesville, VA )
T 0–0 (4–2 PKs) vs. Texas Tech – (Washington, D.C. )
L 1–2 vs. Baylor – (Waco, Texas )
4
Stanford
Boston College
L 1–4 vs. Hofstra – (Chestnut Hill, MA )
4
Washington D.C.
Duke
W 1–0 vs. Rutgers – (Durham, NC )
W 3–0 vs. Lipscomb – (Washington, D.C. )
L 1–4 vs. Georgetown – (Washington, D.C. )
Stanford
Clemson
L 1–2 vs. Ole Miss – (Clemson, SC )
Stanford
Louisville
L 1–2 vs. Tennessee – (Knoxville, TN )
Cary
NC State
W 1–0 vs. Northwestern – (Raleigh, NC )
T 1–1 (5–4 PKs) vs. Santa Clara – (Cary, NC )
L 0–5 vs. UCLA – (Los Angeles, CA )
Chapel Hill
Virginia Tech
W 1–0 vs. Texas – (Austin, TX )
W 1–0 vs. Arkansas – (Cary, NC )
L 0–3 vs. North Carolina – (Cary, NC )
Tallahassee
Wake Forest
W 1–0 vs. Ohio State – (Winston-Salem, NC )
T 2–2 (6–5 PKs) vs. West Virginia – (Morgantown, WV )
L 0–1 vs. Penn State – (Morgantown, WV )
W–L (%):
7–3 (.700)
4–0–3 (.786)
1–5–1 (.214)
1–0–1 (.750)
2–0 (1.000)
1–1 (.500) Total: 16–9–5 (.617)
Awards and honors
All-Americans
ACC Awards
2018 ACC Women's Soccer Individual Awards [ 42]
Award
Recipient(s)
Offensive Player of the Year
Alessia Russo - North Carolina
Coach of the Year
Anson Dorrance - North Carolina
Defensive Player of the Year
Sam Staab - Clemson
Midfielder of the Year
Sam Coffey - Boston College
Freshman of the Year
Yujie Zhao - Florida State
2018 ACC Women's Soccer All-Conference Teams [ 42]
First Team
Second Team
Third Team
All-Freshman Team
Sam Coffey , So., M, Boston College
Sam Staab , Sr., D, Clemson
Kayla McCoy , Sr., F, Duke
Deyna Castellanos , Jr., F, Florida State
Yujie Zhao , Fr., M, Florida State
Emina Ekic , So., M, Louisville
Emily Fox , So., D, North Carolina
Taylor Otto , R-So., M, North Carolina
Brianna Pinto , Fr., M, North Carolina
Alessia Russo , So., F, North Carolina
Mandy McGlynn , Jr., GK, Virginia Tech
Mariana Speckmaier , So., F, Clemson
Taylor Racioppi, Sr., F, Duke
Ella Stevens , Jr., M, Duke
Jaelin Howell , Fr., M, Florida State
Natalia Kuikka , Sr., D, Florida State
Phallon Tullis-Joyce, R-Sr., GK, Miami
Julia Ashley, Sr., D, North Carolina
Tziarra King , Jr., F, NC State
Ricci Walkling, Jr., M, NC State
Phoebe McClernon , Jr., D, Virginia
Bayley Feist , Sr., M, Wake Forest
Sandy MacIver , Jr., GK, Clemson
Miranda Weslake, R-Sr., F, Clemson
Malia Berkely , R-So., D, Florida State
Brooklynn Rivers, Jr., F, Louisville
Courtney Petersen , R-Jr., D, Virginia
Dorian Bailey , Sr., M, North Carolina
Karin Muya, Gr., F, Notre Dame
Alexa Spaanstra , Fr., F, Virginia
Taryn Torres, So., M, Virginia
Kelsey Irwin, R-Jr., D, Virginia Tech
Peyton Perea , Sr., M, Wake Forest
Kayla Duran, Fr., D, Boston College
Delaney Graham, Fr., D, Duke
Sydney Simmons, Fr., M, Duke
Jaelin Howell , Fr., M, Florida State
Yujie Zhao , Fr., M, Florida State
Brianna Pinto, Fr., M, North Carolina
Rachel Jones, Fr., F, North Carolina
Rebecca Jarrett, Fr., F, Virginia
Alexa Spaanstra , Fr., F, Virginia
Emily Gray , Fr., M, Virginia Tech
Giovanna Demarco, Fr, M, Wake Forest
Draft picks
The ACC had 9 players selected in the 2019 NWSL Draft. This was the most selections in the draft from a single conference. The ACC had three players selected in the first round, three in the second round and three in the fourth round.[ 43]
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