2024 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season
Sports season
The 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season was the 36th season of women's varsity soccer in the conference. This was the first season where seventeen teams compete in the conference, after the additions of California , SMU , and Standford on July 1, 2024.[ 2]
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.[ 3] [ 4]
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 won its fifth consecutive tournament title. The ACC sent nine teams to the NCAA tournament and Duke and Florida State both earned first seeds. Six of the final eight teams, and all of the final four teams were from the ACC. North Carolina prevailed over Wake Forest in the final.[ 5] 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 new coaches:
Boston College fired head coach Jason Lowe after five season with the team.[ 6] Chris Watkins was hired as his replacement on December 14, 2023.[ 7]
Miami fired head coach Sarah Barnes after six season with the program.[ 8] Ken Masuhr was hired as the new head coach on December 5, 2023.[ 9]
Head coaching records
Team
Head coach
Years at school
Overall record
Record at school
ACC record
Boston College
Chris Watkins
1
79–33–16
0–0–0
0–0–0
California
Neil McGuire
18
222–174–47
178–105–41
0–0–0
Clemson
Eddie Radwanski
14
282–146–48
143–81–34
61–57–13
Duke
Robbie Church
24
381–196–77
293–147–66
112–70–39
Florida State
Brian Pensky
3
39–3–4
39–3–4
17–2–1
Louisville
Karen Ferguson-Dayes
23
204–192–46
204–192–46
36–50–13
Miami
Ken Masuhr
1
0–0–0
0–0–0
0–0–0
North Carolina
Anson Dorrance
46
896–80–50
896–80–50
226–30–18
NC State
Tim Santoro
12
86–98–29
86–98–29
27–63–13
Notre Dame
Nate Norman
7
126–73–25
68–38–12
33–20–2
Pittsburgh
Randy Waldrum
7
461–153–37
62–45–8
27–38–5
SMU
Nicole Nelson
3
21–10–6
21–10–6
0–0–0
Stanford
Paul Ratcliffe
22
431–101–46
376–67–39
0–0–0
Syracuse
Nicky Adams
6
18–51–8
18–51–8
3–39–5
Virginia
Steve Swanson
24
475–171–73
371–108–62
147–51–29
Virginia Tech
Charles Adair
14
155–83–27
155–83–27
59–57–16
Wake Forest
Tony da Luz
27
348–237–60
303–196–58
103–118–28
Notes
Records shown are prior to the 2024 season
Years at school includes the 2024 season
Pre-season
Hermann Trophy Watchlist
The Hermann Trophy preseason watchlist was released on August 15, 2024.[ 10]
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 8, one week prior to the season starting.
Pre-season Coaches Poll
Source:[ 11]
Pre-season All-ACC Team
Source:[ 11]
Regular season
Conference Matrix
The table below shows head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team played ten matches. Each team did not play every other team. DNP indicates teams that did not play each other.
Boston College
California
Clemson
Duke
Florida State
Louisville
Miami
North Carolina
NC State
Notre Dame
Pittsburgh
SMU
Stanford
Syracuse
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest
vs. Boston College
–
DNP
2–0
7–0
1–0
0–0
0–3
DNP
1–2
2–2
DNP
1–0
DNP
1–3
DNP
1–2
DNP
vs. California
DNP
–
DNP
2–1
DNP
2–1
2–3
1–0
1–3
5–2
0–1
2–3
2–3
DNP
DNP
DNP
2–2
vs. Clemson
0–2
DNP
–
3–1
3–0
0–0
1–2
6–0
1–0
DNP
4–1
DNP
DNP
DNP
1–0
2–1
DNP
vs. Duke
0–7
1–2
1–3
–
DNP
1–3
DNP
2–3
DNP
3–3
DNP
0–3
1–4
DNP
1–3
DNP
0–2
vs. Florida State
0–1
DNP
0–3
DNP
–
DNP
0–1
2–4
DNP
DNP
1–7
1–1
DNP
1–5
0–4
3–2
4–1
vs. Louisville
0–0
1–2
0–0
3–1
DNP
–
DNP
5–0
0–1
0–0
3–1
DNP
1–0
DNP
DNP
5–1
DNP
vs. Miami
3–0
3–2
2–1
DNP
1–0
DNP
–
DNP
DNP
DNP
0–0
3–3
1–0
1–3
3–1
0–0
DNP
vs. North Carolina
DNP
0–1
0–6
3–2
4–2
0–5
DNP
–
DNP
DNP
0–1
DNP
1–0
0–1
2–3
DNP
0–1
vs. NC State
2–1
3–1
0–1
DNP
DNP
1–0
DNP
DNP
–
1–1
DNP
DNP
2–0
1–1
3–0
0–0
3–0
vs. Notre Dame
2–2
2–5
DNP
3–3
DNP
0–0
DNP
DNP
1–1
–
2–3
DNP
0–3
0–3
0–1
2–0
DNP
vs. Pittsburgh
DNP
1–0
1–4
DNP
7–1
1–3
0–0
1–0
DNP
3–2
–
DNP
1–1
0–3
DNP
DNP
2–0
vs. SMU
0–1
3–2
DNP
3–0
1–1
DNP
3–3
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
–
2–1
1–4
2–1
1–0
2–1
vs. Stanford
DNP
3–2
DNP
4–1
DNP
0–1
0–1
0–1
0–2
3–0
1–1
1–2
–
DNP
DNP
DNP
1–0
vs. Syracuse
3–1
DNP
DNP
DNP
5–1
DNP
3–1
1–0
1–1
3–0
3–0
4–1
DNP
–
DNP
1–0
3–0
vs. Virginia
DNP
DNP
0–1
3–1
4–0
DNP
1–3
3–2
0–3
1–0
DNP
1–2
DNP
DNP
–
0–1
3–0
vs. Virginia Tech
2–1
DNP
1–2
DNP
2–3
1–5
0–0
DNP
0–0
0–2
DNP
0–1
DNP
0–1
1–0
–
DNP
vs. Wake Forest
DNP
2–2
DNP
2–0
1–4
DNP
DNP
1–0
0–3
DNP
0–2
1–2
0–1
0–3
0–3
DNP
–
Total
4–4–2
5–4–1
2–7–1
9–0–1
7–2–1
2–5–3
1–6–3
7–3–0
1–6–3
5–1–4
3–5–2
2–6–2
5–4–1
0–9–1
5–5–0
6–2–2
7–2–1
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
Final
Boston College
California
RV
18
17
25
RV
Clemson
5
RV
RV
25
Duke
24
RV
8
3т
3
2
1 (6)
1 (8)
1 (8)
1 (8)
3
Florida State
1 (8)
1 (8)
1 (8)
3 (2)
3
2
7
6
22
22
17
6
13
Louisville
Miami
NC State
25
North Carolina
8т
5
5
2
10
8
4
3
2 (2)
4
4
8
1 (8)
Notre Dame
15
14
9
9т
13
16
13
17
13
12
7
13
6
Pittsburgh
7
7
RV
RV
RV
SMU
Stanford
2
2
2
1 (6)
1 (8)
1 (8)
6
9
7
6
12
14т
4
Syracuse
Virginia
RV
21т
7
4
2
14
19
25
25
23
24
RV
RV
Virginia Tech
21т
RV
21
RV
21
18
19
12
7
Wake Forest
RV
RV
18
RV
RV
13
5
4
3
2
2
3
2
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
Wk 17
Final
Boston College
California
22
13
10
10
25
Clemson
6
16
13
11
18
Duke
21
21
8
5
3
1
1
2
2
5
5
3
3
3
Florida State
1
1
1
4
3
3
7
4
12
7
6
4
4
1
1
17
17
17
Louisville
Miami
North Carolina
13
9
4
2
8
6
2
2
1
6
5
8
9
4
4
2
2
1
NC State
Notre Dame
12
20
17
13
11
16
9
9
8
11
7
10
13
14
14
6
7
7
Pittsburgh
3
6
19
16
16
13
16
15
13
8
SMU
Stanford
2
2
2
1
1
1
6
7
5
5
9
11
15
15
15
7
4
4
Syracuse
Virginia
23
22
5
3
2
8
10
10
Virginia Tech
20
24
24
22
8
8
8
Wake Forest
20
20
22
15
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
Players of the Week
Postseason
ACC Tournament
NCAA tournament
Awards and honors
Conference end of season awards were released on November 6, 2024, prior to the semifinals of the ACC Tournament. Karlie Lema was named Offensive Player of the Year, Maggie Graham won Midfielder of the Year, Cameron Roller won Defensive Player of the Year, Leah Freeman won Goalkeeper of the Year, and Robbie Church was named Coach of the Year. A full list of award winners and All-ACC Teams is shown below.[ 23]
ACC Awards
All-Americans
2024 United Soccer Coaches All-Americans
First Team
Second Team
Third Team
Fourth Team
Leah Freeman , GK, Duke
Maggie Graham, MF, Duke
Kate Faasse , FW, North Carolina
Caiya Hanks, FW, Wake Forest
Cameron Roller, DF, Duke
Hannah Bebar, MF, Duke
Jordynn Dudley , FW, Florida State
Izzy Engle , FW, Notre Dame
Emily Colton, MF, Wake Forest
Zara Chavoshi, DF, Wake Forest
Heather Gilchrist, DF, Florida State
Mia Bhuta , MF, Stanford
Tessa Dellarose , MF, North Carolina
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^ Olorunfemi, Victor (December 5, 2023). "Florida State Caps off Legendary Season" . topdrawersoccer.com . TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved December 5, 2023 .
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^ "Boston College Announces Change in Women's Soccer Leadership" . bceagles.com . Boston College Athletics. October 31, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2024 .
^ "Boston College Names Chris Watkins Head Women's Soccer Coach" . bceagles.com . Boston College Athletics. December 14, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2024 .
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^ "University of Miami Athletics Hires Ken Masuhr as Head Soccer Coach" . miamihurricanes.com . University of Miami Athletics. December 5, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2024 .
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