The 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season will be the 36th season of women's varsity soccer in the conference. This will be the first season where seventeen teams compete in the conference, after the additions of California , SMU , and Standford on July 1, 2024.[ 1]
2024 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season League NCAA Division I Sport Soccer Duration August 15, 2024 – December 2024 Number of teams 17 Season MVP Offensive: Midfielder: Defensive: 2025 →
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.[ 2] [ 3]
Stadiums and locations
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1. ^ Georgia Tech does not sponsor women's soccer
Head coaching changes
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Two ACC teams entered the season with new coaches:
Boston College fired head coach Jason Lowe after five season with the team.[ 4] Chris Watkins was hired as his replacement on December 14, 2023.[ 5]
Miami fired head coach Sarah Barnes after six season with the program.[ 6] Ken Masuhr was hired as the new head coach on December 5, 2023.[ 7]
Head coaching records
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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
Hermann Trophy Watchlist
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The Hermann Trophy preseason watchlist was released on August 15, 2024.[ 8]
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
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Source:[ 9]
Pre-season All-ACC Team
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Source:[ 9]
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
vs. Boston College
–
0–0
2–0
0–0
1–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
1–2
2–2
0–0
1–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
1–2
0–0
vs. California
0–0
–
0–0
2–1
0–0
0–0
2–3
1–0
1–3
0–0
0–1
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
2–2
vs. Clemson
0–2
0–0
–
3–1
3–0
0–0
1–2
0–0
0–0
0–0
4–1
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
2–1
0–0
vs. Duke
0–0
1–2
1–3
–
0–0
1–3
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–3
1–4
0–0
1–3
0–0
0–0
vs. Florida State
0–1
0–0
0–3
0–0
–
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
1–1
0–0
1–5
0–0
3–2
4–1
vs. Louisville
0–0
0–0
0–0
3–1
0–0
–
0–0
5–0
0–1
0–0
3–1
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
5–1
0–0
vs. Miami
0–0
3–2
2–1
0–0
0–0
0–0
–
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
3–3
1–0
0–0
3–1
0–0
0–0
vs. North Carolina
0–0
0–1
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–5
0–0
–
0–0
0–0
0–1
0–0
1–0
0–1
2–3
0–0
0–1
vs. NC State
2–1
3–1
0–0
0–0
0–0
1–0
0–0
0–0
–
1–1
0–0
0–0
2–0
0–0
3–0
0–0
0–0
vs. Notre Dame
2–2
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
1–1
–
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–3
0–1
0–0
0–0
vs. Pittsburgh
0–0
1–0
1–4
0–0
0–0
1–3
0–0
1–0
0–0
0–0
–
0–0
1–1
0–3
0–0
0–0
0–0
vs. SMU
0–1
0–0
0–0
3–0
1–1
0–0
3–3
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
–
2–1
1–4
2–1
1–0
0–0
vs. Stanford
0–0
0–0
0–0
4–1
0–0
0–0
0–1
0–1
0–2
0–0
1–1
1–2
–
0–0
0–0
0–0
1–0
vs. Syracuse
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
5–1
0–0
0–0
1–0
0–0
3–0
3–0
4–1
0–0
–
0–0
1–0
3–0
vs. Virginia
0–0
0–0
0–0
3–1
0–0
0–0
1–3
3–2
0–3
1–0
0–0
1–2
0–0
0–0
–
0–0
3–0
vs. Virginia Tech
2–1
0–0
1–2
0–0
2–3
1–5
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–1
0–0
0–1
0–0
–
0–0
vs. Wake Forest
0–0
2–2
0–0
0–0
1–4
0–0
0–0
1–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–1
0–3
0–3
0–0
–
Total
2–3–1
3–2–1
2–4–0
6–0–0
3–2–1
1–4–1
0–4–2
6–1–0
0–5–1
2–0–3
3–2–1
2–4–2
4–2–1
0–7–0
3–4–0
5–1–1
4–1–1
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
Clemson
5
RV
RV
25
Duke
24
RV
8
3т
3
2
1 (6)
1 (8)
Florida State
1 (8)
1 (8)
1 (8)
3 (2)
3
2
7
6
22
22
Louisville
Miami
NC State
25
North Carolina
8т
5
5
2
10
8
4
3
2 (2)
4
Notre Dame
15
14
9
9т
13
16
13
17
13
12
Pittsburgh
7
7
RV
RV
RV
SMU
Stanford
2
2
2
1 (6)
1 (8)
1 (8)
6
9
7
6
Syracuse
Virginia
RV
21т
7
4
2
14
19
25
25
23
Virginia Tech
21т
RV
21
RV
21
18
Wake Forest
RV
RV
18
RV
RV
13
5
4
3
2
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
Final
Boston College
California
22
13
10
10
Clemson
6
16
13
11
18
Duke
21
21
8
5
3
1
Florida State
1
1
1
4
3
3
7
4
12
7
Louisville
Miami
North Carolina
13
9
4
2
8
6
2
2
1
6
NC State
Notre Dame
12
20
17
13
11
16
9
9
8
11
Pittsburgh
3
6
19
16
16
13
16
15
13
8
SMU
Stanford
2
2
2
1
1
1
6
7
5
5
Syracuse
Virginia
23
22
5
3
2
8
10
10
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest
20
20
22
15
4
3
2
2
Week
Offensive Player of the week
Defensive Player of the week
Reference
Week 1 – August 20
Taylor Huff – Florida State
Tatum Galvin – Virginia
[ 10]
Week 2 – August 27
Olivia Thomas – North Carolina
Victoria Safradin – Virginia
[ 11]
Maggie Cagle – Virginia
Week 3 – September 3
Giovana Canali – Miami (FL)
Allie George – Virginia Tech
[ 12]
Week 4 – September 10
Karlie Lema – California
Cameron Roller – Duke
[ 13]
Week 5 – September 17
Caiya Hanks – Wake Forest
Jasmine Aikey – Stanford
[ 14]
Lauren Hargrove – Virginia Tech
Week 6 – September 24
Emily Colton – Wake Forest
Trinity Armstrong – North Carolina
[ 15]
Week 7 – October 1
Linda Ullmark – North Carolina
Malia McMahon – Notre Dame
[ 16]
Leah Freeman – Duke
Week 8 – October 8
Mia Oliaro – Duke
Claireese Foley – Miami (FL)
[ 17]
Emily Murphy – Wake Forest
Week 9 – October 15
Maggie Graham – Duke
Erynn Floyd – Louisville
[ 18]
Seed
School
Region
1st Round
2nd Round
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship
W–L (%):
0–0–0 (–)
0–0–0 (–)
0–0–0 (–)
0–0–0 (–)
0–0–0 (–)
0–0–0 (–) Total: 0–0–0 (–)
2024 ACC Women's Soccer Individual Awards
Award
Recipient(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
2024 ACC Women's Soccer All-Conference Teams
First Team
Second Team
Third Team
All-Freshman Team
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