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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – In a rematch of the title tilt of the 2023 Ally ACC Women’s Soccer Championship, top seeds Florida State and Clemson will meet in the NCAA Women’s College Cup semifinals on Friday at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina, with the winner advancing to the championship match on Monday.
All three matches of this College Cup will be televised on ESPNU, beginning Friday when the Seminoles and Tiges link up for the third time this season. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. In the second semifinal, future ACC member and second-seeded Stanford faces top-seeded BYU at 8:30 p.m. The National Championship match is scheduled for Monday, December 4, at 6 p.m.
With the ACC guaranteed a spot in the National Championship match, the league will continue its streak of having sent at least one team to the title match every season since 2018. Florida State has appeared in the College Cup final in two of the last three seasons.
The Seminoles are seeking their fourth national championship and second in the last three years. FSU has yet to allow a goal during its 2023 NCAA Tournament campaign, becoming the first team since North Carolina in 2020 to not allow a goal on its way to the College Cup. Since defeating Clemson in the ACC final, 2-1, the Seminoles have outscored their opponents 14-0 over their last four matches. Goalkeeper Cristina Roque is tied for second among active Division I goalkeepers with 39 career shutouts.
Clemson makes its first-ever appearance in the College Cup, becoming the 10th different team from current membership to advance to the Final Four. Goalkeeper Halle Mackiewicz, who has played the most minutes of all Division I goalkeepers, has made eight saves during the Tigers’ NCAA Tournament run, not including a key stop in Clemson’s 5-3 shootout win over Georgia in the third round.
This will be the third matchup between Florida State and Clemson this season, with the Seminoles winning the previous two meetings. During the regular season, the teams played a six-goal thriller with the Noles capturing a 4-2 win inside Historic Riggs Field on September 15. The teams met again in the conference title match on November 5, with ACC Player of the Year Onyi Echegini scoring both of FSU’s goals in a 2-1 win, as FSU claimed its fourth consecutive championship.
NCAA Tournament - First Round
Friday, November 10
at #1 Florida State 5, Morehead State 0
at #3 North Carolina 3, Towson 1
at #1 Clemson 2, Radford 0
Saturday, November 11
at #3 Notre Dame 2, Valparaiso 0
at #7 Pitt 6, Ohio State 0
NCAA Tournament - Second Round
Friday, November 17
#3 North Carolina 1, vs. #6 Alabama 0
Lubbock, Texas
vs. #6 Memphis 3, #3 Notre Dame 2
Fayetteville, Ark.
at #1 Clemson 2 , #8 Columbia 1
at #1 Florida State 1, #8 Texas A&M 0
#7 Pitt 4, at #2 Arkansas 3
NCAA Tournament - Third Round
Sunday, November 19
#3 North Carolina 1, at #2 Texas Tech 0
at #1 Clemson 1, #4 Georgia 1
Clemson advances 5-3 in penalty kicks
at #1 Florida State 5, #5 Texas 0
#7 Pitt 3, vs. #6 Memphis 0
Fayetteville, Ark.
NCAA Tournament - Quarterfinals
Friday, November 24
at #1 Florida State 3, #7 Pitt 0
at #1 BYU 4, #3 North Carolina 3
Saturday, November 25
at #1 Clemson 2, #2 Penn State 1
College Cup Semifinal
Friday, December 1
#1 Florida State vs. #1 Clemson | 6 p.m. | ESPNU
Cary, N.C.
NCAA Tournament - College Cup Final
Monday, December 4
#1 Florida State/#1 Clemson vs. #1 BYU/#2 Stanford | 6 p.m. | ESPNU
Cary, N.C.
Rankings based off NCAA Tournament seeding
Noting ACC Women’s Soccer
• Through four rounds of the NCAA Tournament, ACC teams have combined for a 14-3-1 (.806) record, the most wins and best winning percentage among all conferences. The ACC is the only conference with multiple teams in this year's Women's College Cup.
• With Florida State and Clemson advancing, the ACC extends its streak to 19 straight appearances in the College Cup. The ACC has sent multiple teams to the College Cup three times in the last four seasons and nine times since 2011.
• Current membership has sent at least one team to every College Cup and won a total of 27 national championships, dating back to 1982. North Carolina has accounted for 21 titles, while Florida State and Notre Dame have won three apiece.
• Since 2018, the ACC has sent 11 teams to the College Cup, the most teams in that span. The next closest conference has sent just six (PAC-12).
• Making its first-ever appearance in the College Cup, Clemson becomes the 10th different ACC team to advance to the national semifinals.
• Florida State is making its fourth-straight appearance and 14th trip overall to the College Cup, the second-most appearances by an ACC team (North Carolina - 31).
• The ACC is the only conference to earn multiple No. 1 seeds in this year's NCAA Tournament, as Florida State and Clemson each earned a top seed. Excluding the 2020 shorten-field tournament, the ACC has earned multiple No. 1 seeds for six straight seasons.
• Florida State is one of only two undefeated teams in Division I and holds the best winning percentage in the country at .976. For the first time since 2015, the Seminoles have shutout all four of their opponents in the NCAA Tournament. This year's Seminoles are the first team since North Carolina in 2020 to advance to the College Cup without allowing a goal.
• Of the 16 teams that have advanced to the Elite Eight the last two seasons, nine have been from the ACC.
• The ACC has had the most or tied for the most Elite Eight teams in each of the last four seasons. Within the span, 16 ACC teams have advanced to the Elite Eight, as the next closest conference has sent just five.
• Florida State, Pitt and Clemson rank in the top 10 nationally in total goals, as the Seminoles lead the ACC and rank fourth nationally with 68 goals. Pitt is sixth with 64, while Clemson is eighth with 56. The Seminoles lead the nation in scoring offense at 3.24 goals per game.
• Three ACC standouts were named semifinalists for the 2023 MAC Hermann Trophy: Jordynn Dudley (Florida State), Onyi Echegini (Florida State) and Eva Gaetino (Notre Dame). An ACC player has won the trophy the last three seasons.
• Clemson goalkeeper Halle Mackiewicz, who has played the most minutes of any Division I goalkeeper this season, is tied for the most shutouts in the nation with 13, as she broke the program record in the Tigers' first-round win over Wake Forest at the 2023 Ally ACC Women’s Soccer Tournament. The 13 clean sheets are the most by an ACC goalkeeper since North Carolina's Claudia Dickey posted 15 in 2020.