Weekly ACC Notes
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) - The 27th season of ACC women's lacrosse opens regular-season play on Friday. The league grows to 10 programs this year as Clemson plays in its inaugural season. The Tigers open at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at home against Wofford on ACC Network. All 10 ACC teams are in action over the course of the weekend.
Six ACC programs were ranked among the top 20 in the preseason IL Women/IWLCA poll: North Carolina (1), Boston College (3), Syracuse (5), Duke (11), Virginia (13) and Notre Dame (16). That is the most of any league nationally. In the premier game nationally of the opening weekend, the No. 5 Orange play host to No. 4 Northwestern on Saturday at the JMI Wireless Dome in a rematch of a 2022 NCAA Quarterfinal match.
Reigning national champion North Carolina is the preseason favorite to win the ACC championship. The Tar Heels have won six straight ACC titles.
Upcoming Schedule
Friday, Feb. 10
No. 9 Denver at Louisville | 1 p.m. | ACCNX
Navy at No. 11 Duke | 2 p.m. | ACCNX
San Diego St. at No. 16 Notre Dame | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
No. 13 Virginia at No. 14 Stanford | 9 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 11
Pitt at Duquesne | Noon
No. 4 Northwestern at No. 5 Syracuse | Noon | ACCNX
USC at No. 3 Boston College | Noon | ACCNX
Virginia Tech at VCU | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
No. 12 James Madison at No. 1 North Carolina | 2 p.m. | ACCNX
Wofford at Clemson | 2:30 p.m. | ACCN
Sunday, Feb. 12
No. 25 Colorado at Louisville | Noon | ACCNX
No. 13 Virginia vs. UC Davis (at Stanford) | 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 15
UMass at Boston College | 3 p.m. | ACCNX
Furman at Clemson | 4 p.m.
Duke at Davidson | 4:30 p.m.
James Madison at Virginia Tech | 5 p.m. | ACCNX
Liberty at North Carolina | 5 p.m. | ACCNX
Thursday, Feb. 16
Pitt at Binghamton | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Notre Dame at Northwestern | 7 p.m.
All times Eastern; Rankings: IL Women/IWLCA
Noting ACC Women's Lacrosse
• 26 ACC student-athletes were named to the Preseason Inside Lacrosse All-America Team. Five ACC players were named to the first team. Both totals are the most of any conference.
• 18 of the 33 members of the 2022 All-ACC Team return, including eight first-teamers. ACC Freshman of the Year Rachel Clark of Virginia, a second-team All-ACC pick, is among the returnees.
• 20 ACC All-Americans from the 2022 season return this season, including three first-teamers: midfielder Belle Smith (BC), attack/draw Maddie Jenner (Duke) and attack Meaghan Tyrrell (Syracuse).
• Per Inside Lacrosse, six of the nation's top 10 impact transfers came to ACC schools for the 2023 season: A Lauren Figura (Saint Joseph's to UNC), D Kacy Hogarth (Maryland to Virginia), G Emily Lamparter (Maryland to Clemson), M Ella Little (UNC to Clemson), D Annika Meyer (Johns Hopkins to Virginia) and M Sophie Student (Virginia Tech to UNC).
• With the addition of Clemson, ACC teams will play a nine-game conference schedule this season.
• 31 ACC women's lacrosse games are slated for linear television, including 24 on ACC Network and seven on ESPNU. All nine games of the ACC Championship will air on ACC Network.
• North Carolina won the 2022 NCAA Championship, topping ACC rival Boston College, 12-11, in the title game in Baltimore. The ACC now owns 18 NCAA Women’s Lacrosse titles, including two straight.
• The Tar Heels finished with an unblemished 22-0 record and won the third national championship in program history.
• With UNC and BC, the ACC had at least two teams competing in the NCAA's Championship Weekend for the 17th time in league history, including the fourth straight.
• The ACC led all conferences with six teams in the 2022 NCAA field (UNC, BC, Syracuse, Duke, Notre Dame, Virginia). UNC (1), BC (3) and Syracuse (5) all were among the tournament’s top five seeds.
• The ACC had at least one team in the national semis in the 32nd straight tournament and 36th time overall, and had a team in the national title game for the 12th time in the last 13 seasons.
• For the third straight tournament, three ACC teams advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals.
• North Carolina won its sixth consecutive ACC Championship, matching the ACC women's lacrosse record for consecutive titles, set by Maryland from 2009-14.
• Three ACC head coaches rank among the top 10 active Division I head coaches in wins: UNC's Jenny Levy (3rd, 395), Virginia's Julie Myers (5th, 348) and Duke's Kerstin Kimel (6th, 332).
• The ACC's 10 head coaches have combined to win 1,747 career games. Seven have won at least 100 career games.