CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – With a nation-best 15 victories through the first two rounds of the 2024 NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championship, six Atlantic Coast Conference teams remain and look to punch their tickets to next weekend’s quarterfinals. Broadcasting live on ESPN+, third round action kicks off on Sunday, November 24.
Duke, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Stanford, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest all advanced to the third round, the most teams the ACC has sent to the Sweet 16 since 2018. The ACC has sent at least four teams to the third round every season since 2020.
Overall, the ACC is 15-1-2 in this year’s tournament, as the league’s .889 winning percentage is the best among all conferences. All 16 teams remaining in this year’s field are from the ACC (6), Big Ten (7) and SEC (3).
The quarterfinals will be played on November 29 or 30. The 43rd annual NCAA Women’s College Cup will be played December 6 and 9 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina, with North Carolina and the city of Cary serving as hosts. The first national semifinal will be played and broadcast live on ESPNU at 5 p.m. ET Friday, December 6, followed by the second semifinal beginning at approximately 7:30 p.m. ET live on ESPNU. The national championship match will take place at 5 p.m. ET on Monday, December 9, and will also be broadcast live on ESPNU.
NCAA Tournament Results/Schedule (all times Eastern)
NCAA Tournament - First Round
Friday, November 15
at #1 Florida State 8, Samford 0
at #1 Duke 8, Howard 0
at #2 North Carolina 8, USC Upstate 0
at #2 Wake Forest 4, Morehead State 0
at #3 Stanford 5, UC Santa Barbara 0
at #4 Notre Dame 5, Milwaukee 1
at #4 Virginia 2, Princeton 1
at #7 Virginia Tech 2, Tennessee 1
Saturday, November 16
California 2, at #7 Pepperdine 1 (2OT)
NCAA Tournament – Second Round
Friday, November 22
#4 Notre Dame 3, #5 Kentucky 1
Starkville, Miss.
#3 Stanford 2, UConn 1
Fayetteville, Ark.
at #2 North Carolina 1, Santa Clara 0
at #2 Wake Forest 3, Colorado 1
at #1 Duke 3, #8 Texas Tech 0
#7 Virginia Tech 2, at #2 UCLA 1
at #2 Arkansas 1, California 0
vs. #5 Wisconsin 0, #4 Virginia 0 (Wisconsin advances 4-2 in penalties)
Los Angeles, Calif.
#8 Vanderbilt 3, at #1 Florida State 3 (Vanderbilt advances 4-3 in penalties)
NCAA Tournament – Third Round (All times ET)
Sunday, November 24
#3 Ohio State at #2 Wake Forest | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
#6 Minnesota at #2 North Carolina | 5 p.m. | ESPN+
#5 Michigan State at #1 Duke | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
#4 Notre Dame at #1 Mississippi State | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
#3 Stanford at #2 Arkansas | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
#7 Virginia Tech vs. #3 Iowa | 9 p.m. | ESPN+
Los Angeles, Calif.
Rankings based off NCAA Tournament seeding
Noting ACC Women’s Soccer
• Six ACC teams advanced to the third round of the 2024 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship, the second-most among all conferences. The ACC is a combined 15-1-2 in the NCAA Tournament, as its .889 winning percentage is the highest mark among all conferences.
• Duke, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Stanford, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest all advanced to the third round with victories, while Florida State and Virginia fell in penalties. California fell 1-0 to second-seeded Arkansas.
• The ACC finished the first round with a perfect 9-0 record and was the only power conference with an unbeaten record in the NCAA Tournament following the first round. ACC teams outscored their opponents by a combined score of 44-4.
• Within its nine first-round victories, the ACC became the first conference to eclipse 100 non-conference wins on the season.
• Nine ACC teams earned bids into the 2024 NCAA Women's Soccer Championship, headlined by Duke and Florida State earning No. 1 seeds. The ACC is the only conference with multiple No. 1 seeds.
• Excluding the 2020 season that featured a reduced field, the ACC has had multiple No. 1 seeds in every NCAA Women's Soccer Championship since 2017. In total, the ACC has seen 16 No. 1 seeds in that span with the next closest conference only having five.
• The ACC has earned 47 bids into the NCAA Women's Soccer Championship since 2019, the most among all conferences. The next closest has just 43 (SEC).
• Since 2019, the ACC has posted 85 victories in the NCAA Tournament, the most wins by any conference. The next closest conference has just 44 wins (Big Ten & SEC).
• In the 42 seasons of the Women's College Cup, current ACC membership has made 85 national semifinal appearances, just over 50 percent of all Women's College Cup participants (50.6 percent).
• Current membership has combined to win 31 national championships (North Carolina - 21, Florida State - 4, Stanford - 3, Notre Dame - 3). No school outside the ACC has won more than two national titles. FSU has won two of the last three national championships.
• Florida State captured its fifth straight ACC title with a 3-2 victory over North Carolina. The five straight titles is the longest streak since North Carolina won five-in-a-row from 2005-09. The Seminoles have not lost an ACC Tournament match since the semifinals of the 2019 edition.
• Florida State's Taylor Huff was named the Tournament MVP after scoring two goals and adding an assist in the Seminoles' three tournament matchups. Huff was one of five FSU players to be named to the All-Tournament Team.
• Florida State and North Carolina met in the Championship final for the 10th time with the first being in 2001. The Seminoles have won the last five meetings to claim the conference title.
• All six teams in this year's Ally ACC Women's Soccer Championship were ranked in the top 13 of the most recent United Soccer Coaches Poll. The teams included Duke (1), Wake Forest (3), Florida State (6), North Carolina (8), Virginia Tech (12) and Notre Dame (13). Teams outside of the tournament included Stanford at No. 14 and Virginia, which was receiving votes.
• Seven ACC teams, including the top three teams, were in the top 13 of the latest RPI released prior to the start of the NCAA Tournament. The ranking included Duke (1), North Carolina (2), Florida State (3), Wake Forest (7), Virginia (10), Notre Dame (12) and Stanford (13).
• The 2024 ACC Women's Soccer Annual Awards and All-ACC Teams were announced on Wednesday, November 6. California's Karlie Lema and Duke's Cameron Roller were voted the 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference Offensive Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, respectively, by the conference’s head coaches. Duke's Maggie Graham was voted Midfielder of the Year, while teammate Leah Freeman was tabbed the Goalkeeper of the Year. Notre Dame's Izzy Engle was named Freshman of the Year and Duke’s Robbie Church was voted Coach of the Year.
• The ACC closed the non-conference portion of the regular season, finishing with a nation-best 93 victories and a .792 winning percentage. The league finished with a 15-9-5 (.603) record against peer Power-4 conferences and posted five victories over Top 25 opponents.
• The ACC has three of the top 10 leading scorers in the country, as North Carolina's Kate Faasse and Notre Dame's Izzy Engle are tied for the conference lead and rank third nationally with 18 goals. California's Karlie Lema is 10th in the country with 16 goals.
• Duke (2nd, 3.42), Florida State (3rd, 3.33), Notre Dame (6th, 2.65) and North Carolina (10th, 2.45) all rank in the top 10 nationally in scoring offense.