CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – A total of 12 matchups are on the Atlantic Coast Conference women’s soccer slate for this week, beginning with six key league contests on Thursday, October 23.

ACC Network will feature a doubleheader on Thursday, beginning with the lone top-25 matchup of the week when No. 11 Florida State visits No. 3 Virginia for a 6 p.m. ET kickoff. Both the Seminoles and Cavaliers are tied for fourth in the standings with 14 points apiece. In the nightcap at 8 p.m. ET, top-ranked Notre Dame hits the road to face Virginia Tech.

On Sunday, October 26, ACCN will close out the weekend with an in-state showdown as No. 7 Duke travels to NC State. Both teams are currently riding three-game winning streaks. The Wolfpack, who did not record their first win until September 7, have gone unbeaten in their last six matches (4-0-2).

Tickets are now on sale for the semifinals and final of the 2025 Ally ACC Women’s Soccer Championship at First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina. For more information, click HERE.

Noting ACC Women’s Soccer
• A nation-best seven ACC teams are ranked in the latest United Soccer Coaches Poll, including the top three spots: Notre Dame (No. 1), Stanford (No. 2), Virginia (No. 3), Duke (No. 7), Florida State (No. 11), Louisville (No. 20) and North Carolina (No. 23). Clemson and Wake Forest are receiving votes.
• Notre Dame is the fifth different ACC team to be ranked No. 1 in the United Soccer Coaches Poll this season, joining North Carolina, Duke, Stanford and Virginia.
• In the last 31 weeks of the United Soccer Coaches Poll, dating back to 2023, an ACC team has been ranked No. 1 in all but 3 weeks.
• A nation-best eight ACC teams are in the top 25 of the latest RPI, including four in the top 10: Notre Dame (No. 1), Virginia (No. 2), Stanford (No. 5), Duke (No. 10), Louisville (No. 12), Florida State (No. 14), North Carolina (No. 17) and Wake Forest (No. 25).
• Four ACC teams landed in the NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Committee Top 16 Ranking announced by the NCAA on October 12: Notre Dame (No. 1), Virginia (No. 2), Florida State (No. 6) and Duke (No. 8).
• ACC teams finished the non-conference portion of the regular season with 81 victories, tied for the most among all conferences.
• ACC teams went 15-9-7 (.597) against peer Power Four opponents and finished 5-2-5 (.625) against ranked teams.
• Stanford redshirt-senior forward Andrea Kitahata has been named the ACC Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week, while California senior goalkeeper Teagan Wy was selected as the Defensive Player of the Week for matches played October 13-19.
• A nation-best 15 players from the ACC were named to the Midseason Hermann Trophy Watch List.
• Three ACC teams are in the top 10 nationally in total goals: Stanford (No. 1 – 56), Notre Dame (No. 4 – 46) and Louisville (No. 5 – 44).
• Virginia’s Lia Godfrey has played in 99 matches, the most among all active Division I players.
• The 38th annual Ally ACC Women's Soccer Tournament is set for Sunday, November 2, with first-round matchups on campus sites before moving to First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina for the semifinals and final.
• North Carolina claimed its 23rd national championship with a 1-0 victory over Wake Forest in the final of the 2024 Women's College Cup. The title was UNC's 22nd NCAA championship after winning the AIWA National Championship in 1981.
• The title was the ACC's 26th women's soccer national championship. Current membership has combined to win 32 national championships (North Carolina - 22, Florida State - 4, Stanford - 3, Notre Dame - 3). No school outside the ACC has won more than two national titles.
• For the first time in Women's College Cup history, the ACC sent all four teams to the national semifinals, as Duke, North Carolina, Stanford and Wake Forest all advanced. It marks the first time a conference has sent four teams to the Women's College Cup.

Recent Results
Thursday, October 16
at Clemson 1, #17 Wake Forest 0 *
California 2, at Miami 0 *
#2 Stanford 2, at #7 Florida State 1 *

Friday, October 17
#23 North Carolina 3, at SMU 0 *
NC State 1, at Pitt 0 *

Saturday, October 18
at Louisville 1, #3 Virginia 1 *
#9 Duke 3, at Virginia Tech 2 *

Sunday, October 19
at #7 Florida State 2, California 2 *
#2 Stanford 3, at Miami 2 *
Boston College 1, at Syracuse 0 *

Upcoming Schedule (All Times ET)
Thursday, October 23
# 11 Florida State at #3 Virginia | 6 p.m. | ACCN *
Pitt at Wake Forest | 7 p.m. | ACCNX *
#20 Louisville at NC State | 7 p.m. | ACCNX *
Syracuse at #7 Duke | 7 p.m. | ACCNX *
#23 North Carolina at Miami | 7 p.m. | ACCNX *
#1 Notre Dame at Virginia Tech | 8 p.m. | ACCN *

Friday, October 24
Clemson at Boston College | 7 p.m. | ACCNX *

Saturday, October 25
SMU at #2 Stanford | 10 p.m. | ACCNX *

Sunday, October 26
Syracuse at #23 North Carolina | 1 p.m. | ACCNX *
#1 Notre Dame at Wake Forest | 2 p.m. | ACCNX *
Pitt at #3 Virginia | 2 p.m. | ACCNX *
#7 Duke at NC State | 7 p.m. | ACCN *

* - ACC match