Women's Soccer

This Week in ACC Women’s Soccer

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Decision Day in Atlantic Coast Conference women’s soccer has arrived, as the regular season concludes with eight league matchups set for Thursday, October 30.

ACC Network will feature a Decision Day doubleheader beginning at 6 p.m. ET, when Wake Forest visits No. 6 Florida State in a rematch of the 2024 Ally ACC Women’s Soccer Championship semifinals. The Demon Deacons are coming off a 1-1 draw against top-ranked Notre Dame, while the Seminoles picked up a key 3-2 win over No. 3 Virginia last Thursday.

The ACCN nightcap features NC State traveling to in-state rival North Carolina, as both teams look to play their way into the 2025 Ally ACC Women’s Soccer Championship field.

The postseason kicks off Sunday, November 2, with a pair of first-round matchups on campus sites before heading to First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park for the semifinals on Thursday, November 6, and the final on Sunday, November 9. Tickets are now on sale for the semifinals and final, click HERE for details.

Noting ACC Women’s Soccer
• A nation-best seven ACC teams are ranked in the latest United Soccer Coaches Poll, including the top two spots and five in the top 10: Notre Dame (No. 1), Stanford (No. 2), Florida State (No. 6), Virginia (No. 7), Duke (No. 10), Louisville (No. 21) and Clemson (No. 25). North Carolina and Wake Forest are currently 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 32 weeks of the United Soccer Coaches Poll, dating back to 2023, an ACC team has been ranked No. 1 in all but three weeks.
• A nation-best nine ACC teams are in the top 25 of the latest RPI, including four in the top 10 and six in the top 15: Notre Dame (No. 1), Virginia (No. 2), Stanford (No. 4), Florida State (No. 9), Louisville (No. 12), Duke (No. 14), Wake Forest (No. 21), North Carolina (No. 22) and Wake Forest (No. 23).
• 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.
• Florida State junior forward Jordynn Dudley and Notre Dame sophomore midfielder/forward Izzy Engle have been named the ACC Co-Offensive Players of the Week, while Louisville senior goalkeeper Erynn Floyd was selected as the ACC Defensive Player of the Week for matches played between October 20-26.
• 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 – 61), Notre Dame (No. 4 – 52) and Louisville (No. 6 – 48).
• Virginia’s Lia Godfrey has played in 101 matches, the most among all active Division I players.
• The 38th annual Ally ACC Women's Soccer Championship 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 last season. It marks the first time a conference has sent four teams to the Women's College Cup.

Recent Results
Thursday, October 23
at Wake Forest 2, Pitt 1 *
at #7 Duke 2, Syracuse 0 *
at Miami 2, #23 North Carolina 1 *
#11 Florida State 3, at #3 Virginia 2 *
#20 Louisville 3, at NC State 0 *
#1 Notre Dame 5, at Virginia Tech 0 *

Friday, October 24
Clemson 1, at Boston College 0 *

Saturday, October 25
at #2 Stanford 5, SMU 1 *

Sunday, October 26
at #23 North Carolina 4, Syracuse 2 *
at #3 Virginia 2, Pitt 0 *
#7 Duke 3, at NC State 1 *
at Wake Forest 1, #1 Notre Dame 1 *

Upcoming Schedule (All Times ET)
Thursday, October 30
Wake Forest at #6 Florida State | 6 p.m. | ACCN *
#2 Stanford at California | 6 p.m. | ACCNX *
SMU at #21 Louisville | 7 p.m. | ACCNX *
Boston College at #7 Virginia | 7 p.m. | ACCNX *
#1 Notre Dame at Pitt | 7 p.m. | ACCNX *
Miami at Virginia Tech | 7 p.m. | ACCNX *
#25 Clemson at #10 Duke | 7 p.m. | ACCNX *
NC State at North Carolina | 8 p.m. | ACCN *

Sunday, November 2
First Round - 2025 Ally ACC Women's Soccer Tournament
No. 6 Seed at No. 3 Seed | 6 or 8 p.m. | ACCN
No. 5 Seed at No. 4 Seed | 6 or 8 p.m. | ACCN

* - ACC match