CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – With the 2025 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) Playoffs presented by Google Pixel set to get underway on Friday, November 7, a total of 57 former standouts from current Atlantic Coast Conference schools will compete for a spot in the 2025 NWSL Championship on Saturday, November 22, in San Jose, California.
The top two seeds, No. 1 Kansas City Current and No. 2 Washington Spirit, feature the most former ACC players with nine each, while no playoff team has fewer than five former ACC standouts. The 57 former players are the most of any conference.
Last season, four players with ACC ties helped the Orlando Pride capture the 2024 NWSL Championship, defeating the Washington Spirit, 1-0. Former Florida State standout Emily Sands played the full 90 minutes in the title match and was named NWSL Defender of the Year.
The 2025 NWSL Playoffs begin Friday when the defending champion Pride face Seattle Reign FC at 8 p.m. ET on Amazon Prime. Quarterfinal action continues Saturday, November 8, when the Spirit take on Racing Louisville at noon ET on CBS. On Sunday, November 9, ABC will feature a doubleheader as Kansas City takes on Gotham FC at 12:30 p.m. ET, followed by the Portland Thorns against the San Diego Wave at 3 p.m. ET. The NWSL Championship final is set for November 22 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and Paramount+.
Kansas City Current
Alana Cook, Stanford
Michelle Cooper, Duke
Bayley Feist, Wake Forest
Clare Gagne, North Carolina
Haley Hopkins, Virginia
Laurel Ivory, Virginia
Lo'eau Labonta, Stanford
Mary Long, Duke
Ally Sentnor, North Carolina
Washington Spirit
Deborah Abiodun, Pitt
Gabrielle Carle, Florida State
Hal Hershfelt, Clemson
Audrey Kingsbury, Wake Forest
Casey Krueger, Florida State
Sandy MacIver, Clemson
Paige Metayer, California
Brittany Ratcliffe, Virginia
Andi Sullivan, Stanford
Portland Thorns
Deyna Castellanos, Florida State
Sam Coffey, Boston College
Caiya Hanks, Wake Forest
Sam Hiatt, Stanford
Naomi Powell, NC State
Alexa Spaanstra, Virginia
Sophia Wilson, Stanford
Orlando Pride
Zara Chavoshi, Wake Forest
Morgan Gautrat, Virginia
Brianna Martinez, Notre Dame
Carson Pickett, Florida State
Emily Sams, Florida State
Seattle Reign
Ryanne Brown, Wake Forest
Maddie Dahlien, North Carolina
Claudia Dickey, North Carolina
Maddie Mercado, Notre Dame
Veronica Latsko, Virginia
Sam Meza, North Carolina
Phoebe McClernon, Virginia
Cassie Miller, Florida State
San Diego Wave
Trinity Armstrong, North Carolina
Nya Harrison, Stanford
Kristen McNabb, Virginia
Makenza Robbe, Virginia
Kailen Sheridan, Clemson
Kennedy Wesley, Stanford
Racing Louisville
Jordan Baggett, Stanford
Allie George, Virginia Tech
Ella Hase, Duke
Makenna Morris, Clemson
Courtney Petersen, Virginia
Cristina Roque, Florida State
Gotham FC
Tierna Davidson, Stanford
Jaelin Howell, Florida State
Sarah Schupansky, Pitt
Emily Sonnett, Virginia
Katie Stengel, Wake Forest
Ella Stevens, Duke
Taryn Torres, Virginia