CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Following a tightly contested semifinal round, top-seeded Stanford and third-seeded Florida State sealed an all-ACC national championship match at the 2025 NCAA Women’s College Cup, set for Monday, December 8, at CMKC Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET on ESPNU.
The Seminoles clinched their spot with a 1-0 win over second-seeded TCU on Friday, December 5. After a scoreless first half, Wrianna Hudson chipped in a Peyton McGovern cross in the 72nd minute for the eventual game-winner. The Florida State defense, which held the Horned Frogs to just two shots on goal, secured the victory, capped off by a 90th-minute kick save from goalkeeper Kate Ockene. The Noles return to the title match for the fourth time since 2018 and seek their fifth national championship.
Stanford earned its berth in the final behind a 10th-minute goal from a free kick off the foot of Jasmine Aikey, holding off second-seeded Duke for a 1-0 result. Following the early goal, the Cardinal defense limited the Blue Devils to just two shots on frame for the remainder of the match to preserve the clean sheet. Stanford seeks its fourth national title and first since 2019.
This season’s championship will be the ACC’s 27th in league history and 33rd among its current membership. It marks the second consecutive season two ACC teams will compete for the NCAA Women’s Soccer crown, following North Carolina’s win over Wake Forest in last year’s title match at First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park.
NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament
First Round Results
Friday, November 14
at #3 Florida State 4, Samford 0
at #2 Duke 3, Elon 0
at #7 Wake Forest 2, South Carolina 1
at #8 Clemson 2, Liberty 1
at #1 Virginia 5, High Point 0
at #1 Stanford 3, Cal Poly 1
North Carolina 3, at #3 Tennessee 1
Saturday, November 15
at #6 Louisville 1, Kentucky 1
(Louisville advances 5-4 in penalties)
at #1 Notre Dame 4, UIC 0
Second Round Results
Thursday, November 20
#3 Florida State 1, Lipscomb 0
(at Washington D.C.)
at #1 Virginia 2, #8 Penn State 0
at #2 Duke 1, #7 UCF 0
#3 Kansas 3, #6 Louisville 1
(at Durham, N.C.)
Ohio State 2, at #1 Notre Dame 1 (2OT)
at #2 Michigan State 1, #7 Wake Forest 0
Friday, November 21
North Carolina 1, #6 Texas Tech 1 (Fort Worth, Texas)
(North Carolina advances 4-3 in penalties)
at #1 Vanderbilt 3, #8 Clemson 2 (2OT)
at #1 Stanford 7, #8 Alabama 3
Third Round Results
Sunday, November 23
#3 Florida State 3, at #2 Georgetown 1
at #2 Duke 2, #3 Kansas 0
#4 Washington 1, at #1 Virginia 1
(Washington advances 5-4 in penalties)
Monday, November 24
at #2 TCU 1, North Carolina 1
(TCU advances 4-3 in penalties)
at #1 Stanford 6, #5 BYU 0
Quarterfinal Schedule (All Times ET)
Friday, November 28
at #2 Duke 3, #4 Washington 0
at #3 Florida State 4, Ohio State 1
at #1 Stanford 5, #2 Michigan State 1
Women's College Cup Schedule (All Times ET)
Semifinals
Friday, December 5 (CMKC Stadium - Kansas City, Mo.)
#3 Florida State 1, #2 TCU 0
#1 Stanford 1, #2 Duke 0
National Championship
Monday, December 8 (CMKC Stadium - Kansas City, Mo.)
#1 Stanford vs. #3 Florida State | 7 p.m. | ESPNU
Noting ACC Women’s Soccer
• For the second consecutive season, two ACC teams have earned spots in the Women’s College Cup final, as Stanford and Florida State punched their tickets with semifinal wins on Friday.
• Monday’s matchup will be the 16th time current ACC schools have met in the national championship match, including the last three (Stanford was not in ACC in 2023).
• For the third time in the last four NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournaments, the ACC has posted 20 or more victories following the pair of wins in the semifinals. No other conference has registered more than 12 wins in a tournament in that same span.
• This season marked the fourth consecutive season, the ACC has multiple teams in the Women's College Cup, as Duke, Florida State, and Stanford all earned spots in the national semifinals.
• This year marks the 16th time multiple ACC teams have qualified for the Women's College Cup.
• In the 44-year history of the Women's College Cup, at least one team from the ACC's current membership has competed in the national semifinals.
• Including this season, current ACC members have made 93 Women's College Cup appearances, accounting for just over 52 percent of all participants (52.8 percent). A total of 65 teams have participated as ACC members.
• Since 2019, the ACC has sent 16 teams to the Women's College Cup, the most among all conferences. The next closest total is five.
• The ACC has won 26 NCAA Women’s Soccer Championships, while current membership has claimed 32 titles (North Carolina – 22, Florida State – 4, Stanford – 3, and Notre Dame – 3). No school outside the ACC has won more than two national titles.
• After the ACC claimed all four spots in the Women’s College Cup last season, ACC teams have earned seven of the last eight national semifinal spots.
• Nine ACC teams earned bids to the 2025 NCAA Women’s Soccer Championship, matching last season’s total and tying for the second most in conference history. The nine teams also tie for the most among all conferences.
• The ACC has earned 56 bids to the NCAA Women’s Soccer Championship since 2019, the most among all conferences during that span. The next closest total is 52 (SEC).
• Notre Dame, Stanford, and Virginia earned No. 1 seeds, marking the first time the ACC has had three No. 1 seeds in the same tournament since 2021.
• Excluding the shortened tournament field in 2020, the ACC has had multiple No. 1 seeds in eight consecutive years. No other conference has had multiple No. 1 seeds since 2016.
• The ACC has stockpiled victories in the NCAA Tournament, recording 121 wins since 2019. The next closest conference has just 61 wins in that span.
• After the first three rounds of the NCAA Tournament, ACC teams are 98-23-29 (.750) against non-conference opponents, including a 26-13-11 (.630) record against peer power conferences.
• After a 2-2 draw that went to double overtime, top-seeded Stanford claimed its first ACC Women’s Soccer title, defeating second-seeded Notre Dame 5-4 on penalty kicks.
• Stanford became the first first-time winner of the ACC Women’s Soccer title since Florida State claimed its first in 2011.
• A nation-best seven ACC teams are ranked in the latest United Soccer Coaches Poll, including the top two spots and four in the top 10: Stanford (No. 1), Notre Dame (No. 2), Florida State (No. 6), Virginia (No. 7), Duke (No. 11), Louisville (No. 20), and Clemson (No. 24). Wake Forest is receiving votes.
• Five different ACC teams have been ranked No. 1 this season: North Carolina (1 week), Duke (1 week), Stanford (3 weeks), Notre Dame (3 weeks), and Virginia (4 weeks).
• Over the last 33 weeks of the United Soccer Coaches Poll, dating back to 2023, an ACC team has been ranked No. 1 in all but three weeks.