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This Week in ACC Women's Lacrosse

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2025 ACC-Only Statistics

 
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – The penultimate week in the 2025 ACC Women's Lacrosse regular season features a pair of top-25 games. No. 15 Clemson travels to No. 10 Stanford on Thursday, April 10, while No. 11 Virginia visits No. 2 Boston College on Saturday, April 12. The Cavaliers-Eagles matchup airs at noon ET on ESPNU.

The BC-UVA matchup is the first of four league games on Saturday: No. 7 Syracuse at Virginia Tech (noon ET), No. 25 Notre Dame at Pitt (noon ET) and No. 12 Duke at Louisville (2 p.m. ET, ACCN). On Sunday, April 13, California plays at No. 1 North Carolina at 11 a.m. ET on ACC Network.

There also are a pair of non-conference games this weekend, as Cal travels to Charlotte (Friday, 4 p.m. ET) and Stanford entertains Denver (Sunday, 4 p.m. ET). They mark the ACC's final non-conference games of the regular season. ACC teams are an impressive 69-15 this season against non-conference opponents (82.1% win percentage).

Following its 12-11 win over Boston College last Saturday, North Carolina (13-0) is the nation's last remaining unbeaten team. BC joins Princeton the only others nationally with one loss or fewer. At 7-0 in ACC play, UNC can clinch the No. 1 seed in the upcoming ACC Championship with a win over Cal on Sunday. The ACC Championship runs April 23-27 at American Legion Memorial Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Eight ACC women’s lacrosse teams are ranked in the latest IWLCA poll, including four in the top 10, led by North Carolina, which took over the No. 1 position this week. Boston College is next at No. 2 and is followed by Syracuse (7), Stanford (10), Virginia (11), Duke (12), Clemson (15) and Notre Dame (25). The ACC has the most teams in the poll among all conferences.

Results/Upcoming Schedule
Wednesday, April 9

No. 11/10 Virginia 13, No. 9/7 Maryland 9 
 (Towson, Md.)
No. 1/1 North Carolina 20, at East Carolina 4
at Louisville 17, Kent State 3
at Virginia Tech 12, Coastal Carolina 11
Pitt 15, at Robert Morris 4

Thursday, April 10
No. 15/14 Clemson at No. 10/9 Stanford | 6 p.m. | ACCNX

Friday, April 11
California at Charlotte | 4 p.m. | ESPN+

Saturday, April 12
No. 11/10 Virginia at No. 2/2 Boston College | Noon | ESPNU
No. 7/11 Syracuse at Virginia Tech | Noon | ACCNX
No. 25/24 Notre Dame at Pitt | Noon | ACCNX
No. 12/12 Duke at Louisville | 2 p.m. | ACCN

Sunday, April 13
California at No. 1/1 North Carolina | 11 a.m. | ACCN
Denver at No. 10/9 Stanford | 4 p.m. | ACCNX

Wednesday, April 16
Virginia Tech at Virginia | 7 p.m. | ACCN

Thursday, April 17
Louisville at Notre Dame | 3 p.m. | ACCNX
Pitt at Clemson | 5 p.m. | ACCNX
North Carolina at Duke | 6 p.m. | ESPNU
Boston College at Syracuse | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
Stanford at California | 7 p.m. | ACCNX

All times Eastern; Rankings: IWLCA/Inside Lacrosse

Noting ACC Women's Lacrosse
• This is the eighth of nine weeks of league play. The regular season wraps up next Wednesday and Thursday (April 16-17).
• BC, Clemson, Duke, North Carolina, Stanford, Syracuse and Virginia have clinched berths into the ACC Women's Lacrosse Championship. Five teams are vying for the final berth in the tournament.
• North Carolina can clinch the tournament's No. 1 seed with a win Sunday against Cal.
• In the NCAA's Thursday RPI, ACC teams held five of the top 10 spots, with North Carolina (1), Boston College (2), Stanford (7), Virginia (8) and Syracuse (9). ACC teams took nine of the top 28 spots.
• UNC is the only remaining undefeated team nationally this season. BC joins Princeton as the only others with one loss or fewer.
• After snapping BC's nation-best 21-game win streak last week, UNC now owns the longest streak at 13.
• ACC teams are 69-15 (82.1%) in non-conference play, including 16 wins over ranked foes. That is the most wins and best win percentage of any league.
• Eleven ACC teams rank among the top 31 nationally in Strength of Schedule (by opponent win pct.), including five in the top 10: BC (1), Syracuse (2), Virginia (5), Notre Dame (6) and UNC (8).
• Eight ACC women’s lacrosse teams are ranked in the latest IWLCA poll, including four in the top 10, led by North Carolina, which took over the No. 1 position this week. Boston College is next at No. 2 and is followed by Syracuse (7), Stanford (10), Virginia (11), Duke (12), Clemson (15) and Notre Dame (25). The ACC has the most teams in the poll among all conferences.
• Three ACC teams rank among the top 25 nationally in scoring: BC (1st, 17.9/game), UNC (2nd, 17.4) and Clemson (12th, 15.3). 
• BC's Rachel Clark is tied for the national lead in goals (64) and is second in points (80). UNC's Chloe Humphrey is fourth in goals (54), and BC's Emma LoPinto is ninth (50).
• Five ACC squads are among the top 20 in scoring defense: UNC (1st, 6.1), BC (2nd, 6.9), Clemson (7th, 8.5), Stanford (11th, 8.9) and Notre Dame (17th, 9.5).
• UNC GK Betty Nelson owns the nation's lowest goals-against average (6.99), while BC's Shea Dolce (7.02) is second and Clemson's Emily Lamparter (8.64) is eighth.
• UNC head coach Jenny Levy was named to the 2025 IWLCA Hall of Fame Class on Feb. 13. Now in her 30th season, she owns a 434-130 record and three national championships during her career at UNC.
• 28 ACC players have been named to the 2025 Tewaaraton Award Watch List – most of any league.
• This is the 29th season of ACC women's lacrosse. The league expanded to 12 teams this year with the addition of California and Stanford, with a 13th team on the way in 2026 in Florida State's inaugural season.
• ACC teams will play a nine-game conference schedule again this season. The conference tournament runs April 23-27 at American Legion Memorial Stadium in Charlotte, featuring the top eight teams in the final standings.
• Boston College won its second national championship in program history in 2024. The Eagles rallied from a 6-0 deficit to top reigning champion Northwestern in the title game, 14-13. 
• The ACC has totaled 18 national championships and had at least one school in the national semifinals in 34 straight tournaments and in 38 of the 40 NCAA Tournaments all-time (dating to 1983). 
• Since the ACC began sponsoring women's lacrosse in 1997, ACC teams have won 13 national titles.