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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Lacrosse wraps up the February schedule with a busy slate of conference games. Six league games will be contested, and Virginia Tech takes on Elon in non-conference action.
The Saturday slate features three ACC matchups between top-25 teams, with No. 24 Pitt at No. 8 Notre Dame, No. 2 Stanford at No. 21 Virginia and No. 8 Clemson at No. 11 Boston College.
Nine ACC women’s lacrosse teams are ranked among the top 25 in the latest IWLCA poll, led by North Carolina at No. 1 and Stanford at No. 2. They are followed in the IWLCA poll by No. 8 Notre Dame, No. 9 Clemson, No. 11 Boston College, No. 12 Syracuse, No. 21 Virginia, No. 23 Duke and No. 24 Pitt.
The ACC has the most teams in the poll among all conferences.
Upcoming Schedule
Friday, February 27
Elon at Virginia Tech | 1 p.m. | ACCNX
Florida State at No. 1/1 North Carolina | 5 p.m. | ACCNX
Saturday, February 28
No. 12/15 Syracuse at Louisville | Noon | ACCNX
No. 24/23 Pitt at No. 8/8 Notre Dame | Noon | ACCNX
No. 2/2 Stanford at No. 21/18 Virginia | Noon | ACCNX
No. 8/9 Clemson at No. 11/12 Boston College | 2 p.m. | ACCNX
California at No. 23/24 Duke | 3 p.m. | ACCNX
Tuesday, March 3
Stanford at Virginia Tech | Noon | ACCNX
California at Syracuse | 5 p.m. | ACCNX
Wednesday, March 4
Florida State at Louisville | Noon | ACCNX
Virginia at Pitt | 2 p.m. | ACCNX
Boston College at Duke | 5 p.m. | ACCNX
North Carolina at Clemson | 6 p.m. | ACCNX
Friday, March 6
Virginia Tech at Syracuse | 5 p.m. | ACCN
Saturday, March 7
Pitt at North Carolina | 11 a.m. | ACCNX
Boston College at California | 3 p.m. | ACCNX
Sunday, March 8
Virginia at Florida State | Noon | ACCNX
Notre Dame at Clemson | Noon | ACCNX
Duke at Stanford | 4 p.m. | ACCNX
All times Eastern.
Rankings: IWLCA/Inside Lacrosse
Noting ACC Women's Lacrosse
• Stanford junior attacker Aliya Polisky earned ACC Offensive Player of the Week honors, while Cardinal senior midfielder Rylee Bouvier garnered ACC Defensive Player of the Week laurels for games played from February 16-22.
• Pitt's Lainey McGonagle was named the IWLCA National Defensive Player of the Week.
• After three weeks of play, Stanford (5-0) and North Carolina (4-0) remain undefeated.
• North Carolina is second nationally in scoring offense at 19.5 goals per game, while Clemson (16.8) is sixth and Stanford (15.4) is 14th.
• Stanford is eighth nationally in scoring defense at 6.4 goals allowed per game. Clemson and Notre Dame are tied for 11th at 7.0 goals allowed per game.
• North Carolina sophomore Chloe Humphrey ranks fourth nationally in points per game at 6.5, while Clemson freshman Alexa Spallina is seventh at 6.4.
• 19 ACC players were named to the preseason watch list for the 2026 Tewaaraton Award. That is the most of any conference.
• Now in its 30th season, ACC women's lacrosse expanded to 13 teams this year, as Florida State competes in its inaugural season.
• Reigning ACC and NCAA champion North Carolina is the preseason favorite to win the 2026 ACC Championship, following a vote of the ACC’s head coaches. The Tar Heels also put a league-best four players on the Preseason All-ACC Team.
• 32 ACC players were named 2026 Preseason All-Americans by USA Lacrosse Magazine, including six first-teamers, most of any conference. North Carolina led all ACC programs with six preseason All-Americans.
• 21 ACC women's lacrosse games are scheduled for linear television, including 18 on ACC Network and three on ESPNU. All seven games of the ACC Championship will air on ACC Network.
• Sixteen current or former ACC players are part of the 22-woman roster for the 2026 U.S. World Lacrosse Championship Team. The championship will be contested July 24-August 2 in Tokyo. The team will be coached by current Boston College head coach Acacia Walker-Weinstein.
• For the first time, ACC teams will play a 10-game conference schedule this season. The conference tournament features the top eight teams in the final standings, competing April 22-26 at American Legion Memorial Stadium in Charlotte.
• North Carolina won its fourth national championship in program history in 2025, completing an undefeated season with a 12-8 victory over Northwestern in the title game.
• Since the ACC began sponsoring women's lacrosse in 1997, ACC teams have won 14 NCAA titles, including four of the last five.
• With Boston College and North Carolina in 2025, the ACC had at least two teams competing in the NCAA's Championship Weekend for the 20th time in league history, including the seventh straight.