2018 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season
2018 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Soccer |
Duration | August, 2018 – November, 2018 |
Number of teams | 14 |
2019 NWSL College Draft | |
Regular Season | |
Tournament |
2018 ACC women's soccer standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#3 North Carolina | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 12 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#8 Boston College | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .786 | 13 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#11 Duke | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .786 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#6 Virginia | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .714 | 12 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .714 | 11 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .571 | 9 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#13 Florida State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .500 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .429 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .429 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .429 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .357 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .286 | 6 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .000 | 4 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .000 | 3 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2018 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of October 14, 2018; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC |
The 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season will be the 30th season of women's varsity soccer in the conference.
The Duke Blue Devils the defending regular season champions. The North Carolina Tar Heels are the defending ACC Tournament Champions.
Changes from 2017
- Pittsburgh fired their coach Greg Miller on November 3, 2017.[1] On December 19, 2017 Randy Waldrum was announced as his replacement.[2]
- Miami fired their coach Mary-Frances Monroe on January 15, 2018, after 5 seasons as head coach.[3] On February 27, 2018 Sarah Barnes was announced as the new head coach. Barnes was hired from George Washington University.[4]
- Notre Dame's coach Theresa Romagnolo resigned on January 22, 2018, citing the desire to spend more time with her family.[5] Assistant coach Nate Norman was promoted to head coach on February 20, 2018.[6]
Teams
Stadiums and locations
Team | Stadium | Capacity |
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Boston College Eagles | Newton Soccer Complex | 2,500 |
Clemson Tigers | Riggs Field | 6,500 |
Duke Blue Devils | Koskinen Stadium | 7,000 |
Florida State Seminoles | Seminole Soccer Complex | 1,600 |
Louisville Cardinals | Lynn Stadium | 5,300 |
Miami Hurricanes | Cobb Stadium | 500 |
NC State Wolfpack | Dail Soccer Stadium | 3,000 |
North Carolina Tar Heels | Fetzer Field | 5,025 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Alumni Stadium | 2,500 |
Pittsburgh Panthers | Ambrose Urbanic Field | 735 |
Syracuse Orange | SU Soccer Stadium | 5,000 |
Virginia Cavaliers | Klöckner Stadium | 8,000 |
Virginia Tech Hokies | Thompson Field | 2,500 |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons | Spry Stadium | 3,000 |
1. ^ Georgia Tech does not sponsor women's soccer
Personnel
Team | Head coach | Captain |
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Boston College Eagles | ![]() |
Gaby Carreiro Kayla Jennings[8] |
Clemson Tigers | ![]() |
Lauren Harkes Kimber Haley Sam Staab[10] |
Duke Blue Devils | ![]() |
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Florida State Seminoles | ![]() |
Natalia Kuikka[13] |
Louisville Cardinals | ![]() |
Gabby Vincent[15] |
Miami Hurricanes | ![]() |
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NC State Wolfpack | ![]() |
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North Carolina Tar Heels | ![]() |
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Notre Dame Fighting Irish | ![]() |
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Pittsburgh Panthers | ![]() |
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Syracuse Orange | ![]() |
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Virginia Cavaiers | ![]() |
Zoe Morse |
Virginia Tech Hokies | ![]() |
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Wake Forest Demon Deacons | ![]() |
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Pre-season
Hermann Trophy Watchlist
Prior to the season, seven ACC women's soccer players were named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watchlist.[25]
- Kayla McCoy, Duke
- Deyna Castellanos, Florida State
- Natalia Kuikka, Florida State
- Emina Ekic, Louisville
- Julia Ashley, North Carolina
- Alessia Russo, North Carolina
- Tziarra King, NC State
Pre-season poll
The ACC women's soccer pre-season poll was determined by a vote of all 14 ACC women's soccer head coaches. The poll was voted on as teams began their pre-season training during the first week of August. The coaches also voted on a pre-season all-ACC team. Results were released on August 6th.[26]
Pre-season Coaches Poll
- North Carolina – 183 (4)
- Florida State – 174 (5)
- Virginia – 173 (2)
- Duke – 151 (3)
- NC State – 144
- Clemson – 120
- Notre Dame – 111
- Wake Forest – 104
- Louisville – 75
- Boston College – 72
- Virginia Tech – 66
- Syracuse – 40
- Miami – 34
- Pittsburgh – 23
First Place Votes shown in ()
Source: [26]
Pre-season All-ACC Team
Position | Player | Class | School |
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Goalkeeper | Mandy McGlynn | Junior | Virginia Tech |
Defender | Sam Staab | Senior | Clemson |
Natalia Kuikka | Senior | Florida State | |
Midfielder | Samantha Coffey | Sophomore | Boston College |
Ella Stevens | Junior | Duke | |
Emina Ekic | Sophomore | Louisville | |
Taryn Torres | Sophomore | Virginia | |
Forward | Kayla McCoy | Senior | Duke |
Deyna Castellanos | Junior | Florida State | |
Alessia Russo | Sophomore | North Carolina | |
Tziarra King | Junior | NC State |
Source: [26]
Regular season
Conference Matrix
The table below shows head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team plays 10 matches. Each team does not play every other team.
Boston College | Clemson | Duke | Florida State | Louisville | Miami | North Carolina | NC State | Notre Dame | Pittsburgh | Syracuse | Virginia | Virginia Tech | Wake Forest | |
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vs. Boston College | – | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 (2OT) | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | ||||||
vs. Clemson | 2–1 | – | 3–2 | 0–1 | – | 1–2 (OT) | 1–0 | – | – | 0–2 | 0–1 (2OT) | |||
vs. Duke | 2–3 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 (2OT) | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | ||||||
vs. Florida State | 2–1 | 1–0 | – | 1–0 | 1–1 (2OT) | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | ||||||
vs. Louisville | – | – | 0–3 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |||||
vs. Miami | 1–1 (2OT) | 2–1 (OT) | 2–0 | 3–0 | – | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | ||||||
vs. North Carolina | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–5 | – | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–7 | 0–2 | ||||||
vs. NC State | 2–0 | – | 1–1 (2OT) | 1–1 (2OT) | – | 2–1 | 0–6 | 3–6 | 2–0 | |||||
vs. Notre Dame | – | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | – | 1–5 | 3–0 | 0–1 | |||||
vs. Pittsburgh | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 6–0 | – | 2–0 | |||||||
vs. Syracuse | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 7–1 | 6–3 | 5–1 | – | ||||||
vs. Virginia | 1–0 (2OT) | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | – | 1–0 | 1–5 | |||||||
vs. Virginia Tech | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | – | ||||||
vs. Wake Forest | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | – |
Rankings
United Soccer
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Not ranked previous week |
Pre |
Wk 1 |
Wk 2 |
Wk 3 |
Wk 4 |
Wk 5 |
Wk 6 |
Wk 7 |
Wk 8 |
Wk 9 |
Wk 10 |
Wk 11 |
Wk 12 |
Final | |
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Boston College | RV | RV | 11 | 11 | 8 | |||||||||
Clemson | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||
Duke | 3 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 11 | |||||
Florida State | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 13 | |||||
Louisville | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||
Miami | ||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||
NC State | 20 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 23 | RV | |||||
Notre Dame | 14 | 20 | RV | RV | ||||||||||
Pittsburgh | ||||||||||||||
Syracuse | ||||||||||||||
Virginia | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | |||||
Virginia Tech | RV | |||||||||||||
Wake Forest | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
Top Drawer Soccer
Increase in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week |
Pre |
Wk 1 |
Wk 2 |
Wk 3 |
Wk 4 |
Wk 5 |
Wk 6 |
Wk 7 |
Wk 8 |
Wk 9 |
Wk 10 |
Wk 11 |
Wk 12 |
Wk 13 |
Wk 14 |
Wk 15 |
Wk 16 |
Final | |
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Boston College | RV | 14 | 16 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
Clemson | ||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 9 | ||||||||
Florida State | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 17 | ||||||||
Louisville | RV | 25 | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||
Miami | ||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
NC State | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 24 | RV | RV | ||||||||
Notre Dame | 19 | 19 | 17 | 25 | ||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | ||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | ||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||
Virginia Tech | ||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
Players of the Week
Week | Offensive Player of the week | Defensive of the week |
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Week 1 - Aug. 21[27] | Maisie Whitsett, Louisville | Julia Ashley, North Carolina |
Mandy McGlynn, Virginia Tech | ||
Week 2 - Aug. 28[28] | Kia Rankin, NC State | Brooke Heinsohn, Duke |
Week 3 - Sep. 4[29] | Yujie Zhao, Florida State | Nonie Frishette, Wake Forest |
Week 4 - Sep. 11[30] | Rebecca Jarrett, Virginia | Brooke Bollinger, Florida State |
Brianna Westrup, Virginia | ||
Week 5 - Sep. 18[31] | Rachel Jones, North Carolina | Taylor Otto, North Carolina |
Week 6 – Sep. 25[32] | Jenna Bike, Boston College | Alexis Bryant, Boston College |
Mariana Speckmaier, Clemson | ||
Week 7 – Oct. 2[33] | Alessia Russo, North Carolina | Mandy McGlynn (2), Virginia Tech |
Week 8 - Oct. 9[34] | Sam Coffey, Boston College | Alexis Bryant (2), Boston College |
Sandy MacIver, Clemson |
Postseason
ACC Tournament
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
NCAA Tournament
Seed | Region | School | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
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Awards and Honors
ACC Awards
2017 ACC Women's Soccer Individual Awards | ||||||
Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
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Offensive Player of the Year | ||||||
Coach of the Year | ||||||
Defensive Player of the Year | ||||||
Midfielder of the Year | ||||||
Freshman of the Year |
2018 ACC Women's Soccer All-Conference Teams | ||||||
First Team | Second Team | Third Team | All-Freshman Team | |||
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Draft Picks
FW | Forward | MF | Midfielder | DF | Defender | GK | Goalkeeper |
Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position | School |
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References
- ↑ "Change in Pitt Women's Soccer Leadership". University of Pittsburgh.
- ↑ "Randy Waldrum Named Pitt Women's Soccer Head Coach". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh. December 19, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- ↑ "Monroe Relieved of Duties as Head Coach". hurricanesports.com. University of Miami. January 15, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
- ↑ "Sarah Barnes Named Miami Head Soccer Coach". hurricanesports.com. University of Miami. February 27, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
- ↑ "Romagnolo Announces Resignation as Irish Women's Soccer Coach". und.com. University of Notre Dame. January 22, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
- ↑ "Norman ('07) Named Notre Dame Women's Soccer Head Coach". und.com. University of Notre Dame. February 20, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
- ↑ "Alison Foley Bio". Boston College Athletics. BCeagles.com. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
- ↑ "Carreiro, Kayla Jennings Named 2018 Team Captains". bceagles.com. Boston College. April 20, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
- ↑ "Eddie Radwanski Bio". Clemson Tigers Athletics. clemsontigers.com. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
- ↑ @clemsonwsoccer (August 8, 2018). "Our 2️⃣0️⃣1️⃣8️⃣ captains!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Robbie Church Bio". Duke Blue Devils Athletics. goduke.com. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
- ↑ "Mark Krikorian Bio". Florida State Seminoles Athletics. seminoles.com. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
- ↑ "Soccer Picked To Finish Second in ACC; Place Two on All-ACC Preseason Team". seminoles.com. Florida State University. August 6, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
- ↑ "Karen Ferguson-Dayes Bio". Louisville Cardinals Athletics. gocards.com. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
- ↑ @ulwomenssoccer (August 2, 2018). "Captain Gaby Vincent shares her thoughts on pre-season thus far 🎥 #gocards" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Sarah Barnes Bio". Miami Hurricanes Athletics. hurricanesports.com. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
- ↑ "Tim Santoro Bio". North Carolina State Wolfpack Athletics. gopack.com. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
- ↑ "Anson Dorrance Bio". UNC Athletics. GoHeels.com. Archived from the original on 2017-06-23. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
- ↑ "Nate Norman Bio". Notre Dame Athletics. UND.com. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
- ↑ "Randy Waldrum Bio". Pitt Sports. PittsburghPanthers.com. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- ↑ "Phil Wheddon Bio". Syracuse University Athletics. Cuse.com. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
- ↑ "Steve Swanson Bio". University of Virginia Athletics. VirginiaSports.com. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
- ↑ "Charles Adair Bio". Virginia Tech Athletics. HokieSports.com. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
- ↑ "Tony da Luz Bio". Wake Forest Athletics. WakeForestSports.com. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
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- 1 2 3 "North Carolina Picked as League Favorite for 2018 Season". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. August 6, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
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- ↑ "ACC Women's Soccer Players of the Week Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. August 28, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ↑ "ACC Women's Soccer Players of the Week Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 4, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
- ↑ "ACC Women's Soccer Players of the Week Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 11, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- ↑ "ACC Women's Soccer Players of the Week Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 18, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
- ↑ "ACC Women's Soccer Players of the Week Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 25, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
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