2016 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season

The 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season was the 28th season of women's varsity soccer in the conference.

2016 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportSoccer
DurationAugust, 2016 – November, 2016
Number of teams14
2017 NWSL College Draft
Top draft pickChristina Gibbons
Picked bySeattle Reign FC, 5th Overall
Regular Season
Season championsNotre Dame
Clemson
Runners-upDuke
Tournament
ChampionsFlorida State
  Runners-upNorth Carolina
Finals MVPCassie Miller, Florida State Seminoles
2016 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
#21 Notre Dame  ‍†‍‍y 7–1–2 .800  13–3–5 .738
No. 12 Clemson  ‍†‍‍y 7–1–2 .800  14–5–4 .696
No. 7 Duke  ‍‍‍y 7–2–1 .750  15–4–3 .750
#4 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 6–2–2 .700  16–3–4 .783
No. 11 Virginia  ‍‍‍y 6–2–2 .700  15–5–2 .727
No. 14 Florida State  ‍‍‡‍y 6–2–2 .700  14–4–4 .727
Miami  ‍‍‍ 5–5–0 .500  10–8–1 .553
No. 24 NC State  ‍‍‍y 4–5–1 .450  11–9–2 .545
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 3–4–3 .450  11–5–3 .658
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 2–5–3 .350  7–7–4 .500
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 3–7–0 .300  11–8–1 .575
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 2–8–0 .200  10–8–0 .556
Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 1–7–2 .200  8–8–3 .500
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 1–9–0 .100  2–15–1 .139
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2016 ACC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of 2016-7-2; Rankings from NSCAA

The Virginia Cavaliers are the defending regular season champions. The Florida State Seminoles are the defending ACC Tournament Champions.

Changes from 2015

There were no coaching changes from 2015 to 2016.

Teams

Stadiums and locations
Team Stadium Capacity
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 Method Road 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
Boston College Eagles Alison Foley [1] Hayley Dowd & McKenzie Meehan[2]
Clemson Tigers Eddie Radwanski [3] Emily Byorth, Gabby Byorth, Abby Jones, & Clarie Wagner[4]
Duke Blue Devils Robbie Church [5] Christina Gibbons & Lizzy Raben [6]
Florida State Mark Krikorian [7] Kirsten Crowley [8]
Louisville Cardinals Karen Ferguson-Dayes [9] Caroline Kimble & Inger Katrine Bjerke [10]
Miami Hurricanes Mary-Frances Monroe [11] Gianna Dal Pozzo [12]
NC State Wolfpack Tim Santoro [13] Jackie Stengel & Hannah Keogh [14]
North Carolina Tar Heels Anson Dorrance [15] Hanna Gardner [16]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Theresa Romagnolo [17] Sandra Yu [18]
Pittsburgh Panthers Greg Miller [19] Siobhan McDonough & Emma Pozzulo [20]
Syracuse Orange Phil Wheddon [21] Stephanie Skilton & Jackie Firenze
Virginia Cavaiers Steve Swanson [22] -
Virginia Tech Hokies Charles Adair [23] -
Wake Forest Demon Deacons Tony da Luz [24] -

Regular season

Rankings

NSCAA
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
Main article: 2016 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings
  Pre Wk
1		 Wk
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12		 Final
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Clemson 14 8 6 13 13 13 13 12 18 17 14 9 12 12
Duke 3 2 7 6 9 7 10 9 4 4 6 12 14 7
Florida State 1 1 1 1 3 3 2 2 9 9 8 13 10 14
Louisville
Miami
North Carolina 9 9 8 8 7 18 16 15 11 18 16 10 6 4
NC State
Notre Dame 13 12 23 20 20 24 22 20 20 13 12 6 11 21
Pittsburgh
Syracuse
Virginia 4 4 3 3 5 2 7 8 5 8 7 14 15 11
Virginia Tech 17 18 16 18 17 19 RV RV 24 25 RV RV RV
Wake Forest

Top Drawer Soccer
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
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15		 Final
Boston College 25 24 23 13 11 17
Clemson 10 10 9 9 14 15 11 12 12 15 15 12 10 13 11 13 13
Duke 3 3 5 5 8 7 6 6 3 3 6 11 15 13 5 6 6
Florida State 2 2 2 2 2 4 3 4 4 13 11 9 12 9 9 19 19
Louisville
Miami
North Carolina 12 12 10 7 7 9 14 13 13 14 18 16 9 12 10 7 4
NC State 23
Notre Dame RV 25 25 RV 21 19 19 12 10 6 10 21 22 22
Pittsburgh
Syracuse
Virginia 6 6 4 3 3 5 2 8 8 4 8 7 13 16 14 15 15
Virginia Tech 20 20 18 12 17 16 23 RV NR RV RV RV
Wake Forest

Postseason

ACC Tournament
Main article: 2016 ACC Women's Soccer Tournament
Semifinals Final
      
1 Notre Dame 1
4 North Carolina 2
4 North Carolina 0 (3)
6 Florida State 0 (4)
2 Clemson 0
6 Florida State 1

NCAA Tournament
Main article: 2016 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament
Seed Bracket School 1st Round 2nd Round Round of 16 Quarterfinals Final Four Championship
2 South Carolina North Carolina W 3–0 vs. Liberty – (Chapel Hill, NC) W 2–0 vs. Kansas – (Chapel Hill, NC) W 1–0 vs. Clemson – (Chapel Hill, NC) L 0–1 vs. South Carolina – (Columbia, SC)
2 West Virginia Notre Dame T 0–0 L, 4–5 PK vs. SIU Edwardsville – (Notre Dame, IN)
3 Stanford Virginia W 4–1 vs. Monmouth – (Charlottesville, VA) W 3–0 vs. Penn State – (Washington D.C.) L 0–2 vs. Georgetown – (Washington, D.C.)
3 Stanford Florida State W 4–0 vs. Samford – (Tallahassee, FL) L 1–2 vs. Utah – (Los Angeles, CA)
3 South Carolina Clemson W 1–0 vs. Northeastern – (Clemson, SC) T 0–0 W, 4–2 PK vs. Arkansas – (Chapel Hill, NC) L 1–0 vs. North Carolina – (Chapel Hill, NC)
3 West Virginia Duke W 3–0 vs. Charlotte – (Durham, NC) W 3–1 vs. Illinois State – (Durham, NC) W 1–0 vs. Northwestern – (Durham, NC) L 0–1 vs. West Virginia – (Morgantown, WV)
- Stanford NC State T 0–0 W, 4–2 PK vs. Minnesota – (St. Paul, Minnesota) W 1–0 vs. Pepperdine – (Stanford, CA) L 0–3 vs. Santa Clara – (Stanford, CA)

All-ACC awards and teams

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2016 ACC Women's Soccer Individual Awards
Award Recipient(s)
Offensive Player of the Year Alexis Shaffer, University of Virginia
Coach of the Year Eddie Radwanski, Clemson University
Midfielder of the Year Alexis Shaffer, University of Virginia
Defensive Player of the Year Christina Gibbons, Duke University
Freshman of the Year Bridgette Andrzejewski, North Carolina University
2016 ACC Women's Soccer All-Conference Teams
First Team Second Team Third Team All-Freshman Team

McKenzie Meehan, GS, F, Boston College
Catrina Atanda, Sr., M, Clemson
Kailen Sheridan, Sr., GK, Clemson
Christina Gibbons, Sr., D, Duke
Toni Payne, Sr., F, Duke
Kirsten Crowley, Sr., D, Florida State
Gracie Lachowecki, Sr., F, Miami
Bridgette Andrzejewski, Fr., F, North Carolina
Kaleigh Olmsted, Sr., F, Notre Dame
Alexis Shaffer, Sr., M, Virginia
Murielle Tiernan, Sr., F, Virginia Tech

Hayley Dowd, Sr., F, Boston College
Sam Staab, So., D, Clemson
Imani Dorsey, Jr., F, Duke
Deyna Castellanos, Fr., F, Florida State
Megan Connolly, So, M, Florida State
Natalia Kuikka, So., D, Florida State
Cassie Miller, Jr., GK, Florida State
Megan Buckingham, Jr., M, North Carolina
Jennifer Westendorf, Fr., F, Notre Dame
Kristen McNabb , GS, D, Virginia
Sarah Teegarden, Sr., M, Wake Forest

Claire Wagner, Sr., D, Clemson
Ella Stevens, Fr., M, Duke
Emma Koivisto, Jr., D, Florida State
Gaby Vincent, So., M, Louisville
Tziarra King, Fr., M, NC State
Taylor Klawunder, Jr., M, Notre Dame
Kaela Little, Sr., GK, Notre Dame
Sandra Yu, Sr., M, Notre Dame
Alissa Gorzak, Fr., F, Virginia
Veronica Latsko, Jr., F, Virginia
Candace Cephers, Sr., M, Virginia Tech

Ella Stevens, Fr., M, Duke
Malia Berkely, Fr., D, Florida State
Deyna Castellanos, Fr., F, Florida State
Kristen McFarland, Fr., F, Florida State
Kristina Fisher, Fr., M, Miami
Bridgette Andrzejewski, Fr., F, North Carolina
Tziarra King, Fr., M, NC State
Kia Rankin, Fr., F, NC State
Jennifer Westendorf, Fr., M, Notre Dame
Alissa Gorzak, Fr, F, Virginia
Zoe Morse, Fr., M, Virginia

Draft Picks
Main article: 2017 NWSL College Draft

The ACC had 10 total players selected in the 2017 NWSL College Draft. There was 1 player selected in the first round, 2 players selected in the second round, 3 players selected in the third round, and 4 players selected in the fourth round.

FWForward MFMidfielder DFDefender GKGoalkeeper
PlayerTeamRoundPick #PositionSchool
Christina GibbonsSeattle Reign FC1st5MFDuke
Toni PayneFC Kansas City2nd13FWDuke
Claire WagnerNorth Carolina Courage2nd20DFClemson
Kailen SheridanSky Blue FC3rd23GKClemson
Alexis SchafferFC Kansas City3rd25MFVirginia
Catrina AtandaSky Blue FC3rd30MFClemson
McKenzie MeehanSky Blue FC4th34FWBoston College
Cameron CastleberryWashington Spirit4th36MFNorth Carolina
Kristen McNabbWashington Spirit4th36MFVirginia
Hayley DowdBoston Breakers4th38FWBoston College

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