The 2017 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season was the 29th season of women's varsity soccer in the conference.
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Clemson Tigers the defending regular season champions. The Florida State Seminoles are the defending ACC tournament Champions.
Changes from 2016
There were no coaching changes from 2016 to 2017.
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 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 CaptainBoston College Eagles Allyson Swaby Lauren Berman Clemson Tigers None AnnouncedDuke Blue Devils None AnnouncedFlorida State Seminoles Natalia Kuikka Louisville Cardinals None AnnouncedMiami Hurricanes Dejah CasonNC State Wolfpack None AnnouncedNorth Carolina Tar Heels Annie Kingman Joanna Boyles Julia Ashley Megan Buckingham Notre Dame Fighting Irish Monica Flores Ginny McGowan Sandra Yu Pittsburgh Panthers Taylor Price Ashley Moreira Emma Pozzulo Syracuse Orange Eva Gordon Alana O'Neill Courtney BrosnanVirginia Cavaiers Veronica Latsko Megan Reid Brianna WestrupVirginia Tech Hokies None AnnouncedWake Forest Demon Deacons Maddie Huster
Pre-season
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.
Pre-season coaches poll
Florida State – 186 points (8 First-Place Votes) North Carolina – 172 (2) Duke – 170 (1) Virginia – 160 (2) Notre Dame – 145 (1) Clemson – 120 NC State – 104 Virginia Tech – 91 Wake Forest – 72 Boston College – 71 Miami – 65 Louisville – 63 Syracuse – 33 Pittsburgh – 18
Pre-Season All-ACC Team Position Player Class School Goalkeeper Cassie Miller Senior Florida State Defender Sam Staab Junior Clemson Quinn Senior Duke Natalia Kuikka Junior Florida State Midfielder Megan Connolly Junior Florida State Sandra Yu Senior Notre Dame Forward Deyna Castellanos Sophomore Florida State Jessie Scarpa Junior North Carolina Bridgette Andrzejewski Sophomore North Carolina Jennifer Westendorf Sophomore Notre Dame Veronica Latsko Senior Virginia
Hermann Trophy Watchlist The ACC had 4 women named to the Hermann Trophy watchlist prior to the season. Deyna Castellanos – Florida State Natalia Kuikka – Florida State Cassie Miller – Florida State Bridgette Andrzejewski – North Carolina
Regular season
Rankings
United Soccer + Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked previous week
Pre Aug. 4 Wk 1 Aug. 22 Wk 2 Aug. 29 Wk 3 Sept. 5 Wk 4 Sept. 11 Wk 5 Sept. 19 Wk 6 Sept. 26 Wk 7 Oct. 3 Wk 8 Oct. 10 Wk 9 Oct. 17 Wk 10 Oct. 24 Wk 11 Oct. 31 Wk 12 Nov. 7 Final Dec. 5Boston College Clemson 13 13 8 4 11 19 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RVDuke 12 12 13 11 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 3 3Florida State 15 6 15 13 16 23 21 16 16 18 23 RV RV 15Louisville Miami North Carolina 6 4 9 6 10 8 5 5 5 5 4 4 2 8NC State 25 20 RV RV 24 RV RV RV RV 24 21 21 Notre Dame 18 24 RV RV NR RV 22 RV RV RV 24 RV RV 18 Pittsburgh Syracuse Virginia 11 10 3 8 5 11 15 13 14 12 10 10 12 8 Virginia Tech RV RV RV Wake Forest 18 17 23 18 20 15 22 15 21 25 24 RV
Top Drawer Soccer + Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked previous week Pre Aug. 1 Wk 1 Aug. 17 Wk 2 Aug. 21 Wk 3 Aug. 28 Wk 4 Sept. 4 Wk 5 Sept. 11 Wk 6 Sept. 18 Wk 7 Sept. 25 Wk 8 Oct. 2 Wk 9 Oct. 9 Wk 10 Oct. 16 Wk 11 Oct. 23 Wk 12 Oct. 30 Wk 13 Nov. 6 Wk 14 Nov. 13 Wk 15 Nov. 20 Wk 16 Nov. 27 Final Dec. 4Boston College Clemson 21 21 18 12 11 12 20 Duke 5 5 9 9 6 3 3 4 4 4 4 2 2 5 5 3 3 3Florida State 4 4 4 8 5 5 6 6 6 14 14 23 23 24 24 24Louisville Miami North Carolina 9 9 8 13 12 14 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 2 2 11 11 11NC State 22 22 21 18 23 22 21 RV 25 17 15 16 16 16 Notre Dame 14 14 15 15 20 RV 19 16 RV RV RV Pittsburgh Syracuse Virginia 19 19 17 4 8 9 14 18 18 17 13 14 11 14 12 9 9 9Virginia Tech Wake Forest 23 17 18 18 RV 16 19 10 17 18 19 18 19 19 19
Statistics
Overall season statistics can be found on the ACC's website.
Players of the Week
Week Offensive Player of the week Defensive of the week August 22, 2017 Joanna Boyles, North Carolina Katelyn McEachern, Pittsburgh August 29, 2017 Taylor Ziemer, Virginia Laurel Ivory, Virginia Maddie Huster, Wake Forest September 5, 2017 Emina Ekic, Louisville Julia Ashley, North Carolina September 12, 2017 Tziarra King, NC State EJ Proctor, Duke September 19, 2017 Natalie Jacobs, Notre Dame Sydney Wooten, NC State September 26, 2017 Dorian Bailey, North Carolina Taylor Otto, North Carolina October 3, 2017 Veronica Latsko, Virginia Mandy McGlynn, Virginia Tech October 10, 2017 Alessia Russo, North Carolina Schuyler DeBree, Duke Julia Ashley (2), North Carolina October 17, 2017 Bayley Feist, Wake Forest Sandy MacIver, Clemson October 24, 2017 Jennifer Westendorf, Notre Dame Gabby Kouzelos, Louisville October 31, 2017 Tziarra King (2), NC State Chelsea Burns, Duke
Postseason
ACC tournament
NCAA tournament
The ACC had a total of 8 teams selected to the NCAA tournament. This was the second most number of teams from any conference in the tournament, behind the SEC (9). All teams were selected to host a first round match, and two teams were selected as number one seeds.
Seed Region School 1st round 2nd round 3rd round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship 1 Durham Duke W 1–0 vs. UNC Greensboro – (Durham, NC) W 7–0 vs. Oklahoma State – (Durham, NC) W 3–0 vs. Texas – (Durham, NC) W 4–0 vs. Baylor – (Durham, NC) T 0–0 L, 3–4 PKvs. UCLA – (Orlando, FL) 1 Chapel Hill North Carolina W 3–0 vs. High Point – (Cary, NC) W 1–0 vs. Colorado – (Cary, NC) L 1–2 (OT) vs.Princeton – (Cary, NC) 3 Chapel Hill Virginia W 2–0 vs. St. Francis – (Charlottesville, VA) W 3–0 vs. Pepperdine – (Los Angeles, CA) L 1–2 vs. UCLA – (Los Angeles, CA) 4 Stanford Florida State W 5–0 vs. Ole Miss – (Tallahassee, FL) W 2–0 vs. Arizona – Stanford, CA) L 0–1 vs. Stanford – Stanford, CA) Durham Clemson W 2–1 vs. Alabama – (Clemson, SC) T 1–1 L, 5–6 PK vs. Texas – (Durham, NC) Chapel Hill NC State W 4–1 vs. Arkansas – (Raleigh, NC) T 1–1 L, 4–5 PK vs. Princeton – (Cary, NC) Durham Notre Dame W 5–0 vs. IUPUI – (Notre Dame, IN) T 2–2 W, 4–1 PK vs. Texas A&M – (College Station, TX) L 2–3 (OT) vs. Baylor – (College Station, TX) Stanford Wake Forest T 0–0 W, 2–1 PK vs. Georgetown – (Winston-Salem, NC) L 0–2 vs. Penn State – (Morgantown, WV)W–L (%): Total:
Awards and honors
United Soccer Coaches All-Americans
Six total players from the ACC were named to the United Soccer Coaches All-America teams. Two players were named to each the first, second and third team.
First Team Imani Dorsey, Duke Quinn, Duke
Second Team Deyna Castellanos, Florida State Alessia Russo, North Carolina
Third Team Schuyler DeBree, Duke Sandra Yu, Notre Dame
ACC Awards
2017 ACC Women's Soccer Individual Awards Award Recipient(s)Offensive Player of the YearImani Dorsey – DukeCoach of the YearRobbie Church – DukeDefensive Player of the YearSchuyler DeBree – DukeMidfielder of the YearQuinn – DukeFreshman of the YearEmina Ekic – Louisville Alessia Russo – North Carolina
2017 ACC Women's Soccer All-Conference Teams First Team Second Team Third Team All-Freshman TeamImani Dorsey, Sr., F, Duke Quinn, Sr., M, Duke Kayla McCoy, Jr., F, Duke Schuyler DeBree, Sr., D, Duke EJ Proctor, Sr., GK, Duke Deyna Castellanos, So., F, Florida State Natalia Kuikka, Jr., D, Florida State Alessia Russo, Fr., F, North Carolina Tziarra King, So., M, NC State Sandra Yu, GS, M, Notre Dame Veronica Latsko, Sr., F, Virginia Sam Staab, Jr., D, Clemson Ella Stevens, So., F, Duke Taylor Racioppi, Jr., F, Duke Emina Ekic, Fr., M, Louisville Joanna Boyles, Sr., M, North Carolina Dorian Bailey, Jr., M, North Carolina Julia Ashley, Jr., D, North Carolina Natalie Jacobs, So., F, Notre Dame Megan Reid, Sr., D, Virginia Maddie Huster, Sr., M, Wake Forest Lindsay Preston, Sr., GK, Wake Forest Sam Coffey, Fr., M, Boston College Ashton Miller, Sr., M, Duke Gloriana Villalobos, Fr., M, Florida State Jennifer Westendorf, So., F, Notre Dame Ricci Walking, So., M, NC State Bridgett Andrzejewski, So., M, North Carolina Emily Fox, Fr., M, North Carolina Taylor Otto, R-Fr., D, North Carolina Courtney Brosnan, Sr., GK, Syracuse Taryn Torres, Fr., M, Virginia Phoebe McClernon, So., D, Virginia Bayley Feist, Jr., M, Wake Forest Sam Coffey, Fr., M, Boston College Mariana Speckmaier, Fr., F, Clemson Taylor Mitchell, Fr., D, Duke Gloriana Villalobos, Fr., M, Florida State Emina Ekic, Fr., M, Louisville Alessia Russo, Fr., F, North Carolina Emily Fox, Fr., M, North Carolina Lulu Guttenberger, Fr., D, NC State Sammi Fisher, Fr., M, Notre Dame Taryn Torres, Fr., M, Virginia Vicky Krug, Fr., D, Wake Forest
Draft picks
The ACC had 12 total players selected in the 2018 NWSL College Draft. There were 3 players selected in the first round, 1 player selected in the second round, 5 players selected in the third round, and 3 players selected in the fourth round. Duke lead the way with 6 players selected, Wake Forest and North Carolina had 2 players selected each, and Virginia and Notre Dame each had 1 player selected.
FW Forward MF Midfielder DF Defender GK Goalkeeper Player Team Round Pick # Position School Quinn Washington Spirit 1st 3 MF Duke Imani Dorsey Sky Blue FC 1st 5 FW Duke Sandra Yu Portland Thorns FC 1st 8 MF Notre Dame Schuyler DeBree Washington Spirit 2nd 12 DF Duke Ashton Miller Boston Breakers 3rd 22 MF Duke Megan Buckingham Chicago Red Stars 3rd 24 MF North Carolina Allyson Haran Seattle Reign FC 3rd 25 DF Wake Forest Maddie Huster Washington Spirit 3rd 26 MF Wake Forest Veronica Latsko Houston Dash 3rd 28 FW Virginia Abby Elinsky Houston Dash 3rd 30 MF North Carolina Joanna Boyles Boston Breakers 4th 32 MF North Carolina Emma Jane Proctor Utah Royals FC 4th 34 GK Duke Morgan Reid North Carolina Courage 4th 39 DF Duke
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