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2023 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season

The 2023 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season was the 35th season of women's varsity soccer in the conference.

2023 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season
NCAA Division I
Soccer
August 17, 2023 – December 2023
14
Ally Sentnor
Utah Royals, 1st overall
Florida State
Notre Dame
Offensive: Onyi EcheginiMidfielder: Ally SentnorDefensive: Eva Gaetino
Onyi Echegini (Florida State)
Florida State
Clemson
Onyi Echegini (Florida State)

The 2023 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season was the 35th season of women's varsity soccer in the conference.

North Carolina and were Florida State the defending regular season champions. Florida State was the defending ACC tournament champions.

Florida State successfully defended its regular season and ACC tournament title. They finished 9–0–1 in ACC play and won both of their games in the ACC Tournament. Florida State would go on to win the national championship, and complete an undefeated season. They were the first team to finish undefeated since Stanford in 2011.

TeamStadiumCapacity
Boston College EaglesNewton Soccer Complex1,800
Clemson TigersRiggs Field6,500
Duke Blue DevilsKoskinen Stadium7,000
Florida State SeminolesSeminole Soccer Complex2,000
Louisville CardinalsLynn Stadium5,300
Miami HurricanesCobb Stadium500
NC StateDail Soccer Field3,000
North Carolina Tar HeelsDorrance Field4,200
Notre Dame Fighting IrishAlumni Stadium2,500
Pittsburgh PanthersAmbrose Urbanic Field735
Syracuse OrangeSU Soccer Stadium1,500
Virginia CavaliersKlöckner Stadium7,100
Virginia Tech HokiesThompson Field2,500
Wake Forest Demon DeaconsSpry Stadium3,000
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TeamHead coachYears at schoolOverall recordRecord at schoolACC record
Jason Lowe523–36–923–36–94–31–3
Eddie Radwanski13264–142–43125–77–3054–55–12
Robbie Church23375–189–74287–140–63110–65–36
Brian Pensky2202–114–4817–3–38–2–0
Karen Ferguson-Dayes22200–183–41200–183–4133–45–11
Sarah Barnes681–90–2321–49–98–37–3
Anson Dorrance45883–78–42883–78–42221–30–13
Tim Santoro1183–89–2383–89–2325–58–10
Nate Norman6114–69–2156–34–726–19–1
Randy Waldrum6444–147–3645–39–721–35–4
Nicky Adams5103–92–2916–37–63–30–4
Steve Swanson23467–168–67363–105–56144–48–25
Charles Adair13148–75–24148–75–2455–51–16
Tony da Luz26338–234–55293–193–5399–116–24

Notes

  • Records shown are prior to the 2023 season
  • Years at school includes the 2023 season

The Hermann Trophy preseason watchlist was released on the first day of the season August 17, 2023.

PlayerClassPositionSchool
Megan BornkampJuniorDFClemson
Jody BrownSeniorFWFlorida State
Leah FreemanGKDuke
Eva GaetinoDFNotre Dame
Lia GodfreyMFVirginia
Taylor HuffJuniorFlorida State
Sam MezaSeniorNorth Carolina
Cristina RoqueGKFlorida State

The pre-season poll and pre-season all conference teams were voted on by the league's 14 head coaches. The results of the poll were released on August 10, 2023.

Predicted finishTeamPoints (1st place)
1North Carolina166 (10)
2Florida State146 (2)
3Virginia139 (1)
4Notre Dame134
5Duke126 (1)
6Clemson104
7Pittsburgh103
8Wake Forest87
9Virginia Tech81
10NC State62
11Louisville47
12Syracuse35
13Miami24
14Boston College20

Source:

PositionPlayerClassSchool
Cristina RoqueSeniorFlorida State
Maycee BellNorth Carolina
Megan BornkampClemson
Eva GaetinoNotre Dame
Hal HershfeltGraduate StudentClemson
Sam MezaSeniorNorth Carolina
Ally SentnorSophomore
Jody BrownSeniorFlorida State
Maggie CagleSophomoreVirginia
Jameese JosephSeniorNC State
Kat RaderSophomoreDuke
Amanda WestGraduate StudentPittsburgh

Source:

The table below shows head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team plays ten matches. Each team does not play every other team.

Column 1Column 2Column 3
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
Not ranked previous week
Column 1Column 2Column 3
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
Not ranked previous week
WeekOffensive Player of the weekDefensive Player of the weekReference
Week 1 – August 22Taylor Huff – Florida StateSavy King – North Carolina
Week 2 – August 29Sarah Schupansky – PittsburghSam Meza – North Carolina
Week 3 – September 5Meredith McDermott – VirginiaSavy King (2) – North Carolina
Week 4 – September 12Avery Patterson – North CarolinaHalle Mackiewicz – Clemson
Week 5 – September 19Carina Lageyre – DukeMaycee Bell – North Carolina
Week 6 – September 26Ally Sentnor – North CarolinaMackenzie Duff – Clemson
Week 7 – October 3Kiki Van Zanten – Notre DameLaurel Ansbrow – Wake Forest
Week 8 – October 10Ellie Ospeck – Notre DameRan Iwai – Florida State
Week 9 – October 17Onyi Echegini – Florida StateMakenna Morris – Clemson
Week 10 – October 24Renee Lyles – ClemsonMakenna Morris (2) – Clemson
Onyi Echegini (2) – Florida State
Week 11 – October 31Emma Hiscock – LouisvilleLauren Flynn – Florida State
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5Column 6Column 7Column 8Column 9Column 10
SemifinalsFinal
1Florida State2
5Pittsburgh0
1Florida State2
3Clemson1
2Notre Dame2
3Clemson3
SeedSchoolRegion1st Round2nd RoundRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship
1Florida StateFlorida StateW 5–0 vs. Morehead State – (Tallahassee, FL)W 1–0 vs. Texas A&M – (Tallahassee, FL)W 5–0 vs. Texas – (Tallahassee, FL)W 3–0 vs. No. 11 Pittsburgh – (Tallahassee, FL)W 2–0 vs. No. 7 Clemson – (Cary, NC)W 5–1 vs. No. 3 Stanford – (Cary, NC)
1ClemsonClemsonW 2–0 vs. Radford – (Clemson, SC)W 2–1 vs. Columbia – (Clemson, SC)T 1–1 (5–3 PKs) vs. Georgia – (Clemson, SC)W 2–1 vs. No. 5 Penn State – (Clemson, SC)L 0–2 vs. No. 1 Florida State – (Cary, NC)
3North CarolinaBYUW 3–1 vs. Towson – (Chapel Hill, NC)W 1–0 vs. No. 24 Alabama – (Lubbock, TX)W 1–0 @ No. 4 Texas Tech – (Lubbock, TX)L 3–4 @ No. 6 BYU – (Provo, UT)
3Notre DameFlorida StateW 2–0 vs. Valparaiso – (Notre Dame, IN)L 2–3 vs. No. 8 Memphis – (Fayetteville, AR)
7PittsburghFlorida StateW 6–0 vs. Ohio State – (Pittsburgh, PA)W 4–3 @ No. 10 Arkansas – (Fayetteville, AR)W 3–0 vs No. 8 Memphis – (Fayetteville, AR)L 0–3 vs. No. 1 Florida State – (Tallahassee, FL)

Conference end of season awards were released on November 1, 2023, prior to the semifinals of the ACC Tournament. Onyi Echegini was named Offensive Player of the Year, Eva Gaetino won Defensive Player of the Year for the second year in a row, and Brian Pensky was named Coach of the Year. A full list of award winners and All-ACC Teams is shown below.

Column 1Column 2
2023 ACC Women's Soccer Individual Awards
Coach of the YearBrian Pensky – Florida State
Offensive Player of the YearOnyi Echegini – Florida State
Midfielder of the YearAlly Sentnor – North Carolina
Defensive Player of the YearEva Gaetino – Notre Dame
Goalkeeper of the YearHalle Mackiewicz – Clemson
Freshman of the YearJordynn Dudley – Florida State
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4
2023 ACC Women's Soccer All-Conference Teams
Hal Hershfelt – Clemson
Halle Mackiewicz – Clemson
Makenna Morris – Clemson
Jody Brown – Florida State
Jordynn Dudley – Florida State
Onyi Echegini – Florida State
Avery Patterson – North Carolina
Ally Sentnor – North Carolina
Eva Gaetino – Notre Dame
Kiki Van Zanten – Notre Dame
Sarah Schupansky – PittsburghKat Rader – Duke
Taylor Huff – Florida State
Leilanni Nesbeth – Florida State
Cristina Roque – Florida State
Maycee Bell – North Carolina
Savy King – North Carolina
Sam Meza – North Carolina
Leah Klenke – Notre Dame
Maddie Mercado – Notre Dame
Amanda West – Pittsburgh
Maggie Cagle – Virginia
Caiya Hanks – Wake ForestMegan Bornkamp – Clemson
Caroline Conti – Clemson
Harper White – Clemson
Leah Freeman – Duke
Beata Olsson – Florida State
Lucy Roberts – Louisville
Jameese Joseph – NC State
Deborah Abiodun – Pittsburgh
Landy Mertz – Pittsburgh
Samiah Phiri – Pittsburgh
Natalie Mitchell – Virginia TechDani Davis – Clemson
Tatum Short – Clemson
Jenna Tobia – Clemson
Cameron Roller – Duke
Jordynn Dudley – Florida State
Mimi Van Zanten – Florida State
Savy King – North Carolina
Evelyn Shores – North Carolina
Deborah Abiodun – Pittsburgh
Charlie Codd – Notre Dame
Morgan Roy – Notre Dame
Yuna McCormack – Virginia
Dempsey Brown – Wake Forest
Column 1Column 2Column 3
2023 United Soccer Coaches All-Americans
Eva Gaetino – Notre Dame
Onyi Echegini – Florida State
Jordynn Dudley – Florida StateHalle Mackiewicz – Clemson
Makenna Morris – Clemson
Taylor Huff – Florida State
Jody Brown – Florida StateCristina Roque – Florida State
Ally Sentnor – North Carolina
Avery Patterson – North Carolina

The ACC had a conference record nineteen players drafted in the 2024 NWSL Draft. They had the top two picks selected, three of the top five picks, and six overall first round selections. Seven different schools had players selected in the draft.

Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5Column 6Column 7Column 8
FWForwardMFMidfielderDFDefenderGKGoalkeeper
PlayerTeamRoundPick #PositionSchool
Ally SentnorUtah Royals11MFNorth Carolina
Savy KingBay FC12DFNorth Carolina
Hal HershfeltWashington Spirit15MFClemson
Leilanni NesbethChicago Red Stars110MFFlorida State
Makenna MorrisWashington Spirit113DFClemson
Maycee BellNJ/NY Gotham FC114DFNorth Carolina
Jameese JosephChicago Red Stars215FWNC State
Lauren FlynnUtah Royals216DFFlorida State
Sam MezaSeattle Reign FC217MFNorth Carolina
Avery PattersonHouston Dash219FWNorth Carolina
Kiki Van ZantenHouston Dash221FWNotre Dame
Natalia StaudeNorth Carolina Courage224DFVirginia
Maddie MercadoSeattle Reign FC227FWNotre Dame
Halle MackiewiczKansas City Current332GKClemson
Cristina RoqueUtah Royals333GKFlorida State
Caroline ContiBay FC334MFClemson
Amanda WestHouston Dash336FWPittsburgh
Julia DorseyNorth Carolina Courage340DFNorth Carolina
Landy MertzNorth Carolina Courage452FWPittsburgh
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