2022 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season

The 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season was the 34th season of women's varsity soccer in the conference.

2022 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportSoccer
DurationAugust 18, 2022 – December 5, 2022
Number of teams14
2023 NWSL Draft
Top draft pickMichelle Cooper
Picked byKansas City Current, 2nd overall
Regular season
Season championsNorth Carolina
Florida State
Season MVPOffensive: Michelle Cooper
Midfielder: Korbin Albert
Defensive: Eva Gaetino
Top scorerMichelle Cooper (Duke)[1]
Tournament
ChampionsFlorida State
  Runners-upNorth Carolina
Finals MVPJenna Nighswonger (Florida State)
ACC women's soccer seasons
2022 ACC women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 2 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y820 .8002051 .788
No. 3 Florida State  ‍y820 .8001733 .804
No. 5 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y721 .7501733 .804
No. 7 Virginia  ‍‍‍y622 .7001643 .761
No. 6 Duke  ‍‍‍y622 .7001553 .717
No. 12 Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍y532 .6001453 .705
Clemson  ‍‍‍y433 .550855 .583
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍y451 .4501072 .579
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y361 .350973 .553
Louisville  ‍‍‍370 .300682 .438
NC State  ‍‍‍y262 .300776 .500
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍271 .250583 .406
Syracuse  ‍‍‍163 .250873 .528
Boston College  ‍‍‍172 .200585 .417
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2022 ACC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Source: The ACC
As of December 6, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll

Virginia were the defending regular season champions. Florida State were the defending ACC tournament champions.[2] The Seminoles are also the defending national champions.[3]

North Carolina and Florida State were co-regular season champions with 8–2–0 records. Florida State won the ACC tournament over North Carolina, by a score of 2–1 in the final.

The ACC had ten teams selected to the NCAA tournament, which was the most of any conference. The conference finished with a 20–9–1 overall record in the tournament, with Florida State and North Carolina making it to the semifinals. North Carolina prevailed in the semifinals, but lost to UCLA in the final.

Teams

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Stadiums and locations

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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

1. ^ Georgia Tech does not sponsor women's soccer

Coaches

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Coaching Changes

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Pre-Season

Head Coaching Records

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TeamHead coachYears at schoolOverall recordRecord at schoolACC record
Boston CollegeJason Lowe418–28–418–28–43–24–1
ClemsonEddie Radwanski12256–137–38117–72–2550–52–9
DukeRobbie Church22360–184–71272–135–60104–63–34
Florida StateBrian Pensky10–0–00–0–00–0–0
LouisvilleKaren Ferguson-Dayes22194–175–39194–175–3930–38–11
MiamiSarah Barnes576–82–2016–41–66–30–2
North CarolinaAnson Dorrance44863–73–41863–73–41213–28–13
NC StateTim Santoro1076–82–1776–82–1723–52–8
Notre DameNate Norman597–66–1839–31–419–17–2
PittsburghRandy Waldrum5430–142–3331–34–416–32–2
SyracuseNicky Adams48–30–38–30–32–24–1
VirginiaSteve Swanson22451–164–64347–101–53138–46–23
Virginia TechCharles Adair12138–68–22138–68–2251–46–15
Wake ForestTony da Luz25329–227–52284-186-5096–110–23

Notes

  • Records shown are prior to the 2022 season
  • Years at school includes the 2022 season

Pre-season

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Hermann Trophy Watchlist

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The Hermann Trophy preseason watchlist was released on August 18, 2022. The ACC had eight players named to the sixty player watchlist.[6]

PlayerClassPositionSchool
Maycee BellSeniorDFNorth Carolina
Megan BornkampJuniorDFClemson
Michelle CooperSophomoreFWDuke
Eva GaetinoJuniorDFNotre Dame
Lia GodfreyJuniorMFVirginia
Jameese JosephJuniorFWNC State
Beata OlssonJuniorFWFlorida State
Kaitlyn ParksJuniorGKWake Forest

Pre-season poll

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Pre-season Coaches Poll

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Predicted finishTeamPoints (1st place)
1Duke156 (3)
2Virginia153 (4)
3North Carolina150 (4)
4Florida State143 (3)
5Clemson115
6Notre Dame108
7NC State90
Wake Forest
9Virginia Tech79
10Pittsburgh66
11Louisville47
12Boston College36
13Miami21
14Syracuse20

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Pre-season All-ACC Team

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PositionPlayerClassSchool
GoalkeeperCristina RoqueJRFlorida State
DefenderMaycee BellSRNorth Carolina
Megan BornkampJRClemson
MidfielderKorbin AlbertSONotre Dame
Lia GodfreyJRVirginia
Sophie JonesSRDuke
Sam MezaJRNorth Carolina
Jenna NighswongerSRFlorida State
Clara RobbinsGRFlorida State
ForwardMichelle CooperSODuke
Jameese JosephJRNC State
Alexa SpaanstraSRVirginia

Source:[7]

Regular season

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Conference Matrix

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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.

 Boston CollegeClemsonDukeFlorida StateLouisvilleMiamiNorth CarolinaNC StateNotre DamePittsburghSyracuseVirginiaVirginia TechWake Forest
vs. Boston College3–03–06–01–01–03–03–01–10–11–1
vs. Clemson0–30–03–11–22–10–20–01–11–24–1
vs. Duke0–30–05–10–40–62–20–10–11–01–2
vs. Florida State0–61–31–51–50–12–14–00–10–11–4
vs. Louisville0–12–14–05–10–12–00–12–01–02–0
vs. Miami0–11–01–04–03–33–13–11–01–32–0
vs. North Carolina0–31–20–20–40–20–40–13–22–10–1
vs. NC State1–26–01–03–32–03–01–14–01–01–2
vs. Notre Dame0–32–02–20–40–20–33–10–10–10–3
vs. Pittsburgh1–10–01–01–00–11–34–01–30–21–4
vs. Syracuse1–01–11–01–31–01–12–02–22–02–0
vs. Virginia0–11–00–20–12–30–41–02–23–30–1
vs. Virginia Tech2–14–13–11–20–11–04–10–23–30–2
vs. Wake Forest1–11–42–10–21–02–13–00–21–02–0
Total1–7–24–3–36–2–28–2–03–7–02–7–18–2–02–6–27–2–15–3–21–6–36–2–24–5–13–6–1

Rankings

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Legend
 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
Final
Boston College
Clemson25182414RVRVRV25
Duke2 (2)523354712101186
Florida State1 (5)210812т77344553
Louisville
Miami
North Carolina101 (8)1 (8)223352222
NC StateRVRV22
Notre Dame16RV1612618161765445
Pittsburgh14132120191912
Syracuse
Virginia4 (1)85572221388117
Virginia TechRVRVRVRV24RVRV
Wake ForestRVRVRV24тRV

Top Drawer Soccer

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Legend
 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
 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
Boston College
Clemson15141618191524
Duke532455566109999688
Florida State12987622334411114
Louisville
Miami
North Carolina84333445553344442
NC State232117192019
Notre Dame161510981618151386555555
Pittsburgh1410151919202522202020
Syracuse
Virginia2112223344571211766
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest

Players of the Week

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WeekOffensive Player of the weekDefensive Player of the weekReference
Week 1Amanda West, PittsburghTori Hansen, North Carolina[8]
Week 2Haley Hopkins, VirginiaLeah Klenke, Notre Dame[9]
Week 3Michelle Cooper, DukeTalia Staude, Virginia[10]
Olivia Wingate, Notre Dame
Week 4Kiki Van Zanten, Notre DameSam Meza, North Carolina[11]
Week 5Onyi Echegini, Florida StateHarper White, Clemson[12]
Week 6Michelle Cooper (2), DukeVictoria Haugen, Virginia Tech[13]
Week 7Lia Godfrey, VirginiaCayla White, Virginia[14]
Tori Powell, Virginia Tech
Week 8Olivia Wingate (2), Notre DameMackenzie Wood, Notre Dame[15]
Cristina Roque, Florida State
Week 9Taylor Bryan, Virginia TechTori Hansen (2), North Carolina[16]
Haley Hopkins (2), Virginia
Week 10Korbin Albert, Notre DameMackenzie Wood (2), Notre Dame[17]
Ally Sentnor, North Carolina
Week 11Korbin Albert (2), Notre DameCaitlyn Lazzarini, Pittsburgh[18]
Onyi Echegini (2), Florida State

Postseason

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ACC Tournament

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SemifinalsFinal
      
1North Carolina (pen.)0 (7)
5Duke0 (6)
1North Carolina1
2Florida State2
2Florida State (pen.)3 (4)
3Notre Dame3 (2)

NCAA tournament

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The Atlantic Coast Conference had ten teams selected to the NCAA tournament, which was the most of any conference. Their two number one seeds was also the most of any conference. Eight of the ten selected teams were seeded, which gained those teams the right to host a first-round match.[19]

SeedSchoolRegion1st Round2nd RoundRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship
1Florida StateFlorida StateW 3–0 vs. Florida Gulf Coast – (Tallahassee, FL)W 4–1 vs. LSU – (Tallahassee, FL)W 3–0 vs. No. 19 Pittsburgh – (Tallahassee, FL)W 1–0 vs. No. 9 Arkansas – (Tallahassee, FL)L 2–3 vs. No. 2 North Carolina – (Cary, NC)
1Notre DameNotre DameW 5–0 vs. Omaha – (Notre Dame, IN)W 4–0 vs. No. 23 Santa Clara – (Notre Dame, IN)W 2–0 vs. No. 17 TCU – (Notre Dame, IN)L 0–2 vs. No. 2 North Carolina – (Notre Dame, IN)
2North CarolinaNotre DameW 5–0 vs. Old Dominion – (Chapel Hill, NC)W 3–1 vs. Georgia – (Chapel Hill, NC)W 3–2 vs No. 15 BYU – (Chapel Hill, NC)W 2–0 vs. No. 4 Notre Dame – (Notre Dame, IN)W 3–2 vs. No. 5 Florida State – (Cary, NC)L 2–3 (2OT) vs. No. 1 UCLA – (Cary, NC)
2DukeAlabamaW 4–0 vs. Radford – (Durham, NC)W 1–0 vs. No. 16 Texas – (Durham, NC)W 2–1 vs. No. 13 South Carolina – (Durham, NC)L 2–3 (2OT) at No. 3 Alabama – (Tuscaloosa, AL)
3VirginiaUCLAW 4–0 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson – (Charlottesville, VA)W 3–1 vs. Xavier – (University Park, PA)W 3–2 (2OT) vs. No. 21 Penn State (University Park, PA)L 1–2 (2OT) vs. No. 1 UCLA – (Los Angeles, CA)
4PittsburghFlorida StateW 1–0 vs. Buffalo – (Pittsburgh, PA)W 2–1 vs. No. 18 Georgetown – (Tallahassee, FL)L 0–3 vs. No. 5 Florida State – (Tallahassee, FL)
5ClemsonUCLAL 0–1 vs. Vanderbilt – (Clemson, SC)
8NC StateUCLAT 1–1 (2–4 PKs) vs. No. 20 UCF – (Raleigh, NC)
Virginia TechUCLAL 0–2 at West Virginia – (Morgantown, WV)
Wake ForestAlabamaL 0–2 at No. 13 South Carolina – (Columbia, SC)
W–L (%):6–3–1 (.650)6–0–0 (1.000)5–1–0 (.833)2–3–0 (.400)1–1–0 (.500)0–1–0 (.000) Total: 20–9–1 (.683)

Awards and honors

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ACC Awards

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2022 ACC Women's Soccer Individual Awards[20]
AwardRecipient(s)
Coach of the YearNate Norman – Notre Dame
Offensive Player of the YearMichelle CooperDuke
Midfielder of the YearKorbin AlbertNotre Dame
Defensive Player of the YearEva GaetinoNotre Dame
Goalkeeper of the YearCristina RoqueFlorida State
Freshman of the YearKat Rader – Duke
2022 ACC Women's Soccer All-Conference Teams[20]
First TeamSecond TeamThird TeamAll-Freshman Team

Michelle Cooper – Duke
Olivia Wingate – Notre Dame
Korbin Albert – Notre Dame
Jenna Nighswonger – Florida State
Lia Godfrey – Virginia
Jody Brown – Florida State
Sam Meza – North Carolina
Ally Sentnor – North Carolina
Cristina Roque – Florida State
Eva Gaetino – Notre Dame
Tori Hansen – North Carolina

Haley Hopkins – Virginia
Hal Hershfelt – Clemson
Clara Robbins – Florida State
Onyi Echegini – Florida State
Avery Patterson – North Carolina
Sophie Jones – Duke
LeiLanni Nesbeth – Florida State
Megan Bornkamp – Clemson
Kat Rader – Duke
Delaney Graham – Duke
Ruthie Jones – Duke

Maggie Cagle – Virginia
Jameese Joseph – NC State
Alexa Spaanstra – Virginia
Heather Payne – Florida State
Landy Mertz – Pittsburgh
Maddie Mercado – Notre Dame
Maliah Morris – Clemson
Taylor Price – Virginia Tech
Tessa Dellarose – North Carolina
Mackenzie Wood – Notre Dame
Beata Olsson – Florida State
Caroline Conti – Clemson

Kat Rader – Duke
Maggie Cagle – Virginia
Tessa Dellarose – North Carolina
Leah Klenke – Notre Dame
Taylor Price – Virginia Tech
Heather Gilchrist – Florida State
Maddie Dahlien – North Carolina
Caiya Hanks – Wake Forest
Jill Flammia – Virginia
Shea Vanderbosch – Syracuse
Katie Zailski – Pittsburgh

2023 NWSL Draft

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The ACC had twelve players selected in the 2023 NWSL Draft. Seven of the twelve players were selected in the first round, which was more than half of all first round picks. Those seven and the twelve overall were the highest by any conference. This was the third straight year where an ACC player was selected as one of the top-five picks.[21]

FWForwardMFMidfielderDFDefenderGKGoalkeeper
PlayerTeamRoundPick #PositionSchool
Michelle CooperKansas City Current12FWDuke
Emily MadrilOrlando Pride13DFFlorida State
Jenna NighswongerNJ/NY Gotham FC14MFFlorida State
Olivia WingateNorth Carolina Courage16FWNotre Dame
Clara RobbinsNorth Carolina Courage19MFFlorida State
Alexa SpaanstraKansas City Current110FWVirginia
Haley HopkinsNorth Carolina Courage111FWVirginia
Brianna MartinezRacing Louisville FC217DFNotre Dame
Tori HansenOrlando Pride325DFNorth Carolina
Delaney GrahamWashington Spirit440DFDuke
Sophie JonesChicago Red Stars443MFDuke
Giovanna DeMarcoSan Diego Wave FC445MFWake Forest

References

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