North Carolina Chosen 2025 ACC Women’s Soccer Preseason Favourite

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Coming off its nationwide championship run in 2024, North Carolina has been chosen as the favourite within the annual Preseason Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Soccer Coaches Poll, introduced Thursday by the convention workplace. In addition, the 2025 Preseason Women’s Soccer All-ACC Team was additionally unveiled.

Extending the streak of eight consecutive seasons during which an ACC crew has performed within the nationwide championship match, the Tar Heels claimed their nation-best twenty third title and first since 2012. UNC defeated in-state rival Wake Forest, 1-0, within the title match after the Women’s College Cup featured 4 ACC groups for the primary time in league historical past.

The Tar Heels topped the ballot with a league-best 10 first-place votes and 246 whole factors, ending 17 factors forward of second-place Notre Dame, which earned a pair of first-place votes. Defending ACC champion Florida State landed third within the ballot with 4 first-place votes and 225 factors, because the Seminoles search their sixth straight convention title this season.

Fellow Women’s College Cup members Duke (208 factors), Stanford (201 factors) and Wake Forest (172) adopted within the ballot in fourth, fifth and sixth, respectively. Virginia, which acquired the ultimate first-place vote, positioned seventh with 169 factors, whereas in-state rival Virginia Tech landed eighth with 162 factors.

Clemson (132 factors) claimed the ninth spot, with California (124) rounding out the highest 10. The the rest of the ballot contains Pitt (111 – eleventh), SMU (83 – twelfth), Boston College (81 – thirteenth), Louisville (67 – 14th), Miami (44 – fifteenth), NC State (40 – sixteenth) and Syracuse (18 – seventeenth).

Of the 14 gamers on this 12 months’s Preseason All-ACC Team, 10 have been named to the 2024 All-ACC crew, together with first-team picks Cameron Roller (Duke), Jordynn Dudley (Florida State), Kate Faasse (North Carolina), Izzy Engle (Notre Dame) and Leah Kelnke (Notre Dame). Faasse grew to become the fifth straight ACC participant to win the MAC Hermann Trophy, probably the most coveted particular person honor in NCAA Division I soccer. was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year, whereas Engle was tabbed the ACC Freshman of the Year.

In the Preseason United Soccer Coaches Poll, eight ACC groups landed within the prime 25, tying for probably the most of any convention. All eight ranked ACC groups have been slotted within the prime 15, with North Carolina (No. 1), Notre Dame (No. 2), Florida State (No. 3) and Duke (No. 4) holding the highest 4 spots.

The 2025 season will get underway on Thursday, August 14, with all 17 ACC groups in motion. The opening day slate is headlined by a top-15 matchup when No. 11 Penn State visits No. 4 Duke at 7 p.m. ET on ACC Network Extra.

2025 Preseason ACC Women’s Soccer Coaches Poll

1. North Carolina (10), 246

2. Notre Dame (2), 229

3. Florida State (4), 225

4. Duke, 208

5. Stanford, 201

6. Wake Forest, 172

7. Virginia (1), 169

8. Virginia Tech, 162

9. Clemson, 132

10. California, 124

11. Pitt, 111

12. SMU, 83

13. Boston College, 81

14. Louisville, 67

15. Miami, 44

16. NC State, 40

17. Syracuse, 18

2025 Preseason All-ACC Team

Teagan Wy, Sr., GK, California

Mia Minestrella, Jr., F, Duke

Mia Oliaro, Jr., M, Duke

Cameron Roller, Jr., D, Duke

Jordynn Dudley, Jr., F, Florida State

Heather Gilchrist, Sr., D, Florida State

Tessa Dellarose, Sr., M/D, North Carolina

Kate Faasse, Sr., F/M, North Carolina

Olivia Thomas, Jr., F, North Carolina

Linda Ullmark, So., M, North Carolina

Izzy Engle, So., F, Notre Dame

Leah Klenke, Sr., D/M, Notre Dame

Andrea Kitahata, R-Sr., F, Stanford

Maggie Cagle, Sr., F, Virginia