2025 ACC Women’s Soccer Season Kicks Off Thursday

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – The 2025 Atlantic Coast Conference girls’s soccer season will get underway Thursday, August 14, with all 17 league packages in motion. Thursday’s matches mark the primary contests of the ACC’s 2025-26 regular-season athletics calendar.

The ACC opens the marketing campaign with eight groups within the Preseason United Soccer Coaches Poll, tied for essentially the most within the nation. The ballot is headlined by an ACC group within the high 4 spots starting with defending nationwide champion North Carolina holding the highest spots. The Tar Heels are adopted by No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 3 Florida State, No. 4 Duke, No. 7 Stanford, No. 10 Wake Forest, No. 14 Virginia Tech and No. 15 Virginia. California and Clemson are at present receiving votes.

UNC additionally led the way in which within the annual Preseason ACC Coaches Poll, because it earned a conference-best 10 first-place votes. The Tar Heels additionally led the way in which with 4 gamers on the Preseason All-ACC Team, highlighted by returning Hermann Trophy winner Kate Faasse who led the nation with 20 targets a season in the past. Faasse was joined by teammates Tessa Dellarose, Olivia Thomas and Linda Ullmark.

Of the 14 gamers on this yr’s Preseason All-ACC Team, 10 have been named to the 2024 All-ACC group a yr in the past, together with first-team alternatives Cameron Roller (Duke), Jordynn Dudley (Florida State), Kate Faasse (North Carolina), Izzy Engle (Notre Dame) and Leah Klenke (Notre Dame). Roller was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year, whereas Engle was tabbed the ACC Freshman of the Year.

Last season, the Women’s College Cup was represented by 4 ACC groups for the primary time in convention historical past. Since 2019, ACC groups have made 13 appearances within the College Cup, essentially the most of any convention with the subsequent closest being simply 5 appearances. Current ACC membership has mixed for 32 of the 43 nationwide titles.

A complete of 26 matches will probably be featured on ACC Network all through the 2025 season, concluding with the primary spherical and semifinals of the 2025 Ally ACC Women’s Soccer Championship starting November 2. The championship match, which is ready for Sunday, November 9, from First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina, will probably be on ESPNU at midday ET.

Upcoming Schedule (All Times ET)

Thursday, August 14

Miami at UNC Asheville | 6 p.m. | ESPN+

#11 Penn State at #4 Duke | 7 p.m. | ACCNX

Stonehill at Boston College | 7 p.m. | ACCNX

Florida at #3 Florida State | 7 p.m. | ACCN

#1 North Carolina at Tennessee | 7 p.m. | SECN

Xavier at Pitt | 7 p.m. | ACCNX

James Madison at NC State | 7 p.m. | ACCNX

Charleston Southern at Syracuse | 7 p.m. | ACCNX

SMU at #10 Wake Forest | 7 p.m. | ACCNX (non-conference)

#14 Virginia Tech at High Point | 7 p.m. | ESPN+

#15 Virginia at West Virginia | 7 p.m. | ESPN+

Western Michigan at #2 Notre Dame | 7 p.m. | ACCNX

Clemson at #18 Ohio State | 7 p.m. | BTN+

Louisville at Auburn | 7:30 p.m. | SECN+

California at UC San Diego | 10 p.m. | ESPN+

San Francisco at #7 Stanford | 10 p.m. | ACCNX

Sunday, August 17

Miami at App State | Noon | ESPN+

Clemson at Ohio | 12:30 p.m. | ESPN+

FDU at Boston College | 1 p.m. | ACCNX

Siena at #1 North Carolina | 1 p.m. | ACCNX

Pitt at Monmouth | 1 p.m. | FloCollege

LSU at #10 Wake Forest | 1 p.m. | ACCN

Niagara at Syracuse | 1 p.m. | ACCNX

#16 Santa Clara at #7 Stanford | 4 p.m. | ACCNX

VCU at #14 Virginia Tech | 5 p.m. | ACCNX

California at Cal State Fullerton | 5 p.m. | ACCNX

NC State at East Carolina | 7 p.m. | ESPN+

Louisville at #17 Vanderbilt | 7 p.m. | SECN+

FIU at #3 Florida State | 7 p.m. | ACCNX

#2 Notre Dame at Arkansas | 7:30 p.m. | SECN

Northwestern State at SMU | 8 p.m. | ACCNX

Noting ACC Women’s Soccer

• The thirty ninth season of ACC Women’s Soccer will get underway on Thursday, August 14 with all 17 groups in motion.

• The ACC begins the season with eight groups within the Preseason United Soccer Coaches Poll, tied for essentially the most within the nation. All eight groups are within the high 15, headlined by 4 groups claiming the highest 4 spots.

• The Preseason United Soccer Coaches Poll contains: No. 1 North Carolina, No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 3 Florida State, No. 4 Duke, No. 7 Stanford, No. 10 Wake Forest, No. 14 Virginia Tech and No. 15 Virginia. California and Clemson are at present receiving votes.

• The 2025 Preseason ACC Coaches Poll and All-ACC Team was introduced on Thursday, August 7, as North Carolina was chosen because the convention favourite.

• A complete of 14 gamers have been named to the Preseason All-ACC Team, together with 2024 first-team alternatives Cameron Roller (Duke), Jordynn Dudley (Florida State), Kate Faasse (North Carolina), Izzy Engle (Notre Dame) and Leah Klenke (Notre Dame).

• Last season, North Carolina claimed its twenty third nationwide championship with a 1-0 victory over Wake Forest within the last of the 2024 Women’s College Cup. The title is UNC’s twenty second NCAA championship after successful the AIWA National Championship in 1981.

• The title is the ACC’s twenty sixth girls’s soccer nationwide championship. Current membership has mixed to win 32 nationwide championships (North Carolina – 22, Florida State – 4, Stanford – 3, Notre Dame – 3). No college exterior the ACC has received greater than two nationwide titles.

• Florida State captured its fifth straight ACC title with a 3-2 victory over North Carolina final yr. The 5 consecutive titles are the longest streak since North Carolina received five-in-a-row from 2005-09. The Seminoles haven’t misplaced an ACC Tournament match because the semifinals of the 2019 version.

• Valentina Amaral (Wake Forest), Somoma Kasica (Notre Dame) and Victoria Safradin (Virginia) have been named to the United Soccer Coaches Goalkeepers Watch List.

• Jasmine Aikey (Stanford), Karsyn Cherry (Louisville), Elise Evans (Stanford), Heather Gilchrist (Florida State), Leah Klenke (Notre Dame), Cameron Roller (Duke) and Mimi Van Zantan (Florida State) have been named to the United Soccer Coaches Defenders Watch List.

• Mia Bhuta (Stanford), Shaela Bradley (North Carolina), Ella Carter (Virginia), Tessa Dellarose (North Carolina), Shea Harvey (Stanford), Natalie Mitchell (Virginia Tech) and Taylor Suarez (Florida State) have been named to the United Soccer Coaches Midfielders Watch List.

• Maggie Cagle (Virginia), Jordynn Dudley (Florida State), Izzy Engle (Notre Dame), Kate Faasse (North Carolina), Kat Rader (Duke) have been named to the United Soccer Coaches Forwards Watch List.