Upcoming Schedule
Thursday, Oct. 8
Boston College at Pitt | 6 p.m. | ACC Network
Friday, Oct. 9
Virginia Tech at No. 7 Duke (non-conference) | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
Sunday, October 11
Navy at Pitt | 1:30 p.m. | ACC Network
Wake Forest at No. 6 Clemson | 3:30 p.m. | ACC Network
Seven ACC Teams Ranked in United Soccer Coaches Poll
- Seven ACC teams are ranked in this week's United Soccer Coaches Poll - the most of any conference - highlighted by the nation's top two teams for the third consecutive week.
- North Carolina headlines the poll as the No. 1 team in the country, followed by No. 2 Florida State, No. 6 Clemson and No. 7 Duke.
- Virginia is 10th for the second consecutive week, while No. 13 Louisville and No. 14 Notre Dame are in the poll for the first time this year.
Virginia Tech's Skinner Garners United Soccer Coaches National Player of the Week
- Virginia Tech freshman goalkeeper Alia Skinner has been chosen as the United Soccer Coaches National Player of the Week after helping the Hokies to their first win of the season on Sunday.
- The ACC Defensive Player of the Week recorded a career-best 12 saves in the contest, headlined by seven in the first half and five in the second half to lead the Hokies to a 2-0 upset win against No. 14 Pitt.
Shutouts Headline Action in ACC Play
- Twenty of the 24 league matches played this season have been won with a shutout fashion and another was a scoreless draw.
- All six of last Sunday's games were won in shutout fashion, marking the second time this season that each of league's games were won with a shutout.
- Florida State is the only team in the conference that has not allowed a goal in ACC play this year. The Seminoles are one of just four teams nationally that have not surrendered a goal in any game this season.
Home Field Advantage
- The home teams have won 17 of the 24 league games this season, which excludes two ties.
Prolific Goal Scorers
- The nation's top-three goal scorers hail from the ACC.
- Pitt sophomore forward Amanda West has enjoyed a hot start to the season, as she leads the nation with seven goals scored.
- Notre Dame's Kiki Van Zanten is second with six and Louisville's Emina Ekic is third with five on the year.
Winningest Active Head Coaches
- Four ACC head coaches are among the top 10 in NCAA Division I for most victories by an active head coach.
- Longtime UNC skipper Anson Dorrance leads the way by a landslide with 875 wins, while Florida State's Mark Krikorian is fifth on the list with 448.
- Virginia's Steve Swanson is sixth with 423, while Pitt's Randy Waldrum is eighth with 414 career victories.
- The ACC's four coaches among the top 10 are the most of any conference.
Modified Conference Slate
- Each of the ACC’s 13 teams will play eight conference matches this season with an even split of home and away matches (four each). Due to a combination of injuries and not all its members returning for the semester, NC State will not compete this fall.
- The top eight teams in the final league standings will advance to the ACC Championship, which is planned to be played in its entirety at WakeMed Soccer Park. Quarterfinal matches are set for Tuesday, Nov. 10 with the semifinals on Friday, Nov. 13, and the final on Sunday, Nov. 15.
North Carolina Picked to Repeat as ACC Women's Soccer Champion
- After winning the Atlantic Coast Conference regular season and tournament championship last year, North Carolina has been voted the preseason favorite to win the ACC women’s soccer title by the league’s head coaches.
- The Tar Heels, who advanced to their 29th NCAA Women’s Soccer College Cup last season and played for the National Championship, received eight first-place votes and tallied 129 points.
- Florida State collected three first-place votes and 123 points to finish second in the voting, while Virginia earned 113 points and two first-place votes to occupy third. Duke and Clemson round out the top five with 98 and 86 points, respectively.
Strong Returners
- Seventeen players that were named to one of the league’s 2019 all-conference teams return, headlined by Florida State’s Malia Berkely, the ACC’s Defensive Player of the Year, and North Carolina’s Maycee Bell, the conference’s Freshman of the Year.
- All 11 members of the preseason All-ACC Team were all-conference selections a season ago.
ACC & the NCAA Championship
- The ACC has placed a team in the Women’s College Cup in 37 of the past 38 years and in each of the past 15 years.
- For the second consecutive season, North Carolina advanced to the NCAA Women’s Soccer College Cup.
- The Tar Heels made their 29th appearance in the College Cup.
- ACC teams have advanced to the College Cup 51 times, which is the most of any conference and the Pac-12 is the next closest conference with 27 appearances. Current membership combines for 63 appearances.
- Eight different ACC institutions have represented the
league at the College Cup (Boston College, Duke, Florida State, North Carolina, NC State, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest) since 1982.
- Current ACC membership combines for 26 NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championships. North Carolina owns 21 NCAA titles and Florida State owns two, while Notre Dame won three prior to joining the league in 2013.
- The ACC tournament champion has gone on to win the NCAA Women’s College Cup 16 times, most recently Florida State in 2018.
ACC Committee for Racial and Social Justice
- The ACC’s Committee for Racial and Social Justice (CORE - Champions of Racial Equity) announced three initiatives in conjunction with its member institutions on Sept. 3.
- Mandatory diversity and inclusion training for student-athletes, athletic department and conference staff
- Creation of ACC Unity Symbol as a visual representation of solidarity among the ACC’s 15 institutions
- ACC Unity Statement to be read prior to every league contest
- The ACC’s unity symbol – “UNITE” – will be displayed in venues and on video boards throughout the league, as well as at ACC Championship events and on social media.
- CORE also has introduced a Unity Statement, which will be read at all ACC events: “We, the ACC, are committed to seeing each other as equals, supporting each other, and treating each other with respect and dignity at all times, recognizing that our differences don't divide us, but they make us stronger.”
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