2018 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season explained


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League:	NCAA Division I
Sport:	Soccer
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Duration:	August 16, 2018 – December 2, 2018
No Of Teams:	14
Season:	Regular season
Season Champs:	North Carolina
Second Place:	Duke
Mvp:	Offensive: Alessia Russo Midfielder: Sam Coffey Defensive: Sam Staab
Top Scorer:	Sam Coffey – Boston College^[1]
Finals:	Tournament
Finals Link:	2018 ACC Women's Soccer Tournament
Finals Champ:	Florida State
Finals Runner-Up:	North Carolina
Finals Mvp:	Dallas Dorosy – Florida State
Draft:	2019 NWSL College Draft
Draft Link:	2019 NWSL College Draft
Top Pick:	Sam Staab
Picked By:	Washington Spirit, 4th overall
Seasonslistnames:	ACC women's soccer
Prevseason Link:	2017 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season
Prevseason Year:	2017
Nextseason Link:	2019 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season
Nextseason Year:	2019

The 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season will be the 30th season of women's varsity soccer in the conference.

The Duke Blue Devils the defending regular season champions. The North Carolina Tar Heels are the defending ACC tournament Champions.

Changes from 2017

Pre-Season

Pittsburgh fired their coach Greg Miller on November 3, 2017.^[2] On December 19, 2017 Randy Waldrum was announced as his replacement.^[3]
Miami fired their coach Mary-Frances Monroe on January 15, 2018, after 5 seasons as head coach.^[4] On February 27, 2018 Sarah Barnes was announced as the new head coach. Barnes was hired from George Washington University.^[5]
Notre Dame's coach Theresa Romagnolo resigned on January 22, 2018, citing the desire to spend more time with her family.^[6] Assistant coach Nate Norman was promoted to head coach on February 20, 2018.^[7]

Post-Season

Boston College's coach Allison Foley resigned on December 12, 2018 citing the desire to pursue other opportunities.^[8]

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Team	Stadium	Capacity
Boston College Eagles	Newton Soccer Complex	2,500
Clemson Tigers	Riggs Field	6,500
Duke Blue Devils	Koskinen Stadium	7,000
Florida State Seminoles	Seminole Soccer Complex	1,600
	Lynn Stadium	5,300
Miami Hurricanes	Cobb Stadium	500
NC State Wolfpack	Dail Soccer Stadium	3,000
North Carolina Tar Heels	Fetzer Field	5,025
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Alumni Stadium	2,500
Pittsburgh Panthers	Ambrose Urbanic Field	735
Syracuse Orange		5,000
Virginia Cavaliers	Klöckner Stadium	8,000
Virginia Tech Hokies	Thompson Field	2,500
Wake Forest Demon Deacons		3,000

1. Georgia Tech does not sponsor women's soccer

Personnel

Team	Head coach	Captain
Boston College Eagles	^[9]	Gaby Carreiro Kayla Jennings^[10]
Clemson Tigers	^[11]	Lauren Harkes Kimber Haley Sam Staab^[12]
Duke Blue Devils	^[13]
Florida State Seminoles	^[14]	Natalia Kuikka^[15]
Louisville Cardinals	^[16]	Gabby Vincent^[17]
Miami Hurricanes	Sarah Barnes ^[18]
NC State Wolfpack	^[19]
North Carolina Tar Heels	^[20]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	^[21]
Pittsburgh Panthers	^[22]
Syracuse Orange	^[23]
Virginia Cavaiers	^[24]
Virginia Tech Hokies	^[25]
Wake Forest Demon Deacons	^[26]

Pre-season

Hermann Trophy Watchlist

Prior to the season, seven ACC women's soccer players were named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watchlist.^[27]

Kayla McCoy, Duke
Deyna Castellanos, Florida State
Natalia Kuikka, Florida State
Emina Ekic, Louisville
Julia Ashley, North Carolina
Alessia Russo, North Carolina
Tziarra King, NC State

Pre-season poll

The ACC women's soccer pre-season poll was determined by a vote of all 14 ACC women's soccer head coaches. The poll was voted on as teams began their pre-season training during the first week of August. The coaches also voted on a pre-season all-ACC team. Results were released on August 6.^[28]

Pre-season coaches poll

North Carolina – 183 (4)
Florida State – 174 (5)
Virginia – 173 (2)
Duke – 151 (3)
NC State – 144
Clemson – 120
Notre Dame – 111
Wake Forest – 104
Louisville – 75
Boston College – 72
Virginia Tech – 66
Syracuse – 40
Miami – 34
Pittsburgh – 23

First Place Votes shown in

Source:^[28]

Pre-season All-ACC Team

Position	Player	Class	School
Goalkeeper	Mandy McGlynn	Junior	Virginia Tech
Defender	Sam Staab	Senior	Clemson
Defender	Natalia Kuikka	Senior	Florida State
Midfielder	Sam Coffey	Sophomore	Boston College
	Ella Stevens	Junior	Duke
	Emina Ekic	Sophomore	Louisville
	Taryn Torres	Sophomore	Virginia
Forward	Kayla McCoy	Senior	Duke
	Deyna Castellanos	Junior	Florida State
	Alessia Russo	Sophomore	North Carolina
	Tziarra King	Junior	NC State

Source:^[28]

Regular season

Conference matrix

The table below shows head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team plays 10 matches. Each team does not play every other team.

	style= width=75	Boston College	style= width=75	Clemson	style= width=75	Duke	style= width=75	Florida State	style= width=75	Louisville	style= width=75	Miami	style= width=75	North Carolina	style= width=75	NC State	style= width=75	Notre Dame	style= width=75	Pittsburgh	style= width=75	Syracuse	style= width=75	Virginia	style= width=75	Virginia Tech	style= width=75	Wake Forest
CLEM	DUKE	FSU	UL	MIAMI	UNC	NCST	ND	PITT	CUSE	UVA	VT	WAKE -->	vs. Boston College	–	1–2	2–1	1–2	–	1–1 (2OT)	1–0	0–2	–	0–7	0–3	–	0–3	2–1
vs. Clemson	2–1	–	3–2	0–1	–	1–2 (OT)	1–0	–	–	0–2	0–3	0–1 (2OT)	1–3	2–1
vs. Duke	1–2	2–3	–	–	1–2	0–2	–	1–1 (2OT)	0–2	–	0–4	2–1	0–2	2–3
vs. Florida State	2–1	1–0	–	–	–	1–0	1–0	1–1 (2OT)	0–4	0–4	–	0–2	0–3	1–2
vs. Louisville	–	–	2–1	–	–	0–3	5–1	1–2	0–2	0–2	0–1	1–0	1–0	0–2
vs. Miami	1–1 (2OT)	2–1 (OT)	2–0	0–1	3–0	–	2–0	1–0	–	2–3	0–1	–	2–0	–
vs. North Carolina	0–1	0–1	–	0–1	1–5	0–2	–	–	1–2	0–3	1–7	–	0–2	0–1
vs. NC State	2–0	–	1–1 (2OT)	1–1 (2OT)	2–1	0–1	–	–	2–1	0–6	3–6	2–1	–	2–0
vs. Notre Dame	–	–	2–0	4–0	2–0	–	2–1	1–2	–	0–2	1–5	3–0	2–1	0–1
vs. Pittsburgh	7–0	2–0	–	4–0	2–0	3–2	3–0	6–0	2–0	–	–	7–0	2–0	–
vs. Syracuse	3–0	3–0	4–0	–	1–0	1–0	7–1	6–3	5–1	–	–	4–0	–	3–0
vs. Virginia	–	1–0 (2OT)	1–2	2–0	0–1	–	–	1–2	0–3	0–7	0–4	–	1–0	1–5
vs. Virginia Tech	3–0	3–1	2–0	3–0	0–1	0–2	2–0	–	1–2	0–2	–	0–1	–	–
vs. Wake Forest	1–2	1–2	3–2	2–1	2–0	–	1–0	0–2	1–0	–	0–3	5–1	–	–	CLEM	DUKE	FSU	UL	MIAMI	UNC	NCST	ND	PITT	CUSE	UVA	VT	WAKE -->
Total	6–3–1	6–4–0	8–1–1	5–4–1	6–4–0	3–6–1	10–0–0	3–5–2	4–6–0	0–10–0	0–10–0	7–3–0	5–5–0	4–6–0

Rankings

United Soccer

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week

See main article: 2018 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings.

	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Final
Boston College	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 --> 11	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 --> 11	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 --> 8	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 --> 11	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 --> 19	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 --> 20	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 --> 22	<	-- NSCAA Final --> RV
Clemson	<	-- NSCAA Preseason --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 --> 23	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 --> 25	<	-- NSCAA Final --> RV
Duke	<	-- NSCAA Preseason --> 3	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 --> 11	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 --> 12	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 --> 14	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 --> 13	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 --> 12	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 --> 15	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 --> 17	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 --> 11	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 --> 10	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 --> 5	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 --> 8	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 --> 9	<	-- NSCAA Final --> 10
Florida State	<	-- NSCAA Preseason --> 10	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 --> 6	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 --> 4	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 --> 3	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 --> 2	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 --> 7	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 --> 10	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 --> 10	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 --> 13	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 --> 14	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 --> 9	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 --> 7	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 --> 5	<	-- NSCAA Final --> 1 (34)
Louisville	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 --> 24	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 -->	<	-- NSCAA Final -->
Miami	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 -->	<	-- NSCAA Final -->
North Carolina	<	-- NSCAA Preseason --> 6	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 --> 4	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 --> 3	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 --> 2	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 --> 6	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 --> 5	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 --> 3	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 --> 3	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 --> 3	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 --> 3	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 --> 3	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 --> 3	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 --> 3	<	-- NSCAA Final --> 2
NC State	<	-- NSCAA Preseason --> 20	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 --> 16	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 --> 13	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 --> 13	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 --> 17	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 --> 16	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 --> 21	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 --> 23	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Final --> 22
Notre Dame	<	-- NSCAA Preseason --> 14	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 --> 20	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 -->	<	-- NSCAA Final -->
Pittsburgh	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 -->	<	-- NSCAA Final -->
Syracuse	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 -->	<	-- NSCAA Final -->
Virginia	<	-- NSCAA Preseason --> 8	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 --> 7	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 --> 6	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 --> 6	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 --> 5	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 --> 4	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 --> 6	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 --> 8	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 --> 6	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 --> 6	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 --> 11	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 --> 11	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 --> 12	<	-- NSCAA Final --> 11
Virginia Tech	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 -->	<	-- NSCAA Final --> 21
Wake Forest	<	-- NSCAA Preseason --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 -->	<	-- NSCAA Final --> 25

Top Drawer Soccer

**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	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Final
Boston College	<	-- TDS Preseason -->	<	-- TDS Week 1 -->	<	-- TDS Week 2 -->	<	-- TDS Week 3 -->	<	-- TDS Week 4 -->	<	-- TDS Week 5 -->	<	-- TDS Week 6 --> RV	<	-- TDS Week 7 --> 14	<	-- TDS Week 8 --> 16	<	-- TDS Week 9 --> 12	<	-- TDS Week 10 --> 14	<	-- TDS Week 11 --> 20	<	-- TDS Week 12 --> 22	<	-- TDS Week 13 --> 25	<	-- TDS Week 14 -->	<	-- TDS Week 15 -->	<	-- TDS Week 16 -->	<	-- TDS Final -->
Clemson	<	-- TDS Preseason -->	<	-- TDS Week 1 -->	<	-- TDS Week 2 -->	<	-- TDS Week 3 -->	<	-- TDS Week 4 -->	<	-- TDS Week 5 -->	<	-- TDS Week 6 -->	<	-- TDS Week 7 -->	<	-- TDS Week 8 -->	<	-- TDS Week 9 -->	<	-- TDS Week 10 -->	<	-- TDS Week 11 -->	<	-- TDS Week 12 -->	<	-- TDS Week 13 -->	<	-- TDS Week 14 -->	<	-- TDS Week 15 -->	<	-- TDS Week 16 -->	<	-- TDS Final -->
Duke	<	-- TDS Preseason --> 7	<	-- TDS Week 1 --> 7	<	-- TDS Week 2 --> 11	<	-- TDS Week 3 --> 11	<	-- TDS Week 4 --> 8	<	-- TDS Week 5 --> 8	<	-- TDS Week 6 --> 7	<	-- TDS Week 7 --> 13	<	-- TDS Week 8 --> 14	<	-- TDS Week 9 --> 9	<	-- TDS Week 10 --> 9	<	-- TDS Week 11 --> 6	<	-- TDS Week 12 --> 9	<	-- TDS Week 13 --> 10	<	-- TDS Week 14 --> 10	<	-- TDS Week 15 --> 12	<	-- TDS Week 16 --> 12	<	-- TDS Final --> 12
! style=""	Florida State	<	-- TDS Preseason --> 9	<	-- TDS Week 1 --> 9	<	-- TDS Week 2 --> 8	<	-- TDS Week 3 --> 5	<	-- TDS Week 4 --> 3	<	-- TDS Week 5 --> 3	<	-- TDS Week 6 --> 9	<	-- TDS Week 7 --> 15	<	-- TDS Week 8 --> 12	<	-- TDS Week 9 --> 17	<	-- TDS Week 10 --> 18	<	-- TDS Week 11 --> 15	<	-- TDS Week 12 --> 12	<	-- TDS Week 13 --> 4	<	-- TDS Week 14 --> 4	<	-- TDS Week 15 --> 4	<	-- TDS Week 16 --> 3	<	-- TDS Final --> 1
Louisville	<	-- TDS Preseason -->	<	-- TDS Week 1 -->	<	-- TDS Week 2 -->	<	-- TDS Week 3 -->	<	-- TDS Week 4 -->	<	-- TDS Week 5 -->	<	-- TDS Week 6 --> RV	<	-- TDS Week 7 --> 25	<	-- TDS Week 8 --> RV	<	-- TDS Week 9 --> RV	<	-- TDS Week 10 --> RV	<	-- TDS Week 11 --> RV	<	-- TDS Week 12 -->	<	-- TDS Week 13 -->	<	-- TDS Week 14 -->	<	-- TDS Week 15 -->	<	-- TDS Week 16 -->	<	-- TDS Final -->
Miami	<	-- TDS Preseason -->	<	-- TDS Week 1 -->	<	-- TDS Week 2 -->	<	-- TDS Week 3 -->	<	-- TDS Week 4 -->	<	-- TDS Week 5 -->	<	-- TDS Week 6 -->	<	-- TDS Week 7 -->	<	-- TDS Week 8 -->	<	-- TDS Week 9 -->	<	-- TDS Week 10 -->	<	-- TDS Week 11 -->	<	-- TDS Week 12 -->	<	-- TDS Week 13 -->	<	-- TDS Week 14 -->	<	-- TDS Week 15 -->	<	-- TDS Week 16 -->	<	-- TDS Final -->
North Carolina	<	-- TDS Preseason --> 3	<	-- TDS Week 1 --> 3	<	-- TDS Week 2 --> 3	<	-- TDS Week 3 --> 3	<	-- TDS Week 4 --> 12	<	-- TDS Week 5 --> 9	<	-- TDS Week 6 --> 8	<	-- TDS Week 7 --> 5	<	-- TDS Week 8 --> 2	<	-- TDS Week 9 --> 2	<	-- TDS Week 10 --> 2	<	-- TDS Week 11 --> 2	<	-- TDS Week 12 --> 2	<	-- TDS Week 13 --> 6	<	-- TDS Week 14 --> 6	<	-- TDS Week 15 --> 5	<	-- TDS Week 16 --> 4	<	-- TDS Final --> 2
NC State	<	-- TDS Preseason --> 16	<	-- TDS Week 1 --> 16	<	-- TDS Week 2 --> 16	<	-- TDS Week 3 --> 15	<	-- TDS Week 4 --> 18	<	-- TDS Week 5 --> 19	<	-- TDS Week 6 --> 17	<	-- TDS Week 7 --> 24	<	-- TDS Week 8 --> RV	<	-- TDS Week 9 --> RV	<	-- TDS Week 10 --> RV	<	-- TDS Week 11 --> RV	<	-- TDS Week 12 -->	<	-- TDS Week 13 -->	<	-- TDS Week 14 -->	<	-- TDS Week 15 --> 21	<	-- TDS Week 16 --> 21	<	-- TDS Final --> 21
Notre Dame	<	-- TDS Preseason --> 19	<	-- TDS Week 1 --> 19	<	-- TDS Week 2 --> 17	<	-- TDS Week 3 --> 25	<	-- TDS Week 4 -->	<	-- TDS Week 5 -->	<	-- TDS Week 6 -->	<	-- TDS Week 7 -->	<	-- TDS Week 8 -->	<	-- TDS Week 9 -->	<	-- TDS Week 10 -->	<	-- TDS Week 11 -->	<	-- TDS Week 12 -->	<	-- TDS Week 13 -->	<	-- TDS Week 14 -->	<	-- TDS Week 15 -->	<	-- TDS Week 16 -->	<	-- TDS Final -->
Pittsburgh	<	-- TDS Preseason -->	<	-- TDS Week 1 -->	<	-- TDS Week 2 -->	<	-- TDS Week 3 -->	<	-- TDS Week 4 -->	<	-- TDS Week 5 -->	<	-- TDS Week 6 -->	<	-- TDS Week 7 -->	<	-- TDS Week 8 -->	<	-- TDS Week 9 -->	<	-- TDS Week 10 -->	<	-- TDS Week 11 -->	<	-- TDS Week 12 -->	<	-- TDS Week 13 -->	<	-- TDS Week 14 -->	<	-- TDS Week 15 -->	<	-- TDS Week 16 -->	<	-- TDS Final -->
Syracuse	<	-- TDS Preseason -->	<	-- TDS Week 1 -->	<	-- TDS Week 2 -->	<	-- TDS Week 3 -->	<	-- TDS Week 4 -->	<	-- TDS Week 5 -->	<	-- TDS Week 6 -->	<	-- TDS Week 7 -->	<	-- TDS Week 8 -->	<	-- TDS Week 9 -->	<	-- TDS Week 10 -->	<	-- TDS Week 11 -->	<	-- TDS Week 12 -->	<	-- TDS Week 13 -->	<	-- TDS Week 14 -->	<	-- TDS Week 15 -->	<	-- TDS Week 16 -->	<	-- TDS Final -->
Virginia	<	-- TDS Preseason --> 5	<	-- TDS Week 1 --> 5	<	-- TDS Week 2 --> 5	<	-- TDS Week 3 --> 4	<	-- TDS Week 4 --> 2	<	-- TDS Week 5 --> 2	<	-- TDS Week 6 --> 2	<	-- TDS Week 7 --> 3	<	-- TDS Week 8 --> 8	<	-- TDS Week 9 --> 6	<	-- TDS Week 10 --> 6	<	-- TDS Week 11 --> 9	<	-- TDS Week 12 --> 6	<	-- TDS Week 13 --> 7	<	-- TDS Week 14 --> 7	<	-- TDS Week 15 --> 9	<	-- TDS Week 16 --> 9	<	-- TDS Final --> 9
Virginia Tech	<	-- TDS Preseason -->	<	-- TDS Week 1 -->	<	-- TDS Week 2 -->	<	-- TDS Week 3 -->	<	-- TDS Week 4 -->	<	-- TDS Week 5 -->	<	-- TDS Week 6 -->	<	-- TDS Week 7 -->	<	-- TDS Week 8 -->	<	-- TDS Week 9 -->	<	-- TDS Week 10 -->	<	-- TDS Week 11 -->	<	-- TDS Week 12 -->	<	-- TDS Week 13 -->	<	-- TDS Week 14 --> 23	<	-- TDS Week 15 --> 23	<	-- TDS Week 16 --> 23	<	-- TDS Final --> 23
Wake Forest	<	-- TDS Preseason --> RV	<	-- TDS Week 1 --> RV	<	-- TDS Week 2 -->	<	-- TDS Week 3 -->	<	-- TDS Week 4 --> RV	<	-- TDS Week 5 --> RV	<	-- TDS Week 6 --> RV	<	-- TDS Week 7 --> RV	<	-- TDS Week 8 -->	<	-- TDS Week 9 -->	<	-- TDS Week 10 -->	<	-- TDS Week 11 -->	<	-- TDS Week 12 -->	<	-- TDS Week 13 -->	<	-- TDS Week 14 -->	<	-- TDS Week 15 -->	<	-- TDS Week 16 -->	<	-- TDS Final -->

Players of the Week

Week	Offensive Player of the week	Defensive of the week
Week 1 - Aug. 21^[29]	Maisie Whitsett, Louisville	Julia Ashley, North Carolina
Week 1 - Aug. 21^[29]	Maisie Whitsett, Louisville	Mandy McGlynn, Virginia Tech
Week 2 - Aug. 28^[30]	Kia Rankin, NC State	Brooke Heinsohn, Duke
Week 3 - Sep. 4^[31]	Yujie Zhao, Florida State	Nonie Frishette, Wake Forest
Week 4 - Sep. 11^[32]	Rebecca Jarrett, Virginia	Brooke Bollinger, Florida State
Week 4 - Sep. 11^[32]	Rebecca Jarrett, Virginia	Brianna Westrup, Virginia
Week 5 - Sep. 18^[33]	Rachel Jones, North Carolina	Taylor Otto, North Carolina
Week 6 – Sep. 25^[34]	Jenna Bike, Boston College	Alexis Bryant, Boston College
Week 6 – Sep. 25^[34]	Mariana Speckmaier, Clemson	Alexis Bryant, Boston College
Week 7 – Oct. 2^[35]	Alessia Russo, North Carolina	Mandy McGlynn (2), Virginia Tech
Week 8 - Oct. 9^[36]	Sam Coffey, Boston College	Alexis Bryant (2), Boston College
Week 8 - Oct. 9^[36]	Sam Coffey, Boston College	Sandy MacIver, Clemson
Week 9 – Oct. 16^[37]	Taylor Racioppi, Duke	Sydney Wootten, NC State
Week 10 - Oct. 23^[38]	Deyna Castellanos, Florida State	Natalia Kuikka, Florida State
Week 10 - Oct. 23^[38]	Deyna Castellanos, Florida State	Brooke Bingham, North Carolina
Week 11 – Oct. 30^[39]	Mariana Speckmaier (2), Clemson	Phallon Tullis-Joyce, Miami

Postseason

ACC tournament

See main article: 2018 ACC Women's Soccer Tournament.

NCAA tournament

See main article: 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

An NCAA record 10 ACC teams were selected to the 2018 Women's Soccer Tournament. Additionally, two teams received No. 1 seeds and five total teams were seeded.^[40]

Seed	Region	School	1st round	2nd round	3rd round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Championship
1	Tallahassee	Florida State	W 1–0 vs. Loyola Chicago – (Tallahassee, FL)	W 3–1 vs. South Florida – (Tallahassee, FL)	T 1–1 (5–4 PKs) vs. USC – (Tallahassee, FL)	W 1–0 vs. Penn State – (Tallahassee, FL)	W 2–0 vs. Stanford – (Cary, NC)	W 1–0 vs. North Carolina – (Cary, NC)
1	Cary	North Carolina	W 4–0 vs. Howard – (Cary, NC)	W 4–1 vs. Kansas – (Cary, NC)	W 3–0 vs. Virginia Tech – (Cary, NC)	T 2–2 (4–2 PKs) vs. UCLA – (Cary, NC)	W 1–0 (OT) vs. Georgetown – (Cary, NC)	L 0–1 vs. Florida State – (Cary, NC)
3	Washington D.C.	Virginia	W 2–0 vs. Monmouth – (Charlottesville, VA)	T 0–0 (4–2 PKs)vs. Texas Tech – (Washington, D.C.)	L 1–2 vs. Baylor – (Waco, Texas)	bgcolor=#ddd		bgcolor=#ddd	bgcolor=#ddd
4	Stanford	Boston College	L 1–4 vs. Hofstra – (Chestnut Hill, MA)	bgcolor=#ddd		bgcolor=#ddd		bgcolor=#ddd	bgcolor=#ddd	bgcolor=#ddd
4	Washington D.C.	Duke	W 1–0 vs. Rutgers – (Durham, NC)	W 3–0 vs. Lipscomb – (Washington, D.C.)	L 1–4 vs. Georgetown – (Washington, D.C.)	bgcolor=#ddd		bgcolor=#ddd	bgcolor=#ddd
	Stanford	Clemson	L 1–2 vs. Ole Miss – (Clemson, SC)	bgcolor=#ddd		bgcolor=#ddd		bgcolor=#ddd	bgcolor=#ddd	bgcolor=#ddd
	Stanford	Louisville	L 1–2 vs. Tennessee – (Knoxville, TN)	bgcolor=#ddd		bgcolor=#ddd		bgcolor=#ddd	bgcolor=#ddd	bgcolor=#ddd
	Cary	NC State	W 1–0 vs. Northwestern – (Raleigh, NC)	T 1–1 (5–4 PKs) vs. Santa Clara – (Cary, NC)	L 0–5 vs. UCLA – (Los Angeles, CA)	bgcolor=#ddd		bgcolor=#ddd	bgcolor=#ddd
	Chapel Hill	Virginia Tech	W 1–0 vs. Texas – (Austin, TX)	W 1–0 vs. Arkansas – (Cary, NC)	L 0–3 vs. North Carolina – (Cary, NC)	bgcolor=#ddd		bgcolor=#ddd	bgcolor=#ddd
	Tallahassee	Wake Forest	W 1–0 vs. Ohio State – (Winston-Salem, NC)	T 2–2 (6–5 PKs) vs. West Virginia – (Morgantown, WV)	L 0–1 vs. Penn State – (Morgantown, WV)	bgcolor=#ddd		bgcolor=#ddd	bgcolor=#ddd
		W–L (%):						Total:

Awards and honors

All-Americans

First Team	Second Team	Third Team
2018 United Soccer Coaches All-Americans^[41]
Sam Coffey - Midfielder - Boston College Kayla McCoy - Forward - Duke Alessia Russo - Forward - North Carolina	Emina Ekic - Midfielder - Louisville Yujie Zhao - Midfielder - Florida State Deyna Castellanos - Forward - Florida State	Juila Ashley - Defender - North Carolina Natalia Kuikka - Defender - Florida State Sam Staab - Defender - Clemson Taylor Otto - Midfielder - North Carolina

ACC Awards

Award	Recipient(s)
2018 ACC Women's Soccer Individual Awards^[42]
Offensive Player of the Year	Alessia Russo - North Carolina
Coach of the Year	Anson Dorrance - North Carolina
Defensive Player of the Year	Sam Staab - Clemson
Midfielder of the Year	Sam Coffey - Boston College
Freshman of the Year	Yujie Zhao - Florida State

First Team	Second Team	Third Team	All-Freshman Team
2018 ACC Women's Soccer All-Conference Teams
Sam Coffey, So., M, Boston College Sam Staab, Sr., D, Clemson Kayla McCoy, Sr., F, Duke Deyna Castellanos, Jr., F, Florida State Yujie Zhao, Fr., M, Florida State Emina Ekic, So., M, Louisville Emily Fox, So., D, North Carolina Taylor Otto, R-So., M, North Carolina Brianna Pinto, Fr., M, North Carolina Alessia Russo, So., F, North Carolina Mandy McGlynn, Jr., GK, Virginia Tech	Mariana Speckmaier, So., F, Clemson Taylor Racioppi, Sr., F, Duke Ella Stevens, Jr., M, Duke Jaelin Howell, Fr., M, Florida State Natalia Kuikka, Sr., D, Florida State Phallon Tullis-Joyce, R-Sr., GK, Miami Julia Ashley, Sr., D, North Carolina Tziarra King, Jr., F, NC State Ricci Walkling, Jr., M, NC State Phoebe McClernon, Jr., D, Virginia Bayley Feist, Sr., M, Wake Forest	Sandy MacIver, Jr., GK, Clemson Miranda Weslake, R-Sr., F, Clemson Malia Berkely, R-So., D, Florida State Brooklynn Rivers, Jr., F, Louisville Courtney Petersen, R-Jr., D, Virginia Dorian Bailey, Sr., M, North Carolina Karin Muya, Gr., F, Notre Dame Alexa Spaanstra, Fr., F, Virginia Taryn Torres, So., M, Virginia Kelsey Irwin, R-Jr., D, Virginia Tech Peyton Perea, Sr., M, Wake Forest	Kayla Duran, Fr., D, Boston College Delaney Graham, Fr., D, Duke Sydney Simmons, Fr., M, Duke Jaelin Howell, Fr., M, Florida State Yujie Zhao, Fr., M, Florida State Brianna Pinto, Fr., M, North Carolina Rachel Jones, Fr., F, North Carolina Rebecca Jarrett, Fr., F, Virginia Alexa Spaanstra, Fr., F, Virginia Emily Gray, Fr., M, Virginia Tech Giovanna Demarco, Fr, M, Wake Forest

Draft picks

See main article: 2019 NWSL College Draft.

The ACC had 9 players selected in the 2019 NWSL Draft. This was the most selections in the draft from a single conference. The ACC had three players selected in the first round, three in the second round and three in the fourth round.^[43]

FW	Forward	MF		DF	Defender	GK	Goalkeeper

Player	Round	Pick #	Position	School
	1	4	DF	Clemson
	1	6	DF	North Carolina
	1	8	MF	North Carolina
Betsy Brandon	2	16	MF	Virginia
	2	17	MF	Wake Forest
	2	18	FW	Duke
	4	32	MF	North Carolina
	4	34	DF	Notre Dame
Kaycie Tillman	4	36	MF	Florida State

Notes and References

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Web site: Change in Pitt Women’s Soccer Leadership. University of Pittsburgh.
Web site: Randy Waldrum Named Pitt Women’s Soccer Head Coach. pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh. December 19, 2017. June 19, 2018.
Web site: Monroe Relieved of Duties as Head Coach. hurricanesports.com. University of Miami. January 15, 2018. August 8, 2018.
Web site: Sarah Barnes Named Miami Head Soccer Coach. hurricanesports.com. University of Miami. February 27, 2018. August 8, 2018.
Web site: Romagnolo Announces Resignation as Irish Women’s Soccer Coach. und.com. University of Notre Dame. January 22, 2018. August 15, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180810011544/http://www.und.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/012218aac.html. August 10, 2018. dead.
Web site: Norman ('07) Named Notre Dame Women's Soccer Head Coach. und.com. University of Notre Dame. February 20, 2018. August 16, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180810010859/http://www.und.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/022018aaa.html. August 10, 2018. dead.
Web site: Alison Foley Resigns as Boston College Women’s Soccer Head Coach. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. December 11, 2018. December 12, 2018.
Web site: Alison Foley Bio. Boston College Athletics. BCeagles.com. June 30, 2017.
Web site: Carreiro, Kayla Jennings Named 2018 Team Captains. bceagles.com. Boston College. April 20, 2018. August 8, 2018.
Web site: Eddie Radwanski Bio. Clemson Tigers Athletics. clemsontigers.com. June 30, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180620001746/http://www.clemsontigers.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPID=103702&SPSID=657784. June 20, 2018. dead. mdy-all.
clemsonwsoccer. 1027232722073333761. August 8, 2018. Our 2️⃣0️⃣1️⃣8️⃣ captains!.
Web site: Robbie Church Bio. Duke Blue Devils Athletics. goduke.com. June 30, 2017.
Web site: Mark Krikorian Bio. Florida State Seminoles Athletics. seminoles.com. June 30, 2017.
Web site: Soccer Picked To Finish Second in ACC; Place Two on All-ACC Preseason Team. seminoles.com. Florida State University. August 6, 2018. August 8, 2018.
Web site: Karen Ferguson-Dayes Bio. Louisville Cardinals Athletics. gocards.com. June 30, 2017.
ulwomenssoccer. 1025167183142432768. August 2, 2018. Captain Gaby Vincent shares her thoughts on pre-season thus far #gocards.
Web site: Sarah Barnes Bio. Miami Hurricanes Athletics. hurricanesports.com. August 8, 2018.
Web site: Tim Santoro Bio. North Carolina State Wolfpack Athletics. gopack.com. June 30, 2017.
Web site: Anson Dorrance Bio. UNC Athletics. GoHeels.com. June 30, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170623004458/http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=211063092. 2017-06-23. dead.
Web site: Nate Norman Bio. Notre Dame Athletics. UND.com. August 15, 2018.
Web site: Randy Waldrum Bio. Pitt Sports. PittsburghPanthers.com. June 19, 2018.
Web site: Phil Wheddon Bio. Syracuse University Athletics. Cuse.com. June 30, 2017.
Web site: Steve Swanson Bio. University of Virginia Athletics. VirginiaSports.com. June 30, 2017. June 7, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170607125345/http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/steve_swanson_13747.html. dead.
Web site: Charles Adair Bio. Virginia Tech Athletics. HokieSports.com. June 30, 2017. June 20, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170620223558/http://www.hokiesports.com/staff/adair_charles.html. dead.
Web site: Tony da Luz Bio. Wake Forest Athletics. WakeForestSports.com. June 30, 2017. May 29, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170529005032/http://www.wakeforestsports.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/tony_da_luz_206192.html. dead.
Web site: MAC Hermann Trophy Watch Lists Announced. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 13, 2018. August 14, 2018.
Web site: North Carolina Picked as League Favorite for 2018 Season. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. August 6, 2018. August 6, 2018.
Web site: ACC Women’s Soccer Players of the Week Announced. The Atlantic Coast Conference. theacc.com. August 21, 2018. August 21, 2018.
Web site: ACC Women’s Soccer Players of the Week Announced. The Atlantic Coast Conference. theacc.com. August 28, 2018. August 28, 2018.
Web site: ACC Women’s Soccer Players of the Week Announced. The Atlantic Coast Conference. theacc.com. September 4, 2018. September 4, 2018.
Web site: ACC Women’s Soccer Players of the Week Announced. The Atlantic Coast Conference. theacc.com. September 11, 2018. September 11, 2018.
Web site: ACC Women’s Soccer Players of the Week Announced. The Atlantic Coast Conference. theacc.com. September 18, 2018. September 18, 2018.
Web site: ACC Women’s Soccer Players of the Week Announced. The Atlantic Coast Conference. theacc.com. September 25, 2018. September 25, 2018.
Web site: ACC Women’s Soccer Players of the Week Announced. The Atlantic Coast Conference. theacc.com. October 2, 2018. October 2, 2018.
Web site: ACC Women’s Soccer Players of the Week Announced. The Atlantic Coast Conference. theacc.com. October 9, 2018. October 11, 2018.
Web site: ACC Women’s Soccer Players of the Week Announced. The Atlantic Coast Conference. theacc.com. October 16, 2018. October 16, 2018.
Web site: ACC Women’s Soccer Players of the Week Announced. The Atlantic Coast Conference. theacc.com. October 23, 2018. October 23, 2018.
Web site: Final ACC Women’s Soccer Players of the Week Announced. The Atlantic Coast Conference. theacc.com. October 30, 2018. October 30, 2018.
Web site: NCAA-Record 10 ACC Teams Selected to the 2018 NCAA Women’s Soccer Championship. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 5, 2018. November 6, 2018.
Web site: NCAA Division I Women’s All-America Teams announced. unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. November 29, 2018. November 30, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181201024321/https://unitedsoccercoaches.org/web/web/News/Articles/November_2018/NCAA_Division_I_Women_s_All-America_Teams_Announced.aspx. December 1, 2018. dead.
Web site: ACC Women’s Soccer: 2018 Season Awards Announced. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 1, 2018. November 1, 2018.
Web site: Nine Women's Soccer Players Selected to NWSL Draft. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 11, 2019. January 11, 2019.