2022 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season explained


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League:	NCAA Division I
Sport:	Soccer
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Duration:	August 18, 2022 – December 5, 2022
No Of Teams:	14
Season:	Regular season
Season Champs:	North Carolina Florida State
Mvp:	Offensive: Michelle Cooper Midfielder: Korbin Albert Defensive: Eva Gaetino
Top Scorer:	Michelle Cooper (Duke)^[1]
Finals:	Tournament
Finals Link:	2022 ACC Women's Soccer Tournament
Finals Champ:	Florida State
Finals Runner-Up:	North Carolina
Finals Mvp:	Jenna Nighswonger (Florida State)
Draft:	2023 NWSL Draft
Draft Link:	2023 NWSL Draft
Top Pick:	Michelle Cooper
Picked By:	Kansas City Current, 2nd overall
Seasonslistnames:	ACC women's soccer
Prevseason Link:	2021 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season
Prevseason Year:	2021
Nextseason Link:	2023 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season
Nextseason Year:	2023

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

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 in the final.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Team	Stadium	Capacity
Boston College Eagles	Newton Soccer Complex	1,800
Clemson Tigers	Riggs Field	6,500
Duke Blue Devils	Koskinen Stadium	7,000
Florida State Seminoles	Seminole Soccer Complex	2,000
	Lynn Stadium	5,300
Miami Hurricanes	Cobb Stadium	500
NC State	Dail Soccer Field	3,000
North Carolina Tar Heels	Dorrance Field	4,200
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Alumni Stadium	2,500
Pittsburgh Panthers	Ambrose Urbanic Field	735
Syracuse Orange		1,500
Virginia Cavaliers	Klöckner Stadium	7,100
Virginia Tech Hokies	Thompson Field	2,500
Wake Forest Demon Deacons		3,000

1. Georgia Tech does not sponsor women's soccer

Coaches

Coaching Changes

Pre-Season

Mark Krikorian resigned as head coach of Florida State on March 29, 2022.^[4] Brian Pensky was hired as his replacement on April 25, 2022.^[5]

Head Coaching Records

Team	Head coach	Years at school	Overall record	Record at school	ACC record
Boston College	Jason Lowe	4	18–28–4	18–28–4	3–24–1
Clemson	Eddie Radwanski	12	256–137–38	117–72–25	50–52–9
Duke	Robbie Church	22	360–184–71	272–135–60	104–63–34
Florida State	Brian Pensky	1	0–0–0	0–0–0	0–0–0
Louisville	Karen Ferguson-Dayes	22	194–175–39	194–175–39	30–38–11
Miami	Sarah Barnes	5	76–82–20	16–41–6	6–30–2
North Carolina	Anson Dorrance	44	863–73–41	863–73–41	213–28–13
NC State	Tim Santoro	10	76–82–17	76–82–17	23–52–8
Notre Dame	Nate Norman	5	97–66–18	39–31–4	19–17–2
Pittsburgh	Randy Waldrum	5	430–142–33	31–34–4	16–32–2
Syracuse	Nicky Adams	4	8–30–3	8–30–3	2–24–1
Virginia	Steve Swanson	22	451–164–64	347–101–53	138–46–23
Virginia Tech	Charles Adair	12	138–68–22	138–68–22	51–46–15
Wake Forest	Tony da Luz	25	329–227–52	284-186-50	96–110–23

Notes

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

Pre-season

Hermann Trophy Watchlist

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

Player	Class	Position	School
Maycee Bell	Senior	DF	North Carolina
Megan Bornkamp	Junior	DF	Clemson
Michelle Cooper	Sophomore	FW	Duke
Eva Gaetino	Junior	DF	Notre Dame
Lia Godfrey	Junior	MF	Virginia
Jameese Joseph	Junior	FW	NC State
Beata Olsson	Junior	FW	Florida State
Kaitlyn Parks	Junior	GK	Wake Forest

Pre-season poll

Pre-season Coaches Poll

1	Duke	156 (3)
2	Virginia	153 (4)
3	North Carolina	150 (4)
4	Florida State	143 (3)
5	Clemson	115
6	Notre Dame	108
7	NC State	90
7	Wake Forest	90
9	Virginia Tech	79
10	Pittsburgh	66
11	Louisville	47
12	Boston College	36
13	Miami	21
14	Syracuse	20

Source:^[7]

Pre-season All-ACC Team

Position	Player	Class	School
Goalkeeper	Cristina Roque	JR	Florida State
Defender	Maycee Bell	SR	North Carolina
Defender	Megan Bornkamp	JR	Clemson
Midfielder	Korbin Albert	SO	Notre Dame
	Lia Godfrey	JR	Virginia
	Sophie Jones	SR	Duke
	Sam Meza	JR	North Carolina
	Jenna Nighswonger	SR	Florida State
	Clara Robbins	GR	Florida State
Forward	Michelle Cooper	SO	Duke
	Jameese Joseph	JR	NC State
	Alexa Spaanstra	SR	Virginia

Source:^[7]

Regular season

Conference Matrix

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.

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

Rankings

See main article: 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings.

United 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	Final
Boston College	<	-- 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 Final -->
Clemson	<	-- NSCAA Preseason --> 25	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 --> 18	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 --> 24	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 --> 14	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 --> 25	<	-- NSCAA Final -->
Duke	<	-- NSCAA Preseason --> 2 (2)	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 --> 5	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 --> 2	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 --> 3	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 --> 3	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 --> 5	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 --> 4	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 --> 7	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 --> 12	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 --> 10	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 --> 11	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 --> 8	<	-- NSCAA Final --> 6
Florida State	<	-- NSCAA Preseason --> 1 (5)	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 --> 2	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 --> 10	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 --> 8	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 --> 12т	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 --> 7	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 --> 7	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 --> 3	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 --> 4	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 --> 4	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 --> 5	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 --> 5	<	-- NSCAA Final --> 3
Louisville	<	-- 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 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 Final -->
North Carolina	<	-- NSCAA Preseason --> 10	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 --> 1 (8)	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 --> 1 (8)	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 --> 2	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 --> 2	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 --> 3	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 --> 3	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 --> 5	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 --> 2т	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 --> 2	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 --> 2	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 --> 2	<	-- NSCAA Final --> 2
NC State	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 --> 22	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 -->	<	-- NSCAA Final -->
Notre Dame	<	-- NSCAA Preseason --> 16	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 --> 16	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 --> 12	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 --> 6	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 --> 18	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 --> 16	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 --> 17	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 --> 6	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 --> 5	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 --> 4	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 --> 4	<	-- NSCAA Final --> 5
Pittsburgh	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 --> 14	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 --> 13	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 --> 21	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 --> 20	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 --> 19	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 --> 19	<	-- NSCAA Final --> 12
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 Final -->
Virginia	<	-- NSCAA Preseason --> 4 (1)	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 --> 8	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 --> 5	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 --> 5	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 --> 7	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 --> 2	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 --> 2	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 --> 2	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 --> 13	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 --> 8	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 --> 8	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 --> 11	<	-- NSCAA Final --> 7
Virginia Tech	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 --> 24	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Final -->
Wake Forest	<	-- NSCAA Preseason --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 --> 24т	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 -->	<	-- NSCAA Final -->

Top Drawer Soccer

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

Players of the Week

Week	Offensive Player of the week	Defensive Player of the week	Reference
Week 1	Amanda West, Pittsburgh	Tori Hansen, North Carolina	^[8]
Week 2	Haley Hopkins, Virginia	Leah Klenke, Notre Dame	^[9]
Week 3	Michelle Cooper, Duke	Talia Staude, Virginia	^[10]
Week 3	Olivia Wingate, Notre Dame	Talia Staude, Virginia	^[10]
Week 4	Kiki Van Zanten, Notre Dame	Sam Meza, North Carolina	^[11]
Week 5	Onyi Echegini, Florida State	Harper White, Clemson	^[12]
Week 6	Michelle Cooper (2), Duke	Victoria Haugen, Virginia Tech	^[13]
Week 7	Lia Godfrey, Virginia	Cayla White, Virginia	^[14]
Week 7	Tori Powell, Virginia Tech	Cayla White, Virginia	^[14]
Week 8	Olivia Wingate (2), Notre Dame	Mackenzie Wood, Notre Dame	^[15]
Week 8	Olivia Wingate (2), Notre Dame	Cristina Roque, Florida State	^[15]
Week 9	Taylor Bryan, Virginia Tech	Tori Hansen (2), North Carolina	^[16]
Week 9	Haley Hopkins (2), Virginia	Tori Hansen (2), North Carolina	^[16]
Week 10	Korbin Albert, Notre Dame	Mackenzie Wood (2), Notre Dame	^[17]
Week 10	Ally Sentnor, North Carolina	Mackenzie Wood (2), Notre Dame	^[17]
Week 11	Korbin Albert (2), Notre Dame		^[18]
Week 11	Onyi Echegini (2), Florida State		^[18]

Postseason

ACC Tournament

See main article: 2022 ACC Women's Soccer Tournament.

NCAA tournament

See main article: 2022 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

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]

Seed	School	Region	1st Round	2nd Round	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Championship
1	Florida State	Florida State	W 3–0 vs. – (Tallahassee, FL)	W 4–1 vs. – (Tallahassee, FL)	W 3–0 vs. No. 19 Pittsburgh – (Tallahassee, FL)	W 1–0 vs. No. 9 – (Tallahassee, FL)	L 2–3 vs. No. 2 North Carolina – (Cary, NC)	bgcolor=#ddd
1	Notre Dame	Notre Dame	W 5–0 vs. – (Notre Dame, IN)	W 4–0 vs. No. 23 – (Notre Dame, IN)	W 2–0 vs. No. 17 – (Notre Dame, IN)	L 0–2 vs. No. 2 North Carolina – (Notre Dame, IN)	bgcolor=#ddd		bgcolor=#ddd
2	North Carolina	Notre Dame	W 5–0 vs. – (Chapel Hill, NC)	W 3–1 vs. – (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 – (Cary, NC)
2	Duke	Alabama	W 4–0 vs. – (Durham, NC)	W 1–0 vs. No. 16 – (Durham, NC)	W 2–1 vs. No. 13 – (Durham, NC)	L 2–3 (2OT) at No. 3 – (Tuscaloosa, AL)	bgcolor=#ddd		bgcolor=#ddd
3	Virginia	UCLA	W 4–0 vs. – (Charlottesville, VA)	W 3–1 vs. – (University Park, PA)	W 3–2 (2OT) vs. No. 21 (University Park, PA)	L 1–2 (2OT) vs. No. 1 – (Los Angeles, CA)	bgcolor=#ddd		bgcolor=#ddd
4	Pittsburgh	Florida State	W 1–0 vs. – (Pittsburgh, PA)	W 2–1 vs. No. 18 – (Tallahassee, FL)	L 0–3 vs. No. 5 Florida State – (Tallahassee, FL)	bgcolor=#ddd		bgcolor=#ddd		bgcolor=#ddd
5	Clemson	UCLA	L 0–1 vs. – (Clemson, SC)	bgcolor=#ddd		bgcolor=#ddd		bgcolor=#ddd		bgcolor=#ddd	bgcolor=#ddd
8	NC State	UCLA	T 1–1 (2–4 PKs) vs. No. 20 – (Raleigh, NC)	bgcolor=#ddd		bgcolor=#ddd		bgcolor=#ddd		bgcolor=#ddd	bgcolor=#ddd
–	Virginia Tech	UCLA	L 0–2 at – (Morgantown, WV)	bgcolor=#ddd		bgcolor=#ddd		bgcolor=#ddd		bgcolor=#ddd	bgcolor=#ddd
–	Wake Forest	Alabama	L 0–2 at No. 13 – (Columbia, SC)	bgcolor=#ddd		bgcolor=#ddd		bgcolor=#ddd		bgcolor=#ddd	bgcolor=#ddd
W–L (%):								Total:

Awards and honors

ACC Awards

Award	Recipient(s)
2022 ACC Women's Soccer Individual Awards^[20]
Coach of the Year	Nate Norman – Notre Dame
Offensive Player of the Year	Michelle Cooper – Duke
Midfielder of the Year	Korbin Albert – Notre Dame
Defensive Player of the Year	Eva Gaetino – Notre Dame
Goalkeeper of the Year	Cristina Roque – Florida State
Freshman of the Year	Kat Rader – Duke

First Team	Second Team	Third Team	All-Freshman Team
2022 ACC Women's Soccer All-Conference Teams
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

See main article: 2023 NWSL Draft.

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]

FW	Forward	MF		DF	Defender	GK	Goalkeeper

Player	Team	Round	Pick #	Position	School
Michelle Cooper	Kansas City Current	1	2	FW	Duke
Emily Madril	Orlando Pride	1	3	DF	Florida State
Jenna Nighswonger	NJ/NY Gotham FC	1	4	MF	Florida State
Olivia Wingate	North Carolina Courage	1	6	FW	Notre Dame
Clara Robbins	North Carolina Courage	1	9	MF	Florida State
Alexa Spaanstra	Kansas City Current	1	10	FW	Virginia
Haley Hopkins	North Carolina Courage	1	11	FW	Virginia
Brianna Martinez	Racing Louisville FC	2	17	DF	Notre Dame
Tori Hansen	Orlando Pride	3	25	DF	North Carolina
Delaney Graham	Washington Spirit	4	40	DF	Duke
Sophie Jones	Chicago Red Stars	4	43	MF	Duke
Giovanna DeMarco	San Diego Wave FC	4	45	MF	Wake Forest

Notes and References

Web site: 2022 Women's Soccer Overall Statistics. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 28, 2022.
Web site: Florida State Wins Second Consecutive ACC Women's Soccer Championship. theacc.com. November 7, 2021. November 7, 2021.
Web site: Florida State Seminoles outlast BYU Cougars to win women's soccer national championship. espn.com. Associated Press. December 6, 2021. July 15, 2022.
Web site: Legendary Florida State soccer coach Mark Krikorian leaving Seminoles for 'next chapter'. Tallahassee Democrat. March 29, 2022. July 1, 2022.
Web site: Brian Pensky of Tennessee named coach of reigning champion Florida State women's soccer. Cora. Hall. Knoxville News Sentinel. April 25, 2022. July 1, 2022.
Web site: 2022 Women's MAC Hermann Trophy Watch Lists Announced. unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. August 18, 2022. August 18, 2022.
Web site: Duke Named 2022 ACC Women's Soccer Preseason Favorite. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 11, 2022. August 11, 2022.
Web site: Pitt's West, UNC's Hansen Named ACC's First Women's Soccer Players of Week for 2022. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 23, 2022. August 23, 2022.
Web site: UVA's Hopkins, ND's Klenke Earn ACC Women's Soccer Player of Week Honors. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 30, 2022. August 30, 2022.
Web site: Duke’s Cooper, ND’s Wingate, UVA’s Staude Notch ACC Player of Week Honors. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 6, 2022. September 6, 2022.
Web site: ND’s Van Zanten, UNC’s Meza Named ACC Women’s Soccer Players of Week. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 13, 2022. September 13, 2022.
Web site: FSU’s Echegini, Clemson’s White Earn ACC Women’s Soccer Player of Week Honors. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 20, 2022. September 20, 2022.
Web site: Duke’s Cooper, VT’s Haugen Claim ACC Women’s Soccer Player of Week Honors. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 27, 2022. September 27, 2022.
Web site: ACC Announces Women’s Soccer Player of Week Honors. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 4, 2022. October 4, 2022.
Web site: ACC Announces Women’s Soccer Player of Week Honors. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 11, 2022. October 11, 2022.
Web site: ACC Announces Women’s Soccer Player of Week Honors. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 18, 2022. October 18, 2022.
Web site: ACC Announces Women’s Soccer Player of Week Honors. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 25, 2022. October 26, 2022.
Web site: ACC Announces Women’s Soccer Player of Week Honors. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 1, 2022. November 1, 2022.
Web site: Nation-Best 10 ACC Women’s Soccer Teams Selected to 2022 NCAA Championship. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 7, 2022. November 10, 2022.
Web site: 2022 All-ACC Women’s Soccer Awards Announced. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 2, 2022. November 2, 2022.
Web site: Twelve ACC Student-Athletes Selected in 2023 NWSL Draft. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. January 12, 2023. January 13, 2023.