2016 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season

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2016 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season
Atlantic Coast Conference logo.svg
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportSoccer
DurationAugust, 2016 – November, 2016
Number of teams14
2017 NWSL College Draft
Top draft pickChristina Gibbons
Picked bySeattle Reign FC, 5th Overall
Regular Season
Season championsNotre Dame
Clemson
Runners-upDuke
Tournament
ChampionsFlorida State
  Runners-upNorth Carolina
Finals MVPCassie Miller, Florida State Seminoles
ACC women's soccer seasons
← 2015
2016 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
#21 Notre Dame  ‍†‍‍y 7 – 1 – 2   .800 13 – 3 – 5   .738
No. 12 Clemson  ‍†‍‍y 7 – 1 – 2   .800 14 – 5 – 4   .696
No. 7 Duke  ‍‍‍y 7 – 2 – 1   .750 15 – 4 – 3   .750
#4 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 6 – 2 – 2   .700 16 – 3 – 4   .783
No. 11 Virginia  ‍‍‍y 6 – 2 – 2   .700 15 – 5 – 2   .727
No. 14 Florida State  ‍‍‡‍y 6 – 2 – 2   .700 14 – 4 – 4   .727
Miami  ‍‍‍ 5 – 5 – 0   .500 10 – 8 – 1   .553
No. 24 NC State  ‍‍‍y 4 – 5 – 1   .450 11 – 9 – 2   .545
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 3 – 4 – 3   .450 11 – 5 – 3   .658
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 2 – 5 – 3   .350 7 – 7 – 4   .500
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 3 – 7 – 0   .300 11 – 8 – 1   .575
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 2 – 8 – 0   .200 10 – 8 – 0   .556
Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 1 – 7 – 2   .200 8 – 8 – 3   .500
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 1 – 9 – 0   .100 2 – 15 – 1   .139
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2016 ACC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of 2016-7-2; Rankings from NSCAA

The 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season was the 28th season of women's varsity soccer in the conference.

The Virginia Cavaliers are the defending regular season champions. The Florida State Seminoles are the defending ACC Tournament Champions.

Changes from 2015[]

There were no coaching changes from 2015 to 2016.

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
Louisville Cardinals Lynn Stadium 5,300
Miami Hurricanes Cobb Stadium 500
NC State Wolfpack Method Road 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 SU Soccer Stadium 5,000
Virginia Cavaliers Klöckner Stadium 8,000
Virginia Tech Hokies Thompson Field 2,500
Wake Forest Demon Deacons Spry Stadium 3,000

1. ^ Georgia Tech does not sponsor women's soccer

Personnel[]

Team Head coach Captain
Boston College Eagles United States Alison Foley [1] Hayley Dowd & McKenzie Meehan[2]
Clemson Tigers United States Eddie Radwanski [3] Emily Byorth, Gabby Byorth, Abby Jones, & Clarie Wagner[4]
Duke Blue Devils United States Robbie Church [5] Christina Gibbons & Lizzy Raben [6]
Florida State United States Mark Krikorian [7] Kirsten Crowley [8]
Louisville Cardinals United States Karen Ferguson-Dayes [9] Caroline Kimble & Inger Katrine Bjerke [10]
Miami Hurricanes United States Mary-Frances Monroe [11] Gianna Dal Pozzo [12]
NC State Wolfpack United States Tim Santoro [13] Jackie Stengel & Hannah Keogh [14]
North Carolina Tar Heels India Anson Dorrance [15] Hanna Gardner [16]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish United States Theresa Romagnolo [17] Sandra Yu [18]
Pittsburgh Panthers United States Greg Miller [19] Siobhan McDonough & Emma Pozzulo [20]
Syracuse Orange England Phil Wheddon [21] Stephanie Skilton & Jackie Firenze
Virginia Cavaiers United States Steve Swanson [22] -
Virginia Tech Hokies United States Charles Adair [23] -
Wake Forest Demon Deacons United States Tony da Luz [24] -

Regular season[]

Rankings[]

NSCAA[]

Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
Main article: 2016 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings
  Pre Wk
1 		Wk
2 		Wk
3 		Wk
4 		Wk
5 		Wk
6 		Wk
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10 		Wk
11 		Wk
12 		Final
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Clemson 14 8 6 13 13 13 13 12 18 17 14 9 12 12
Duke 3 2 7 6 9 7 10 9 4 4 6 12 14 7
Florida State 1 1 1 1 3 3 2 2 9 9 8 13 10 14
Louisville
Miami
North Carolina 9 9 8 8 7 18 16 15 11 18 16 10 6 4
NC State
Notre Dame 13 12 23 20 20 24 22 20 20 13 12 6 11 21
Pittsburgh
Syracuse
Virginia 4 4 3 3 5 2 7 8 5 8 7 14 15 11
Virginia Tech 17 18 16 18 17 19 RV RV 24 25 RV RV RV
Wake Forest

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
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15 		Final
Boston College 25 24 23 13 11 17
Clemson 10 10 9 9 14 15 11 12 12 15 15 12 10 13 11 13 13
Duke 3 3 5 5 8 7 6 6 3 3 6 11 15 13 5 6 6
Florida State 2 2 2 2 2 4 3 4 4 13 11 9 12 9 9 19 19
Louisville
Miami
North Carolina 12 12 10 7 7 9 14 13 13 14 18 16 9 12 10 7 4
NC State 23
Notre Dame RV 25 25 RV 21 19 19 12 10 6 10 21 22 22
Pittsburgh
Syracuse
Virginia 6 6 4 3 3 5 2 8 8 4 8 7 13 16 14 15 15
Virginia Tech 20 20 18 12 17 16 23 RV NR RV RV RV
Wake Forest

Postseason[]

ACC Tournament[]

Main article: 2016 ACC Women's Soccer Tournament
Semifinals Final
      
1 Notre Dame 1
4 North Carolina 2
4 North Carolina 0 (3)
6 Florida State 0 (4)
2 Clemson 0
6 Florida State 1

NCAA Tournament[]

Main article: 2016 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament
Seed Bracket School 1st Round 2nd Round Round of 16 Quarterfinals Final Four Championship
2 South Carolina North Carolina W 3–0 vs. Liberty – (Chapel Hill, NC) W 2–0 vs. Kansas – (Chapel Hill, NC) W 1–0 vs. Clemson – (Chapel Hill, NC) L 0–1 vs. South Carolina – (Columbia, SC)
2 West Virginia Notre Dame T 0–0 L, 4–5 PK vs. SIU Edwardsville – (Notre Dame, IN)
3 Stanford Virginia W 4–1 vs. Monmouth – (Charlottesville, VA) W 3–0 vs. Penn State – (Washington D.C.) L 0–2 vs. Georgetown – (Washington, D.C.)
3 Stanford Florida State W 4–0 vs. Samford – (Tallahassee, FL) L 1–2 vs. Utah – (Los Angeles, CA)
3 South Carolina Clemson W 1–0 vs. Northeastern – (Clemson, SC) T 0–0 W, 4–2 PK vs. Arkansas – (Chapel Hill, NC) L 1–0 vs. North Carolina – (Chapel Hill, NC)
3 West Virginia Duke W 3–0 vs. Charlotte – (Durham, NC) W 3–1 vs. Illinois State – (Durham, NC) W 1–0 vs. Northwestern – (Durham, NC) L 0–1 vs. West Virginia – (Morgantown, WV)
- Stanford NC State T 0–0 W, 4–2 PK vs. Minnesota – (St. Paul, Minnesota) W 1–0 vs. Pepperdine – (Stanford, CA) L 0–3 vs. Santa Clara – (Stanford, CA)

All-ACC awards and teams[]

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2016 ACC Women's Soccer Individual Awards
Award Recipient(s)
Offensive Player of the Year Alexis Shaffer, University of Virginia
Coach of the Year Eddie Radwanski, Clemson University
Midfielder of the Year Alexis Shaffer, University of Virginia
Defensive Player of the Year Christina Gibbons, Duke University
Freshman of the Year Bridgette Andrzejewski, University of North Carolina
2016 ACC Women's Soccer All-Conference Teams
First Team Second Team Third Team All-Freshman Team

McKenzie Meehan, GS, F, Boston College
Catrina Atanda, Sr., M, Clemson
Kailen Sheridan, Sr., GK, Clemson
Christina Gibbons, Sr., D, Duke
Toni Payne, Sr., F, Duke
Kirsten Crowley, Sr., D, Florida State
Gracie Lachowecki, Sr., F, Miami
Bridgette Andrzejewski, Fr., F, North Carolina
Kaleigh Olmsted, Sr., F, Notre Dame
Alexis Shaffer, Sr., M, Virginia
Murielle Tiernan, Sr., F, Virginia Tech

Hayley Dowd, Sr., F, Boston College
Sam Staab, So., D, Clemson
Imani Dorsey, Jr., F, Duke
Deyna Castellanos, Fr., F, Florida State
Megan Connolly, So, M, Florida State
Natalia Kuikka, So., D, Florida State
Cassie Miller, Jr., GK, Florida State
Megan Buckingham, Jr., M, North Carolina
Jennifer Westendorf, Fr., F, Notre Dame
Kristen McNabb , GS, D, Virginia
Sarah Teegarden, Sr., M, Wake Forest

Claire Wagner, Sr., D, Clemson
Ella Stevens, Fr., M, Duke
Emma Koivisto, Jr., D, Florida State
Gaby Vincent, So., M, Louisville
Tziarra King, Fr., M, NC State
Taylor Klawunder, Jr., M, Notre Dame
Kaela Little, Sr., GK, Notre Dame
Sandra Yu, Sr., M, Notre Dame
Alissa Gorzak, Fr., F, Virginia
Veronica Latsko, Jr., F, Virginia
Candace Cephers, Sr., M, Virginia Tech

Ella Stevens, Fr., M, Duke
Malia Berkely, Fr., D, Florida State
Deyna Castellanos, Fr., F, Florida State
Kristen McFarland, Fr., F, Florida State
Kristina Fisher, Fr., M, Miami
Bridgette Andrzejewski, Fr., F, North Carolina
Tziarra King, Fr., M, NC State
Kia Rankin, Fr., F, NC State
Jennifer Westendorf, Fr., M, Notre Dame
Alissa Gorzak, Fr, F, Virginia
Zoe Morse, Fr., M, Virginia

Draft picks[]

Main article: 2017 NWSL College Draft

The ACC had 10 total players selected in the 2017 NWSL College Draft. There was 1 player selected in the first round, 2 players selected in the second round, 3 players selected in the third round, and 4 players selected in the fourth round.

FW Forward MF Midfielder DF Defender GK Goalkeeper
Player Team Round Pick # Position School
United States Christina Gibbons Seattle Reign FC 1st 5 MF Duke
United States Toni Payne FC Kansas City 2nd 13 FW Duke
United States Claire Wagner North Carolina Courage 2nd 20 DF Clemson
Canada Kailen Sheridan Sky Blue FC 3rd 23 GK Clemson
United States Alexis Schaffer FC Kansas City 3rd 25 MF Virginia
United States Catrina Atanda Sky Blue FC 3rd 30 MF Clemson
United States McKenzie Meehan Sky Blue FC 4th 34 FW Boston College
United States Cameron Castleberry Washington Spirit 4th 36 MF North Carolina
United States Kristen McNabb Washington Spirit 4th 36 MF Virginia
United States Hayley Dowd Boston Breakers 4th 38 FW Boston College

References[]

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  2. ^ "Hayley Dowd, McKenzie Meehan Named Co-Captains". Boston College Athletics. BCeagles.com. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  3. ^ "Eddie Radwanski Bio". Clemson Tigers Athletics. clemsontigers.com. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  4. ^ "Clemson Women's Soccer Names Team Captains". Clemson Tigers. Archived from the original on July 16, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  5. ^ "Robbie Church Bio". Duke Blue Devils Athletics. goduke.com. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  6. ^ "Christina Gibbons Bio". Duke Blue Devils Athletics. goduke.com. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  7. ^ "Mark Krikorian Bio". Florida State Seminoles Athletics. seminoles.com. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  8. ^ "Kirsten Crowley Bio". Florida State Seminoles Athletics. seminoles.com. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
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  13. ^ "Tim Santoro Bio". North Carolina State Wolfpack Athletics. gopack.com. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  14. ^ "Stengel and Keogh Named Team Captains for 2016". North Carolina State Wolfpack Athletics. gopack.com. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
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