2025 ACC women's soccer tournament
| 2025 ACC women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 3,743 | ||||
| Quarterfinals site | Campus Sites | ||||
| Semifinals site | First Horizon Stadium Cary, North Carolina | ||||
| Finals site | First Horizon Stadium Cary, North Carolina | ||||
| Champions | Stanford (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Paul Ratcliffe (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Jasmine Aikey (Stanford) | ||||
| Broadcast | ACCN (Quarterfinals & Semifinals), ESPNU (Final) | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Stanford †‡y | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .950 | 21 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .880 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Notre Dame y | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .850 | 15 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .825 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Duke y | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .700 | 17 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .761 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Florida State y | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 16 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Virginia y | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 14 | – | 3 | – | 5 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Louisville y | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 13 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13т North Carolina y | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .600 | 13 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 4 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .600 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 8 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest y | 4 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .550 | 11 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .500 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson y | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .500 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 5 | .553 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .300 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .200 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 1 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .200 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 1 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .200 | 5 | – | 8 | – | 5 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .150 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 0 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .100 | 4 | – | 10 | – | 4 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2025 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 9, 2025 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer tournament was the post season women's soccer tournament for the Atlantic Coast Conference, held from November 2 through November 9, 2025. The five-match tournament took place at campus sites for the quarterfinals and First Horizon Stadium in Cary, North Carolina for the semifinals and final.[1] The higher seed hosted the campus site matches. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Florida State Seminoles were the five-time defending champions.[2] The Seminoles were unable to defend their title, as they lost in a penalty shoot-out in the First Round. The final was contested by the first seed Stanford and second seed Notre Dame, who were also the first and second ranked teams in the United Soccer Coaches Poll at the time of the match. The teams played to a 2–2 draw, and Stanford prevailed 5–4 in the ensuing penalty shoot-out.[3] This was Stanford's first ACC tournament title, after they joined the conference last year. It was also the first title for head coach Paul Ratcliffe.[4] As tournament champions, Stanford earned the ACC's automatic berth into the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.
Qualification
The top six teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference earned a berth into the ACC Tournament. The top two teams earned a bye to the semifinals.[5] The final seedings were determined after the final day of the regular season on October 30, 2025. The three-way tiebreaker was required to determine the fourth, fifth, and sixth seeds, as Florida State, Louisville, and Virginia all finished with twenty conference points, with 6–2–2 records. Florida State defeated both Louisville and Virginia on September 11 and October 23, respectively. Therefore, Florida State earned the fourth seed. Louisville and Virginia tied their regular season match 1–1 on October 18 and therefore went to a second tiebreaker. They each had three wins against common opponents, which was the second tiebreaker, so the teams moved to the third tiebreaker, goal difference. Virginia finished with a +11 goal difference, while Louisville finished with a +7 goal difference. Therefore, Virginia was the fifth seed and Louisville was the sixth seed.[6]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Stanford | 9–0–1 | 28 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | 8–1–1 | 25 |
| 3 | Duke | 7–3–0 | 21 |
| 4 | Florida State | 6–2–2 | 20 |
| 5 | Virginia | 6–2–2 | 20 |
| 6 | Louisville | 6–2–2 | 20 |
Bracket
Source:[7]
| First Round November 2 ACCN | Semifinal November 6 ACCN | Championship November 9 ESPNU | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Stanford | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Florida State | 0 (5) | 5 | Virginia | 2 | |||||||||
| 5 | Virginia (pen.) | 0 (6) | 1 | Stanford (pen.) | 2 (5) | |||||||||
| 2 | Notre Dame | 2 (4) | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Notre Dame | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Duke | 1 | 3 | Duke | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 | Louisville | 0 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
First round
| November 2, 2025 | (3) Duke | 1–0 | (6) Louisville | Durham, North Carolina |
| 6:00 p.m. EST |
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Box Score | Stadium: Koskinen Stadium Attendance: 337 Referee: Nick Balcer Assistant referees: Benjamin Wooten Hillis Waddell Fourth official: JC Griggs |
| November 2, 2025 | (4) Florida State | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) | (5) Virginia | Tallahassee, Florida |
| 8:00 p.m. EST |
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Box Score |
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Stadium: Seminole Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,072 Referee: Ashley Cedro Assistant referees: Fritz Barberousse Dean Morgan Fourth official: Jonathan Bilinski |
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Semifinals
| November 6, 2025 | (2) Notre Dame | 2–1 | (3) Duke | Cary, North Carolina |
| 5:30 p.m. EST |
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Box Score |
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Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Referee: Richonne Clark Assistant referees: Jennifer Dumaine Cecilia Chavez Fourth official: Kaitlyn Trowbridge |
| November 6, 2025 | (1) Stanford | 3–2 | (5) Virginia | Cary, North Carolina |
| 8:00 p.m. EST |
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Box Score |
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Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,077 Referee: Daniel Radford Assistant referees: Jade Mallea Elizabeth McDonald Fourth official: Kaitlyn Trowbridge |
Final
| November 9, 2025 | (1) Stanford | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | (2) Notre Dame | Cary, North Carolina |
| 12:00 p.m. EST |
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Box Score |
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Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,257 Referee: Nicole Green Assistant referees: Tiffani Turpin Shaye Lane Fourth official: Kevin Maurer |
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Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 13 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.6 goals per match (as of November 9, 2025).
2 goals
- Izzy Engle – Notre Dame
- Jasmine Aikey – Stanford
- Charlotte Kohler – Stanford
1 goal
- Devin Lynch – Duke
- Kat Rader – Duke
- Annabelle Chukwu – Notre Dame
- Charlie Codd – Notre Dame
- Allie Montoya – Stanford
- Maggie Cagle – Virginia
- Meredith McDermott – Virginia
All-Tournament team
| Player | Team |
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| 2025 ACC Women's Soccer All-Tournament team | |
| Kat Rader | Duke |
| Annabelle Chukwu | Notre Dame |
| Charlie Codd | |
| Izzy Engle | |
| Leah Klenke | |
| Jasmine Aikey | Stanford |
| Elise Evans | |
| Andrea Kitahata | |
| Charlotte Kohler | |
| Meredith McDermott | Virginia |
| Victoria Safradin | |
MVP in bold
Source:[8]
References
- ^ "Sites and Dates Announced for 2025-26 ACC Championships". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. July 2, 2025. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
- ^ Rooney, Liam (November 10, 2024). "FSU soccer wins fifth straight ACC tournament title in 3-2 comeback vs. North Carolina". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
- ^ "Notre Dame women's soccer falls to Stanford in PKs in ACC Championship". WNDU-TV. November 9, 2025. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
- ^ "2025 ACC Women's Soccer Records Book" (PDF). theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. p. 5. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
- ^ "WSOC_ChampTiebreakers" (PDF). theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Ally ACC Women's Soccer Championship Bracket Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 30, 2025. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
- ^ "2025 ACC Women's Soccer Bracket" (PDF). theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
- ^ "Stanford Claims 2025 Ally ACC Women's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 9, 2025. Retrieved November 9, 2025.