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2021 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season

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{{Infobox sports season

| title = {{white|2021 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season}}

| color = #013CA6

| color text = #FFFFFF

| league = NCAA Division I

| sport = Soccer

| logo = Atlantic Coast Conference logo.svg

| pixels = 175px

| caption =

| duration = August 19, 2021 – October 28, 2021

| no_of_teams = 14

| season = Regular season

| season_champs = Virginia

| season_champ_name =

| second_place = Florida State

| MVP = Offensive:Diana Ordoñez
Midfielder:Jaelin Howell
Defensive:Emily Madril

| MVP_link =

| top_scorer = Diana Ordoñez{{cite web|url=https://theacc.com/documents/2021/8/20/WSOC_Stats21.pdf|title=2021 Women's Soccer Overall Statistics|website=theacc.com|publisher=The Atlantic Coast Conference|access-date=November 5, 2021}}

| finals = Tournament

| finals_link = 2021 ACC Women's Soccer Tournament

| finals_champ = Florida State

| finals_runner-up = Virginia

| finals_MVP = Clara Robbins (Florida State)

| draft = 2022 NWSL Draft

| draft_link = 2022 NWSL Draft

| top_pick = Jaelin Howell

| picked_by = Racing Louisville FC, 2nd overall

| seasonslistnames = ACC women's soccer

| prevseason_link = 2020 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season

| prevseason_year = 2020

| nextseason_link = 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season

| nextseason_year = 2022

}}

{{2021 ACC women's soccer standings}}

The 2021 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season was the 33rd season of women's varsity soccer in the conference.

Florida State and North Carolina are the defending regular season champions. The Seminoles are the defending ACC tournament champions.{{Cite web|title=Florida State Defeats North Carolina 3-2 to Win ACC Women's Soccer Championship|url=http://theacc.com/news/2020/11/15/florida-state-defeats-north-carolina-3-2-to-win-acc-womens-soccer-championship.aspx|access-date=2020-11-15|website=theacc.com|language=en}}

The regular season champions were the Virginia Cavaliers. The Florida State Seminoles won the ACC tournament and the NCAA tournament.

Teams

= Stadiums and locations =

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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

| Dail Soccer Field

| 3,000

North Carolina Tar Heels

| Dorrance 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. {{Note|Note1}} Georgia Tech does not sponsor women's soccer

Coaches

=Head Coaching Records=

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width="110" | Team

! Head coach

! Years at school

! Overall record

! Record at school

! ACC record

style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Boston College Eagles}}" | Boston College

| Jason Lowe

| 3

| 11–18–3

| 11–18–3

| 2–15–1

style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Clemson Tigers}}" | Clemson

| Eddie Radwanski

| 11

| 244–130–37

| 105–65–24

| 44–49–8

style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Duke Blue Devils}}" | Duke

| Robbie Church

| 21

| 344–180–70

| 256–131–59

| 97–61–33

style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles}}" | Florida State

| Mark Krikorian

| 17

| 364–96–36

| 289–66–33

| 111–32–25

style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Louisville Cardinals}}" | Louisville

| Karen Ferguson-Dayes

| 21

| 187–168–37

| 187–168–37

| 27–32–10

style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Miami Hurricanes}}" | Miami

| Sarah Barnes

| 4

| 72–70–20

| 12–29–6

| 5–21–2

style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|North Carolina Tar Heels}}" | North Carolina

| Anson Dorrance

| 43

| 851–70–38

| 851–70–38

| 208–26–10

style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|North Carolina State Wolfpack}}" | NC State

| Tim Santoro

| 9

| 67–73–15

| 67–73–15

| 19–46–8

style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Notre Dame Fighting Irish}}" | Notre Dame

| Nate Norman

| 4

| 83–60–16

| 25–25–2

| 12–14–2

style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Pittsburgh Panthers}}" | Pittsburgh

| Randy Waldrum

| 4

| 419–135–33

| 20–27–4

| 12–26–2

style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Syracuse Orangemen}}" | Syracuse

| Nicky Adams

| 3

| 4–18–2

| 4–18–2

| 2–14–1

style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Virginia Cavaliers}}" | Virginia

| Steve Swanson

| 21

| 433–161–62

| 329–98–51

| 130–46–21

style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Virginia Tech Hokies}}" | Virginia Tech

| Charles Adair

| 11

| 126–62–20

| 126–62–20

| 46–43–13

style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Wake Forest Demon Deacons}}" | Wake Forest

| Tony da Luz

| 24

| 313–221–52

| 268-180-50

| 90–106–23

Notes

  • Records shown are prior to the 2021 season
  • Years at school includes the 2021 season

Pre-season

= Hermann Trophy Watchlist =

The Hermann Trophy Watchlist was released on August 19, 2021{{cite web|url=https://www.machermanntrophy.org/2021-watch-lists|title=2021 Women's Hermann Trophy Watch List Announced|website=machermanntrophy.org|publisher=Missouri Athletic Club|date=August 19, 2021|access-date=August 20, 2021|archive-date=August 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820234049/https://www.machermanntrophy.org/2021-watch-lists|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://theacc.com/news/2021/8/19/acc-womens-soccer-places-10-on-mac-hermann-trophy-watch-list.aspx|title=ACC Women's Soccer Places 10 on MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List|website=theacc.com|publisher=The Atlantic Coast Conference|date=August 19, 2021|access-date=August 20, 2021}}

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Player

! Class

! Position

! School

Megan Bornkamp

| Sophomore

| DF

| Clemson

Sophie Jones

| Junior

| MF

| Duke

Jaelin Howell

| Senior

| MF

| Florida State

Emily Madril

| Senior

| DF

| Florida State

Yujie Zhao

| Senior

| MF

| Florida State

Claudia Dickey

| Senior

| GK

| North Carolina

Rachel Jones

| Senior

| FW

| North Carolina

Lia Godfrey

| Sophomore

| MF

| Virginia

Haley Hopkins

| Graduate Student

| MF

| Virginia

Alexa Spaanstra

| Senior

| FW

| Virginia

= Pre-season poll =

The 2020 ACC Preseason Poll was announced on September 8, 2021. The defending regular season champions, Florida State and North Carolina were voted in first and second place, respectively. The leagues 14 head coaches also voted on a preseason All-ACC team. Full results for the coaches poll and preseason team are shown below.

== Pre-season Coaches Poll ==

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=ACC Conference|Predicted finish|Team|Points (1st place)}}

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| 1

| Florida State

| 167 (11)

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| 2

| North Carolina

| 155 (2)

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| 3

| Virginia

| 148 (1)

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| 4

| Duke

| 129

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| 5

| Clemson

| 124

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| 6

| Notre Dame

| 104

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| 7

| Virginia Tech

| 85

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| 8

| Louisville

| 77

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| 9

| Wake Forest

| 72

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| 10

| NC State

| 71

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| 11

| Pittsburgh

| 57

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| 12

| Boston College

| 45

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| 13

| Syracuse

| 24

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| 14

| Miami

| 16

Source:{{cite web|url=https://theacc.com/news/2021/8/12/florida-state-tabbed-2021-acc-womens-soccer-preseason-favorite.aspx|title=Florida State Tabbed 2021 ACC Women's Soccer Preseason Favorite|website=theacc.com|publisher=Atlantic Coast Conference|date=August 12, 2021|access-date=August 12, 2021}}

==Pre-season All-ACC Team==

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! Position !! Player !! Class !! School

Goalkeeper

| Hensley Hancuff

| Senior

| Clemson

rowspan=2| Defender

| Maycee Bell

| Junior

| North Carolina

Delaney Graham

| Senior

| Duke

rowspan=5| Midfielder

| Megan Bornkamp

| Sophomore

| Clemson

Sophie Jones

| Junior

| Duke

Jaelin Howell

| Senior

| Florida State

Yujie Zhao

| Senior

| Florida State

Lia Godfrey

| Sophomore

| Virginia

rowspan=3| Forward

| Rachel Jones

| Senior

| North Carolina

Amanda West

| Sophomore

| Pittsburgh

Alexa Spaanstra

| Senior

| Virginia

Source:

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.

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! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Boston College Eagles}} width=75|Boston College

! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Clemson Tigers}} width=75|Clemson

! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Duke Blue Devils}} width=75|Duke

! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles}} width=75|Florida State

! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Louisville Cardinals}} width=75|Louisville

! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Miami Hurricanes}} width=75|Miami

! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|NC State Wolfpack}} width=75|NC State

! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|North Carolina Tar Heels}} width=75|North Carolina

! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Notre Dame Fighting Irish}} width=75|Notre Dame

! style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Pittsburgh Panthers}} width=75|Pittsburgh

! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Syracuse Orange}} width=75|Syracuse

! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Virginia Cavaliers}} width=75|Virginia

! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Virginia Tech Hokies}} width=75|Virginia Tech

! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Wake Forest Demon Deacons}} width=75|Wake Forest

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!vs. Boston College

–4–1–4–11–21–0–2–1 (OT)4–13–0–3–01–01–0
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!vs. Clemson

1–4––4–11–1 (2OT)0–11–23–02–1 (2OT)0–20–8–0–1–
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!vs. Duke

–––0–10–1–2–1 (2OT)0–11–0 (OT)0–50–21–01–1 (2OT)0–2
style="text-align:center;"

!vs. Florida State

1–41–41–0–0–31–4–2–2 (2OT)–0–50–51–1 (2OT)0–2–
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!vs. Louisville

2–11–1 (2OT)1–03–0–2–3 (2OT)2–1–3–0–1–24–1–1–2 (OT)
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!vs. Miami

0–11–0–4–13–2 (2OT)––4–05–02–0–6–15–02–1 (2OT)
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!vs. NC State

–1–21–2 (2OT)–1–2––0–12–12–00–32–11–01–0
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!vs. North Carolina

1–2 (OT)0–31–02–2 (2OT)–0–41–0–1–2 (2OT)0–1–0–0 (2OT)2–2 (2OT)–
style="text-align:center;"

!vs. Notre Dame

1–41–2 (2OT)0–1 (OT)–0–30–51–22–1 (2OT)––0–42–1–0–2
style="text-align:center;"

!vs. Pittsburgh

0–32–05–05–0–0–20–21–0––2–4–2–12–1
style="text-align:center;"

!vs. Syracuse

–8–02–05–02–1–3–0–4–04–2–5–02–12–0
style="text-align:center;"

!vs. Virginia

0–3–0–11–1 (2OT)1–41–61–20–0 (2OT)1–2–0–5––0–1
style="text-align:center;"

!vs. Virginia Tech

0–11–01–1 (2OT)2–0–0–50–12–2 (2OT)–1–21–2––4–3
style="text-align:center;"

!vs. Wake Forest

0–1–2–0–2–1 (OT)1–2 (2OT)0–1–2–01–20–21–03–4–

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!Total

! 1–9–0 !! 6–3–1 !! 7–2–1 !! 7–1–2 !! 3–6–1 !! 1–9–0 !! 4–6–0 !! 5–2–3 !! 7–3–0 !! 4–6–0 !! 0–10–0 !! 8–0–2 !! 5–3–2 !! 6–4–0

= Rankings =

{{main|2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings}}

==[[National Soccer Coaches Association of America|United Soccer]]==

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! Wk 5

! Wk 6

! Wk 7

! Wk 8

! Wk 9

! Wk 10

! Wk 11

! Wk 12

! Final

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! style="{{NCAA color cell|Boston College Eagles}}"|Boston College

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFFFE6;" | RV

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

style="text-align:center;"

! style="{{NCAA color cell|Clemson Tigers}}"|Clemson

| style="background:#FFF;" | 7

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 9

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 15

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 22

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 24

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

style="text-align:center;"

! style="{{NCAA color cell|Duke Blue Devils}}"|Duke

| style="background:#FFF;" | 6

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 5

| style="background:#FFF;" | 5

| style="background:#FFF;" | 5

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 4

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 2

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 4

| style="background:#FFF;" | 4 (1)

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 8

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 6

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 2 (2)

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 6

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 4

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 5

style="text-align:center;"

! style="{{NCAA color cell|Florida State Seminoles}}"|Florida State

| style="background:#FFF;" | 1 (11)

| style="background:#FFF;" | 1 (26)

| style="background:#FFF;" | 1 (32)

| style="background:#FFF;" | 1 (29)

| style="background:#FFF;" | 1 (32)

| style="background:#FFF;" | 1 (33)

| style="background:#FFF;" | 1 (33)

| style="background:#FFF;" | 1 (29)

| style="background:#FFF;" | 1 (31)

| style="background:#FFF;" | 1 (31)

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 3 (5)

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 2 (2)

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 1 (29)

| style="background:#FFF;" | 1 (25)

style="text-align:center;"

! style="{{NCAA color cell|Louisville Cardinals}}"|Louisville

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

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| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

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style="text-align:center;"

! style="{{NCAA color cell|Miami Hurricanes}}"|Miami

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

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| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

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! style="{{NCAA color cell|North Carolina Tar Heels}}"|North Carolina

| style="background:#FFF;" | 3 (3)

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 2 (4)

| style="background:#FFF;" | 2 (1)

| style="background:#FFF;" | 2 (2)

| style="background:#FFF;" | 2 (1)

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 4

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 5

| style="background:#FFF;" | 5

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 3

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 7

| style="background:#FFF;" | 7

| style="background:#FFF;" | 7

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 10

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 14

style="text-align:center;"

! style="{{NCAA color cell|NC State Wolfpack}}"|NC State

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFFFE6;" | RV

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

style="text-align:center;"

! style="{{NCAA color cell|Notre Dame Fighting Irish}}" | Notre Dame

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFFFE6;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 24

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 17

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 15

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 22

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 16

style="text-align:center;"

! style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Pittsburgh Panthers}}" | Pittsburgh

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFFFE6;" | RV

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 20

| style="background:#FFF;" | 20

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 19

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | RV

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

style="text-align:center;"

! style="{{NCAA color cell|Syracuse Orange}}" | Syracuse

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

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| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

style="text-align:center;"

! style="{{NCAA color cell|Virginia Cavaliers}}" | Virginia

| style="background:#FFF;" | 4 (1)

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 3 (1)

| style="background:#FFF;" | 3

| style="background:#FFF;" | 3 (1)

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 7

| style="background:#FFF;" | 7

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 2 (1)

| style="background:#FFF;" | 2 (1)

| style="background:#FFF;" | 2 (1)

| style="background:#FFF;" | 2 (2)

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 1 (26)

| style="background:#FFF;" | 1 (28)

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 2 (3)

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 8

style="text-align:center;"

! style="{{NCAA color cell|Virginia Tech Hokies}}" | Virginia Tech

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFFFE6;" | RV

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFFFE6;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 19

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 17

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

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! style="{{NCAA color cell|Wake Forest Demon Deacons}}" | Wake Forest

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFFFE6;" | RV

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFFFE6;" | RV

| style="background:#FFF;" | RV

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 25

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | RV

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 25

==Top Drawer Soccer==

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! Wk 5

! Wk 6

! Wk 7

! Wk 8

! Wk 9

! Wk 10

! Wk 11

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! Wk 14

! Wk 15

! Wk 16

! Final

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! style="{{NCAA color cell|Boston College Eagles}}"|Boston College

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

style="text-align:center;"

! style="{{NCAA color cell|Clemson Tigers}}"|Clemson

| style="background:#FFF;" | 8

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 7

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 10

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 23

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 21

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 16

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 18

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |

style="text-align:center;"

! style="{{NCAA color cell|Duke Blue Devils}}"|Duke

| style="background:#FFF;" | 7

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 6

| style="background:#FFF;" | 6

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 5

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 4

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 3

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 6

| style="background:#FFF;" | 6

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 12

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 10

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! ! style="{{NCAA color cell|Florida State Seminoles}}"|Florida State

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! style="{{NCAA color cell|Louisville Cardinals}}"|Louisville

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! style="{{NCAA color cell|Miami Hurricanes}}"|Miami

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! style="{{NCAA color cell|North Carolina Tar Heels}}"|North Carolina

| style="background:#FFF;" | 4

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| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 3

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style="text-align:center;"

! style="{{NCAA color cell|NC State Wolfpack}}"|NC State

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! style="{{NCAA color cell|Notre Dame Fighting Irish}}" | Notre Dame

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| style="background:#FFFFE6;" | 24

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! style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Pittsburgh Panthers}}" | Pittsburgh

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFFFE6;" | 23

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 21

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 22

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! style="{{NCAA color cell|Syracuse Orange}}" | Syracuse

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! style="{{NCAA color cell|Virginia Cavaliers}}"|Virginia

| style="background:#FFF;" | 3

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| style="background:#FFF;" | 2

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 7

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| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 9

| style="background:#FFF;" | 9

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! style="{{NCAA color cell|Virginia Tech Hokies}}"|Virginia Tech

| style="background:#FFF;" |

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| style="background:#FFFFE6;" | 25

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! style="{{NCAA color cell|Wake Forest Demon Deacons}}"|Wake Forest

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= Players of the Week =

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Week

! Offensive Player of the week

! Defensive Player of the week

! Reference

Week 1 – August 24

| Amanda West, Pittsburgh

| Jaelin Howell, Florida State

| {{cite web|url=https://theacc.com/news/2021/8/24/athlete-awards-pitts-west-florida-states-howell-earn-acc-weekly-honors.aspx|title=Pitt's West, Florida State's Howell Earn ACC Weekly Honors|publisher=The Atlantic Coast Conference|website=theacc.com|date=August 24, 2021|access-date=August 24, 2021}}

Week 2 – August 31

| Linda Boama, Boston College

| Claudia Dickey, North Carolina

| {{cite web|url=https://theacc.com/news/2021/8/31/athlete-awards-boston-colleges-boama-north-carolinas-dickey-earn-acc-weekly-honors.aspx|title=Boston College's Boama, North Carolina's Dickey Earn ACC Weekly Honors|publisher=The Atlantic Coast Conference|website=theacc.com|date=August 31, 2021|access-date=August 31, 2021}}

Week 3 – September 7

| Shayla Smart, Wake Forest

| Claire Constant, Virginia

| {{cite web|url=https://theacc.com/news/2021/9/7/athlete-awards-virginias-constant-wake-forests-smart-earn-acc-weekly-honors.aspx|title=Virginia's Constant, Wake Forest's Smart Earn ACC Weekly Honors|publisher=The Atlantic Coast Conference|website=theacc.com|date=September 7, 2021|access-date=September 7, 2021}}

Week 4 – September 14

| Megan Bornkamp, Clemson

| Emily Madril, Florida State

| {{cite web|url=https://theacc.com/news/2021/9/14/athlete-awards-clemsons-bornkamp-florida-states-madril-earn-acc-weekly-honors.aspx|title=Clemson's Bornkamp, Florida State's Madril Earn ACC Weekly Honors|publisher=The Atlantic Coast Conference|website=theacc.com|date=September 14, 2021|access-date=September 14, 2021}}

Week 5 – September 21

| Tess Boade, Duke

| Ruthie Jones, Duke

| {{cite web|url=https://theacc.com/news/2021/9/21/athlete-awards-duke-sweeps-acc-womens-soccer-weekly-honors.aspx|title=Duke Sweeps ACC Women's Soccer Weekly Honors|publisher=The Atlantic Coast Conference|website=theacc.com|date=September 21, 2021|access-date=September 21, 2021}}

rowspan=2 | Week 6 – September 28

| Sammi Fisher, Notre Dame

| Emily Madril, Florida State (2)

| rowspan=2 | {{cite web|url=https://theacc.com/news/2021/9/28/athlete-awards-acc-announces-womens-soccer-weekly-honors.aspx|title=ACC Announces Women's Soccer Weekly Honors|publisher=The Atlantic Coast Conference|website=theacc.com|date=September 28, 2021|access-date=September 28, 2021}}

Diana Ordoñez, Virginia

| Alia Skinner, Virginia Tech

rowspan=2 | Week 7 – October 5

| Beata Olsson, Florida State

| Melissa Dagenais, Miami (FL)

| rowspan=2 | {{cite web|url=https://theacc.com/news/2021/10/5/athlete-awards-acc-announces-womens-soccer-weekly-honors.aspx|title=ACC Announces Women's Soccer Weekly Honors|publisher=The Atlantic Coast Conference|website=theacc.com|date=October 5, 2021|access-date=October 6, 2021}}

Emily Gray, Virginia Tech

| Avery Patterson, North Carolina

Week 8 – October 12

| Jameese Joseph, NC State

| Eva Gaetino, Notre Dame

| {{cite web|url=https://theacc.com/news/2021/10/12/athlete-awards-nc-states-joseph-notre-dames-gaetino-earn-acc-womens-soccer-weekly-honors.aspx|title=NC State's Joseph, Notre Dame's Gaetino Earn ACC Women's Soccer Weekly Honors|publisher=The Atlantic Coast Conference|website=theacc.com|date=October 12, 2021|access-date=October 12, 2021}}

rowspan=2 | Week 9 – October 19

| Jameese Joseph, NC State

| rowspan=2 | Maria Echezarreta, NC State

| rowspan=2 | {{cite web|url=https://theacc.com/news/2021/10/19/athlete-awards-acc-announces-womens-soccer-weekly-honors.aspx|title=ACC Announces Women's Soccer Weekly Honors|publisher=The Atlantic Coast Conference|website=theacc.com|date=October 19, 2021|access-date=October 19, 2021}}

Alexa Spaanstra, Virginia
rowspan=2 | Week 10 – October 26

| Tess Boade, Duke (2)

| rowspan=2 | Emily Royson, Duke

| rowspan=2 | {{cite web|url=https://theacc.com/news/2021/10/26/athlete-awards-acc-announces-womens-soccer-weekly-honors.aspx|title=ACC Announces Women's Soccer Weekly Honors|publisher=The Atlantic Coast Conference|website=theacc.com|date=October 26, 2021|access-date=October 26, 2021}}

Diana Ordoñez, Virginia (2)
Week 11 – November 2

| Caroline Conti, Clemson

| Ashley Naylor, Notre Dame

| {{cite web|url=https://theacc.com/news/2021/11/2/clemsons-conti-notre-dames-naylor-claim-final-2021-acc-womens-soccer-weekly-honors.aspx|title=Clemson's Conti, Notre Dame's Naylor Claim Final 2021 ACC Women's Soccer Weekly Honors|publisher=The Atlantic Coast Conference|website=theacc.com|date=November 2, 2021|access-date=November 2, 2021}}

Postseason

= ACC Tournament =

{{main|2021 ACC Women's Soccer Tournament}}

{{4TeamBracket

| RD1=Semifinals

| RD2=Final

| RD1-seed1 = 1

| RD1-team1 = Virginia

| RD1-score1 = 1

| RD1-seed2 = 5

| RD1-team2 = Clemson

| RD1-score2 = 0

| RD1-seed3 = 2

| RD1-team3 = Florida State

| RD1-score3 = 2OT

| RD1-seed4 = 6

| RD1-team4 = Wake Forest

| RD1-score4 = 1

| RD2-seed1 = 1

| RD2-team1 = Virginia

| RD2-score1 = 0

| RD2-seed2 = 2

| RD2-team2 = Florida State

| RD2-score2 = 1

}}

= NCAA tournament =

{{main|2021 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament}}

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Seed

! School

! Region

! 1st Round

! 2nd Round

! 3rd Round

! Quarterfinals

! Semifinals

! Championship

1

| Florida State

| Florida State

| style="background:#bfb;" | W 3–0 vs. South Alabama – (Tallahassee, FL)

| style="background:#bfb;" | W 5–1 vs. No. 25 SMU – (Tallahassee, FL)

| style="background:#bfb;" | W 1–0 vs. No. 19 Pepperdine – (Tallahassee, FL)

| style="background:#bfb;" | W 1–0 (OT) vs. No. 9 Michigan – (Tallahassee, FL)

| style="background:#bfb;" | W 1–0 vs. No. 5 Rutgers – (Santa Clara, CA)

| style="background:#ffb;" | T 0–0 (4–3 PKs) vs. No. 13 BYU – (Santa Clara, CA)

1

| Duke

| Duke

| style="background:#bfb;" | W 1–0 vs. Old Dominion – (Durham, NC)

| style="background:#bfb;" | W 1–0 vs. No. 18 Memphis – (Durham, NC)

| style="background:#bfb;" | W 7–1 vs. St. John's – (Durham, NC)

| style="background:#fcc;" | L 1–2 vs. No. 12 Santa Clara – (Durham, NC)

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| Virginia

| Virginia

| style="background:#bfb;" | W 6–0 vs. High Point – (Charlottesville, VA)

| style="background:#bfb;" | W 2–0 vs. Milwaukee – (Charlottesville, VA)

| style="background:#fcc;" | L 0–1 vs. No. 13 BYU – (Charlottesville, VA)

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2

| North Carolina

| Virginia

| style="background:#fcc;" | L 0–1 vs. South Carolina – (Chapel Hill, NC)

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3

| Notre Dame

| Rutgers

| style="background:#bfb;" | W 3–0 vs. SIU Edwardsville – (Notre Dame, IN)

| style="background:#ffb;" | T 0–0 (4–3 PKs) at No. 24 Purdue – (Fayetteville, AR)

| style="background:#fcc;" | L 2–3 at No. 7 Arkansas – (Fayetteville, AR)

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| Clemson

| Virginia

| style="background:#fcc;" | L 0–1 vs. Alabama – (Clemson, SC)

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| NC State

| Florida State

| style="background:#bfb;" | W 2–0 at South Florida – (Tampa, FL)

| style="background:#fcc;" | L 0–3 vs. No. 19 Pepperdine – (Tallahassee, FL)

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| Virginia Tech

| Rutgers

| style="background:#bfb;" | W 3–0 vs. Ohio State – (Blacksburg, VA)

| style="background:#fcc;" | L 0–3 at No. 7 Arkansas – (Fayetteville, AR)

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| Wake Forest

| Florida State

| style="background:#bfb;" | W 3–0 vs. Harvard – (Winston-Salem, NC)

| style="background:#fcc;" | L 0–2 vs. No. 9 Michigan – (Ann Arbor, MI)

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colspan=3 | W–L (%):

!{{Winning percentage|7|2|0|record=y}}

!{{Winning percentage|3|3|1|record=y}}

!{{Winning percentage|2|2|0|record=y}}

!{{Winning percentage|1|1|0|record=y}}

!{{Winning percentage|1|0|0|record=y}}

!{{Winning percentage|0|0|1|record=y}} Total: {{Winning percentage|14|8|2|record=y}}

Awards and honors

= ACC Awards =

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colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;" | 2021 ACC Women's Soccer Individual Awards{{cite web|url=https://theacc.com/news/2021/11/4/athlete-awards-2021-all-acc-womens-soccer-awards-announced.aspx|title=2021 All-ACC Women's Soccer Awards Announced|website=theacc.com|publisher=The Atlantic Coast Conference|date=November 4, 2021|access-date=November 5, 2021}}
style="text-align:right;"| Award

! style="text-align:left;" | Recipient(s)

style="text-align:right;"| Offensive Player of the Year

| style="text-align:left;" | Diana Ordoñez – Virginia

style="text-align:right;"| Coach of the Year

| style="text-align:left;" | Steve Swanson – Virginia

style="text-align:right;"| Defensive Player of the Year

| style="text-align:left;" | Emily Madril – Florida State

style="text-align:right;"| Midfielder of the Year

| style="text-align:left;" | Jaelin Howell – Florida State

style="text-align:right;"| Freshman of the Year

| style="text-align:left;" | Michelle Cooper – Duke

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colspan="7" style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"| 2021 ACC Women's Soccer All-Conference Teams
First Team

! Second Team

! Third Team

! All-Freshman Team

Megan Bornkamp – Clemson

Michelle Cooper – Duke

Tess Boade – Duke

Ruthie Jones – Duke

Jaelin Howell – Florida State

Emily Madril – Florida State

Yujie Zhao – Florida State

Maycee Bell – North Carolina

Sammi Fisher – Notre Dame

Lia Godfrey – Virginia

Diana Ordoñez – Virginia

|

Hal Hershfelt – Clemson

Sophie Jones – Duke

Gabby Carle – Florida State

Beata Olsson – Florida State

Clara Robbins – Florida State

Sam Meza – North Carolina

Jameese Joseph – NC State

Samar Guidry – Virginia

Laurel Ivory – Virginia

Alexa Spaanstra – Virginia

Emily Gray – Virginia Tech

|

Renee Guion – Clemson

Hensley Hancuff – Clemson

Makenna Morris – Clemson

Jody Brown – Florida State

Claudia Dickey – North Carolina

Lulu Guttenberger – NC State

Korbin Albert – Notre Dame

Olivia Wingate – Notre Dame

Amanda West – Pittsburgh

Haley Hopkins – Virginia

Taryn Torres – Virginia

Shayla Smart – Wake Forest

|

Renee Lyles – Clemson

Michelle Cooper – Duke

Maria Alagoa – Florida State

Mia Justus – Florida State

Nina Nicosia – Louisville

Emily Colton – North Carolina

Emily Murphy – North Carolina

Emika Kawagishi – NC State

Annika Wohner – NC State

Korbin Albert – Notre Dame

Nikayla Small – Wake Forest

2022 NWSL Draft

{{main|2022 NWSL Draft}}

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FWForward

| MF

Midfielder

| DF

Defender

| GK

Goalkeeper

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! Player !! Team !! Round !! Pick # !! Position !! School

Jaelin Howell

| Racing Louisville FC

| 1

| 2

| MF

| Florida State

Emily Gray

| North Carolina Courage

| 1

| 3

| MF

| Virginia Tech

Diana Ordoñez

| North Carolina Courage

| 1

| 6

| FW

| Virginia

Caitlin Cosme

| Orlando Pride

| 1

| 10

| DF

| Duke

Sammi Fisher

| Chicago Red Stars

| 2

| 19

| MF

| Notre Dame

Claudia Dickey

| OL Reign

| 2

| 20

| GK

| North Carolina

Ryanne Brown

| OL Reign

| 2

| 21

| DF

| Wake Forest

Jenna Menta

| Racing Louisville FC

| 3

| 30

| FW

| Wake Forest

Hensley Hancuff

| NJ/NY Gotham FC

| 3

| 34

| GK

| Clemson

Lily Nabet

| Angel City FC

| 3

| 36

| MF

| Duke

References

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