Women’s Soccer, Florida State Square Off For ACC Championship

Sunday, November 10

Cary, N.C.

Noon ET

North Carolina

#6 Florida State

Tickets

Clare Gagne
University of North Carolina Women’s Soccer v Duke
WakeMed Soccer Park
Cary, NC
Thursday, November 7, 2024

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Women’s Soccer, Florida State Square Off For ACC Championship

November 9, 2024 | Women's Soccer

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – North Carolina women's soccer is seeking its 23rd Atlantic Coast Conference championship – and first since 2019 – on Sunday afternoon as it takes on Florida State at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary during the 2024 Ally ACC Tournament finale.

The fourth-seeded Tar Heels and Seminoles, the tournament's third seed, will kick off at noon ET. The match will broadcast nationally on ESPNU with Marion Crowder, Lori Lindsey and Alex Perlman on call.

Tickets are available for purchase here.

Match Info
Who: (8) Carolina vs. (6) Florida State
What: ACC Championship
Where: Cary, N.C. – WakeMed Soccer Park
When: Sunday, Nov. 10 – Noon ET
Links: Live Stats | Live Stream
Info: Championship Central

Carolina owns 22 of the league's 36 championships and will be making its 29th championship game appearance on Sunday. Its last championship crown came in 2019.

The Tar Heels have a 73-9-6 all-time record in the ACC Tournament, including 22-3-3 in the semifinals. Carolina is also 27-5-3 all-time for ACC Tournament games played in Cary.

Ten Things to Know

North Carolina and Florida State have combined for 32 of the league's 36 women's soccer championships, with UNC owning 22 of them.
The Tar Heels and Seminoles will meet in the ACC Tournament final for the second time in three seasons, and 10th time overall.
UNC is 11-6-1 all-time against FSU in the ACC Tournament and leads 5-3-1 in the championship game.
This will be the 51st meeting between North Carolina and Florida State. UNC leads the all-time series at 31-13-6, but is 3-5-2 in the last 10 meetings.
Carolina and Florida State have already met once this season, during a 4-2 Seminole win in Tallahassee on Oct. 25. Aria Nagai had her first career brace and Clare Gagne made a career-high 13 saves.
UNC's Maddie Dahlien and FSU's Jordynn Dudley, Heather Gilchrist, Giana Riley, and Taylor Suarez all earned bronze at the FIFA U20 World Cup with Team USA.
Six Tar Heels combined for seven All-ACC postseason honors: Trinity Armstrong and Kate Faasse on the First Team; Dahlien and Tessa Dellarose on the Third Team; and Armstrong, Bella Gaetino and Linda Ullmark on the All-Freshman Team.
Armstrong is the first Tar Heel to be named to the All-ACC First Team and All-Freshman Team since Alessia Russo in 2017. She is one of two freshmen on the All-ACC First Team, and the only rookie defender on the first, second or third team.
North Carolina is currently No. 2 in the latest NCAA RPI from Nov. 8. The team has been in the top four all year.
Carolina, ranked eighth nationally, enters Sunday's contest with a 16-4 (7-3 ACC) mark on the year. No. 6 Florida State boasts a 13-2-3 (7-2-1 ACC) record.

The Tar Heels advanced to the championship game following their thrilling 2-1 win over top-seeded and top-ranked Duke on Thursday night in the semifinals, snapping the Blue Devils' 15-match unbeaten streak and avenging two regular season losses.

It was UNC's first win over a No. 1-ranked opponent since its 2-1 overtime victory against Virginia in the 2019 ACC Championship title game.

The Seminoles outlasted Wake Forest in their semifinal game two days ago. After a 1-1 draw at the end of regulation, they hung on for a 3-1 penalty kick outcome. FSU has won the last four ACC titles.

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