Virginia, under the leadership of a new head coach, has been picked as the most likely to claim the 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference Field Hockey Championship, according to the ACC.
The Cavaliers received the most votes by the league’s nine coaches, which was followed by North Carolina and Duke. Virginia’s coach Ole Keusgen served as acting head coach from the final week of the regular season to the team’s run to the NCAA Championship semifinals last season.
This year’s ACC includes newly added California and Stanford to its schedule. The 2024 ACC Field Hockey season will begin on Friday, August 30.
ACC Field Hockey Preseason Coaches Poll
8. Stanford
8. California
7. Wake Forest
6. Boston College
4. Syracuse
4. Louisville
3. Duke
2. North Carolina
1.Virginia
Preseason All-ACC Team
Eva Kluskens, Boston College, MF
Peyton Hale, Boston College, M
Alaina McVeigh, Duke, F
Charlie van Oirschot, Duke, M
Paige Bitting, Duke, M/B
Aimee Plumb, Louisville, M
Katie Dixon, North Carolina, M/B
Ryleigh Heck, North Carolina, F
Sietske Brüning, North Carolina, M/B
Willemijn Boogert, Syracuse, M
Daniela Mendez Trendler, Virginia, M
Jans Croon, Virginia, B
Noa Boterman, Virginia, M
Tyler Kennedy, Virginia, GK
Mia Schoenbeck, Wake Forest, B/M
Photo: North Carolina at St. Joe’s, October 2023 Bob Benscoter
