With one weekend left in the regular season, only Virginia has assured itself of a berth in the four-team ACC women’s championship, scheduled for Nov. 6-8 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary.
The Cavaliers (13-1-1, 7-1 ACC, 21 points) used a penalty kick by former Green Hope High standout Alexis Shaffer to defeat then-No. 1 Florida State 1-0 on Sunday and take over first place in the ACC and the national rankings.
Five other teams remain in contention for Cary: Florida State (13-2-2, 6-1-2/20), Virginia Tech (14-2-2,6-2-1/19), North Carolina (13-3-1, 6-3/18), Clemson (12-3-1,6-3/18) and Boston College (11-6-1, 5-3-1/16).