Notre Dame junior Izzy Engle and Wake Forest sophomore Allie Flanagan were named the Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Soccer Co-Offensive Players of the Week, while North Carolina senior Izzi Stratton and Fighting Irish junior Abby Mills shared ACC Defensive Player of the Week honors. North Carolina netminder Peyton Trayer earned ACC Goalkeeper and Freshman of the Week for matches played October 19–25.

Co-Offensive – Izzy Engle, Jr., F, Notre Dame (Edina, Minnesota)

• Scored both goals in Notre Dame’s 2-0 victory at No. 15 Florida State on Saturday.
• Tallied a goal in each half, becoming the first ACC player to record a multi-goal game against the Seminoles since North Carolina’s Kate Faasse in the title match of the 2024 ACC Championship.
• The two goals gave the Fighting Irish their first win in Tallahassee since 2017.
• Currently ranks 10th in the ACC in goals with seven despite playing in just nine matches this season.

Co-Offensive – Allie Flanagan, So., F, Wake Forest (Round Hill, Virginia)

• Recorded her first collegiate hat trick in Thursday’s 4-1 win at Virginia Tech.
• The first multi-goal performance of her career, she scored twice in the first half and sealed her hat trick with a penalty kick in the 86th minute.
• The penalty kick was the first she has attempted in her career.
• Became just the second player in ACC play to register a hat trick this season.

Co-Defensive – Izzi Stratton, Sr., D, North Carolina (Alpine, Utah)

• Was part of a backline that secured a clean sheet in Friday’s 1-0 win over No. 7 Stanford.
• Helped limit the Cardinal to seven shots on goal.
• Earned an assist after she sent a long ball to Bella Devey, who converted the match’s only goal.
• Led the Tar Heels to their ninth shutout of the season.

Co-Defensive – Abby Mills, Jr., D, Notre Dame (Southlake, Texas)

• Key component of the Notre Dame backline that earned their sixth clean sheet of the season in a 2-0 win at No. 15 Florida State.
• Helped hold FSU without a shot for the opening 45 minutes and limited the Seminoles to just three shots on goal.
• The clean sheet marked just the second time this season the Seminoles have been held without a goal.

Goalkeeper & Freshman – Peyton Trayer, Fr., GK, North Carolina (Aliso Viejo, California)

• Posted a career-high seven saves in Friday’s 1-0 victory over No. 7 Stanford.
• The win marked her eighth clean sheet of the season.
• Five of her seven saves came in the second half.
• Marked the first time North Carolina has blanked Stanford since the title match of the 2021 Women’s College Cup.

Women’s Soccer Notes

• ACC Women’s Soccer enters its final weekend of the regular season, as the bracket for the 2026 ACC Women’s Soccer Championship will be unveiled on Thursday, November 5, at the conclusion of the regular season.
• The ACC’s 86 non-conference victories and.801 winning percentage are the best marks among all conferences.
• The ACC has eight teams ranked in the top 25 and 10 teams in the top 30 of the latest RPI rankings, the most among all conferences.
• ACC teams have earned a result in 10 of their 12 matchups against ranked opponents, posting a 6-2-4 (.667) record.

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