2018 ACC women's soccer tournament
2018 ACC women's soccer tournament | |||||
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Classification | Division I | ||||
Teams | 8 | ||||
Matches | 7 | ||||
Attendance | 6,764 | ||||
Site | Sahlen's Stadium Campus Sites (Quarterfinals) Cary, North Carolina (Semifinals and Final) | ||||
Champions | Florida State (6th title) | ||||
Winning coach | Mark Krikorian (6th title) | ||||
MVP | ![]() | ||||
Broadcast | ACCN (Semifinals), ESPNU (Final) [1] | ||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 North Carolina †y | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 20 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .808 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Duke y | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .850 | 16 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .773 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Virginia y | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .700 | 16 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College y | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .650 | 14 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .725 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville y | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .600 | 12 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Clemson y | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .600 | 12 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Florida State ‡y | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .550 | 20 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .796 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Virginia Tech y | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .500 | 11 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .568 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Wake Forest y | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .400 | 9 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .400 | 8 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 NC State y | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .400 | 11 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .591 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .350 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .000 | 4 | – | 12 | – | 1 | .265 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .000 | 3 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2018 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 4, 2018 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC |
The 2018 ACC women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Atlantic Coast Conference. The defending champions were the North Carolina Tar Heels.[2] However, North Carolina was unable to defend their crown, losing to Florida State in the final.[3]
Qualification
The top eight teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference earned a berth into the ACC Tournament. The quarterfinal round was held at campus sites, while the semifinals and final took place at Sahlen's Stadium in Cary, North Carolina. Clemson received the 5th seed over Louisville due to having a better goal difference in conference games. Five of the eight teams in the tournament were ranked in the United Soccer Coaches poll that was released on Tuesday, October 23, 2018.[4]
Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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1 | North Carolina | 10–0–0 | 30 |
2 | Duke | 8–1–1 | 25 |
3 | Virginia | 7–3–0 | 21 |
4 | Boston College | 6–3–1 | 19 |
5 | Clemson | 6–4–0 | 18 |
6 | Louisville | 6–4–0 | 18 |
7 | Florida State | 5–4–1 | 16 |
8 | Virginia Tech | 5–5–0 | 15 |
Bracket
Quarterfinals Sunday, October 28 | Semifinals Friday, November 2 | Final Sunday, November 4 | ||||||||||||
1 | North Carolina | 2 | ||||||||||||
8 | Virginia Tech | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | North Carolina | 1 | ||||||||||||
5 | Clemson | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | Boston College | 0 | ||||||||||||
5 | Clemson | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | North Carolina | 2 | ||||||||||||
7 | Florida State | 3 | ||||||||||||
2 | Duke | 0 | ||||||||||||
7 | Florida State | 1 | ||||||||||||
7 | Florida State | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Virginia | 1 | ||||||||||||
3 | Virginia | 2 | ||||||||||||
6 | Louisville | 1 |
Schedule
Quarterfinals
October 28, 2018 | #1 North Carolina | 2–0 | #8 Virginia Tech | Cary, NC |
1:00 p.m. EDT |
| Report | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 380 Referee: Sergio Gonzalez Assistant referees: Javier Rodriguez Assistant referees: David McPhun Fourth official: Justin Howard |
October 28, 2018 | #4 Boston College | 0–1 | #5 Clemson | Chestnut Hill, MA |
1:00 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Newton Soccer Complex Attendance: 431 Referee: John Brady Assistant referees: Sean Regan Assistant referees: John Jordan Fourth official: Jason Dizek |
October 28, 2018 | #2 Duke | 0–1 | #7 Florida State | Durham, NC |
1:00 p.m. EDT |
| Report |
| Stadium: Koskinen Stadium Attendance: 730 Referee: Sergio Gonzalez Assistant referees: Hudson Owens Assistant referees: John Hieb Fourth official: Rafael Baptista |
October 28, 2018 | #3 Virginia | 2–1 | #6 Louisville | Charlottesville, VA |
1:00 p.m. EDT |
| Report |
| Stadium: Klöckner Stadium Attendance: 551 Referee: Mark Gorak Assistant referees: Florian deVries Assistant referees: Andrew Smith Fourth official: Mike Renner |
Semifinals
November 2, 2018 | #1 North Carolina | 1–0 | #5 Clemson | Cary, North Carolina |
5:30 p.m. EDT |
| Report |
| Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 2,092 Referee: Sergio Gonzalez Assistant referees: Will Aten Assistant referees: Brian Odenwald Fourth official: Trey Krell |
November 2, 2018 | #3 Virginia | 1–3 | #7 Florida State | Cary, North Carolina |
8:00 p.m. EDT |
| Report |
| Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 2,092 Referee: David Erbacher Assistant referees: Aaron Gallagher Assistant referees: Hudson Owens Fourth official: Trey Krell |
Final
November 4, 2018 | #1 North Carolina | 2–3 | #7 Florida State | Cary, North Carolina |
12:00 p.m. EST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 2,580 Referee: Trey Krell Assistant referees: Will Aten Assistant referees: Aaron Gallagher Fourth official: Derek Ambrozaitis |
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 2 goals
- Deyna Castellanos – Florida State
- Dallas Dorosy – Florida State
- Alex Kimball – North Carolina
- Kristen McFarland – Florida State
- 1 goal
- Dorian Bailey – North Carolina
- Rachael Dorwart – North Carolina
- Sarah Hernandez – Louisville
- Kristina Lynch – North Carolina
- Meghan McCool – Virginia
- Zoe Morse – Virginia
- Ru Mucherera – North Carolina
- Alexa Spaanstra – Virginia
- Mariana Speckmaier – Clemson
All Tournament Team
Player | Team |
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Sam Staab | Clemson |
Alexa Spaanstra | Virginia |
Brianna Pinto | North Carolina |
Taylor Otto | North Carolina |
Alex Kimball | North Carolina |
Julia Ashley | North Carolina |
Deyna Castellanos | Florida State |
Jaelin Howell | Florida State |
Natalia Kuikka | Florida State |
Kristen McFarland | Florida State |
Dallas Dorosy (MVP) | Florida State |
See also
- Atlantic Coast Conference
- 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season
- 2018 NCAA Division I women's soccer season
- 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament
References
- ^ "Broadcast Coverage Set For ACC Fall Championships". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 16, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- ^ "2018 ACC Women's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference.
- ^ "Seminoles Fend Off Tar Heels For ACC Women's Soccer Crown". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 4, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- ^ "Seeds Set for 2018 ACC Women's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 25, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2018.