2018 ACC Women's Soccer Tournament

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]

2018 ACC Women's Soccer Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance6,764
SiteSahlen's Stadium
Campus Sites (Quarterfinals)
Cary, North Carolina (Semifinals and Final)
ChampionsFlorida State (6th title)
Winning coachMark Krikorian (6th title)
MVP Dallas Dorosy (Florida State)
BroadcastACCN (Semifinals), ESPNU (Final) [1]
ACC Women's Soccer Tournament
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2018 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 2 North Carolina  y 1000 1.000  2042 .808
No. 10 Duke  y 811 .850  1642 .773
No. 11 Virginia  y 730 .700  1651 .750
Boston College  y 631 .650  1451 .725
Louisville  y 640 .600  1270 .632
No. 25 Clemson  y 640 .600  1290 .571
No. 1 Florida State  y 541 .550  2043 .796
No. 21 Virginia Tech  y 550 .500  1183 .568
No. 25 Wake Forest  y 460 .400  992 .500
Notre Dame   460 .400  8100 .444
No. 22 NC State  y 352 .400  1174 .591
Miami   361 .350  693 .417
Pittsburgh   0100 .000  4121 .265
Syracuse   0100 .000  3150 .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

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
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
  • Mariana Speckmaier  18'
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
  • Dallas Dorosy  67'
Report
  • Kristen McFarland  22'
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
  • Sarah Hernandez  9'
  • Kennadi Carbin  33'
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
  • Rachael Dorwart  64'
Report
  • Kimber Haley  63'
  • Cyan Mercer  74'
  • Sam Staab  88'
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
  • Deyna Castellanos  49', 65'
  • Kristen McFarland  81'
  • Team  35'
  • Megan Connolly  67'
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
  • Alex Kimball  62'
  • Ru Mucherera  71'
Report
  • Dallas Dorosy  35', 40'
  • Jaelin Howell  67'
  • Kristina Lynch  83'
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

PlayerTeam
Sam StaabClemson
Alexa SpaanstraVirginia
Brianna PintoNorth Carolina
Taylor OttoNorth Carolina
Alex KimballNorth Carolina
Julia AshleyNorth Carolina
Deyna CastellanosFlorida State
Jaelin HowellFlorida State
Natalia KuikkaFlorida State
Kristen McFarlandFlorida State
Dallas Dorosy (MVP)Florida State

See also

References

  1. "Broadcast Coverage Set For ACC Fall Championships". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 16, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  2. "2018 ACC Women's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference.
  3. "Seminoles Fend Off Tar Heels For ACC Women's Soccer Crown". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 4, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  4. "Seeds Set for 2018 ACC Women's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 25, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
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