2018 ACC men's soccer tournament

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2018 ACC men's soccer tournament
Classification Division I
Teams12
Matches11
Site Sahlen's Stadium (Final)
Cary, North Carolina (Final)
Champions Louisville (1st title)
Winning coach Ken Lolla (1st title)
MVP Flag of the United States.svg Tate Schmitt (Louisville)
Broadcast ESPNU (Final), ACC Network Extra (all other rounds) [1]
ACC men's soccer tournament
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2018 ACC men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Atlantic
No. 6 Wake Forest + 7 1 018 3 0
No. 16 Louisville4 2 211 5 3
NC State + 2 4 210 7 3
Boston College 2 5 14 8 4
Syracuse + 1 4 37 7 4
Clemson 2 6 07 9 1
Coastal
No. 14 North Carolina + 6 1 014 4 1
No. 11 Duke + 5 3 011 7 2
No. 8 Notre Dame + 4 3 111 7 3
No. 15 Virginia + 3 2 210 4 3
No. 17 Virginia Tech + 3 4 111 7 3
Pittsburgh 2 6 08 10 1
As of December 11, 2018
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC

The 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer tournament was the 32nd edition of the ACC Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament decided the Atlantic Coast Conference champion and guaranteed representative into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The final was played at Sahlen's Stadium in Cary, NC. [2]

Contents

The Louisville Cardinals won the tournament over the North Carolina Tar Heels 1–0 in the final. [3]

Qualification

All twelve teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference earned a berth into the ACC Tournament. The top 4 seeds receive first round byes and will host the winner of a first round game. All rounds, with the exception of the final are held at the higher seed's home field. Seeding is determined by regular season conference record. Ties are broken by overall winning percentage. Ten of the twelve teams have been ranked this year and eight currently hold spots in the top 11 of the NCAA RPI. [4]

SeedSchoolConference RecordPoints
1 Wake Forest 7–1–021
2 North Carolina 6–1–018
3 Duke 5–3–015
4 Louisville 4–2–214
5 Notre Dame 4–3–113
6 Virginia 3–4–110
7 Virginia Tech 3–4–110
8 NC State 2–4–28
9 Boston College 2–5–17
10 Syracuse 1–4–36
11 Pittsburgh 2–6–06
12 Clemson 2–6–06

Bracket

*Note: Home team listed first. Rankings shown are ACC Tournament Seeds.

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
#1 Wake Forest 2
#8 NC State 3#8 NC State 0
#9 Boston College 1 #1 Wake Forest 1
#4 Louisville 2OT
#4 Louisville 1
#5 Notre Dame 2#5 Notre Dame 0
#12 Clemson 0 #4 Louisville 1
#2 North Carolina 0
#3 Duke 0 (4)
#6 Virginia 0 #11 Pittsburgh 0 (3)
#11 Pittsburgh 2#3 Duke 1
#2 North Carolina 2
#2 North Carolina 3
#7 Virginia Tech 3#7 Virginia Tech 0
#10 Syracuse 1

Schedule

First round

October 31 #8 NC State 3–1 #9 Boston College Raleigh, NC
7:00 p.m. EST
  • Brad Sweeney Soccerball shade.svg10'
  • Gabriel Machado Yellow card.svg 23'
  • David Loera Soccerball shade.svg71', Yellow card.svg 80'
  • Adian Foster Yellow card.svg 82'
  • Alex Bautista Soccerball shade.svg88'
Report
  • Tyshawn Rose Yellow card.svg 31'
  • Lasse Lehmann Yellow card.svg 44'
  • Simon Enstrom Yellow card.svg 58'
  • Abe Bibas Soccerball shade.svg62'
  • David Longo Yellow card.svg 88'
Stadium: Dail Soccer Field
Attendance: 437
Referee: Hudson Owens
October 31 #5 Notre Dame 2–0 #12 Clemson South Bend, IN
7:00 p.m. EST
  • Ian Aschieris Soccerball shade.svg2', 88'
Report Stadium: Alumni Stadium
Attendance: 191
Referee: Nick Balcer
October 31 #6 Virginia 0–2 #11 Pittsburgh Charlottesville, VA
7:00 p.m. EST Report
  • Robby Dambrot Yellow card.svg 12'
  • Jackson Walti Yellow card.svg 15'
  • Javi Pérez Yellow card.svg 22'
  • Edward Kizza Soccerball shade.svg62', 79'
  • Joshua Gaspari Yellow card.svg 65'
  • Marcony Pimentel Yellow card.svg 69'
Stadium: Klöckner Stadium
Attendance: 510
October 31 #7 Virginia Tech 3–1 #10 Syracuse Blacksburg, VA
7:00 p.m. EST
  • David Sanz Soccerball shade.svg17'
  • Kristo Strickler Soccerball shade.svg56'
  • Sivert Haugli Yellow card.svg 82'
  • James Kasak Yellow card.svg 86'
  • Nico Quashie Soccerball shade.svg88'
Report
  • Hendrik Hilpert Yellow card.svg 39'
  • Ryan Raposo Soccerball shade.svg84'
  • Hugo Delhommelle Yellow card.svg 87'
Stadium: Thompson Field
Attendance: 294
Referee: Karl Kummer

Quarterfinals

November 4 #1 Wake Forest 2–0 #8 NC State Winston-Salem, NC
1:00 p.m. EST
Report
  • Aidan Foster Yellow card.svg 55'
  • Pepe Garcia Yellow card.svg 58'
  • Alex Bautista Yellow card.svg 88'
Stadium: Spry Stadium
Attendance: 2,037
Referee: John Brady
November 4 #4 Louisville 1–0 #5 Notre Dame Louisville, KY
1:00 p.m. EST
Report Stadium: Lynn Stadium
Attendance: 667
Referee: Tony DeLois
November 4 #3 Duke 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
#11 Pittsburgh Durham, NC
1:00 p.m. EST
Report
  • Jackson Walti Yellow card.svg 86'
Stadium: Koskinen Stadium
Attendance: 342
Referee: Chris Penso
Penalties
  • Javi Pérez Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Jose Arbona Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Rodrigo Almeida Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Jackson Walti Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Joshua Gaspari Soccerball shade cross.svg
November 4 #2 North Carolina 3–0 #7 Virginia Tech Cary, NC
1:00 p.m. EST Report Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 507
Referee: Mark Gorak

Semifinals

November 7 #1 Wake Forest 1–2 (a.e.t.) #4 Louisville Winston-Salem, NC
7:00 p.m. EST Report
Stadium: Spry Stadium
Attendance: 2,117
Referee: David Erbacher
November 7 #2 North Carolina 2–1 #3 Duke Cary, NC
7:00 p.m. EST
Report
  • Issa Rayyan Soccerball shade.svg86'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 586
Referee: Nikola Aleksic

Finals

November 11 #4 Louisville 1–0 #2 North Carolina Cary, NC
12:00 p.m. EST
Report Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 1,402
Referee: Mike Stutt

Statistics

Goalscorers

2 Goals
1 Goal

All-Tournament team

ACC Men’s Soccer All-Tournament team [5]

Will Pulisic, Duke
Brandon Williamson, Duke
Lamine Conte, Louisville
Cherif Dieye, Louisville
Ziyad Fekri, Louisville
Jake Gelnovatch, Louisville
Tate Schmitt, Louisville
Nils Bruening, North Carolina
Alex Comsia, North Carolina
John Nelson, North Carolina
Machop Chol, Wake Forest
Sam Raben, Wake Forest

MVP in Bold

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