2018 ACC women's soccer tournament

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2018 ACC women's soccer tournament
Classification Division I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance6,764
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 Flag of the United States.svg Dallas Dorosy (Florida State)
Broadcast ACCN (Semifinals), ESPNU (Final) [1]
ACC women's soccer tournament
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2018 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 2 North Carolina  y1000 1.0002042 .808
No. 10 Duke  y811 .8501642 .773
No. 11 Virginia  y730 .7001651 .750
Boston College  y631 .6501451 .725
Louisville  y640 .6001270 .632
No. 25 Clemson  y640 .6001290 .571
No. 1 Florida State  y541 .5502043 .796
No. 21 Virginia Tech  y550 .5001183 .568
No. 25 Wake Forest  y460 .400992 .500
Notre Dame  460 .4008100 .444
No. 22 NC State  y352 .4001174 .591
Miami  361 .350693 .417
Pittsburgh  0100 .0004121 .265
Syracuse  0100 .0003150 .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]

Contents

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]

SeedSchoolConference RecordPoints
1 North Carolina 10–0–030
2 Duke 8–1–125
3 Virginia 7–3–021
4 Boston College 6–3–119
5 Clemson 6–4–018
6 Louisville 6–4–018
7 Florida State 5–4–116
8 Virginia Tech 5–5–015

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
  • Dallas Dorosy Yellow card.svg 67'
Report
  • Kristen McFarland Soccerball shade.svg22'
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 Soccerball shade.svg9'
  • Kennadi Carbin Yellow card.svg 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 Soccerball shade.svg64'
Report
  • Kimber Haley Yellow card.svg 63'
  • Cyan Mercer Yellow card.svg 74'
  • Sam Staab Yellow card.svg 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
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
1 goal

All Tournament Team

PlayerTeam
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 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.