2018 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season

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2018 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season
Atlantic Coast Conference logo.svg
League NCAA Division I
Sport Soccer
DurationAugust 24, 2018 – October 27, 2018
Number of teams12
2019 MLS SuperDraft
Top draft pick Tajon Buchanan – Syracuse
Picked by New England Revolution, 9th overall
Regular season
Season championsAtlantic:Wake Forest
Coastal:North Carolina
  Runners-upAtlantic:Louisville
Coastal:Duke
Season MVP Offensive: Omir Fernandez
Midfielder: Bruno Lapa
Defensive: Alex Comsia
Top scorer Edward Kizza - Pittsburgh [1]
ACC tournament
Champions Louisville
  Runners-up North Carolina
Finals MVP Flag of the United States.svg Tate Schmitt
ACC men's soccer seasons
2018 ACC men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Atlantic
No. 6 Wake Forest + 7 –1 –018 –3 –0
No. 16 Louisville ‡ 4 –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 season was the 65th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.

Contents

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons are the defending champions of the Atlantic Conference and the North Carolina are the defending champions of the Coastal Conference. Wake Forest are the defending ACC tournament champions. Both Wake Forest and North Carolina successfully defended their titles, while Louisville won the ACC tournament.

Changes from 2017

After the 2017 season, Bobby Clark retired as the Notre Dame head coach. [2] He was replaced by Chad Riley, who was hired from Dartmouth. [3]

After the 2018 season, Louisville Cardinals coach Ken Lolla resigned after 13 years and a 155–77–39 record with the team. [4] He was replaced by John Michael Hayden on December 27, 2018 [5]

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Atlantic Division [6]
TeamStadiumCapacity
Boston College Eagles Newton Soccer Complex2,500
Clemson Tigers Riggs Field 6,500
Louisville Cardinals Lynn Stadium 5,300
NC State Wolfpack Dail Soccer Field3,000
Syracuse Orange SU Soccer Stadium 5,000
Wake Forest Demon Deacons Spry Stadium 3,000
Coastal Division [6]
TeamStadiumCapacity
Duke Blue Devils Koskinen Stadium 7,000
North Carolina Tar Heels Fetzer Field 5,025
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Alumni Stadium2,500
Pittsburgh Panthers Ambrose Urbanic Field 735
Virginia Cavaliers Klöckner Stadium 8,000
Virginia Tech Hokies Thompson Field 2,500

1. ^ Florida State, Georgia Tech and Miami do not sponsor men's soccer

Personnel

TeamHead coachCaptain
Boston College Eagles Flag of Ireland.svg Ed Kelly [7]
Clemson Tigers Flag of the United States.svg Mike Noonan [8]
Duke Blue Devils Flag of the United States.svg John Kerr Jr. [9]
Louisville Cardinals Flag of the United States.svg Ken Lolla [10]
NC State Wolfpack Flag of the United States.svg George Kiefer [11]
North Carolina Tar Heels Flag of Guatemala.svg Carlos Somoano [12]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Flag of the United States.svg Chad Riley [13]
Pittsburgh Panthers Flag of the United States.svg Jay Vidovich [14]
Syracuse Orange Flag of England.svg Ian McIntyre [15]
Virginia Cavaiers Flag of the United States.svg George Gelnovatch [16]
Virginia Tech Hokies Flag of the United States.svg Mike Brizendine [17]
Wake Forest Demon Deacons Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Muuss [18]

Preseason

Hermann Trophy

Prior to the season two ACC men's soccer players were selected to the MAC Hermann Trophy watch list. [19]

Preseason poll

The 2018 ACC preseason poll was announced on August 15. Wake Forest and North Carolina were selected to win the Atlantic Division and Coastal Division, respectively. North Carolina was selected as the favorite to win the ACC Championship. The poll was voted on by all ACC coaches, for a total of 12 possible votes. [20]

ACC championship votes

  1. North Carolina (10)
  2. Louisville (1)
  3. Wake Forest (1)

Regular season poll
First place votes shown in ().

Preseason national polls

Eight of the programs were ranked in one of the five major preseason polls. CollegeSoccerNews.com and Hero Sports use a Top 30 ranking throughout the season, while United Soccer, Soccer America , and Top Drawer Soccer use a Top 25 ranking throughout the season.

United
Soccer [21] 		CSN [22] Hero
Sports [23] 		Soccer
America [24] 		TopDrawer
Soccer [25]
Boston College
Clemson11128912
Duke10991413
Louisville65787
NC State292323
North Carolina33424
Notre Dame1720192120
Pittsburgh
Syracuse
Virginia1515111716
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest58363

Regular season

Index to colors and formatting
ACC member won
ACC member lost
ACC member tied
ACC teams in bold

All times Eastern time.

Week 1 (Aug 20–26)

Schedule and results:

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
August 244:00 PM Boston College Quinnipiac Quinnipiac Soccer Stadium • Hamden, CT NoneW 2–1687
Virginia Tech Air Force Sentara Park • Harrisonburg, VA NoneW 2–1N/A
7:00 PM New Hampshire #15 Virginia Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA ACC Network Extra W 1–01,821
Saint Louis #17 Notre Dame Alumni Stadium • South Bend, IN ACC Network ExtraT 1–11,079
USC Upstate NC State Dail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NC ACC Network ExtraW 3–11,938
7:30 PM ETSU #3 North Carolina Bryan Park • Greensboro, NC ACC Network ExtraW 1–0367
#20 FIU #10 Duke Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC ACC Network ExtraW 3–11,087
#2 Indiana #5 Wake Forest Spry Stadium • Winston–Salem, NC ACC Network ExtraW 2–1 (2OT)4,751
St. Bonaventure #6 Louisville Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY ACC Network ExtraW 2–11,601
8:00 PM#11 Clemson Creighton Al F. Caniglia Field • Omaha, NE Fox Sports Go L 0–25,473
#25 Colgate Pittsburgh Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA ACC Network ExtraL 0–11,138
10:00 PM Syracuse Oregon State Paul Lorenz Field at Patrick Wayne Valley Stadium • Corvallis, OR Pac-12 Network W 2–1401
August 262:30 PM#11 Clemson Omaha Al F. Caniglia Field • Omaha, NENoneW 1–0565
Vermont #10 DukeKoskinen Stadium • Durham, NCACC Network ExtraW 3–2 (OT)502
4:00 PMVirginia Tech Gardner–Webb Sentara Park • Harrisonburg, VANoneW 2–1 (OT)N/A
7:00 PM ETSU #5 Wake ForestSpry Stadium • Winston–Salem, NCACC Network ExtraW 4–21,470
7:30 PM#2 Indiana#3 North Carolina WakeMed Soccer Park • Cary, NC ACC Network ExtraL 0–12,864
10:00 PMSyracuse Portland Merlo Field • Portland, OR NoneL 1–21,952

Players of the week:

OffensiveDefensive
PlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Bruno Lapa Wake Forest Colin Shutler Virginia
Reference: ACC [26]

Week 2 (Aug 27–Sept 2)

Schedule and results:

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
August 275:00 PM Boston Boston College Newton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MA NoneT 3–3630
7:00 PMPittsburgh Delaware Stuart and Grant Stadium • Newark, DE NoneW 6–1265
NC State#4 Akron FirstEnergy Stadium • Akron, OH ACC Network ExtraW 2–11,474
August 287:30 PM Georgia State #9 LouisvilleLynn Stadium • Louisville, KYACC Network ExtraW 1–01,095
August 307:00 PM Elon #7 VirginiaKlöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VAACC Network ExtraCanceled0
August 315:00 PM#24 Notre Dame#18 Connecticut Armstrong Stadium • Bloomington, IN NoneW 3–0N/A
7:00 PMBoston College Providence Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium • Providence, RI NoneT 1–13,297
Clemson South Carolina Stone Stadium • Columbia, SC NoneW 2–04,441
#12 North Carolina William & Mary Albert–Daly Field • Williamsburg, VA NoneW 6–1661
Presbyterian NC StateDail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NCACC Network ExtraW 2–01,622
Virginia Tech South Florida Corbett Soccer Stadium • Tampa, FL NoneW 1–0903
7:30 PM Saint Louis #9 LouisvilleLynn Stadium • Louisville, KYACC Network ExtraCanceled0
8:30 PM#2 Duke San Diego Torero Stadium • San Diego, CA NoneW 4–1710
September 17:00 PMPittsburgh#4 AkronFirstEnergy Stadium • Akron, OHNoneL 0–11,790
#1 Wake Forest Florida Gulf Coast FGCU Soccer Complex • Fort Myers, FL NoneW 3–11,017
September 25:00 PM#24 Notre Dame#22 Dartmouth Armstrong Stadium • Bloomington, INNoneW 2–0N/A
6:00 PM Hofstra Syracuse SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY ACC Network ExtraW 4–31,387
7:00 PMVirginia Tech UCF UCF Soccer and Track Stadium • Orlando, FL NoneT 2–2249

Players of the week:

OffensiveDefensive
PlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Gabriel Machado NC State Patrick Berneski Notre Dame
Reference: ACC [27]

Week 3 (Sept 3–9)

Schedule and results:

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 PM Jacksonville #12 North CarolinaKoskinen Stadium • Durham, NCACC Network ExtraW 2–0239
Villanova Clemson Riggs Field • Clemson, SC NoneW 2–02,137
#7 Virginia Maryland Audi Field • Washington, D.C. NoneT 0–03,527
William & MaryNC StateDail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NCACC Network ExtraW 2–1 (2OT)854
September 47:00 PMPresbyterian#1 Wake ForestSpry Stadium • Winston–Salem, NCACC Network ExtraW 4–11,113
7:30 PM#7 Louisville Kentucky Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex • Lexington, KY SEC Network +L 0–31,827
September 77:00 PMClemsonBoston CollegeNewton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MAACC Network Extra2–3820
#8 NC State#1 Wake ForestSpry Stadium • Winston–Salem, NCACC Network Extra0–34,023
#12 Notre DameSyracuseSU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NYACC Network Extra3–21,908
#21 Virginia Tech#10 VirginiaKlöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VAACC Network Extra1–1 (2OT)2,892
September 87:00 PMPittsburgh#5 North CarolinaKoskinen Stadium • Durham, NCACC Network Extra1–2 (2OT)573
September 91:00 PMClemson UMass Rudd Field • Amherst, MA NoneT 0–0 (2OT)–
2:00 PM#2 Duke#7 LouisvilleLynn Stadium • Louisville, KYACC Network Extra3–01,104

Players of the week:

OffensiveDefensive
PlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Simon Enstrom Boston College Felicien Dumas Notre Dame
Omir Fernandez Wake Forest
Reference: ACC [28]

Week 4 (Sept 10–16)

Schedule and results:

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 107:00 PMSyracuse Cornell Charles F. Berman Field • Ithaca, NY ESPN+ W 2–0211
September 1112:30 PM Quinnipiac #18 NC StateDail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NCACC Network ExtraW 1–0197
6:00 PM Holy Cross Boston CollegeNewton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MANoneT 1–1271
7:00 PM Georgia Southern #1 Wake ForestSpry Stadium • Winston–Salem, NCNoneW 2–01,017
#2 Indiana#8 Notre DameAlumni Stadium • South Bend, IN ACC Network ExtraL 1–2 (OT)1,500
Marshall #19 VirginiaKlöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VAACC Network ExtraW 1–01,069
#3 North Carolina Davidson Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC NoneW 1–0815
#16 Virginia Tech UNCG UNCG Soccer Stadium • Greensboro, NCNoneW 2–0363
September 1211:00 AMPittsburgh VCU Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA NoneW 1–0360
September 145:00 PM#3 North Carolina#10 DukeKoskinen Stadium • Durham, NCPostponed Due to Hurricane Florence
5:30 PM#1 Wake Forest#16 Virginia Tech Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA ACC Network Extra2–11,200
7:00 PM#7 LouisvilleBoston CollegeNewton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MAACC Network Extra1–0768
#18 NC StatePittsburghAmbrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PAPostponed Due to Hurricane Florence
#8 Notre Dame#19 VirginiaKlockner Stadium • Charlottesville, VAPostponed Due to Hurricane Florence
7:30 PMSyracuseClemsonRiggs Field • Clemson, SCPostponed Due to Hurricane Florence

Players of the week:

OffensiveDefensive
PlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Omir Fernandez Wake Forest Colin Shutler Virginia
Reference: ACC [29]

Week 5 (Sept 17–23)

Schedule and results:

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 177:00 PM#4 Michigan State #8 Notre DameAlumni Stadium • South Bend, INACC Network ExtraL 0–1718
September 187:00 PM Detroit PittsburghAmbrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PAACC Network ExtraW 2–0401
#3 North CarolinaUNCGUNCG Soccer Stadium • Greensboro, NCESPN+Cancelled due to Hurricane Florence
FIU#22 VirginiaKlockner Stadium • Charlottesville, VAACC Network ExtraW 2–01,337
Furman ClemsonRiggs Field • Clemson, SCACC Network ExtraW 5–21,998
Georgetown #9 DukeKoskinen Stadium • Durham, NCACC Network ExtraL 0–1454
Longwood #14 Virginia TechThompson Field • Blacksburg, VAACC Network ExtraW 5–1217
7:30 PM Charlotte #6 LouisvilleLynn Stadium • Louisville, KYACC Network ExtraT 2–2 (2OT)1,151
September 217:00 PMBoston College#9 DukeKoskinen Stadium • Durham, NCACC Network Extra2–3710
#3 North Carolina#8 Notre DameAlumni Stadium • South Bend, INACC Network Extra1–0 (2OT)1,724
#22 VirginiaSyracuseSU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NYACC Network Extra2–01,080
#14 Virginia Tech#18 NC StateDail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NCACC Network Extra1–0786
#1 Wake ForestClemsonRiggs Field • Clemson, SCACC Network Extra3–03,259
7:30 PMPittsburgh#6 LouisvilleLynn Stadium • Louisville, KYACC Network Extra0–11,604

Players of the week:

OffensiveDefensive
PlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Giovanni Montesdeoca North Carolina Leon Krapf NC State
Reference: ACC [30]

Week 6 (Sept 24–30)

Schedule and results:

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 247:00 PMColgateSyracuseSU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NYACC Network ExtraT 1–1 (2OT)1,021
September 254:00 PM#6 Louisville Georgetown Shaw Field • Washington, D.C. NoneW 2–1395
7:00 PMDavidson#1 Wake ForestSpry Stadium • Winston–Salem, NCNoneW 5–11,357
George Washington #15 DukeKoskinen Stadium • Durham, NCNoneT 0–0 (2OT)359
#12 NC StatePittsburghAmbrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PAACC Network Extra1–3254
#22 Xavier #20 Notre DameAlumni Stadium • South Bend, INNoneW 4–1736
September 287:00 PMBoston College#20 Notre DameAlumni Stadium • South Bend, INACC Network Extra0–11,456
Clemson#3 North CarolinaWakeMed Soccer Park • Cary, NCACC Network Extra0–21,876
#6 Louisville#12 NC StateDail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NCACC Network Extra2–2 (2OT)1,255
Syracuse#21 Virginia TechThompson Field • Blacksburg, VAACC Network Extra0–1 (2OT)927
#11 VirginiaPittsburghAmbrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PAACC Network Extra2–0710
September 297:00 PM#15 Duke#1 Wake ForestSpry Stadium • Winston–Salem, NCACC Network Extra2–44,937

Players of the week:

OffensiveDefensive
PlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Giovanni Montesdeoca North Carolina Alex Comsia North Carolina
Reference: ACC [31]

Week 7 (Oct 1–7)

Schedule and results:

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 17:00 PMSyracuseAkronFirstEnergy Stadium • Akron, OHESPN+W 3–11,598
October 26:40 PM Columbia PittsburghAmbrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PAACC Network ExtraW 1–0352
7:00 PM College of Charleston ClemsonRiggs Field • Clemson, SCNoneW 3–11,377
James Madison #17 NC StateDail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NCACC Network ExtraT 0–0 (2OT)810
South Carolina#19 Virginia TechThompson Field • Blacksburg, VAACC Network ExtraL 1–2 (2OT)323
UNCG#1 Wake ForestSpry Stadium • Winston–Salem, NCACC Network ExtraW 2–01,819
#12 UNC Wilmington #3 North CarolinaWakeMed Soccer Park • Cary, NCNoneW 1–01,017
Wofford #23 DukeKoskinen Stadium • Durham, NCACC Network ExtraW 4–2372
Wright State #10 VirginiaKlockner Stadium • Charlottesville, VAACC Network ExtraW 2–11,178
8:00 PM#15 Notre Dame Northwestern Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL BTN +W 3–0372
October 57:00 PMClemsonPittsburghAmbrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PANone1–2 (2OT)653
#23 Duke#10 VirginiaKlockner Stadium • Charlottesville, VAACC Network Extra2–02,129
#17 NC StateBoston CollegeNewton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MAACC Network Extra0–1281
#1 Wake ForestSyracuseSU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NYACC Network Extra0–21,957
October 67:00 PM#6 Louisville#15 Notre DameAlumni Stadium • South Bend, INACC Network Extra1–2 (OT)646
#19 Virginia Tech#3 North CarolinaKoskinen Stadium • Durham, NCACC Network Extra1–22,074

Players of the week:

OffensiveDefensive
PlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Sean MacLeod Notre Dame Hendrik Hilpert Syracuse
Reference: ACC [32]

Week 8 (Oct 8–14)

Schedule and results:

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 86:00 PM#5 Denver #10 VirginiaKlockner Stadium • Charlottesville, VAACC Network ExtraW 3–01,430
7:00 PM Cleveland State PittsburghAmbrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PAACC Network ExtraL 3–4351
Ohio State SyracuseSU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NYACC Network ExtraW 3–01,856
October 97:00 PM Campbell #17 DukeKoskinen Stadium • Durham, NCACC Network ExtraW 2–0349
Harvard Boston CollegeNewton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MANoneW 1–0196
#1 North Carolina Old Dominion Old Dominion Soccer Complex • Norfolk, VA NoneT 1–1 (2OT)775
Georgia Southern#11 LouisvilleLynn Stadium • Louisville, KYACC Network ExtraW 1–01,207
High Point #2 Wake ForestSpry Stadium • Winston–Salem, NCACC Network ExtraW 4–21,783
NC StateLongwoodLongwood Athletics Complex • Farmville, VA ESPN+W 2–0187
October 127:00 PMPittsburghVirginia TechThompson Field • Blacksburg, VAACC Network Extra1–3834
#1 North CarolinaNC StateDail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NCACC Network Extra0–13,229
#9 Notre Dame#17 DukeKoskinen Stadium • Durham, NCACC Network Extra2–3892
#24 Syracuse#11 LouisvilleLynn Stadium • Louisville, KYACC Network Extra2–2 (2OT)1,468
#14 VirginiaClemsonRiggs Field • Clemson, SCACC Network Extra4–11,463
8:00 PMBoston College#2 Wake ForestSpry Stadium • Winston–Salem, NCRSN1–23,111

Players of the week:

OffensiveDefensive
PlayerTeamPlayerTeam
David Loera NC State Leon Krapf NC State
Daryl Dike Virginia
Reference: ACC [33]

Week 9 (Oct 15–21)

Schedule and results:

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 157:00 PM Temple PittsburghAmbrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PAACC Network ExtraW 3–2414
October 166:00 PM#16 Notre Dame#18 Michigan U–M Soccer Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI Big Ten NetworkW 2–11,536
7:00 PMBoston College#20 Connecticut Morrone Stadium • Storrs, CT NoneL 2–32,046
#22 Coastal Carolina ClemsonRiggs Field • Clemson, SCACC Network ExtraL 0–11,222
High Point #14 DukeKoskinen Stadium • Durham, NCACC Network ExtraL 0–1493
Lipscomb #10 LouisvilleLynn Stadium • Louisville, KYACC Network ExtraL 2–31,069
#21 NC State#11 UNC WilmingtonUNC Wilmington Soccer Stadium • Wilmington, NC NoneL 0–32,028
Radford #6 VirginiaKlockner Stadium • Charlottesville, VAACC Network ExtraW 2–11,254
St. Bonaventure#24 SyracuseSU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NYACC Network ExtraW 7–0727
#1 Wake ForestSouth CarolinaStone Stadium • Columbia, SCNoneW 2–02,250
William & MaryVirginia TechThompson Field • Blacksburg, VAACC Network ExtraW 4–0324
Winthrop #5 North CarolinaWakeMed Soccer Park • Cary, NCACC Network ExtraW 4–0244
October 197:00 PM#5 North CarolinaBoston CollegeNewton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MA2–0572
Pittsburgh#14 DukeKoskinen Stadium • Durham, NCACC Network Extra1–3701
Virginia Tech#16 Notre DameAlumni Stadium • South Bend, INACC Network Extra5–2514
October 207:00 PMClemson#10 LouisvilleLynn Stadium • Louisville, KYACC Network Extra0–1 (2OT)1,808
#24 Syracuse#21 NC StateDail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NCACC Network Extra1–1 (2OT)758
#1 Wake Forest#6 VirginiaKlöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VAACC Network Extra3–22,791

Players of the week:

OffensiveDefensive
PlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Kristo Strickler Virginia Tech Logan Gdula Wake Forest
Reference: ACC [34]

Week 10 (Oct 22–28)

Schedule and results:

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 237:00 PMBoston College Rhode Island URI Soccer Complex • Kingston, RI NoneL 1–2400
#5 North Carolina#14 DukeKoskinen Stadium • Durham, NC ESPNU 1–01,600
Pittsburgh West Virginia Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium • Morgantown, WV NoneL 1–2737
#20 SyracuseClemsonRiggs Field • Clemson, SCACC Network Extra2–31,260
#6 Virginia#23 Notre DameAlumni Stadium • South Bend, INACC Network Extra0–0 (2OT)2,356
Virginia TechDavidsonAlumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC ESPN+ T 2–2302
October 267:00 PMBoston College#20 SyracuseSU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NYACC Network Extra0–0 (2OT)1,573
#14 Duke#18 Virginia TechThompson Field • Blacksburg, VAACC Network Extra2–0274
#17 Louisville#1 Wake ForestSpry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NCACC Network Extra1–2 (OT)1,165
#6 Virginia#5 North CarolinaWakeMed Soccer Park • Cary, NCACC Network ExtraCancelled–
October 277:00 PMNC StateClemsonRiggs Field • Clemson, SCACC Network Extra0–31,657
#23 Notre DamePittsburghAmbrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PAACC Network Extra1–0409

Players of the week:

OffensiveDefensive
PlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Robbie Robinson Clemson Patrick Bunk-Andersen Clemson
Reference: ACC [35]

Week 11 (Oct 29–Nov 4)

Schedule and results:
Note: Rankings shown are seedings from ACC tournament

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceNote
October 317:00 PM9 Boston College8 NC StateDail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NCACC Network Extra1–3437ACC tournament First Round
12 Clemson5 Notre DameAlumni Stadium • South Bend, IN0–2191
11 Pittsburgh6 VirginiaKlockner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA2–0510
10 Syracuse7 Virginia TechThompson Field • Blacksburg, VA3–1294
November 41:00 PM8 NC State1 Wake ForestSpry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NCACC Network Extra0–22,037ACC tournament quarterfinals
7 Virginia Tech2 North CarolinaWakeMed Soccer Park • Cary, NC0–3507
11 Pittsburgh3 DukeKoskinen Stadium • Durham, NC0–0 (3–4 PKs)342
5 Notre Dame4 LouisvilleLynn Stadium • Louisville, KY0–1667

Week 12 (Nov 5–11)

Schedule and results: Note: Rankings shown are seedings from ACC tournament

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceNote
November 77:00 PM4 Louisville1 Wake ForestSpry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NCACC Network Extra2–1 (OT)2,117ACC tournament semifinals
3 Duke2 North CarolinaWakeMed Soccer Park • Cary, NC1–2586
November 1112:00 PM4 Louisville2 North Carolina Sahlen's Stadium • Cary, North Carolina ESPNU 1–01,402ACC tournament Final

Rankings

United Soccer

Legend
 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
 Pre
Wk 1
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
Wk 12
Final
Boston CollegeRV
Clemson11RVRVRVRV
Duke10221091523171414881011
Louisville69776661110171510516
North Carolina3125333315544614
NC StateRV818181217RV21RVRV
Notre Dame172412882015916231816138
PittsburghRV
Syracuse242420RVRVRVRV
Virginia157101922111014667111115
Virginia TechRV2116142119RVRV1822241917
Wake Forest51111112111126

Top Drawer Soccer

Legend
 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
 Pre
Wk 1
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
Wk 12
Wk 13
Wk 14
Wk 15
Wk 16
Final
Boston College
Clemson1212
Duke131386981617155111081411131313
Louisville7773555591219169218181818
North Carolina446101097857654519191919
NC State232317466813232024RV24242424
Notre Dame20201621121119148111711131213677
Pittsburgh
SyracuseRV23RVRV2323RVRV2022222222
Virginia1616138141266116541176111111
Virginia Tech251916161312141510812119141414
Wake Forest331111112111132999

Postseason

ACC tournament

SemifinalsFinal
      
1 Wake Forest 1
4 Louisville 2 OT
4 Louisville 1
2 North Carolina 0
3 Duke 1
2 North Carolina 2

NCAA tournament

SeedSchool1st round2nd round3rd roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship
1 Wake Forest BYEW 2–0 vs. Colgate – (Winston-Salem, NC)L 0–1 vs. Akron – (Winston-Salem, NC)
4 Louisville BYEL 1–2 vs. Michigan State – (Louisville, KY)
5 North Carolina BYEL 1–2 vs. James Madison – (Cary, NC)
6 Duke BYEW 2–0 vs. Pacific – (Durham, NC)L 0–2 vs. Maryland – (Durham, NC)
7 Notre Dame BYET 0–0 (11–10 PKs) vs. Michigan – (South Bend, IN)W 1–0 (OT) vs. Virginia – (South Bend, IN)L 0–1 vs. Indiana – (Bloomington, IN)
10 Virginia BYEW 2–0 vs. Furman – (Charlottesville, VA)L 0–1 (OT) vs. Notre Dame – (South Bend, IN)
12 Virginia Tech BYEW 1–0 vs. Charlotte – (Blacksburg, VA)L 0–3 vs. James Madison – (Blacksburg, VA)
16 Syracuse BYEL 1–3 vs. Akron – (Syracuse, NY)
None NC State W 4–1 vs. Campbell – (Raleigh, NC)L 0–2 vs. Maryland – (College Park, MD)
W–L–T (%):1–0–0 (1.000)4–4–1 (.500)1–4–0 (.200)0–1–0 (.000)0–0–0 (–)0–0–0 (–) Total: 6–9–1 (.406)

Awards

Postseason awards

The Atlantic Coast Conference post season awards were announced on November 7, 2018, the same day as the Semifinals of the ACC tournament. [36]

All-ACC awards and teams

2018 ACC Men's Soccer Individual Awards
AwardRecipient(s)
Coach of the Year Bobby Muuss – Wake Forest
Offensive Player of the Year Omir Fernandez – Wake Forest
Midfielder of the Year Bruno Lapa – Wake Forest
Defensive Player of the Year Alex Comsia – North Carolina
Freshman of the Year Issa Rayyan – Duke
2018 ACC Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams
First TeamSecond TeamThird TeamRookie Team

Daniele Proch, Jr., M, Duke
Tate Schmitt, Sr., F, Louisville
Nils Bruening, Sr., F, North Carolina
Alex Comsia, Sr., D, North Carolina
Mauricio Pineda, Jr., M, North Carolina
James Pyle, Sr., GK, North Carolina
David Loera, So., M, NC State
Edward Kizza, So., F, Pittsburgh
Tajon Buchanan, So., F, Syracuse
Omir Fernandez, So., M, Wake Forest
Bruno Lapa, Jr., M, Wake Forest

Simon Enstrom, Sr., F, Boston College
Will Pulisic, So., GK, Duke
Brandon Williamson, Jr, M., Duke
Issa Rayyan, Fr., M, Duke
Geoffrey Dee, Sr., M, Louisville
John Nelson, So., D, North Carolina
Thomas Ueland, Sr., F, Notre Dame
Patrick Berneski, Gr., D, Notre Dame
Javi Pérez, Sr., M, Pittsburgh
Kristo Strickler, So., F, Virginia Tech
Brad Dunwell, Sr., M, Wake Forest

Ciaran McKenna, Sr., M, Duke
Cherif Dieye, Jr., M, Louisville
Jack Skahan, Jr., M, North Carolina
Manny Perez, So., M, NC State
Tommy McCabe, Jr., M, Notre Dame
Félicien Dumas, Sr., D, Notre Dame
Kamal Miller, Sr, D, Syracuse
Joe Bell, So., M, Virginia
Henry Kessler, So., D, Virginia
Mathijs Swaneveld, So., GK, Virginia Tech
Sam Raben, Sr., D, Wake Forest

Kristofer Konradsson, Fr., M, Boston College
Charlie Asensio, Fr., D, Clemson
Issa Rayyan, Fr., M, Duke
Aedan Stanley, Fr., D, Duke
Chandler Vaughn, Fr., D, Pitt
Ryan Raposo, Fr., M, Syracuse
Daryl Dike, Fr., F, Virginia
Cabrel Happi Kamseu, Fr., F, Virginia
Aboubacar Keita, Fr., D, Virginia
Daniel Steedman, Fr., F, Virginia
Aristotle Zarris, Fr., F, Wake Forest

All-Americans

United Soccer Coaches
2018 United Soccer Coaches All-Americans [37]
First TeamSecond TeamThird Team

Alex Comsia – Defender – North Carolina
Bruno Lapa – Midfielder – Wake Forest
Omir Fernandez – Forward – Wake Forest

Brad Dunwell – Midfielder – Wake Forest
Mauricio Pineda – Midfielder – North Carolina
Daniele Proch – Forward – Duke

None

MLS SuperDraft

Total picks by school

TeamRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Total
Clemson 00101
Louisville 01001
North Carolina 10001
Notre Dame 01001
Pittsburgh 00101
Syracuse 11002
Wake Forest 10102

List of selections

RoundPick #MLS teamPlayerPositionCollegeOther
19 New England Revolution Tajon Buchanan Forward Syracuse Generation Adidas
110 FC Dallas John Nelson Defender North Carolina Generation Adidas
113 FC Cincinnati Logan Gdula Defender Wake Forest
227 Orlando City Kamal Miller Defender Syracuse
229 FC Cincinnati Tommy McCabe Midfielder Notre Dame
239 Toronto FC Adam Wilson Midfielder Louisville
354 Toronto FC Patrick Bunk-Andersen Defender Clemson
356 Houston Dynamo Brad Dunwell Midfielder Wake Forest
364 Los Angeles FC Javi Pérez Midfielder Pittsburgh

Homegrown contracts

Original MLS teamPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
Colorado Rapids Sam Raben DF Wake Forest
New York Red Bulls Jean-Christophe Koffi MF Virginia Received rights from D.C. United
Real Salt Lake Tate Schmitt FW Louisville

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