2020 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Soccer |
Duration | September 18, 2020 – November 8, 2020 |
Number of teams | 11 |
2021 MLS SuperDraft | |
Top draft pick | Daniel Pereira, 1st overall |
Picked by | Austin FC |
Regular season | |
Season champions | Pittsburgh (North Division) Wake Forest (South Division) |
Runners-up | Virginia Tech (North Division) North Carolina (South Division) |
Season MVP | Offensive: Valentin Noël Midfielder: Daniel Pereira Defensive:Jasper Löeffelsend |
ACC Tournament | |
Champions | Clemson |
Runners-up | Pittsburgh |
Finals MVP | Kimarni Smith |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 2 Pittsburgh | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Virginia Tech | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 0 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Wake Forest | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Clemson‡ | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College† | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source:The ACC Note: † Due to COVID-19, Boston College suspended the Fall 2020 men's soccer season; begins play in March. |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Atlantic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Clemson ‡ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Wake Forest + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 13 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 1 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College * | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Pittsburgh + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 16 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 North Carolina + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Virginia Tech + | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source:The ACC Note: *- Due to COVID-19, Boston College suspended the Fall 2020 men's soccer season; began play in March. |
The 2020 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season will be the 67th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.
Clemson are the defending champions of the Atlantic Conference and the Virginia are the defending champions of the Coastal Conference. Wake Forest are the defending ACC tournament Champions.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the season has been significantly modified from previous seasons. The teams were reorganized geographically, and will play a six-game conference season. The season will begin on September 18, 2020, instead of August 28, 2020 and conclude on November 7, 2020. A modified spring season was also played due to the pandemic.
After 33 years as head coach, Ed Kelly retired following the 2019 season. Bob Thompson was hired as the head coach for Boston College on January 23, 2020. [1]
On September 4, 2020, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced the fall Olympic sports schedule, which included the schedule for men's soccer. The men's soccer season will begin on September 18, 2020, instead of the originally planned August 28, and conclude on November 8. The season will culminate with the 2020 ACC Men's Soccer tournament, which will be reduced to eight teams for the 2020 season only.
On January 26, 2021, it was announced that a spring portion of the 2020 season would be played. Each team will play five matches in their division. Divisions would return to the Atlantic and Coastal division, as in previous years. The winner of the Coastal will play the winner of the Atlantic on April 13. The winner of that match will play Clemson (winner of the fall season) on April 17 to determine the automatic qualifier for the NCAA tournament. [2]
North Division | ||
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Team | Stadium | Capacity |
Louisville Cardinals | Lynn Stadium | 5,300 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Alumni Stadium | 2,500 |
Pittsburgh Panthers | Ambrose Urbanic Field | 735 |
Syracuse Orange | SU Soccer Stadium | 5,000 |
Virginia Cavaliers | Klöckner Stadium | 8,000 |
Virginia Tech Hokies | Thompson Field | 2,500 |
South Division | ||
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Team | Stadium | Capacity |
Clemson Tigers | Riggs Field | 6,500 |
Duke Blue Devils | Koskinen Stadium | 7,000 |
North Carolina Tar Heels | Fetzer Field | 5,025 |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons | Spry Stadium | 3,000 |
1. ^ Florida State, Georgia Tech and Miami do not sponsor men's soccer. Boston College has opted out of participating in the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | ACC record |
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Boston College | Bob Thompson | 1 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
Clemson | Mike Noonan | 10 | 323–176–43 | 110–63–30 | 41–29–13 |
Duke | John Kerr Jr. | 13 | 188–138–40 | 107–79–27 | 40–44–15 |
Louisville | John Michael Hayden | 2 | 10–8–2 | 10–8–2 | 3–4–1 |
North Carolina | Carlos Somoano | 10 | 128–37–25 | 128–37–25 | 46–15–13 |
NC State | George Kiefer | 4 | 113–34–26 | 131–47–33 | 8–11–5 |
Notre Dame | Chad Riley | 3 | 21–15–4 | 21–15–4 | 7–8–2 |
Pittsburgh | Jay Vidovich | 5 | 235–95–33 | 28–41–2 | 8–22–3 |
Syracuse | Ian McIntyre | 11 | 200–132–58 | 93–68–28 | 18–27–13 |
Virginia | George Gelnovatch | 25 | 341–129–59 | 341–129–59 | 89–59–31 |
Virginia Tech | Mike Brizendine | 11 | 81–97–26 | 81–97–26 | 18–55–17 |
Wake Forest | Bobby Muuss | 6 | 164–71–34 | 89–15–10 | 31–4–5 |
Notes
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a preseason Hermann Trophy watch list was released in January instead of August. Six players from ACC schools were named to the watchlist. [3]
Player | Class | Position | School |
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Justin Malou | Senior | DF | Clemson |
Valentin Noël | Sophomore | MF | Pittsburgh |
Veljko Petkovic | Sophomore | MF | Pittsburgh |
Colin Shutler | Senior | GK | Virginia |
Kimarni Smith | Senior | FW | Clemson |
Kristo Strickler | Senior | MF | Virginia Tech |
The preseason poll was released on September 8, 2020. [4]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Clemson | 45 (5) |
2 | Wake Forest | 44 (5) |
3 | North Carolina | 33 (1) |
4 | NC State | 21 |
5 | Duke | 17 |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Virginia | 59 (9) |
2 | Pittsburgh | 44 (2) |
3 | Virginia Tech | 35 |
4 | Syracuse | 30 |
5 | Louisville | 29 |
6 | Notre Dame | 28 |
Media poll (ACC Championship) | ||
Rank | Team | Votes |
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1 | Clemson | 5 |
2 | Wake Forest | 4 |
3 | North Carolina | 1 |
Virginia |
The preseason national polls were to be released in August and September 2020. Only CollegeSoccerNews.com released a preseason poll due to the COVID-19 pandemic. TopDrawer Soccer and United Soccer Coaches released a preseason poll in February 2021.
United Soccer | CSN [5] | Top Drawer Soccer [6] | |
Boston College | N/A | 24 | NR |
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Clemson | N/A | 3 | 2 |
Duke | N/A | RV | NR |
Louisville | N/A | 18 | NR |
North Carolina | N/A | 27 | 14 |
NC State | N/A | 26 | NR |
Notre Dame | N/A | RV | 12 |
Pitt | N/A | 28 | 3 |
Syracuse | N/A | RV | NR |
Virginia | N/A | 7 | NR |
Virginia Tech | N/A | 14 | 11 |
Wake Forest | N/A | 4 | 5 |
College Soccer News and TopDrawer Soccer release annual recruiting rankings. Below are their respective rankings for the Class of 2020 by program. Ten of the 12 programs earned Top 40 recruiting rankings by College Soccer News.
CSN [7] | Top Drawer Soccer [8] | |
Boston College | — | — |
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Clemson | 9 | 11 |
Duke | 1 | 2 |
Louisville | 7 | 6 |
North Carolina | 8 | 10 |
NC State | 29 | 24 |
Notre Dame | 32 | — |
Pitt | — | — |
Syracuse | 12 | 25 |
Virginia | 5 | 3 |
Virginia Tech | 23 | 20 |
Wake Forest | 6 | 4 |
Index to colors and formatting |
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ACC member won |
ACC member lost |
ACC member tied |
ACC teams in bold |
All times Eastern time.
Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Kentucky | No. 5 Notre Dame | Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | W 1–0 | 1 |
Offensive | Defensive | ||
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Player | Team | Player | Team |
Daniel Russo | Notre Dame | Keagan McLaughlin | Notre Dame |
Reference: [9] |
Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Duke | Kentucky | Bell Soccer Complex • Lexington, KY | L 2–4 | 95 |
September 25 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 1 Wake Forest | Louisville | Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY | WAKE 3–1 | 112 |
September 26 | 7:00 p.m. | NC State | Duke | Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC | DUKE 1–0 (2OT) | 0 |
No. 4 Pittsburgh | No. 5 Notre Dame | Alumni Stadium • South Bend, IN | PITT 3–1 | 0 | ||
Offensive | Defensive | ||
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Player | Team | Player | Team |
Bertin Jacquesson | Pittsburgh | Arturo Ordoñez | Pittsburgh |
Calvin Harris | Wake Forest | ||
Reference: [10] |
Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 28 | 7:30 p.m. | Louisville | Kentucky | Bell Soccer Complex • Lexington, KY | L 1–3 | 115 |
October 1 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 3 Clemson | South Carolina | Stone Stadium • Columbia, SC | W 3–0 | 460 |
October 2 | 7:00 p.m. | North Carolina | Duke | Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC | UNC 2–0 | 0 |
October 3 | 7:00 p.m. | Notre Dame | Louisville | Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY | LOU 2–1 | 169 |
NC State | No. 1 Wake Forest | Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC | WAKE 4–1 | 0 |
Offensive | Defensive | ||
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Player | Team | Player | Team |
Kyle Holcomb | Wake Forest | Alec Smir | North Carolina |
Mohamed Seye | Clemson | ||
Reference: [11] |
Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
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October 5 | 6:00 p.m. | UAB | No. 3 Clemson | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | W 2–0 | 748 |
October 6 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 2 Pittsburgh | Syracuse | SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY | PITT 3–2 (2OT) | 1 |
October 9 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 3 Clemson | North Carolina | Dorrance Field • Chapel Hill, NC | UNC 1–0 | 0 |
7:00 p.m. | Louisville | No. 5 Virginia | Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | UVA 2–1 (2OT) | 177 | |
8:00 p.m. | Duke | NC State | Dail Field • Raleigh, NC | DUKE 3–1 | 70 | |
October 10 | 7:00 p.m. | UAB | No. 1 Wake Forest | Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC | W 3–0 | 0 |
Virginia Tech | No. 2 Pittsburgh | Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA | PITT 4–2 | 55 | ||
October 11 | 7:00 p.m. | Syracuse | Notre Dame | Alumni Stadium • South Bend, IN | ND 1–0 | 0 |
Offensive | Defensive | ||
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Player | Team | Player | Team |
Veljko Petkovic | Pittsburgh | Colin Shutler | Virginia |
Fillipo Zattarin | North Carolina | ||
Reference: [12] |
Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
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October 13 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 1 Wake Forest | Clemson | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | CLEM 2–1 | 1,000 |
October 14 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 5 Virginia | Virginia Tech | Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA | T 1–1 (2OT) | 130 |
October 16 | 8:00 p.m. | Duke | Clemson | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | CLEM 2–1 (2OT) | 1,000 |
Louisville | Syracuse | SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY | T 2–2 (2OT) | 1 | ||
October 17 | 11:00 p.m. | Notre Dame | Virginia Tech | Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA | PPD | |
6:00 p.m. | No. 3 North Carolina | No. 1 Wake Forest | Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC | WAKE 1–0 (OT) | 0 | |
7:00 p.m. | Navy | NC State | Dail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NC | L 1–2 | 70 | |
No. 2 Pittsburgh | No. 5 Virginia | Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | PITT 3–2 (OT) | 132 | ||
Offensive | Defensive | ||
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Player | Team | Player | Team |
Valentin Noël | Pittsburgh | George Marks | Clemson |
Kimarni Smith | Clemson | ||
Reference: [13] |
Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
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October 23 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 2 Wake Forest | Duke | Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC | WF 2–1 | 0 |
7:00 p.m. | No. 1 Pittsburgh | Louisville | Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY | PITT 4–1 | 0 | |
8:00 p.m. | No. 3 Clemson | NC State | Dail Field • Raleigh, NC | CLEM 1–0 | 88 | |
October 24 | 1:00 p.m. | Virginia | Notre Dame | Alumni Field • South Bend, IN | ND 2–1 (2OT) | 133 |
6:30 p.m. | Syracuse | Virginia Tech | Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA | T 1–1 (2OT) | 101 |
Offensive | Defensive | ||
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Player | Team | Player | Team |
Omar Hernandez | Wake Forest | Oskar Ågren | Clemson |
Grayson Barber | Clemson | ||
Reference: [14] |
Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
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October 27 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 5 North Carolina | No. 3 Clemson | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | T 3–3 (2OT) | 1,000 |
October 30 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 3 Clemson | No. 2 Wake Forest | Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC | WAKE 2–0 | 0 |
8:00 p.m. | Virginia Tech | Louisville | Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY | VT 2–1 (OT) | 212 | |
Virginia | Syracuse | SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY | UVA 1–0 | 160 | ||
November 1 | 1:00 p.m. | NC State | No. 5 North Carolina | Dorrance Field • Chapel Hill, NC | T 0–0 (2OT) | 0 |
Offensive | Defensive | ||
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Player | Team | Player | Team |
Jacob Labovitz | Virginia Tech | Nico Benalcazar | Wake Forest |
Reference: [15] |
Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
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November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | Virginia Tech | Notre Dame | Alumni Field • South Bend, IN | VT 1–0 | 0 |
November 6 | 4:00 p.m. | Virginia Tech | Virginia | Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | VT 1–0 | 265 |
7:00 p.m. | Louisville | Notre Dame | Alumni Field • South Bend, IN | ND 4–1 | 266 | |
8:00 p.m. | Duke | No. 4 North Carolina | Dorrance Field • Chapel Hill, NC | UNC 2–0 | 0 | |
November 7 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 2 Wake Forest | NC State | Dail Field • Raleigh, NC | WAKE 2–0 | 77 |
Offensive | Defensive | ||
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Player | Team | Player | Team |
Jack Lynn | Notre Dame | Andrew Pannenberg | Wake Forest |
Reference: [16] |
Index to colors and formatting |
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ACC member won |
ACC member lost |
ACC member tied |
ACC teams in bold |
All times Eastern time.
Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
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No games scheduled |
Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
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February 12 | 1:30 p.m. | Hofstra | Syracuse | Afrim's Sports Park • Albany, NY | W 2–1 | 0 |
7:00 p.m. | Charlotte | Duke | Koskinen Stadium •Durham, NC | T 0–0 (2OT) | 0 |
Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
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February 19 | 1:30 p.m. | Syracuse | Albany | Afrim's Sports Park •Albany, NY | T 1–1 (2OT) | 0 |
7:00 p.m. | Kentucky | Duke | Koskinen Stadium •Durham, NC | L 0–1 (OT) | 0 | |
February 20 | 7:00 p.m. | UAB | NC State | Dail Soccer Field •Raleigh, NC | W 2–0 | 100 |
February 21 | 3:00 p.m. | Akron | Pittsburgh | Ambrose Urbanic Field •Pittsburgh, PA | Postponed [17] | – |
Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
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February 23 | 12:30 p.m. | Bowling Green | Syracuse | SU Soccer Stadium •Buffalo, NY | L 1–2 | 0 |
February 24 | 6:00 p.m. | NC State | VCU | Sports Backers Stadium •Richmond, VA | W 1–0 | 103 |
February 25 | 6:00 p.m. | Liberty | North Carolina | Dorrance Field •Chapel Hill, NC | L 0–1 | 0 |
February 26 | 7:00 p.m. | UNCW | Duke | Koskinen Stadium •Durham, NC | T 0–0 (2OT) | 0 |
February 27 | 2:00 p.m. | Notre Dame | Butler | Sellick Bowl • Indianapolis, IN | W 1–0 | 100 |
7:00 p.m. | Duquesne | Pittsburgh | Ambrose Urbanic Field •Pittsburgh, PA | W 1–0 | 0 | |
February 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Virginia Tech | Coastal Carolina | CCU Soccer Field • Conway, SC | W 2–0 | 200 |
Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
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March 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Davidson | Wake Forest | Spry Stadium •Winston-Salem, NC | W 1–0 | 0 |
March 2 | 1:00 p.m. | George Mason | Virginia | Klöckner Stadium •Charlottesville, VA | W 3–0 | 0 |
March 4 | 6:00 p.m. | Louisville | NC State | Dail Soccer Field •Raleigh, NC | LOU 3–0 | 90 |
March 5 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 4 Pittsburgh | North Carolina | Dorrance Field •Chapel Hill, NC | UNC 3–0 | 351 |
March 6 | 1:00 p.m. | Duke | No. 13 Virginia Tech | Thompson Field •Blacksburg, VA | DUKE 4–2 | 250 |
7:00 p.m. | Boston College | No. 6 Wake Forest | Spry Stadium •Winston-Salem, NC | WAKE 3–2 | 0 | |
March 7 | 1:00 p.m. | Notre Dame | Virginia | Klöckner Stadium •Charlottesville, VA | UVA 1–0 (OT) | 110 |
5:00 p.m. | Syracuse | No. 1 Clemson | Riggs Field •Clemson, SC | CLEM 3–1 | 813 |
Offensive | Defensive | ||
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Player | Team | Player | Team |
Giovanni Montesdeoca | North Carolina | Oliver Gerbig | Virginia |
Reference: [18] |
Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
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March 12 | 7:00 p.m. | Notre Dame | Duke | Koskinen Stadium •Durham, NC | ND 2–0 | 0 |
Syracuse | Louisville | Lynn Stadium •Louisville, KY | LOU 3–1 | 300 | ||
March 13 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 1 Clemson | No. 21 Virginia Tech | Thompson Field •Blacksburg, VA | CLEM 1–0 (2OT) | 250 |
6:00 p.m. | NC State | No. 4 Wake Forest | Spry Stadium •Winston-Salem, NC | T 0–0 (2OT) | 350 | |
7:00 p.m. | Boston College | No. 8 Pittsburgh | Ambrose Urbanic Field •Pittsburgh, PA | PITT 2–0 | 0 | |
No. 24 Virginia | North Carolina | Dorrance Field •Chapel Hill, NC | UNC 2–0 | 580 |
Offensive | Defensive | ||
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Player | Team | Player | Team |
Giovanni Montesdeoca | North Carolina | Philip Quinton | Notre Dame |
Jack Lynn | Notre Dame | ||
Reference: [19] |
Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
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March 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Calvin | Notre Dame | Alumni Stadium •South Bend, IN | W 1–0 | 141 |
March 19 | 2:00 p.m. | Virginia Tech | Virginia | Klöckner Stadium •Charlottesville, VA | UVA 2–0 | 187 |
7:00 p.m. | No. 7 Pittsburgh | Duke | Koskinen Stadium •Durham, NC | PITT 4–3 (2OT) | 0 | |
March 20 | 2:00 p.m. | Louisville | Boston College | Newton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MA | BC 4–0 | 0 |
No. 15 North Carolina | Syracuse | SU Soccer Stadium •Syracuse, NY | T 0–0 (2OT) | 0 | ||
7:00 p.m. | NC State | No. 1 Clemson | Riggs Field •Clemson, SC | CLEM 1–0 | 753 | |
No. 5 Wake Forest | Notre Dame | Alumni Stadium •South Bend, IN | WAKE 3–2 | 241 |
Offensive | Defensive | ||
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Player | Team | Player | Team |
Valentin Noël | Pittsburgh | Mike Suski | Boston College |
Christian Garner | Boston College | Alex Rando | Virginia |
Reference: [20] |
Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
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March 23 | 5:00 p.m. | Central Arkansas | Virginia | Klöckner Stadium •Charlottesville, VA | W 1–0 | 301 |
March 26 | 7:00 p.m. | Syracuse | NC State | Dail Soccer Field •Raleigh, NC | NCST 2–1 (OT) | 100 |
March 27 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 1 Clemson | Boston College | Newton Soccer Complex •Chestnut Hill, MA | CLEM 3–2 | 35 |
No. 5 Pittsburgh | Virginia Tech | Thompson Field •Blacksburg, VA | PITT 2–1 (2OT) | 600 | ||
7:00 p.m. | Louisville | No. 6 Wake Forest | Spry Stadium •Winston-Salem, NC | WAKE 2–1 (OT) | 450 | |
No. 16 North Carolina | Notre Dame | Alumni Stadium •South Bend, IN | UNC 2–1 (OT) | 143 | ||
March 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Duke | Virginia | Klöckner Stadium •Charlottesville, VA | DUKE 3–1 | 441 |
Offensive | Defensive | ||
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Player | Team | Player | Team |
Thor Ulfarsson | Duke | Jackson Walti | Pittsburgh |
Reference: [21] |
Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
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March 30 | 6:00 p.m. | St. Francis | Syracuse | SU Soccer Stadium •Syracuse, NY | W 1–0 | 0 |
April 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Virginia | Louisville | Lynn Stadium •Louisville, KY | LOU 2–1 | 370 |
Virginia Tech | No. 15 North Carolina | Dorrance Field •Chapel Hill, NC | VT 1–0 | 423 | ||
No. 4 Wake Forest | No. 1 Clemson | Riggs Field •Clemson, SC | T 0–0 (2OT) | 1,000 | ||
April 3 | 7:00 p.m. | Duke | NC State | Dail Soccer Stadium •Raleigh, NC | T 0–0 (2OT) | 100 |
Notre Dame | No. 3 Pittsburgh | Ambrose Urbanic Field •Pittsburgh, PA | PITT 2–0 | 0 |
Offensive | Defensive | ||
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Player | Team | Player | Team |
Kristo Strickler | Virginia Tech | Nathan Durst | Virginia Tech |
Reference: [22] |
Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
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April 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Virginia | No. 1 Pittsburgh | Ambrose Urbanic Field •Pittsburgh, PA | PITT 5–0 | 0 |
April 9 | 7:00 p.m. | NC State | Boston College | Newton Soccer Complex •Chestnut Hill, MA | T 0–0 (2OT) | 65 |
No. 3 Clemson | Louisville | Lynn Stadium •Louisville, KY | LOU 2–1 | 0 | ||
Virginia Tech | Notre Dame | Alumni Stadium •South Bend, IN | VT 2–0 | 203 | ||
No. 4 Wake Forest | Syracuse | SU Soccer Stadium •Syracuse, NY | Canceled [23] | |||
April 11 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 18 North Carolina | Duke | Koskinen Stadium •Durham, NC | UNC 1–0 | 0 |
Offensive | Defensive | ||
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Player | Team | Player | Team |
Aboubacar Camara | Louisville | Detre Bell | Louisville |
Reference: [24] |
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Clemson | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
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North Carolina | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ||||
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Notre Dame | 5 | |||||||||
Pittsburgh | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Virginia | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
Virginia Tech | 5 | 4 | ||||||||
Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
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Boston College | |||||||||
Clemson | 1 (16) | 1 (23) | 1 (19) | 1 (24) | 1 (23) | 3 (4) | 4 (1) | 1 (21) | 7 |
Duke | RV | ||||||||
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North Carolina | RV | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 4 | |
NC State | |||||||||
Notre Dame | RV | RV | RV | ||||||
Pittsburgh | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 (1) | 1 (13) | 1 (16) | 3 (1) | 3 (2) |
Syracuse | |||||||||
Virginia | 24 | RV | RV | ||||||
Virginia Tech | 13 | 21 | 25 | RV | 15 | ||||
Wake Forest | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 (1) | 4 | 5 | 4 (2) | 6 |
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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 | Final | |
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Clemson | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 |
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North Carolina | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | RV | 16 | 8 | 4 | |||||||
NC State | |||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | RV | RV | ||||||||
Pittsburgh | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
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Virginia Tech | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | |||||
Wake Forest | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Eight teams will qualify for the modified ACC Men's Soccer Tournament.
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
N1 | Pittsburgh | 3 | |||||||
N3 | Notre Dame | 1 | |||||||
N1 | Pittsburgh | 1 | |||||||
S3 | Clemson | 2 | |||||||
N4 | Virginia | 1 | |||||||
S3 | Clemson | 2 |
On August 13, 2020, the NCAA suspended postseason tournaments for all fall sports. The tournament will be played from April 17 to May 17, 2021.
Seed | School | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
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1 | Clemson | W 2–1 vs. American – (Spry Stadium) | T 1–1 (6–7 PKs) vs. Marshall – (WakeMed Soccer Park) | |||
2 | Pittsburgh | W 6–1 vs. Monmouth – (Bryan Park) | W 4–0 vs. UCF – (WakeMed Soccer Park) | W 3–0 vs. #7 Washington – (WakeMed Soccer Park) | L 0–1 vs. #3 Indiana – (WakeMed Soccer Park) | |
5 | Wake Forest | W 3–2 vs. Coastal Carolina – (Spry Stadium) | W 2–1 vs. Kentucky – (WakeMed Soccer Park) | L 1–2 vs. North Carolina – (WakeMed Soccer Park) | ||
North Carolina | T 1–1 (4–1 PKs) vs. Charlotte – (Sahlen's Stadium) | W 1–0 vs. #4 Stanford – (WakeMed Soccer Park) | W 2–1 vs. #5 Wake Forest – (WakeMed Soccer Park) | L 0–1 vs. Marshall – (WakeMed Soccer Park) | ||
Virginia Tech | W 2–1 (OT) vs. Oregon State – (Bryan Park) | T 2–2 (6–7 PKs) vs. #6 Seton Hall – (WakeMed Soccer Park) | ||||
W–L (%): | 4–0–1 (.900) | 3–0–2 (.800) | 2–1–0 (.667) | 0–2–0 (.000) | 0–0–0 (–) Total: 9–3–3 (.700) |
The Atlantic Coast Conference post season awards were announced on April 14, 2021, and considered both the fall season and spring season. Some players who were drafted and did not play in the spring season were included on the All Conference teams. [25]
2020 ACC Men's Soccer Individual Awards | ||||||
Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
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Coach of the Year | Jay Vidovich – Pittsburgh | |||||
Offensive Player of the Year | Valentin Noël – Pittsburgh | |||||
Midfielder of the Year | Daniel Pereira – Virginia Tech | |||||
Defensive Player of the Year | Jasper Löeffelsend – Pittsburgh | |||||
Freshman of the Year | Bertin Jacquesson – Pittsburgh |
2020 ACC Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams | ||||||
First Team | Second Team | Third Team | Rookie Team | |||
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Grayson Barber, Jr., F, Clemson | Oskar Ågren, So., D, Clemson | Kristofer Konradsson, Jr., M, Boston College | Hamady Diop, D, Clemson |
The 2021 MLS SuperDraft was held on January 21, 2021. The Atlantic Coast Conference had a record total of twenty five players selected, with twelve first round selections. This eclipsed the previous record of eighteen total selections, set twice previously. The twelve first round picks surpassed the previous record of eight first round picks, set in 2016, 2018, and 2020. The twenty five players selected represented one third of the players taken in the draft. The ACC also had five players selected in the first five picks, a first in draft history. [26] Also of note, at least one player was selected from a team that played during the 2020 season. Only Boston College did not have a player selected and Boston College elected to suspend their season due to COVID-19.
Team | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Total |
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Clemson | 3 | – | – | 3 |
Duke | 1 | – | – | 1 |
Louisville | – | 2 | – | 2 |
NC State | – | 1 | – | 1 |
North Carolina | – | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Notre Dame | – | – | 1 | 1 |
Pittsburgh | 1 | – | – | 1 |
Syracuse | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
Virginia | 2 | 3 | – | 5 |
Virginia Tech | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
Wake Forest | 3 | 1 | – | 4 |
Total | 12 | 9 | 4 | 25 |
The Homegrown Player Rule is a Major League Soccer program that allows MLS teams to sign local players from their own development academies directly to MLS first team rosters. Before the creation of the rule in 2008, [27] every player entering Major League Soccer had to be assigned through one of the existing MLS player allocation processes, such as the MLS SuperDraft.
To place a player on its homegrown player list, making him eligible to sign as a homegrown player, players must have resided in that club's home territory and participated in the club's youth development system for at least one year. [28] Players can play college soccer and still be eligible to sign a homegrown contract.
Original MLS team | Player | Pos. | School | Ref. |
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Atlanta United | Machop Chol | MF | Wake Forest (Sr.) | [29] |
Columbus Crew | Isaiah Parente | MF | Wake Forest (Jr.) | [30] |
Sporting Kansas City | Grayson Barber | F | Clemson (Jr.) | [31] |
The 2017 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team represents Clemson University during the 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Tigers were led by head coach Mike Noonan, in his eighth season. They play home games at Riggs Field. This was the team's 57th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 30th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Tigers finished with a record of 12–6–1 and an ACC record of 4–4–0. The Tigers lost in the Semifinals of the ACC tournament to eventual champions Wake Forest. They were selected to participate in the NCAA Tournament for the fifth year in a row. However, they lost to Coastal Carolina in the second round.
The 2017 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer team will represent University of Notre Dame during the 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It will be the program's 40th season. It will be the program's 5th season competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Fighting Irish will be led by head coach Bobby Clark, in his seventeenth year.
The 2019 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team represented Clemson University during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Tigers were led by head coach Mike Noonan, in his tenth season. They played home games at Riggs Field. This was the team's 59th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 32nd playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The 2019 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team represented Wake Forest University during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 73rd season of the university fielding a program. It was the program's fifth season with Bobby Muuss as head coach. The Demon Deacons played their home matches at Spry Stadium.
The 2019 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer team represented University of Notre Dame during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the program's 42nd season. It was the program's 7th season competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Fighting Irish were led by head coach Chad Riley, in his second year.
The 2019 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season was the 66th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.
The 2020 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team represented Clemson University during the 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Tigers were led by head coach Mike Noonan, in his eleventh season. They played home games at Riggs Field. This was the team's 60th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 33rd playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The 2020 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 74th season of the university fielding a program. The Tar Heels were led by tenth year head coach Carlos Somoano and played their home games at Dorrance Field.
The 2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team represented Wake Forest University during the 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 74th season of the university fielding a program. It was the program's sixth season with Bobby Muuss as head coach. The Demon Deacons played their home matches at Spry Stadium.
The 2020 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season was the 32nd season of women's varsity soccer in the conference.
The 2021 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team represented Clemson University during the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. They were led by head coach Mike Noonan, in his twelfth season. They played their home games at Riggs Field. This was the team's 61st season playing organized men's college soccer and their 34th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The 2021 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team represented Duke University during the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Blue Devils were led by head coach John Kerr, in his fourteenth season. They played their home games at Koskinen Stadium. The team was founded in 1935 and currently plays in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The 2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the program's 44th season. It was the program's ninth season competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Fighting Irish were led by head coach Chad Riley, in his fourth year and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.
The 2021 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Panthers were led by head coach Jay Vidovich, in his sixth season. They played home games at Ambrose Urbanic Field. This was the team's 68th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 9th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The 2021 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team represented Virginia Tech during the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 50th season of the University fielding a program. The Hokies played their home games at Sandra D. Thompson Field in Blacksburg, Virginia. The Hokies were led by thirteenth-year head coach Mike Brizendine.
The 2021 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season was the 68th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.
The 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season was the 69th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.
The 2022 season is the 103rd season of Syracuse University fielding a men's varsity soccer team. It was the program's 10th season in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and their 13th season with Ian McIntyre as the head coach of the program. Syracuse played their home matches at SU Soccer Stadium in Syracuse, New York.
The 2023 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season was the 70th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.
The 2023 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team represented Duke University during the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Blue Devils were led by head coach John Kerr, in his sixteenth season. They played their home games at Koskinen Stadium. The team was founded in 1935 and played the 2023 season in the Atlantic Coast Conference.