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2018 ACC men's soccer tournament

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]

2018 ACC men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams12
Matches11
SiteSahlen's Stadium (Final)
Cary, North Carolina (Final)
ChampionsLouisville (1st title)
Winning coachKen Lolla (1st title)
MVPUnited States Tate Schmitt (Louisville)
BroadcastESPNU (Final), ACC Network Extra (all other rounds) [1]
ACC men's soccer tournament
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2018 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Atlantic
No. 6 Wake Forest + 7 – 1 – 0 18 – 3 – 0
No. 16 Louisville ‡ 4 – 2 – 2 11 – 5 – 3
NC State + 2 – 4 – 2 10 – 7 – 3
Boston College 2 – 5 – 1 4 – 8 – 4
Syracuse + 1 – 4 – 3 7 – 7 – 4
Clemson 2 – 6 – 0 7 – 9 – 1
Coastal
No. 14 North Carolina + 6 – 1 – 0 14 – 4 – 1
No. 11 Duke + 5 – 3 – 0 11 – 7 – 2
No. 8 Notre Dame + 4 – 3 – 1 11 – 7 – 3
No. 15 Virginia + 3 – 2 – 2 10 – 4 – 3
No. 17 Virginia Tech + 3 – 4 – 1 11 – 7 – 3
Pittsburgh 2 – 6 – 0 8 – 10 – 1
As of December 11, 2018
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC

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

Qualification edit

Main article: 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season

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]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Wake Forest 7–1–0 21
2 North Carolina 6–1–0 18
3 Duke 5–3–0 15
4 Louisville 4–2–2 14
5 Notre Dame 4–3–1 13
6 Virginia 3–4–1 10
7 Virginia Tech 3–4–1 10
8 NC State 2–4–2 8
9 Boston College 2–5–1 7
10 Syracuse 1–4–3 6
11 Pittsburgh 2–6–0 6
12 Clemson 2–6–0 6

Bracket edit

*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 edit

First round edit

October 31 #8 NC State 3–1 #9 Boston College Raleigh, NC
7:00 p.m. EST
  • Brad Sweeney   10'
  • Gabriel Machado   23'
  • David Loera   71',   80'
  • Adian Foster   82'
  • Alex Bautista   88'
 Report
  • Tyshawn Rose   31'
  • Lasse Lehmann   44'
  • Simon Enstrom   58'
  • Abe Bibas   62'
  • David Longo   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   2', 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   12'
  • Jackson Walti   15'
  • Javi Pérez   22'
  • Edward Kizza   62', 79'
  • Joshua Gaspari   65'
  • Marcony Pimentel   69'
 Stadium: Klöckner Stadium
Attendance: 510
October 31 #7 Virginia Tech 3–1 #10 Syracuse Blacksburg, VA
7:00 p.m. EST
  • David Sanz   17'
  • Kristo Strickler   56'
  • Sivert Haugli   82'
  • James Kasak   86'
  • Nico Quashie   88'
 Report
  • Hendrik Hilpert   39'
  • Ryan Raposo   84'
  • Hugo Delhommelle   87'
 Stadium: Thompson Field
Attendance: 294
Referee: Karl Kummer

Quarterfinals edit

November 4 #1 Wake Forest 2–0 #8 NC State Winston-Salem, NC
1:00 p.m. EST
Report
  • Aidan Foster   55'
  • Pepe Garcia   58'
  • Alex Bautista   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   86'
 Stadium: Koskinen Stadium
Attendance: 342
Referee: Chris Penso
Penalties
  • Javi Pérez  
  • Jose Arbona  
  • Rodrigo Almeida  
  • Jackson Walti  
  • Joshua Gaspari  
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 edit

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   86'
 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 586
Referee: Nikola Aleksic

Finals edit

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 edit

Goalscorers edit

2 Goals
1 Goal

All-Tournament team edit

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

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Broadcast Coverage Set For ACC Fall Championships". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 16, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 ACC Men's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  3. ^ Coons, Kip (November 11, 2018). "Louisville beats UNC in ACC men's soccer championship game". newsobserver.com. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  4. ^ "Seeds Set for 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 27, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  5. ^ "Louisville Wins 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 11, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
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