2018 ACC women's soccer tournament

2018 ACC women's soccer tournament
2018 ACC women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Matches	7
Attendance	6,764
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	Dallas Dorosy (Florida State)
Broadcast	ACCN (Semifinals), ESPNU (Final)
ACC women's soccer tournament
«2017	2019»

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]

2018 ACC women's soccer standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 2 North Carolina ‍†‍‍^y	10	–	0	–	0	1.000	20	–	4	–	2	.808
No. 10 Duke ‍‍‍^y	8	–	1	–	1	.850	16	–	4	–	2	.773
No. 11 Virginia ‍‍‍^y	7	–	3	–	0	.700	16	–	5	–	1	.750
Boston College ‍‍‍^y	6	–	3	–	1	.650	14	–	5	–	1	.725
Louisville ‍‍‍^y	6	–	4	–	0	.600	12	–	7	–	0	.632
No. 25 Clemson ‍‍‍^y	6	–	4	–	0	.600	12	–	9	–	0	.571
No. 1 Florida State ‍‍‡‍^y	5	–	4	–	1	.550	20	–	4	–	3	.796
No. 21 Virginia Tech ‍‍‍^y	5	–	5	–	0	.500	11	–	8	–	3	.568
No. 25 Wake Forest ‍‍‍^y	4	–	6	–	0	.400	9	–	9	–	2	.500
Notre Dame ‍‍‍	4	–	6	–	0	.400	8	–	10	–	0	.444
No. 22 NC State ‍‍‍^y	3	–	5	–	2	.400	11	–	7	–	4	.591
Miami ‍‍‍	3	–	6	–	1	.350	6	–	9	–	3	.417
Pittsburgh ‍‍‍	0	–	10	–	0	.000	4	–	12	–	1	.265
Syracuse ‍‍‍	0	–	10	–	0	.000	3	–	15	–	0	.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

Qualification edit

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]

Seed	School	Conference Record	Points
1	North Carolina	10–0–0	30
2	Duke	8–1–1	25
3	Virginia	7–3–0	21
4	Boston College	6–3–1	19
5	Clemson	6–4–0	18
6	Louisville	6–4–0	18
7	Florida State	5–4–1	16
8	Virginia Tech	5–5–0	15

Bracket edit

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 edit

Quarterfinals edit

October 28, 2018	#1 North Carolina	2–0	#8 Virginia Tech	Cary, NC
1:00 p.m. EDT	Alex Kimball 2' Dorian Bailey 88'	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	Mariana Speckmaier 18'	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 67'	Report	Kristen McFarland 22'	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	Alexa Spaanstra 13' Meghan McCool 72'	Report	Sarah Hernandez 9' Kennadi Carbin 33'	Stadium: Klöckner Stadium Attendance: 551 Referee: Mark Gorak Assistant referees: Florian deVries Assistant referees: Andrew Smith Fourth official: Mike Renner

Semifinals edit

November 2, 2018	#1 North Carolina	1–0	#5 Clemson	Cary, North Carolina
5:30 p.m. EDT	Rachael Dorwart 64'	Report	Kimber Haley 63' Cyan Mercer 74' Sam Staab 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	Zoe Morse 42' Phoebe McClernon 67'	Report	Deyna Castellanos 49', 65' Kristen McFarland 81' Team 35' Megan Connolly 67'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 2,092 Referee: David Erbacher Assistant referees: Aaron Gallagher Assistant referees: Hudson Owens Fourth official: Trey Krell

Final edit

November 4, 2018	#1 North Carolina	2–3	#7 Florida State	Cary, North Carolina
12:00 p.m. EST	Alex Kimball 62' Ru Mucherera 71'	Report	Dallas Dorosy 35', 40' Jaelin Howell 67' Kristina Lynch 83'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 2,580 Referee: Trey Krell Assistant referees: Will Aten Assistant referees: Aaron Gallagher Fourth official: Derek Ambrozaitis

Statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

2 goals

Deyna Castellanos – Florida State
Dallas Dorosy – Florida State
Alex Kimball – North Carolina
Kristen McFarland – Florida State

1 goal

Dorian Bailey – North Carolina
Rachael Dorwart – North Carolina
Sarah Hernandez – Louisville
Kristina Lynch – North Carolina
Meghan McCool – Virginia
Zoe Morse – Virginia
Ru Mucherera – North Carolina
Alexa Spaanstra – Virginia
Mariana Speckmaier – Clemson

All Tournament Team edit

Player	Team
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 McFarland	Florida State
Dallas Dorosy (MVP)	Florida State

References edit

^ "Broadcast Coverage Set For ACC Fall Championships". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 16, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
^ "2018 ACC Women's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference.
^ "Seminoles Fend Off Tar Heels For ACC Women's Soccer Crown". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 4, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
^ "Seeds Set for 2018 ACC Women's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 25, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2018.

[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.

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