2020 ACC women's soccer tournament


The 2020 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer tournament was the 33rd edition of the ACC Women's Soccer Tournament, which decided the Atlantic Coast Conference champion. All rounds were played at Sahlen's Stadium in Cary, NC.[1][2]

2020 ACC women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance1,916 (total)
274 (average)
SiteSahlen's Stadium
Cary, North Carolina
ChampionsFlorida State (7 title)
Winning coachMark Krikorian (7 title)
MVPClara Robbins (Florida State)
BroadcastACCN (Quarterfinals & Semifinals), ESPNU (Final)
ACC women's soccer tournament
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2020 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 2 Florida State  ‍y 8 0 0   1.000 13 0 3   .906
No. 3 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 8 0 0   1.000 18 2 0   .900
No. 4 Virginia  ‍‍‍y 5 2 1   .688 14 4 3   .738
No. 6 Clemson  ‍‍‍y 5 3 0   .625 12 5 2   .684
No. 7 Duke  ‍‍‍y 4 2 2   .625 12 5 4   .667
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 4 4 0   .500 5 7 0   .417
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 4 4 0   .500 8 9 0   .471
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ 4 4 0   .500 6 7 0   .462
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 3 4 1   .438 5 7 2   .429
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 3 5 0   .375 11 5 0   .688
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 1 7 0   .125 3 10 1   .250
Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 1 7 0   .125 1 7 0   .125
Miami  ‍‍‍ 0 8 0   .000 1 11 1   .115
NC State  ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   5 3 1   .611
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2020 ACC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 18, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: The ACC
Note: † Due to COVID-19, NC State suspended the 2020 women's fall soccer season. They did participate in the spring season.

No. 1 seed Florida State took home their seventh ACC tournament championship, defeating No. 2 seed North Carolina.[3]

Background

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The format of the tournament was announced in conjunction with all other ACC fall sports on July 29, 2020.[4]

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the format of the 2020 tournament changed multiple times. Originally, the 2020 ACC Tournament was to only feature 4 teams with all matches played at Sahlen's Stadium to create an "isolation zone" (similar to the 2020 NBA Bubble) to minimize the spread of the pandemic. The semifinals were to be played on November 6, 2020, with the final was to be played on November 8, 2020.[5]

On September 4, 2020, the format again changed, expanding the tournament from four to eight teams. The quarterfinals to be played on November 10, the semifinals on November 13, and the championship game on November 15.[1]

Qualification

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The top eight teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference earned a berth into the ACC Tournament. All three tournament rounds took place at Sahlen's Stadium in Cary, North Carolina. North Carolina and Florida State finished tied for first with 8–0–0 regular season records. Florida State won the tiebreaker over North Carolina by goal differential in conference games, +21 to +16. Louisville, Virginia Tech, and Notre Dame finished in a three-way tie for sixth place, all with a 4–4–0 regular season record. The goal differential tiebreaker was applied and Notre Dame was awarded the eighth seed. Louisville and Virginia Tech were still tied after the goal differential tiebreaker. Louisville won the second tiebreaker of head-to-head record, having won their match 1–0 during the regular season.[6]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Florida State 8–0–0 24
2 North Carolina 8–0–0 24
3 Virginia 5–2–1 16
4 Clemson 5–3–0 15
5 Duke 4–2–2 14
6 Louisville 4–4–0 12
7 Virginia Tech 4–4–0 12
8 Notre Dame 4–4–0 12

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Tuesday, November 10
Semifinals
Friday, November 13
Final
Sunday, November 15
         
1 Florida State 2
8 Notre Dame 0
1 Florida State 4
5 Duke 0
4 Clemson 0
5 Duke 1
1 Florida State 3
2 North Carolina 2
2 North Carolina 1
7 Virginia Tech 0
2 North Carolina 2
3 Virginia 0
3 Virginia 4
6 Louisville 1

Schedule

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Quarterfinals

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November 10 #1 Florida State 2–0 #8 Notre Dame Cary, North Carolina
12:30 p.m. EDT
Report Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 217
Referee: Mark Buda
Assistant referees: David McPhun
Assistant referees: Bradley Shrader
Fourth official: Carmen Serbio
November 10 #4 Clemson 0–1 #5 Duke Cary, North Carolina
3:00 p.m. EDT
  • Harper White   84'
Report
  • Karlie Paschall   50'
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 327
Referee: Karl Kummer
Assistant referees: Marc Lawrence
Assistant referees: Justin Howard
Fourth official: Jeremy Smith
November 10 #2 North Carolina 1–0 #7 Virginia Tech Cary, North Carolina
5:30 p.m. EDT
Report
  • Makenzie Graham   36'
  • Emmalee Carter   57'
  • Caroline Cipolla   83'
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 251
Referee: Sergio Gonzalez
Assistant referees: Raymond Thomas
Assistant referees: Eric Barnes
Fourth official: Scott Bowers
November 10 #3 Virginia 4–1 #6 Louisville Cary, North Carolina
8:00 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 217
Referee: Carmen Serbio
Assistant referees: Aaron Gallagher
Assistant referees: Kevin Uitto
Fourth official: Ryan Graves

Semifinals

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November 13 #1 Florida State 4–0 #5 Duke Cary, North Carolina
5:30 p.m. EDT
Report Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 277
Referee: John Brady
Assistant referees: Dustin Thorne
Assistant referees: John Rush
Fourth official: Forrest Ambrose
November 13 #2 North Carolina 2–0 #3 Virginia Cary, North Carolina
8:00 p.m. EDT
Report Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 307
Referee: Nikola Aleksic
Assistant referees: Jeremy Smith
Assistant referees: Daniel Kappler
Fourth official: Hudson Owens

Final

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November 15 #1 Florida State 3–2 #2 North Carolina Cary, North Carolina
Noon EDT Report
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 320
Referee: Nicholas Balcer
Assistant referees: Robert Dail
Assistant referees: Jude Carr
Fourth official: Justin Frear

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 20 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 2.86 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

All Tournament Team

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Player Team
Clara Robbins Florida State
Jaelin Howell
Jenna Nighswonger
Malia Berkely
Cristina Roque
Claudia Dickey North Carolina
Brianna Pinto
Emily Fox
Sophie Jones Duke
Diana Ordoñez Virginia
Alexa Spaanstra

MVP in bold
Source:[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "ACC Announces Fall Olympic Sports Schedules". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 4, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 ACC Women's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Florida State Defeats North Carolina 3–2 to Win ACC Women's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  4. ^ Clark, Travis (July 30, 2020). "ACC announces fall soccer plans". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  5. ^ "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  6. ^ "2020 ACC Women's Soccer Championship Bracket Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 1, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2020.