2018 ACC men's soccer tournament
2018 ACC Men's soccer tournament | |||||
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Classification | Division I | ||||
Teams | 12 | ||||
Matches | 11 | ||||
Site | Sahlen's Stadium (Final) Cary, North Carolina (Final) | ||||
Champions | Louisville (1st title) | ||||
Winning coach | Ken Lolla (1st title) | ||||
MVP | ![]() | ||||
Broadcast | ESPNU (Final), ACC Network Extra (all other rounds) [1] | ||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source:The ACC |
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]
The Louisville Cardinals won the tournament over the North Carolina Tar Heels 1–0 in the final.[3]
Qualification
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 |
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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
*Note: Home team listed first. Rankings shown are ACC Tournament Seeds. Template:12TeamBracket-reseed
Schedule
First round
October 31 | #8 NC State | 3–1 | #9 Boston College | Raleigh, NC |
7:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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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 |
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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 |
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Stadium: Klöckner Stadium Attendance: 510 |
October 31 | #7 Virginia Tech | 3–1 | #10 Syracuse | Blacksburg, VA |
7:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Thompson Field Attendance: 294 Referee: Karl Kummer |
Quarterfinals
November 4 | #1 Wake Forest | 2–0 | #8 NC State | Winston-Salem, NC |
1:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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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 |
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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 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Koskinen Stadium Attendance: 342 Referee: Chris Penso |
Penalties | ||||
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November 4 | #2 North Carolina | 3–0 | #7 Virginia Tech | Cary, NC |
1:00 p.m. EST |
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Report | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 507 Referee: Mark Gorak |
Semifinals
November 7 | #1 Wake Forest | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | #4 Louisville | Winston-Salem, NC |
7:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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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 |
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Report |
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Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 586 Referee: Nikola Aleksic |
Finals
November 11 | #4 Louisville | 1–0 | #2 North Carolina | Cary, NC |
12:00 p.m. EST |
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Report | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 1,402 Referee: Mike Stutt |
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 2 Goals
Ian Aschieris – Notre Dame
Edward Kizza – Pittsburgh
- 1 Goal
Haji Abdikadir – Louisville
Elijah Amo – Louisville
Alex Bautista – NC State
Abe Bibas – Boston College
Machop Chol – Wake Forest
Joey DeZart – Wake Forest
Cherif Dieye – Louisville
Omir Fernandez – Wake Forest
Jeremy Kelly – North Carolina
David Loera – NC State
Giovanni Montesdeoca – North Carolina
Jelani Peters – North Carolina
Mauricio Pineda – North Carolina
Ryan Raposo – Syracuse
Issa Rayyan – Duke
David Sanz – Virginia Tech
Tate Schmitt – Louisville
Jack Skahan – North Carolina
Kristo Strickler – Virginia Tech
Brad Sweeney – NC State
Nico Quashie – Virginia Tech
All-Tournament Team
ACC Men’s Soccer All-Tournament Team[5] | ||||||
Will Pulisic, Duke | ||||||
MVP in Bold |
See also
- Atlantic Coast Conference
- 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season
- 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
- 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
References
- ^ "Broadcast Coverage Set For ACC Fall Championships". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 16, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- ^ "2018 ACC Men's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- ^ Coons, Kip (November 11, 2018). "Louisville beats UNC in ACC men's soccer championship game". newsobserver.com. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
- ^ "Seeds Set for 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 27, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ "Louisville Wins 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 11, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018.