2018 ACC Women's Soccer Tournament

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 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) [1]
ACC Women's Soccer Tournament «2017  2019»

2018 ACC women's soccer standings
	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

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

	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

Quarterfinals

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

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

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

Goalscorers

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

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

See also

• Atlantic Coast Conference
• 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season
• 2018 NCAA Division I women's soccer season
• 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament

References

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.