The 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer tournament was the 35th edition of the ACC Women's Soccer Tournament, which decided the Atlantic Coast Conference champion. Florida State was the defending champion.[1]
| 2022 ACC women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 7,684 | ||||
| Quarterfinals site | Campus Sites | ||||
| Semifinals site | Sahlen's Stadium Cary, North Carolina | ||||
| Finals site | Sahlen's Stadium Cary, North Carolina | ||||
| Champions | Florida State (9th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Brian Pensky (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Jenna Nighswonger (Florida State) | ||||
| Broadcast | ACCN (Quarterfinals & Semifinals), ESPNU (Final) | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 North Carolina †y | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .800 | 20 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Florida State †‡y | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .800 | 17 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .804 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Notre Dame y | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .750 | 17 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .804 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Virginia y | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 16 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .761 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Duke y | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 15 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .717 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Pittsburgh y | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | 14 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .705 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson y | 4 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .550 | 8 | – | 5 | – | 5 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech y | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .450 | 10 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .579 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest y | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .350 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .553 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .300 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State y | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .300 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 6 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .250 | 5 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 1 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .250 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 1 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .200 | 5 | – | 8 | – | 5 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2022 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Source: The ACC As of December 6, 2022 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The first round was played at campus sites, while the semifinals and final were played at Sahlen's Stadium in Cary, NC.[2]
Florida State successfully defended their title, defeating Notre Dame in the Semifinals and North Carolina in the final, 2–1. This was the ninth title for Florida State as a program, and the first for head coach Brian Pensky. Florida State has won the past three ACC tournaments.[3]
Qualification
editThe top six teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference earned a berth into the ACC Tournament. The top two teams earned a bye to the semifinals.[4] The final seedings were determined after the final day of the regular season on October 27, 2022. Multiple tiebreakers were required as teams finished with the same conference records. North Carolina and Florida State both finished with 8–2–0 conference records and tied for first place in the regular season. North Carolina defeated Florida State on October 20, during the regular season, and therefore earned the top seed in the tournament, while Florida State was the second seed. A second tiebreaker was required between Virginia and Duke as both teams finished 6–2–2 in conference play. Virginia defeated Duke on October 2, during the regular season, and earned the fourth seed, while Duke was the fifth seed.[5]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | North Carolina | 8–2–0 | 24 |
| 2 | Florida State | 8–2–0 | 24 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 7–2–1 | 22 |
| 4 | Virginia | 6–2–2 | 20 |
| 5 | Duke | 6–2–2 | 20 |
| 6 | Pittsburgh | 5–3–2 | 17 |
Bracket
edit| First Round October 30 ACCN | Semifinal November 3 ACCN | Championship November 6 ESPNU | ||||||||||||
| 1 | North Carolina (pen.) | 0 (7) | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Virginia | 1 | 5 | Duke | 0 (6) | |||||||||
| 5 | Duke | 2 | 1 | North Carolina | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | Florida State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Florida State (pen.) | 3 (4) | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Notre Dame (pen.) | 1 (5) | 3 | Notre Dame | 3 (2) | |||||||||
| 6 | Pittsburgh | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||
Schedule
editFirst round
edit| October 30, 2022 | #3 Notre Dame | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | #6 Pittsburgh | Notre Dame, Indiana |
| 6:00 p.m. EDT |
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Stadium: Alumni Stadium Attendance: 428 Referee: John McCloskey Assistant referees: Erin Patterson Peter Charpentier Fourth official: Joshua Overmyer |
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| October 30, 2022 | #4 Virginia | 1–2 | #5 Duke | Charlottesville, Virginia |
| 8:00 p.m. EDT |
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Stadium: Klöckner Stadium Attendance: 691 Referee: Carmen Serbio Assistant referees: William Aten Matthew Richardson Fourth official: Otto Leon |
Semifinals
edit| November 3, 2022 | #1 North Carolina | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p) | #5 Duke | Cary, North Carolina |
| 5:30 p.m. EDT |
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Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 691 |
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| November 3, 2022 | #2 Florida State | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | #3 Notre Dame | Cary, North Carolina |
| 8:00 p.m. EDT |
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Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,686 |
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Final
edit| November 6, 2022 | #1 North Carolina | 1–2 | #2 Florida State | Cary, North Carolina |
| 12:00 p.m. EST |
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Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,879 Referee: Nicole Green Assistant referees: Erika Barahona Mandy Love Fourth official: Emma Richards |
Statistics
editGoalscorers
editThere were 14 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.8 goals per match.
3 goals
Korbin Albert – Notre Dame
1 goal
- Michelle Cooper – Duke
- Kat Rader – Duke
Emma Bissell – Florida State
Jody Brown – Florida State- Jenna Nighswonger – Florida State
Heather Payne – Florida State- Clara Robbins – Florida State
- Avery Patterson – North Carolina
- Kiki Van Zanten – Notre Dame
- Katie Zaliski – Pittsburgh
- Alexa Spaanstra – Virginia
All-Tournament team
edit| Player | Team |
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| Jenna Nighswonger | Florida State |
| Jody Brown | |
| Onyi Echegini | |
| Beata Olsson | |
| Emily Moxley | North Carolina |
| Avery Patterson | |
| Tori Hansen | |
| Ruthie Jones | Duke |
| Michelle Cooper | |
| Kat Rader | |
| Korbin Albert | Notre Dame |
MVP in bold
Source:[6]
References
edit- ^ "Florida State Wins Second Consecutive ACC Women's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
- ^ "ACC Announces Championship Dates and Sites for 2022-23". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. May 19, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
- ^ "No. 5 FSU soccer defeats No. 2 North Carolina to win the ACC Championship". tomahawknation.com. SB Nation. November 6, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
- ^ "2022 ACC Women's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- ^ "2022 ACC Women's Soccer Championship Bracket Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 27, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- ^ "Florida State Wins Third Consecutive ACC Women's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 6, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2022.