2018 ACC men's soccer tournament

2018 ACC men's soccer tournament
2018 ACC men's soccer tournament
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	Tate Schmitt (Louisville)
Broadcast	ESPNU (Final), ACC Network Extra (all other rounds)
ACC men's soccer tournament
«2017	2019»

2018 ACC men's soccer standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Atlantic
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
Coastal
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

‡ – 2018 ACC Tournament champion + – Invited to the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship As of December 11, 2018 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
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.

First Round		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Finals

		#1 Wake Forest	2
#8 NC State	3	#8 NC State	0
#9 Boston College	1			#1 Wake Forest	1
				#4 Louisville	2^OT
		#4 Louisville	1
#5 Notre Dame	2	#5 Notre Dame	0
#12 Clemson	0					#4 Louisville	1
						#2 North Carolina	0
		#3 Duke	0 (4)
#6 Virginia	0	#11 Pittsburgh	0 (3)
#11 Pittsburgh	2			#3 Duke	1
				#2 North Carolina	2
		#2 North Carolina	3
#7 Virginia Tech	3	#7 Virginia Tech	0
#10 Syracuse	1

Schedule

First round

October 31	#8 NC State	3–1	#9 Boston College	Raleigh, NC
7:00 p.m. EST	Brad Sweeney 10' Gabriel Machado 23' David Loera 71', 80' Adian Foster 82' Alex Bautista 88'	Report	Tyshawn Rose 31' Lasse Lehmann 44' Simon Enstrom 58' Abe Bibas 62' David Longo 88'	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	Ian Aschieris 2', 88'	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	Robby Dambrot 12' Jackson Walti 15' Javi Pérez 22' Edward Kizza 62', 79' Joshua Gaspari 65' Marcony Pimentel 69'	Stadium: Klöckner Stadium Attendance: 510

October 31	#7 Virginia Tech	3–1	#10 Syracuse	Blacksburg, VA
7:00 p.m. EST	David Sanz 17' Kristo Strickler 56' Sivert Haugli 82' James Kasak 86' Nico Quashie 88'	Report	Hendrik Hilpert 39' Ryan Raposo 84' Hugo Delhommelle 87'	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	Omir Fernandez 12', 88' Sam Raben 9' Machop Chol 19' Holland Rula 67' Michael DeShields 88'	Report	Aidan Foster 55' Pepe Garcia 58' Alex Bautista 88'	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	Cameron Wheeler 64' Tate Schmitt 85'	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	Ciaran McKenna 58' 61' Daniele Proch 92'	Report	Jackson Walti 86'	Stadium: Koskinen Stadium Attendance: 342 Referee: Chris Penso
	Penalties
	Daniele Proch Daniel Wright Kristofer Gardarsson Will Pulisic		Javi Pérez Jose Arbona Rodrigo Almeida Jackson Walti Joshua Gaspari

November 4	#2 North Carolina	3–0	#7 Virginia Tech	Cary, NC
1:00 p.m. EST	Jeremy Kelly 12' Mauricio Pineda 37' Jack Skahan 74'	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	Joey DeZart 51'	Report	Elijah Amo 39' 97' Haji Abdikadir 43' Tate Schmitt 90' Izaiah Jennings 93'	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	Giovanni Montesdeoca 28' Nils Bruening 69' Jelani Pieters 86'	Report	Issa Rayyan 86'	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	Cherif Dieye 28' William Portman 52' Cody Cochran 67' Lamine Conte 68' Pedro Fonseca 82'	Report		Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 1,402 Referee: Mike Stutt

Statistics

Goalscorers

2 Goals

Ian Aschieris – Notre Dame
Edward Kizza – Pittsburgh

1 Goal

All-Tournament team

ACC Men's Soccer All-Tournament team^[5]
Will Pulisic, Duke Brandon Williamson, Duke Lamine Conte, Louisville Cherif Dieye, Louisville Ziyad Fekri, Louisville Jake Gelnovatch, Louisville Tate Schmitt, Louisville Nils Bruening, North Carolina Alex Comsia, North Carolina John Nelson, North Carolina Machop Chol, Wake Forest Sam Raben, Wake Forest
MVP in Bold

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.

[1] "Broadcast Coverage Set For ACC Fall Championships". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 16, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2018.

[2] "2018 ACC Men's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved October 19, 2018.

[3] Coons, Kip (November 11, 2018). "Louisville beats UNC in ACC men's soccer championship game". newsobserver.com. Retrieved February 8, 2019.

[4] "Seeds Set for 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 27, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2018.

[5] "Louisville Wins 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 11, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018.

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v t e 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season
Standings ACC Tournament NCAA Tournament
Atlantic Division	Boston College Clemson Louisville NC State Syracuse Wake Forest
Coastal Division	Duke Notre Dame North Carolina Pittsburgh Virginia Virginia Tech
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v t e 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
Regular Season	America East American ACC Atlantic Sun Atlantic 10 Big East Big South Big Ten Big West Colonial Conference USA Horizon Ivy MAAC Mid-American Missouri Valley Northeast Pac-12 Patriot Southern Sun Belt Summit WAC West Coast
Tournaments	America East American ACC Atlantic Sun Atlantic 10 Big East Big South Big Ten Big West Colonial Conference USA Horizon MAAC Mid-American Missouri Valley Northeast Patriot Southern Sun Belt Summit WAC
National Tournaments	NCAA Final Spring Men's College Program
Rankings & awards	United Soccer Coaches Top 25 Poll All-Americans