2018 ACC men's soccer tournament

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]

2018 ACC men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams12
Matches11
SiteSahlen's Stadium (Final)
Cary, North Carolina (Final)
ChampionsLouisville (1st title)
Winning coachKen Lolla (1st title)
MVPUnited States Tate Schmitt (Louisville)
BroadcastESPNU (Final), ACC Network Extra (all other rounds) [1]
ACC men's soccer tournament
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2018 ACC men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Atlantic
No. 6 Wake Forest + 7 –1 –018 –3 –0
No. 16 Louisville ‡ 4 –2 –211 –5 –3
NC State + 2 –4 –210 –7 –3
Boston College 2 –5 –14 –8 –4
Syracuse + 1 –4 –37 –7 –4
Clemson 2 –6 –07 –9 –1
Coastal
No. 14 North Carolina + 6 –1 –014 –4 –1
No. 11 Duke + 5 –3 –011 –7 –2
No. 8 Notre Dame + 4 –3 –111 –7 –3
No. 15 Virginia + 3 –2 –210 –4 –3
No. 17 Virginia Tech + 3 –4 –111 –7 –3
Pittsburgh 2 –6 –08 –10 –1
As of December 11, 2018
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC

The Louisville Cardinals won the tournament over the North Carolina Tar Heels 1–0 in the final.[3]

Qualification
Main article: 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season

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 2OT
#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 Yellow card 23'
  • David Loera 71', Yellow card 80'
  • Adian Foster Yellow card 82'
  • Alex Bautista 88'
 Report
  • Tyshawn Rose Yellow card 31'
  • Lasse Lehmann Yellow card 44'
  • Simon Enstrom Yellow card 58'
  • Abe Bibas 62'
  • David Longo Yellow card 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 Yellow card 12'
  • Jackson Walti Yellow card 15'
  • Javi Pérez Yellow card 22'
  • Edward Kizza 62', 79'
  • Joshua Gaspari Yellow card 65'
  • Marcony Pimentel Yellow card 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 Yellow card 82'
  • James Kasak Yellow card 86'
  • Nico Quashie 88'
 Report
  • Hendrik Hilpert Yellow card 39'
  • Ryan Raposo 84'
  • Hugo Delhommelle Yellow card 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
Report
  • Aidan Foster Yellow card 55'
  • Pepe Garcia Yellow card 58'
  • Alex Bautista Yellow card 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
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
Report
  • Jackson Walti Yellow card 86'
 Stadium: Koskinen Stadium
Attendance: 342
Referee: Chris Penso
Penalties
  • Javi Pérez soccer ball with check mark
  • Jose Arbona soccer ball with check mark
  • Rodrigo Almeida soccer ball with check mark
  • Jackson Walti soccer ball with red X
  • Joshua Gaspari soccer ball with red X
November 4 #2 North Carolina 3–0 #7 Virginia Tech Cary, NC
1:00 p.m. EST
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
Report
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
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
Report Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 1,402
Referee: Mike Stutt

Statistics

Goalscorers
2 Goals
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

See also

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 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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