2021 ACC women's soccer tournament
The 2021 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer tournament was the 34th edition of the ACC Women's Soccer Tournament, which decided the Atlantic Coast Conference champion. Florida State was the defending champion.
| 2021 ACC women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 5,491 | ||||
| Quarterfinals site | Campus Sites | ||||
| Semifinals site | Sahlen's Stadium Cary, North Carolina | ||||
| Finals site | Sahlen's Stadium Cary, North Carolina | ||||
| Champions | Florida State (8th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Mark Krikorian (8th title) | ||||
| MVP | Clara Robbins (Florida State) | ||||
| Broadcast | ACCN (Quarterfinals & Semifinals), ESPNU (Final) | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Virginia †y | 8 | – | 0 | – | 2 | .900 | 18 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .826 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Florida State ‡y | 7 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .800 | 21 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Duke y | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .750 | 16 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Notre Dame y | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .700 | 14 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .682 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson y | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .650 | 12 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 North Carolina y | 5 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .650 | 12 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Wake Forest y | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .600 | 16 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech y | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | 12 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .400 | 11 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State y | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .400 | 9 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .350 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .100 | 7 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .100 | 4 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .000 | 4 | – | 12 | – | 1 | .265 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2021 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 7, 2021 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The first round will be played at campus sites, while the semifinals and final will be played at Sahlen's Stadium in Cary, NC.[1][2]
Florida State successfully defended their title by defeating Wake Forest in the Semifinals and Virginia in the Final. Clara Robbins of Florida State was named the tournament MVP for the second year in a row. This was Florida State's eighth ACC Tournament title, and coach Mark Krikorian's eighth title.[3]
As tournament champions, Florida State earned the ACC's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.
Qualification
The top six teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference will earn a berth into the ACC Tournament. The top two teams will earn a bye to the semifinals.[4] Wake Forest and North Carolina ended the season tied in the standings with 18 points. However, Wake Forest won the tiebreaker for the 6th seed, which was determined by the most wins in overall conference games among common opponents.[5]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Virginia | 8–0–2 | 26 |
| 2 | Florida State | 7–1–2 | 23 |
| 3 | Duke | 7–2–1 | 22 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 7–3 | 21 |
| 5 | Clemson | 6–3–1 | 19 |
| 6 | Wake Forest | 6–4 | 18 |
Bracket
| First Round October 31 | Semifinal November 5 | Championship November 7 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Virginia | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Notre Dame | 2 | 5 | Clemson | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Clemson | 3 | 1 | Virginia | 0 | |||||||||
| 2 | Florida State | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Florida State (a.e.t.) | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Duke | 1 | 6 | Wake Forest | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 | Wake Forest | 2 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
First round
| October 31, 2021 | #4 Notre Dame | 2–3 | #5 Clemson | Notre Dame, Indiana |
| 6:00 p.m. EDT |
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Box Score |
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Stadium: Alumni Stadium Attendance: 268 Referee: Nicholas Balcer Assistant referees: Jeff Swartzel Peter Carpentier Fourth official: Frank Pizana |
| October 31, 2021 | #3 Duke | 1–2 | #6 Wake Forest | Durham, North Carolina |
| 8:00 p.m. EDT |
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Box Score |
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Stadium: Koskinen Stadium Attendance: 532 Referee: Andrea Pireli Assistant referees: Kevin Maurer Benjamin Wooten Fourth official: Abbas Piran |
Semifinals
| November 5, 2021 | #1 Virginia | 1–0 | #5 Clemson | Cary, North Carolina |
| 5:30 p.m. EDT |
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Report | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,687 Referee: Erika Barahona Assistant referees: Katie Mitchell-Moreno Katherine McCormick |
| November 5, 2021 | #2 Florida State | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | #6 Wake Forest | Cary, North Carolina |
| 8:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 754 Referee: Kevin Maurer Assistant referees: Patrick Schmidt Aaron Gallagher |
Final
| November 7, 2021 | #1 Virginia | 0–1 | #2 Florida State | Cary, North Carolina |
| 1:00 p.m. EDT | Report |
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Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,250 Referee: Carmen Serbio Assistant referees: Scott Bowers Katherin McCormick Fourth official: David McPhun |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 13 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.6 goals per match.
1 goal
Megan Bornkamp – Clemson- Caroline Conti – Clemson
- Makenna Morris – Clemson
- Olivia Migli – Duke
Maria Alagoa – Florida State- Lauren Flynn – Florida State
- Clara Robbins – Florida State
- Korbin Albert – Notre Dame
- Sammi Fisher – Notre Dame
Diana Ordóñez – Virginia- Jenna Menta – Wake Forest
- Sofia Rossi – Wake Forest
1 own goal
- Duke (against Wake Forest)
All-Tournament team
| Player | Team |
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| Clara Robbins | Florida State |
| Maria Alagoa | |
| Lauren Flynn | |
| Emily Madril | |
| Cristina Roque | |
| Haley Hopkins | Virginia |
| Diana Ordóñez | |
| Alexa Spaanstra | |
| Talia Staude | |
| Megan Bornkamp | Clemson |
| Jenna Menta | Wake Forest |
MVP in bold
Source:[3]
References
- "2021 Women's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- "ACC Women's Soccer Championship – Finals | Cary, NC 27511". www.visitraleigh.com. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- "Florida State Wins Second Consecutive ACC Women's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
- Joffer, Prince Akeem (October 24, 2021). "No. 1 FSU soccer falls at No. 6 Duke". Tomahawk Nation. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- "2021 ACC Women's Soccer Championship Bracket Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 28, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.