The 2020 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer tournament was the 33rd edition of the ACC Women's Soccer Tournament, which decided the Atlantic Coast Conference champion. All rounds were played at Sahlen's Stadium in Cary, NC.[1][2]
| 2020 ACC women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Matches | 7 | ||||
| Attendance | 1,916 (total) 274 (average) | ||||
| Site | Sahlen's Stadium Cary, North Carolina | ||||
| Champions | Florida State (7 title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Mark Krikorian (7 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. 2 Florida State †‡y | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 13 | – | 0 | – | 3 | .906 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 North Carolina †y | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 18 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Virginia y | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .688 | 14 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .738 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Clemson y | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .625 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .684 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Duke y | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .625 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .500 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .500 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .500 | 6 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .438 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .375 | 11 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .125 | 3 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .125 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .000 | 1 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .115 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2020 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 18, 2021 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC Note: † Due to COVID-19, NC State suspended the 2020 women's fall soccer season. They did participate in the spring season. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 seed Florida State took home their seventh ACC tournament championship, defeating No. 2 seed North Carolina.[3]
Background
editThe format of the tournament was announced in conjunction with all other ACC fall sports on July 29, 2020.[4]
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the format of the 2020 tournament changed multiple times. Originally, the 2020 ACC Tournament was to only feature 4 teams with all matches played at Sahlen's Stadium to create an "isolation zone" (similar to the 2020 NBA Bubble) to minimize the spread of the pandemic. The semifinals were to be played on November 6, 2020, with the final was to be played on November 8, 2020.[5]
On September 4, 2020, the format again changed, expanding the tournament from four to eight teams. The quarterfinals to be played on November 10, the semifinals on November 13, and the championship game on November 15.[1]
Qualification
editThe top eight teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference earned a berth into the ACC Tournament. All three tournament rounds took place at Sahlen's Stadium in Cary, North Carolina. North Carolina and Florida State finished tied for first with 8–0–0 regular season records. Florida State won the tiebreaker over North Carolina by goal differential in conference games, +21 to +16. Louisville, Virginia Tech, and Notre Dame finished in a three-way tie for sixth place, all with a 4–4–0 regular season record. The goal differential tiebreaker was applied and Notre Dame was awarded the eighth seed. Louisville and Virginia Tech were still tied after the goal differential tiebreaker. Louisville won the second tiebreaker of head-to-head record, having won their match 1–0 during the regular season.[6]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Florida State | 8–0–0 | 24 |
| 2 | North Carolina | 8–0–0 | 24 |
| 3 | Virginia | 5–2–1 | 16 |
| 4 | Clemson | 5–3–0 | 15 |
| 5 | Duke | 4–2–2 | 14 |
| 6 | Louisville | 4–4–0 | 12 |
| 7 | Virginia Tech | 4–4–0 | 12 |
| 8 | Notre Dame | 4–4–0 | 12 |
Bracket
edit| Quarterfinals Tuesday, November 10 | Semifinals Friday, November 13 | Final Sunday, November 15 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Florida State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Notre Dame | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Florida State | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Duke | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Clemson | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Duke | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Florida State | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | North Carolina | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | North Carolina | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Virginia Tech | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | North Carolina | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Virginia | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Virginia | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Louisville | 1 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
editQuarterfinals
edit| November 10 | #1 Florida State | 2–0 | #8 Notre Dame | Cary, North Carolina |
| 12:30 p.m. EDT |
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Report | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 217 Referee: Mark Buda Assistant referees: David McPhun Bradley Shrader Fourth official: Carmen Serbio |
| November 10 | #4 Clemson | 0–1 | #5 Duke | Cary, North Carolina |
| 3:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 327 Referee: Karl Kummer Assistant referees: Marc Lawrence Justin Howard Fourth official: Jeremy Smith |
| November 10 | #2 North Carolina | 1–0 | #7 Virginia Tech | Cary, North Carolina |
| 5:30 p.m. EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 251 Referee: Sergio Gonzalez Assistant referees: Raymond Thomas Eric Barnes Fourth official: Scott Bowers |
| November 10 | #3 Virginia | 4–1 | #6 Louisville | Cary, North Carolina |
| 8:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 217 Referee: Carmen Serbio Assistant referees: Aaron Gallagher Kevin Uitto Fourth official: Ryan Graves |
Semifinals
edit| November 13 | #1 Florida State | 4–0 | #5 Duke | Cary, North Carolina |
| 5:30 p.m. EDT |
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Report | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 277 Referee: John Brady Assistant referees: Dustin Thorne John Rush Fourth official: Forrest Ambrose |
| November 13 | #2 North Carolina | 2–0 | #3 Virginia | Cary, North Carolina |
| 8:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 307 Referee: Nikola Aleksic Assistant referees: Jeremy Smith Daniel Kappler Fourth official: Hudson Owens |
Final
edit| November 15 | #1 Florida State | 3–2 | #2 North Carolina | Cary, North Carolina |
| Noon EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 320 Referee: Nicholas Balcer Assistant referees: Robert Dail Jude Carr Fourth official: Justin Frear |
Statistics
editGoalscorers
editThere were 20 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 2.86 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Jody Brown – Florida State
- Isabel Cox – North Carolina
- Claudia Dickey – North Carolina
- Emina Ekic – Louisville
- Rachel Jones – North Carolina
- Kristina Lynch – Florida State
- Leilanni Nesbeth – Florida State
- Jenna Nighswonger – Florida State
- Karlie Paschall – Duke
- Alexa Spaanstra – Virginia
All Tournament Team
editMVP in bold
Source:[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "ACC Announces Fall Olympic Sports Schedules". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 4, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ "2020 ACC Women's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ a b "Florida State Defeats North Carolina 3–2 to Win ACC Women's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ^ Clark, Travis (July 30, 2020). "ACC announces fall soccer plans". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ^ "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ^ "2020 ACC Women's Soccer Championship Bracket Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 1, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2020.