2017 ACC women's soccer tournament


The 2017 ACC women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Atlantic Coast Conference. The defending champions were the Florida State Seminoles, but they were eliminated from the 2017 tournament with a 2–1 quarterfinal loss at North Carolina. North Carolina won the tournament with a 1–0 win over Duke in the final.[1] The title was the 21st for the North Carolina women's soccer program, all of which have come under the direction of head coach Anson Dorrance.[2]

2017 ACC women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance4,094
SiteMUSC Health Stadium
Charleston, South Carolina (Semifinals and Final)
ChampionsNorth Carolina (21st title)
Winning coachAnson Dorrance (21st title)
MVPAlessia Russo (North Carolina)
BroadcastACC Network (Quarterfinals), ACC Regional Sports Networks (Semifinals), ESPNU (Final)
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2017 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 3 Duke  ‍‍‍y 10 0 0   1.000 23 2 1   .904
#8 North Carolina y  ‍‍‍ 8 0 2   .900 17 3 2   .818
No. 21 NC State  ‍‍‍y 6 3 1   .650 15 5 2   .727
No. 9 Virginia  ‍‍‍y 5 2 3   .650 13 7 4   .625
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y 5 3 2   .600 11 7 4   .591
No. 18 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 5 3 2   .600 9 8 5   .523
No. 15 Florida State  ‍‍‍y 5 4 1   .550 13 7 1   .643
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 4 5 1   .450 10 9 1   .525
Clemson  ‍‍‍y 3 4 3   .450 10 5 4   .632
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 3 5 2   .400 9 7 2   .556
Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 2 6 1   .278 7 8 2   .471
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 1 5 3   .278 7 6 5   .528
Miami  ‍‍‍ 1 9 0   .100 5 11 0   .313
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 0 9 1   .050 3 12 3   .250
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2017 ACC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 7, 2017
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: The ACC

Qualification

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The top eight teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference earned a berth into the ACC Tournament. The quarterfinal round was held at campus sites, while the semifinals and final took place at MUSC Health Stadium in Charleston, SC. Six of the eight teams in the tournament were ranked in the United Soccer Coaches poll prior to the beginning of the tournament.[3]

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Sunday, October 29
Semifinals
Friday, November 3
Final
Sunday, November 5
         
1 Duke 3
8 Boston College 1
1 Duke 1
4 Virginia 0
4 Virginia 2
5 Wake Forest 1
1 Duke 0
2 North Carolina 1
2 North Carolina 2
7 Florida State 1
2 North Carolina 1
3 NC State 0
3 NC State 4
6 Notre Dame 1

Schedule

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Quarterfinals

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October 29, 2017 #1 Duke 3–1#8 Boston CollegeDurham, NC
1:00 p.m. EDT
Report
  •   76' Carly Leipzig
Stadium: Koskinen Stadium
Attendance: 230
Referee: Karl Kummer
Assistant referees: Charles Lester
Assistant referees: Neil Barbulescu
Fourth official: Kevin Uitto
October 29, 2017 #2 North Carolina 2–1#7 Florida StateChapel Hill, NC
1:00 p.m. EDT
Report
  •   57' Dallas Dorosy
Stadium: Fetzer Field
Attendance: 289
Referee: Adrian Krell
Assistant referees: Dustin Thorne
Assistant referees: Javier Rodriguez
Fourth official: Scott Bowers
October 29, 2017 #3 NC State 4–1#6 Notre DameRaleigh, NC
1:00 p.m. EDT
Report Stadium: Dail Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 173
Referee: Michael McBride
Assistant referees: Justin Howard
Assistant referees: David McPhun
Fourth official: Jeremy Smith
October 29, 2017 #4 Virginia 2–1#5 Wake ForestCharlottesville, VA
1:00 p.m. EDT
Report
Stadium: Klöckner Stadium
Attendance: 257
Referee: Mathew Richardson
Assistant referees: Brad Wilson
Assistant referees: Tyler McCauley
Fourth official: Chuck Ackerman

Semifinals

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November 3, 2017 #1 Duke 1–0#4 VirginiaCharleston, South Carolina
5:30 p.m. EDT
Report Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Referee: Nick Balcer
Assistant referees: Abbas Piran
Assistant referees: Hudson Owens
Fourth official: David Erbacher
November 3, 2017 #2 North Carolina 1–0#3 NC StateCharleston, South Carolina
8:00 p.m. EDT Report Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 1322
Referee: Sergio Gonzalez
Assistant referees: David McPhun
Assistant referees: Peter Charpentier
Fourth official: David Erbacher

Final

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November 5, 2017 #1 Duke0–1 #2 North Carolina Charleston, South Carolina
1:00 p.m. EST Report
  •   46' Zoe Redei
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 1823
Referee: David Erbacher
Assistant referees: Peter Charpentier
Assistant referees: Jason Kent
Fourth official: Sergio Gonzalez

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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3 goals
  •   Tziarra King – NC State
2 goals
  •   Zoe Redei – North Carolina
1 goal
  •   Chelsea Burns – Duke
  •   Rachel Cox – NC State
  •   Imani Dorsey – Duke
  •   Dallas Dorosy – Florida State
  •   Bayley Feist – Wake Forest
  •   Sabrina Flores – Notre Dame
  •   Carly Leipzig – Boston College
  •   Meghan McCool – Virginia
  •   Kayla McCoy – Duke
  •   Taylor Otto – North Carolina
  •   Alessia Russo – North Carolina
  •   Ella Stevens – Duke
  •   Taryn Torres – Virginia

All Tournament Team

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Player Team
Veronica Latsko Virginia
Tziarra King NC State
EJ Proctor Duke
Ella Stevens Duke
Schuyler DeBree Duke
Kayla McCoy Duke
Julia Ashley North Carolina
Joanna Boyles North Carolina
Dorian Bailey North Carolina
Abby Elinsky North Carolina
Alessia Russo (MVP) North Carolina

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "ACC Women's Soccer Championship". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "2017 Carolina Women's Soccer Yearbook" (PDF). UNC Chapel Hill Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  3. ^ "Seeds Set for 2017 ACC Women's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 26, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
  4. ^ Atlantic Coast Conference (November 5, 2017). "ACC WSOC: Tar Heels Wear The Crown". Retrieved November 6, 2017.