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 | |||||
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Classification | Division I | ||||
Teams | 8 | ||||
Matches | 7 | ||||
Attendance | 4,094 | ||||
Site | MUSC Health Stadium Charleston, South Carolina (Semifinals and Final) | ||||
Champions | North Carolina (21st title) | ||||
Winning coach | Anson Dorrance (21st title) | ||||
MVP | Alessia Russo (North Carolina) | ||||
Broadcast | ACC Network (Quarterfinals), ACC Regional Sports Networks (Semifinals), ESPNU (Final) | ||||
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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
editThe 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
editQuarterfinals 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
editQuarterfinals
editOctober 29, 2017 | #1 Duke | 3–1 | #8 Boston College | Durham, NC |
1:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Koskinen Stadium Attendance: 230 Referee: Karl Kummer Assistant referees: Charles Lester Neil Barbulescu Fourth official: Kevin Uitto |
October 29, 2017 | #2 North Carolina | 2–1 | #7 Florida State | Chapel Hill, NC |
1:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Fetzer Field Attendance: 289 Referee: Adrian Krell Assistant referees: Dustin Thorne Javier Rodriguez Fourth official: Scott Bowers |
October 29, 2017 | #3 NC State | 4–1 | #6 Notre Dame | Raleigh, NC |
1:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Dail Soccer Stadium Attendance: 173 Referee: Michael McBride Assistant referees: Justin Howard David McPhun Fourth official: Jeremy Smith |
October 29, 2017 | #4 Virginia | 2–1 | #5 Wake Forest | Charlottesville, VA |
1:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Klöckner Stadium Attendance: 257 Referee: Mathew Richardson Assistant referees: Brad Wilson Tyler McCauley Fourth official: Chuck Ackerman |
Semifinals
editNovember 3, 2017 | #1 Duke | 1–0 | #4 Virginia | Charleston, South Carolina |
5:30 p.m. EDT |
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Report | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Referee: Nick Balcer Assistant referees: Abbas Piran Hudson Owens Fourth official: David Erbacher |
November 3, 2017 | #2 North Carolina | 1–0 | #3 NC State | Charleston, South Carolina |
8:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 1322 Referee: Sergio Gonzalez Assistant referees: David McPhun Peter Charpentier Fourth official: David Erbacher |
Final
editNovember 5, 2017 | #1 Duke | 0–1 | #2 North Carolina | Charleston, South Carolina |
1:00 p.m. EST | Report |
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Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 1823 Referee: David Erbacher Assistant referees: Peter Charpentier Jason Kent Fourth official: Sergio Gonzalez |
Statistics
editGoalscorers
edit- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 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
editPlayer | Team |
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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
editReferences
edit- ^ "ACC Women's Soccer Championship". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ "2017 Carolina Women's Soccer Yearbook" (PDF). UNC Chapel Hill Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
- ^ "Seeds Set for 2017 ACC Women's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 26, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
- ^ Atlantic Coast Conference (November 5, 2017). "ACC WSOC: Tar Heels Wear The Crown". Retrieved November 6, 2017.