2022 ACC women's soccer tournament

2022 ACC women's soccer tournament
2022 ACC women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	6
Matches	5
Attendance	7,684
Quarterfinals site	Campus Sites
Semifinals site	Sahlen's Stadium; Cary, North Carolina
Finals site	Sahlen's Stadium; Cary, North Carolina
Champions	Florida State (9th title)
Winning coach	Brian Pensky (1st title)
MVP	Jenna Nighswonger (Florida State)
Broadcast	ACCN (Quarterfinals & Semifinals), ESPNU (Final)
ACC women's soccer tournament
«2021	2023»

The 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer tournament was the 35th edition of the ACC Women's Soccer Tournament, which decided the Atlantic Coast Conference champion. Florida State was the defending champion.^[1]

2022 ACC women's soccer standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 2 North Carolina ‍†‍‍^y	8	–	2	–	0	.800	20	–	5	–	1	.788
No. 3 Florida State ‍†‍‡‍^y	8	–	2	–	0	.800	17	–	3	–	3	.804
No. 5 Notre Dame ‍‍‍^y	7	–	2	–	1	.750	17	–	3	–	3	.804
No. 7 Virginia ‍‍‍^y	6	–	2	–	2	.700	16	–	4	–	3	.761
No. 6 Duke ‍‍‍^y	6	–	2	–	2	.700	15	–	5	–	3	.717
No. 12 Pittsburgh ‍‍‍^y	5	–	3	–	2	.600	14	–	5	–	3	.705
Clemson ‍‍‍^y	4	–	3	–	3	.550	8	–	5	–	5	.583
Virginia Tech ‍‍‍^y	4	–	5	–	1	.450	10	–	7	–	2	.579
Wake Forest ‍‍‍^y	3	–	6	–	1	.350	9	–	7	–	3	.553
Louisville ‍‍‍	3	–	7	–	0	.300	6	–	8	–	2	.438
NC State ‍‍‍^y	2	–	6	–	2	.300	7	–	7	–	6	.500
Miami (FL) ‍‍‍	2	–	7	–	1	.250	5	–	8	–	3	.406
Syracuse ‍‍‍	1	–	6	–	3	.250	8	–	7	–	3	.528
Boston College ‍‍‍	1	–	7	–	2	.200	5	–	8	–	5	.417


† – Conference champion ‡ – 2022 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Source: The ACC As of December 6, 2022 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll

The first round was played at campus sites, while the semifinals and final were played at Sahlen's Stadium in Cary, NC.^[2]

Florida State successfully defended their title, defeating Notre Dame in the Semifinals and North Carolina in the final, 2–1. This was the ninth title for Florida State as a program, and the first for head coach Brian Pensky. Florida State has won the past three ACC tournaments.^[3]

Qualification

The top six teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference earned a berth into the ACC Tournament. The top two teams earned a bye to the semifinals.^[4] The final seedings were determined after the final day of the regular season on October 27, 2022. Multiple tiebreakers were required as teams finished with the same conference records. North Carolina and Florida State both finished with 8–2–0 conference records and tied for first place in the regular season. North Carolina defeated Florida State on October 20, during the regular season, and therefore earned the top seed in the tournament, while Florida State was the second seed. A second tiebreaker was required between Virginia and Duke as both teams finished 6–2–2 in conference play. Virginia defeated Duke on October 2, during the regular season, and earned the fourth seed, while Duke was the fifth seed.^[5]

Seed	School	Conference Record	Points
1	North Carolina	8–2–0	24
2	Florida State	8–2–0	24
3	Notre Dame	7–2–1	22
4	Virginia	6–2–2	20
5	Duke	6–2–2	20
6	Pittsburgh	5–3–2	17

Bracket

First Round October 30 ACCN			Semifinal November 3 ACCN			Championship November 6 ESPNU

			1	North Carolina (pen.)	0 (7)
4	Virginia	1	5	Duke	0 (6)
5	Duke	2				1	North Carolina	1
						2	Florida State	2
			2	Florida State (pen.)	3 (4)
3	Notre Dame (pen.)	1 (5)	3	Notre Dame	3 (2)
6	Pittsburgh	1 (4)

Schedule

First round

October 30, 2022	#3 Notre Dame	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	#6 Pittsburgh	Notre Dame, Indiana
6:00 p.m. EDT	Kiki van Zanten 57'	Report	70' Katie Zailski 73' Landy Mertz	Stadium: Alumni Stadium Attendance: 428 Referee: John McCloskey Assistant referees: Erin Patterson Assistant referees: Peter Charpentier Fourth official: Joshua Overmyer
	Penalties
	Maddie Mercado Korbin Albert Kiki Van Zanten Waniya Hudson Brianna Martinez		Sarah Schupansky Katie Zailski Ellie Coffield Keera Melenhorst Ashton Gordon

October 30, 2022	#4 Virginia	1–2	#5 Duke	Charlottesville, Virginia
8:00 p.m. EDT	Alexa Spaanstra 36'	Report	3' Michelle Cooper 55' Kat Rader 68' Maggie Graham	Stadium: Klöckner Stadium Attendance: 691 Referee: Carmen Serbio Assistant referees: William Aten Assistant referees: Matthew Richardson Fourth official: Otto Leon

Semifinals

November 3, 2022	#1 North Carolina	0–0 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p)	#5 Duke	Cary, North Carolina
5:30 p.m. EDT	Talia DellaPeruta 45' 73' Emily Moxley 110'	Report	45' Maggie Graham	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 691
	Penalties
	Tori Hansen Rachel Jones Ally Sentnor Avery Patterson Bella Sember Tessa Dellarose Ruby Grant Emily Moxley		Katie Groff Emmy Duerr Kat Rader Devin Lynch Michelle Cooper Elle Piper Sophie Jones Mackenzie Pluck

November 3, 2022	#2 Florida State	3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	#3 Notre Dame	Cary, North Carolina
8:00 p.m. EDT	Clara Robbins 13' Heather Payne 32' (pen.) Emma Bissell 73'	Report	32', 57', 57' Korbin Albert	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,686
	Penalties
	Clara Robbins LeiLanni Nesbeth Heather Payne Ran Iwai Jenna Nighswonger		Maddie Mercado Korbin Albert Kiki Van Zanten Waniya Hudson

Final

November 6, 2022	#1 North Carolina	1–2	#2 Florida State	Cary, North Carolina
12:00 p.m. EST	Avery Patterson 23'	Report	31' Jenna Nighswonger 49', 88' Jody Brown 64' Heather Payne 89' Cristina Roque	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,879 Referee: Nicole Green Assistant referees: Erika Barahona Assistant referees: Mandy Love Fourth official: Emma Richards

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 14 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.8 goals per match.

3 goals

Korbin Albert – Notre Dame

1 goal

Michelle Cooper – Duke
Kat Rader – Duke
Emma Bissell – Florida State
Jody Brown – Florida State
Jenna Nighswonger – Florida State
Heather Payne – Florida State
Clara Robbins – Florida State
Avery Patterson – North Carolina
Kiki Van Zanten – Notre Dame
Katie Zaliski – Pittsburgh
Alexa Spaanstra – Virginia

All-Tournament team

Player	Team
Jenna Nighswonger	Florida State
Jody Brown
Onyi Echegini
Beata Olsson
Emily Moxley	North Carolina
Avery Patterson
Tori Hansen
Ruthie Jones	Duke
Michelle Cooper
Kat Rader
Korbin Albert	Notre Dame

MVP in bold
Source:^[6]

References

^ "Florida State Wins Second Consecutive ACC Women's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
^ "ACC Announces Championship Dates and Sites for 2022-23". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. May 19, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
^ "No. 5 FSU soccer defeats No. 2 North Carolina to win the ACC Championship". tomahawknation.com. SB Nation. November 6, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
^ "2022 ACC Women's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
^ "2022 ACC Women's Soccer Championship Bracket Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 27, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
^ "Florida State Wins Third Consecutive ACC Women's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 6, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2022.

[1] "Florida State Wins Second Consecutive ACC Women's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.

[2] "ACC Announces Championship Dates and Sites for 2022-23". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. May 19, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.

[3] "No. 5 FSU soccer defeats No. 2 North Carolina to win the ACC Championship". tomahawknation.com. SB Nation. November 6, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2022.

[4] "2022 ACC Women's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved October 27, 2022.

[5] "2022 ACC Women's Soccer Championship Bracket Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 27, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.

[6] "Florida State Wins Third Consecutive ACC Women's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 6, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2022.

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