2023 ACC women's soccer tournament

2023 ACC women's soccer tournament
2023 ACC women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	6
Matches	5
Attendance	2,648
Quarterfinals site	Campus Sites
Semifinals site	Sahlen's Stadium; Cary, North Carolina
Finals site	Sahlen's Stadium; Cary, North Carolina
Champions	Florida State (10th title)
Winning coach	Brian Pensky (2nd title)
MVP	Onyi Echegini (Florida State)
Broadcast	ACCN (Quarterfinals & Semifinals), ESPNU (Final)
ACC women's soccer tournament
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The 2023 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer tournament was the post season women's soccer tournament for the Atlantic Coast Conference and was held from October 29 through November 5, 2023. The five-match tournament took place at campus sites for the quarterfinals and Sahlen's Stadium in Cary, North Carolina for the semifinals and final. The higher seed hosted the campus site matches. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Florida State Seminoles were the three-time defending champions.^[1]^[2] Florida State successfully defended its title after defeating the Clemson Tigers 2–1 in the final. This was Florida State's tenth overall title, and fourth title in a row. It was head coach Brian Pensky's second consecutive title.^[3] As tournament champions, Florida State earned the ACC's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.

2023 ACC women's soccer standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 1 Florida State ‍†‍‡‍^y	9	–	0	–	1	.950	22	–	0	–	1	.978
No. 16 Notre Dame ‍‍‍^y	7	–	1	–	2	.800	12	–	4	–	4	.700
No. 3 Clemson ‍‍‍^y	7	–	2	–	1	.750	18	–	4	–	4	.769
No. 8 North Carolina ‍‍‍^y	5	–	0	–	5	.750	13	–	2	–	8	.739
No. 6 Pittsburgh ‍‍‍^y	6	–	3	–	1	.650	17	–	6	–	1	.729
Wake Forest ‍‍‍	4	–	2	–	4	.600	10	–	3	–	5	.694
Virginia ‍‍‍	3	–	3	–	4	.500	8	–	3	–	6	.647
Virginia Tech ‍‍‍	4	–	6	–	0	.400	7	–	8	–	3	.472
Louisville ‍‍‍	3	–	5	–	2	.400	4	–	9	–	5	.361
Duke ‍‍‍	2	–	5	–	3	.350	6	–	7	–	3	.469
NC State ‍‍‍	2	–	5	–	3	.350	3	–	9	–	6	.333
Miami (FL) ‍‍‍	2	–	7	–	1	.250	3	–	10	–	4	.294
Boston College ‍‍‍	0	–	6	–	4	.200	3	–	9	–	6	.333
Syracuse ‍‍‍	0	–	9	–	1	.050	2	–	14	–	2	.167


† – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Source: The ACC As of December 5, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll

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 26, 2023. There were no tiebreakers required as the top seven teams in conference play had unique conference point totals.^[5]

Seed	School	Conference Record	Points
1	Florida State	9–0–1	28
2	Notre Dame	7–1–2	23
3	Clemson	7–2–1	22
4	North Carolina	5–0–5	20
5	Pittsburgh	6–3–1	19
6	Wake Forest	4–2–4	16

Bracket

First Round October 29 ACCN			Semifinal November 2 ACCN			Championship November 5 ESPNU

			1	Florida State	2
4	North Carolina	1	5	Pittsburgh	0
5	Pittsburgh (a.e.t.)	2				1	Florida State	2
						3	Clemson	1
			2	Notre Dame	2
3	Clemson	1	3	Clemson	3
6	Wake Forest	0

Schedule

First round

October 29, 2023	#3 Clemson	1–0	#6 Wake Forest	Clemson, SC
6:00 p.m. EDT	Mackenzie Duff 2' Jenna Tobia 42'	Report	31' Nikayla Small	Stadium: Riggs Field Attendance: 795 Referee: Lucas Feathers Assistant referees: Rick Rogers Assistant referees: Jarred Mosher Fourth official: Kayla Polonsky

October 29, 2023	#4 North Carolina	1–2 (a.e.t.)	#5 Pittsburgh	Chapel Hill, NC
8:00 p.m. EDT	Ally Sentnor 76'	Report	73' Ellie Coffield 99' Amanda West	Stadium: Dorrance Field Attendance: 1,174 Referee: Ashley Cedro Assistant referees: Raymond Thomas Assistant referees: Justin Howard Fourth official: Aaron Riley

Semifinals

November 2, 2023	#2 Notre Dame	2–3	#3 Clemson	Cary, North Carolina
5:30 p.m. EDT	Erin Hohnstein 34' Team 34', 67' Maddie Mercado 50' Sophia Fisher 65' Morgan Roy 74'	Report	Hal Hershfelt 18' Megan Bornkamp 24', 68' Tatum Short 53' Caroline Conti 65' (pen.)	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Referee: Katherine McCormick Assistant referees: Katie Mitchell Assistant referees: Audra Fullen Fourth official: Taylor Bombalski

November 2, 2023	#1 Florida State	2–0	#5 Pittsburgh	Cary, North Carolina
8:00 p.m. EDT	Jordynn Dudley 70' Beata Olsson 75'	Report	23' Keera Melenhorst 35' Samiah Phiri	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 678 Referee: Nicole Green Assistant referees: Rachel Smith Assistant referees: Kayla Polonsky Fourth official: Taylor Bombalski

Final

November 5, 2023	#1 Florida State	2–1	#3 Clemson	Cary, North Carolina
12:00 p.m. EST	Onyi Echegini 7', 57' Beata Olsson 63' Lauren Flynn 70'	Report	9' Caroline Conti 9', 74' Team 29' Mackenzie Duff	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1 Referee: Meghan Mullen Assistant referees: Mandy Love Assistant referees: Miriama Kocisova Fourth official: Sharon Gingrich

Statistics

Goalscorers

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

2 goals

Onyi Echegini – Florida State
Mackenzie Duff – Clemson

1 goal

Megan Bornkamp – Clemson
Caroline Conti – Clemson
Jordynn Dudley – Florida State
Beata Olsson – Florida State
Ally Sentnor – North Carolina
Maddie Mercado – Notre Dame
Morgan Roy – Notre Dame
Ellie Coffield – Pittsburgh
Amanda West – Pittsburgh

All-Tournament team

Player	Team
Onyi Echegini	Florida State
Cristina Roque
Beata Olsson
Jordynn Dudley
Amelia Van Zanten
Halle Mackiewicz	Clemson
Dani Davis
Mackenzie Duff
Amanda West	Pittsburgh
Landy Mertz	Pittsburgh
Maddie Mercado	Notre Dame

MVP in bold
Source:^[6]

References

^ "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.
^ "2023 Ally ACC Women's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
^ Nee, Chris (November 5, 2023). "ACC Champions: FSU Soccer defeats Clemson, 2-1, to earn the 2023 ACC Tournament Championship". 247sports.com. 247Sports. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
^ "WSOC_ChampTiebreakers" (PDF). theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
^ "2023 Ally ACC Women's Soccer Championship Bracket Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 26, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
^ "Florida State Wins Fourth Consecutive ACC Women's Soccer Title". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 5, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2023.

[1] "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.

[2] "2023 Ally ACC Women's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved October 18, 2023.

[3] Nee, Chris (November 5, 2023). "ACC Champions: FSU Soccer defeats Clemson, 2-1, to earn the 2023 ACC Tournament Championship". 247sports.com. 247Sports. Retrieved November 5, 2023.

[4] "WSOC_ChampTiebreakers" (PDF). theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved October 18, 2023.

[5] "2023 Ally ACC Women's Soccer Championship Bracket Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 26, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.

[6] "Florida State Wins Fourth Consecutive ACC Women's Soccer Title". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 5, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2023.

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