The 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer tournament was the post season women's soccer tournament for the Atlantic Coast Conference, held from November 3 through November 10, 2024. 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 four-time defending champions.[1] They successfully defended their crown, defeating North Carolina in the Final 3–2. This was Florida State's eleventh overall title, and fifth title in a row. It was head coach Brian Pensky's third consecutive title.[2] As tournament champions, Florida State earned the ACC's automatic berth into the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.
2024 ACC women's soccer tournament | |||||
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Classification | Division I | ||||
Teams | 6 | ||||
Matches | 5 | ||||
Attendance | 6,925 | ||||
Quarterfinals site | Campus Sites | ||||
Semifinals site | Sahlen's Stadium Cary, North Carolina | ||||
Finals site | Sahlen's Stadium Cary, North Carolina | ||||
Champions | Florida State (11 title) | ||||
Winning coach | Brian Pensky (3 title) | ||||
MVP | Taylor Huff (Florida State) | ||||
Broadcast | ACCN (Quarterfinals & Semifinals), ESPNU (Final) | ||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Duke †y | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .950 | 14 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .853 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Wake Forest y | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .750 | 12 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Florida State ‡y | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .750 | 14 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .816 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 North Carolina y | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .700 | 16 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .762 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Virginia Tech y | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 11 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .658 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Notre Dame y | 5 | – | 1 | – | 4 | .700 | 11 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California y | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .550 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .684 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14т Stanford y | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .550 | 13 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia y | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .500 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .500 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .684 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .400 | 9 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 2 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .350 | 7 | – | 6 | – | 5 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .300 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .250 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 1 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .250 | 5 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .250 | 4 | – | 10 | – | 4 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .050 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2024 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of November 10, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC |
Qualification
editThe 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.[3] The final seedings was determined after the final day of the regular season on October 31, 2024. A tiebreaker was required to determine the second and third seeds and determine which team received a first round bye as Florida State and Wake Forest both tied with 7–2–1 regular season records. Wake Forest earned the second seed and the bye, by virtue of their 4–1 victory over Florida State on October 3.[4]
Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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1 | Duke | 9–0–1 | 28 |
2 | Wake Forest | 7–2–1 | 22 |
3 | Florida State | 7–2–1 | 22 |
4 | North Carolina | 7–3 | 21 |
5 | Virginia Tech | 6–2–2 | 20 |
6 | Notre Dame | 5–1–4 | 19 |
Bracket
editSource:[5]
First Round November 3 ACCN | Semifinal November 7 ACCN | Championship November 10 ESPNU | ||||||||||||
1 | Duke | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | North Carolina | 2 | 4 | North Carolina | 2 | |||||||||
5 | Virginia Tech | 0 | 4 | North Carolina | 2 | |||||||||
3 | Florida State | 3 | ||||||||||||
2 | Wake Forest | 1 (1) | ||||||||||||
3 | Florida State | 2 | 3 | Florida State (pen.) | 1 (3) | |||||||||
6 | Notre Dame | 1 |
Schedule
editFirst round
editNovember 3, 2024 | #4 North Carolina | 2–0 | #5 Virginia Tech | Chapel Hill, NC |
6:00 p.m. EST |
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Box Score |
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Stadium: Dorrance Field Attendance: 1,347 Referee: Corey Rockwell Assistant referees: Chris Zuerner Aaron Riley Fourth official: Brandon Mario |
November 3, 2024 | #3 Florida State | 2–1 | #6 Notre Dame | Tallahassee, FL |
8:00 p.m. EST |
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Box Score |
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Stadium: Seminole Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,166 Referee: Meghan Mullen Assistant referees: Casie Anderson Patrick Hunter Fourth official: Mina Pinzon |
Semifinals
editNovember 7, 2024 | #2 Wake Forest | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p) | #3 Florida State | Cary, North Carolina |
5:30 p.m. EST |
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Box Score |
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Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,065 Referee: Nicole Green Assistant referees: Kayla Polonsky Erin Patterson Fourth official: Jasmine Peralta |
Penalties | ||||
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November 7, 2024 | #1 Duke | 1–2 | #4 North Carolina | Cary, North Carolina |
8:00 p.m. EST |
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Box Score |
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Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,492 Referee: Katherine McCormick Assistant referees: Krystin Pahia Tiffini Turpin Fourth official: Jasmine Peralta |
Final
editNovember 10, 2024 | #3 North Carolina | 2–3 | #4 Florida State | Cary, North Carolina |
12:00 p.m. EST |
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Box Score |
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Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,905 Referee: Ashley Cedro Assistant referees: Katie Mitchell Audra Fullen Fourth official: Katherine McCormick |
Statistics
editGoalscorers
editThere were 15 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match (as of November 10, 2024).
4 goals
2 goals
- Taylor Huff – Florida State
1 goal
- Trinity Armstrong – North Carolina
- Izzy Engle – Notre Dame
- Wrianna Hudson – Florida State
- Marianyela Jimenez – Florida State
- Emily Morris – Wake Forest
- Sophia Nguyen – Florida State
- Cameron Roller – Duke
- Taylor Suarez – Florida State
- Linda Ullmark – North Carolina
All-Tournament team
editPlayer | Team |
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Taylor Huff | Florida State |
Addie Todd | |
Solai Washington | |
Jordynn Dudley | |
Heather Gilchrist | |
Kate Faasse | North Carolina |
Trinity Armstrong | |
Maddie Dahlien | |
Linda Ullmark | |
Cameron Roller | Duke |
Emily Morris | Wake Forest |
MVP in bold
Source:[6]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Rooney, Liam (November 10, 2024). "FSU soccer wins fifth straight ACC tournament title in 3-2 comeback vs. North Carolina". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
- ^ "WSOC_ChampTiebreakers" (PDF). theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Ally ACC Women's Soccer Championship Bracket Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 31, 2024. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
- ^ "2024 ACC Women's Soccer Bracket" (PDF). theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
- ^ "Florida State Wins 2024 Ally ACC Women's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 10, 2024. Retrieved November 10, 2024.