2023 ACC women's soccer tournament


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 tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance2,648
Quarterfinals siteCampus Sites
Semifinals siteSahlen's Stadium
Cary, North Carolina
Finals siteSahlen's Stadium
Cary, North Carolina
ChampionsFlorida State (10th title)
Winning coachBrian Pensky (2nd title)
MVPOnyi Echegini (Florida State)
BroadcastACCN (Quarterfinals & Semifinals), ESPNU (Final)
ACC women's soccer tournament
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2023 ACC women's soccer standings
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

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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

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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

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First round

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October 29, 2023 #3 Clemson 1–0 #6 Wake Forest Clemson, SC
6:00 p.m. EDT
  • Mackenzie Duff   2'
  • Jenna Tobia   42'
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  •   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
Report
Stadium: Dorrance Field
Attendance: 1,174
Referee: Ashley Cedro
Assistant referees: Raymond Thomas
Assistant referees: Justin Howard
Fourth official: Aaron Riley

Semifinals

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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
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 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

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November 5, 2023 #1 Florida State 2–1 #3 Clemson Cary, North Carolina
12:00 p.m. EST
Report
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 1
Referee: Meghan Mullen
Assistant referees: Mandy Love
Assistant referees: Miriama Kocisova
Fourth official: Sharon Gingrich

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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

2 goals

1 goal

All-Tournament team

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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
Maddie Mercado Notre Dame

MVP in bold
Source:[6]

References

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  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.