2021 ACC women's soccer tournament explained

Year:2021
Conference:ACC
Gender:women's
Teams:6
Matches:5
Attendance:5,491
Quartervenue:Campus Sites
Semivenue:Sahlen's Stadium
Semicity:Cary, North Carolina
Finalvenue:Sahlen's Stadium
Finalcity:Cary, North Carolina
Champions:Florida State
Titlecount:8th
Coach:Mark Krikorian
Coachcount:8th
Broadcast:ACCN (Quarterfinals & Semifinals), ESPNU (Final)
Mvp:Clara Robbins
Mvpteam:Florida State

The 2021 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer tournament was the 34th edition of the ACC Women's Soccer Tournament, which decided the Atlantic Coast Conference champion. Florida State was the defending champion.

The first round will be played at campus sites, while the semifinals and final will be played at Sahlen's Stadium in Cary, NC.[1] [2]

Florida State successfully defended their title by defeating Wake Forest in the Semifinals and Virginia in the Final. Clara Robbins of Florida State was named the tournament MVP for the second year in a row. This was Florida State's eighth ACC Tournament title, and coach Mark Krikorian's eighth title.[3]

As tournament champions, Florida State earned the ACC's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

Qualification

See main article: article and 2021 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season.

The top six teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference will earn a berth into the ACC Tournament. The top two teams will earn a bye to the semifinals.[4] Wake Forest and North Carolina ended the season tied in the standings with 18 points. However, Wake Forest won the tiebreaker for the 6th seed, which was determined by the most wins in overall conference games among common opponents.[5]

SeedSchoolConference RecordPoints
1style=8–0–226
2style=Florida State7–1–223
3style=Duke7–2–122
4style=Notre Dame7–321
5style=Clemson6–3–119
6style=Wake Forest6–418

Schedule

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

All-Tournament team

Player Team
Clara RobbinsFlorida State
Maria Alagoa
Lauren Flynn
Emily Madril
Cristina Roque
Haley HopkinsVirginia
Diana Ordóñez
Alexa Spaanstra
Talia Staude
Megan BornkampClemson
Jenna MentaWake Forest
MVP in bold
Source:[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 Women's Soccer Championship. 2021-10-24. theacc.com. en.
  2. Web site: ACC Women's Soccer Championship – Finals Cary, NC 27511. 2021-10-24. www.visitraleigh.com. en-us.
  3. Web site: Florida State Wins Second Consecutive ACC Women’s Soccer Championship. theacc.com. November 7, 2021. November 7, 2021.
  4. Web site: Joffer. Prince Akeem. 2021-10-24. No. 1 FSU soccer falls at No. 6 Duke. 2021-10-24. Tomahawk Nation. en.
  5. Web site: 2021 ACC Women’s Soccer Championship Bracket Announced. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 28, 2021. October 29, 2021.