2022 ACC women's soccer tournament explained

Year:2022
Conference:ACC
Gender:women's
Teams:6
Matches:5
Attendance:7,684
Quartervenue:Campus Sites
Semivenue:Sahlen's Stadium
Semicity:Cary, North Carolina
Finalvenue:Sahlen's Stadium
Finalcity:Cary, North Carolina
Champions:Florida State
Titlecount:9th
Coach:Brian Pensky
Coachcount:1st
Broadcast:ACCN (Quarterfinals & Semifinals), ESPNU (Final)
Mvp:Jenna Nighswonger
Mvpteam:Florida State

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]

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

See main article: article and 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season.

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]

SeedSchoolConference RecordPoints
1North Carolina8–2–024
2Florida State8–2–024
3Notre Dame7–2–122
4Virginia6–2–220
5Duke6–2–220
6Pittsburgh5–3–217

Schedule

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

All-Tournament team

Player Team
Jenna NighswongerFlorida State
Jody Brown
Onyi Echegini
Beata Olsson
Emily MoxleyNorth Carolina
Avery Patterson
Tori Hansen
Ruthie JonesDuke
Michelle Cooper
Kat Rader
Korbin AlbertNotre Dame
MVP in bold
Source:[6]

Notes and References

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