| 2022 ACC women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 7,684 | ||||
| Quarterfinals site | Campus Sites | ||||
| Semifinals site | Sahlen's Stadium Cary, North Carolina | ||||
| Finals site | Sahlen's Stadium Cary, North Carolina | ||||
| Champions | Florida State (9th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Brian Pensky (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Jenna Nighswonger (Florida State) | ||||
| Broadcast | ACCN (Quarterfinals & Semifinals), ESPNU (Final) | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No.2North Carolina †y | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .800 | 20 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No.3Florida State †‡y | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .800 | 17 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .804 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No.5Notre Dame y | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .750 | 17 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .804 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No.7Virginia y | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 16 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .761 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No.6Duke y | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 15 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .717 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No.12Pittsburgh y | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | 14 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .705 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson y | 4 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .550 | 8 | – | 5 | – | 5 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech y | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .450 | 10 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .579 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest y | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .350 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .553 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .300 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State y | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .300 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 6 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .250 | 5 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 1 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .250 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 1 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .200 | 5 | – | 8 | – | 5 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2022 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Source: The ACC As of December 6, 2022 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 StadiuminCary, 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]
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]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | North Carolina | 8–2–0 | 24 |
| 2 | Florida State | 8–2–0 | 24 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 7–2–1 | 22 |
| 4 | Virginia | 6–2–2 | 20 |
| 5 | Duke | 6–2–2 | 20 |
| 6 | Pittsburgh | 5–3–2 | 17 |
| First Round October 30 ACCN | Semifinal November 3 ACCN | Championship November 6 ESPNU | ||||||||||||
| 1 | North Carolina (pen.) | 0 (7) | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Virginia | 1 | 5 | Duke | 0 (6) | |||||||||
| 5 | Duke | 2 | 1 | North Carolina | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | Florida State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Florida State (pen.) | 3 (4) | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Notre Dame (pen.) | 1 (5) | 3 | Notre Dame | 3 (2) | |||||||||
| 6 | Pittsburgh | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||
| October 30, 2022 | #3 Notre Dame | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | #6 Pittsburgh | Notre Dame, Indiana |
| 6:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report |
 73' Landy Mertz |
Stadium: Alumni Stadium Attendance: 428 Referee: John McCloskey Assistant referees: Erin Patterson Assistant referees: Peter Charpentier Fourth official: Joshua Overmyer |
| Penalties | ||||
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 Katie Zailski Ellie Coffield Keera Melenhorst Ashton Gordon |
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| October 30, 2022 | #4 Virginia | 1–2 | #5 Duke | Charlottesville, Virginia |
| 8:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report |
 55' Kat Rader 68' Maggie Graham |
Stadium: Klöckner Stadium Attendance: 691 Referee: Carmen Serbio Assistant referees: William Aten Assistant referees: Matthew Richardson Fourth official: Otto Leon |
| November 3, 2022 | #1 North Carolina | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p) | #5 Duke | Cary, North Carolina |
| 5:30 p.m. EDT |
110' |
Report |
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Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 691 |
| Penalties | ||||
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Emmy Duerr Kat Rader Devin Lynch Michelle Cooper Elle Piper Sophie Jones Mackenzie Pluck |
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| November 3, 2022 | #2 Florida State | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | #3 Notre Dame | Cary, North Carolina |
| 8:00 p.m. EDT |
32' (pen.) 73' |
Report |
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Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,686 |
| Penalties | ||||
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Korbin Albert Kiki Van Zanten Waniya Hudson |
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| November 6, 2022 | #1 North Carolina | 1–2 | #2 Florida State | Cary, North Carolina |
| 12:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
49', 88' Jody Brown 64' Heather Payne 89' Cristina Roque |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,879 Referee: Nicole Green Assistant referees: Erika Barahona Assistant referees: Mandy Love Fourth official: Emma Richards |
There were 14 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.8 goals per match.
3 goals
Korbin Albert – Notre Dame1 goal
Michelle Cooper – Duke Kat Rader – Duke
Emma Bissell – Florida State
Jody Brown – Florida State Jenna Nighswonger – Florida State
Heather Payne – Florida State Clara Robbins – Florida State Avery Patterson – North Carolina Kiki Van Zanten – Notre Dame Katie Zaliski – Pittsburgh Alexa Spaanstra – Virginia| Player | Team |
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| Jenna Nighswonger | Florida State |
| Jody Brown | |
| Onyi Echegini | |
| Beata Olsson | |
| Emily Moxley | North Carolina |
| Avery Patterson | |
| Tori Hansen | |
| Ruthie Jones | Duke |
| Michelle Cooper | |
| Kat Rader | |
| Korbin Albert | Notre Dame |
MVP in bold
Source:[6]
