2011 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament
The 2011 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament was the 25th edition of the tournament, which determined the men's college soccer champion of the Atlantic Coast Conference, as well as the conference's automatic berth into the 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The tournament began on November 7, with N.C. State defeating Virginia Tech 1–0 in a play-in fixture.[1] The ACC Championship was played on November 13 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina with North Carolina defeating Boston College 3–1 in the final.[2]
| Country |  |
|---|---|
| Teams | 9 |
| Champions | North Carolina |
| Runners-up | Boston College |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Goals scored | 23 (2.88 per match) |
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As ACC Champions, North Carolina qualified for the 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship, and would eventually win the national championship,[3] making it the second time in the last two years an ACC school won the national tournament. Additionally five ACC schools qualified for the tournament through at-large bids, the most of any conference.
The defending champions, Maryland, were eliminated by Clemson in the quarterfinals of the tournament.[4]
Qualification
| 2011 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 North Carolina † | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 21 | – | 2 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Maryland | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 14 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 8 | – | ` | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Boston College | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 13 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2011 ACC Tournament winner As of December 13, 2011; Rankings from NSCAA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bracket
| Play-in Round | ||||
| 8 | N.C. State | 1 | ||
| 9 | Virginia Tech | 0 | ||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||
| 1 | North Carolina | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | N.C. State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | North Carolina (a.e.t.) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Virginia | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Virginia (a.e.t.) | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Wake Forest | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | North Carolina | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Boston College | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Maryland | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Boston College | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Boston College | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Duke | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Duke (a.e.t.) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Clemson | 0 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
The home team/higher seed is listed on the right.
Play-in round
| Virginia Tech | 0 – 1 | N.C. State |
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| Report | Albadawi  |
Quarterfinals
| N.C. State | 0 – 4 | North Carolina |
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| Report | Gafa Hedges Lopez McCrary |
| Boston College | 2 – 1 | Maryland |
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| Medina-Mendez Rugg |
Report | Townsend |
| Clemson | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Duke |
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| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
Savage  Benediktsson Stockinger Priest Mizell  |
4 – 5 | Belshaw Morales Davis Eggleston Wenger |
| Wake Forest | 3 – 4 (a.e.t.) | Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Lubahn Gimenez |
Report | Jumper Ownby Span  |
Semifinals
| North Carolina | 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Schuler |
Report |
| Boston College | 2 – 1 | Duke |
|---|---|---|
| Aburmad Mendia Mendez |
Report | Eggleston |
ACC Championship
| Boston College | 1 – 3 | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Bekker |
Report | McCrary Speas |
See also
- Atlantic Coast Conference
- 2011 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season
- 2011 in American soccer
- 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
- 2011 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
References
- "ACC Men's Soccer First Round ACCtion: November 7". TheACC.com. November 7, 2011. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
- Daniels, Rob (November 13, 2011). "UNC Tops Boston College in ACC Men's Soccer Championship Final". Atlantic Coast Conference. TheACC.com. Archived from the original on February 22, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
- Scott, David (December 11, 2011). "UNC wins NCAA soccer crown, defeating Charlotte 1-0". NewsObserver.com. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
- "ACC Men's Soccer Quarterfinal ACCtion: Tuesday, Nov. 8". TheACC.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2012-02-25.