2018 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament

The 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Soccer Tournament was the 32nd edition of the ACC Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament decided the Atlantic Coast Conference champion and guaranteed representative into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The final was played at Sahlen's Stadium in Cary, NC.[2]

2018 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams12
Matches11
SiteSahlen's Stadium (Final)
Cary, North Carolina (Final)
ChampionsLouisville (1st title)
Winning coachKen Lolla (1st title)
MVP Tate Schmitt (Louisville)
BroadcastESPNU (Final), ACC Network Extra (all other rounds) [1]
ACC Men's Soccer Tournament
«2017  2019»
2018 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Atlantic
#6 Wake Forest + 7 –1 –0  18 –3 –0
#16 Louisville ‡ 4 –2 –2  11 –5 –3
NC State + 2 –4 –2  10 –7 –3
Boston College 2 –5 –1  4 –8 –4
Syracuse + 1 –4 –3  7 –7 –4
Clemson 2 –6 –0  7 –9 –1
Coastal
#14 North Carolina + 6 –1 –0  14 –4 –1
#11 Duke + 5 –3 –0  11 –7 –2
#8 Notre Dame + 4 –3 –1  11 –7 –3
#15 Virginia + 3 –2 –2  10 –4 –3
No. 17 Virginia Tech + 3 –4 –1  11 –7 –3
Pittsburgh 2 –6 –0  8 –10 –1
  • ‡ – 2018 ACC Tournament champion
    + – Invited to the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
As of December 11, 2018; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC

The Louisville Cardinals won the tournament over the North Carolina Tar Heels 1–0 in the final.[3]

Qualification
Main article: 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season

All twelve teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference earned a berth into the ACC Tournament. The top 4 seeds receive first round byes and will host the winner of a first round game. All rounds, with the exception of the final are held at the higher seed's home field. Seeding is determined by regular season conference record. Ties are broken by overall winning percentage. Ten of the twelve teams have been ranked this year and eight currently hold spots in the top 11 of the NCAA RPI.[4]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Wake Forest 7–1–0 21
2 North Carolina 6–1–0 18
3 Duke 5–3–0 15
4 Louisville 4–2–2 14
5 Notre Dame 4–3–1 13
6 Virginia 3–4–1 10
7 Virginia Tech 3–4–1 10
8 NC State 2–4–2 8
9 Boston College 2–5–1 7
10 Syracuse 1–4–3 6
11 Pittsburgh 2–6–0 6
12 Clemson 2–6–0 6

Bracket

*Note: Home team listed first. Rankings shown are ACC Tournament Seeds.

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
    November 4, 1:00 PM        
October 31, 7:00 PM
#1 Wake Forest 2
#8 NC State 3 November 7, 7:00 PM
  #8 NC State 0  
#9 Boston College 1   #1 Wake Forest 1
  November 4, 1:00 PM
October 31, 7:00 PM   #4 Louisville 2OT  
#4 Louisville 1
#5 Notre Dame 2 November 11, 12:00 PM
  #5 Notre Dame 0  
#12 Clemson 0   #4 Louisville 1
  November 4, 1:00 PM
October 31, 7:00 PM   #2 North Carolina 0
#3 Duke 0 (4)
#6 Virginia 0 November 7, 7:00 PM
  #11 Pittsburgh 0 (3)  
#11 Pittsburgh 2   #3 Duke 1
  November 4, 1:00 PM
October 31, 7:00 PM   #2 North Carolina 2  
#2 North Carolina 3
#7 Virginia Tech 3
  #7 Virginia Tech 0  
#10 Syracuse 1  

Schedule

First round
October 31 #8 NC State3–1#9 Boston CollegeRaleigh, NC
7:00 p.m. EST
  • Brad Sweeney  10'
  • Gabriel Machado  23'
  • David Loera  71',  80'
  • Adian Foster  82'
  • Alex Bautista  88'
 Report
  • Tyshawn Rose  31'
  • Lasse Lehmann  44'
  • Simon Enstrom  58'
  • Abe Bibas  62'
  • David Longo  88'
 Stadium: Dail Soccer Field
Attendance: 437
Referee: Hudson Owens
October 31 #5 Notre Dame2–0#12 ClemsonSouth Bend, IN
7:00 p.m. EST
  • Ian Aschieris  2', 88'
 Report Stadium: Alumni Stadium
Attendance: 191
Referee: Nick Balcer
October 31 #6 Virginia0–2#11 PittsburghCharlottesville, VA
7:00 p.m. EST Report
  • Robby Dambrot  12'
  • Jackson Walti  15'
  • Javi Perez  22'
  • Edward Kizza  62', 79'
  • Joshua Gaspari  65'
  • Marcony Pimentel  69'
 Stadium: Klöckner Stadium
Attendance: 510
October 31 #7 Virginia Tech3–1#10 SyracuseBlacksburg, VA
7:00 p.m. EST
  • David Sanz  17'
  • Kristo Strickler  56'
  • Sivert Haugli  82'
  • James Kasak  86'
  • Nico Quashie  88'
 Report
  • Hendrik Hilpert  39'
  • Ryan Raposo  84'
  • Hugo Delhommelle  87'
 Stadium: Thompson Field
Attendance: 294
Referee: Karl Kummer

Quarterfinals
November 4 #1 Wake Forest2–0#8 NC StateWinston-Salem, NC
1:00 p.m. EST
  • Omir Fernandez  12',  88'
  • Sam Raben  9'
  • Machop Chol  19'
  • Holland Rula  67'
  • Michael DeShields  88'
 Report
  • Aidan Foster  55'
  • Pepe Garcia  58'
  • Alex Bautista  88'
 Stadium: Spry Stadium
Attendance: 2,037
Referee: John Brady
November 4 #4 Louisville1–0#5 Notre DameLouisville, KY
1:00 p.m. EST
  • Cameron Wheeler  64'
  • Tate Schmitt  85'
 Report Stadium: Lynn Stadium
Attendance: 667
Referee: Tony DeLois
November 4 #3 Duke0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		#11 PittsburghDurham, NC
1:00 p.m. EST
Report
  • Jackson Walti  86'
 Stadium: Koskinen Stadium
Attendance: 342
Referee: Chris Penso
Penalties
  • Javi Perez
  • Jose Arbona
  • Rodrigo Almeida
  • Jackson Walti
  • Joshua Gaspari
November 4 #2 North Carolina3–0#7 Virginia TechCary, NC
1:00 p.m. EST
  • Jeremy Kelly  12'
  • Mauricio Pineda  37'
  • Jack Skahan  74'
 Report Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 507
Referee: Mark Gorak

Semifinals
November 7 #1 Wake Forest1–2 (a.e.t.)#4 LouisvilleWinston-Salem, NC
7:00 p.m. EST
  • Joey DeZart  51'
 Report
  • Elijah Amo  39'  97'
  • Haji Abdikadir  43'
  • Tate Schmitt  90'
  • Izaiah Jennings  93'
 Stadium: Spry Stadium
Attendance: 2,117
Referee: David Erbacher
November 7 #2 North Carolina2–1#3 DukeCary, NC
7:00 p.m. EST
  • Giovanni Montesdeoca  28'
  • Nils Bruening  69'
  • Jelani Pieters  86'
 Report
  • Issa Rayyan  86'
 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 586
Referee: Nikola Aleksic

Finals
November 11 #4 Louisville1–0#2 North CarolinaCary, NC
12:00 p.m. EST
  • Cherif Dieye  28'
  • William Portman  52'
  • Cody Cochran  67'
  • Lamine Conte  68'
  • Pedro Fonseca  82'
 Report Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 1,402
Referee: Mike Stutt

Statistics

Goalscorers
2 Goals
1 Goal

All-Tournament Team
ACC Men’s Soccer All-Tournament Team[5]

Will Pulisic, Duke
Brandon Williamson, Duke
Lamine Conte, Louisville
Cherif Dieye, Louisville
Ziyad Fekri, Louisville
Jake Gelnovatch, Louisville
Tate Schmitt, Louisville
Nils Bruening, North Carolina
Alex Comsia, North Carolina
John Nelson, North Carolina
Machop Chol, Wake Forest
Sam Raben, Wake Forest

MVP in Bold

See also

References
  1. "Broadcast Coverage Set For ACC Fall Championships". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 16, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  2. "2018 ACC Men's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  3. Coons, Kip (November 11, 2018). "Louisville beats UNC in ACC men's soccer championship game". newsobserver.com. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  4. "Seeds Set for 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 27, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  5. "Louisville Wins 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 11, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
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