The 2018 ACC women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Atlantic Coast Conference. The defending champions were the North Carolina Tar Heels. However, North Carolina was unable to defend their crown, losing to Florida State in the final.
Qualification
The top eight teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference earned a berth into the ACC Tournament. The quarterfinal round was held at campus sites, while the semifinals and final took place at Sahlen's Stadium in Cary, North Carolina. Clemson received the 5th seed over Louisville due to having a better goal difference in conference games. Five of the eight teams in the tournament were ranked in the United Soccer Coaches poll that was released on Tuesday, October 23, 2018.
SeedSchoolConference RecordPoints1 North Carolina 10–0–0 302 Duke 8–1–1 253 Virginia 7–3–0 214 Boston College 6–3–1 195 Clemson 6–4–0 186 Louisville 6–4–0 187 Florida State 5–4–1 168 Virginia Tech 5–5–0 15
Bracket
Schedule
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Statistics
Goalscorers 2 goals Deyna Castellanos – Florida State Dallas Dorosy – Florida State Alex Kimball – North Carolina Kristen McFarland – Florida State
1 goal Dorian Bailey – North Carolina Rachael Dorwart – North Carolina Sarah Hernandez – Louisville Kristina Lynch – North Carolina Meghan McCool – Virginia Zoe Morse – Virginia Ru Mucherera – North Carolina Alexa Spaanstra – Virginia Mariana Speckmaier – Clemson
All Tournament Team Player Team Sam Staab ClemsonAlexa Spaanstra Virginia Brianna Pinto North Carolina Taylor Otto North Carolina Alex Kimball North Carolina Julia Ashley North CarolinaDeyna Castellanos Florida StateJaelin Howell Florida State Natalia Kuikka Florida State Kristen McFarland Florida State Dallas Dorosy (MVP) Florida State
See also Atlantic Coast Conference 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season 2018 NCAA Division I women's soccer season 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament
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