2020 ACC women's soccer tournament

2020 ACC women's soccer tournament
2020 ACC women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Matches	7
Attendance	1,916 (total); 274 (average)
Site	Sahlen's Stadium; Cary, North Carolina
Champions	Florida State (7 title)
Winning coach	Mark Krikorian (7 title)
MVP	Clara Robbins (Florida State)
Broadcast	ACCN (Quarterfinals & Semifinals), ESPNU (Final)
ACC women's soccer tournament
«2019	2021»

2020 ACC women's soccer standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 2 Florida State ‍†‍‡‍^y	8	–	0	–	0	1.000	13	–	0	–	3	.906
No. 3 North Carolina ‍†‍‍^y	8	–	0	–	0	1.000	18	–	2	–	0	.900
No. 4 Virginia ‍‍‍^y	5	–	2	–	1	.688	14	–	4	–	3	.738
No. 6 Clemson ‍‍‍^y	5	–	3	–	0	.625	12	–	5	–	2	.684
No. 7 Duke ‍‍‍^y	4	–	2	–	2	.625	12	–	5	–	4	.667
Louisville ‍‍‍	4	–	4	–	0	.500	5	–	7	–	0	.417
Virginia Tech ‍‍‍	4	–	4	–	0	.500	8	–	9	–	0	.471
Notre Dame ‍‍‍	4	–	4	–	0	.500	6	–	7	–	0	.462
Wake Forest ‍‍‍	3	–	4	–	1	.438	5	–	7	–	2	.429
Pittsburgh ‍‍‍	3	–	5	–	0	.375	11	–	5	–	0	.688
Boston College ‍‍‍	1	–	7	–	0	.125	3	–	10	–	1	.250
Syracuse ‍‍‍	1	–	7	–	0	.125	1	–	7	–	0	.125
Miami ‍‍‍	0	–	8	–	0	.000	1	–	11	–	1	.115
NC State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	–	1	.611


† – Conference champion ‡ – 2020 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 18, 2021 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC Note: † Due to COVID-19, NC State suspended the 2020 women's fall soccer season. They did participate in the spring season.

The 2020 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer tournament was the 33rd edition of the ACC Women's Soccer Tournament, which decided the Atlantic Coast Conference champion. All rounds were played at Sahlen's Stadium in Cary, NC.^[1]^[2]

No. 1 seed Florida State took home their seventh ACC tournament championship, defeating No. 2 seed North Carolina.^[3]

Background

The format of the tournament was announced in conjunction with all other ACC fall sports on July 29, 2020.^[4]

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the format of the 2020 tournament changed multiple times. Originally, the 2020 ACC Tournament was to only feature 4 teams with all matches played at Sahlen's Stadium to create an "isolation zone" (similar to the 2020 NBA Bubble) to minimize the spread of the pandemic. The semifinals were to be played on November 6, 2020, with the final was to be played on November 8, 2020.^[5]

On September 4, 2020, the format again changed, expanding the tournament from four to eight teams. The quarterfinals to be played on November 10, the semifinals on November 13, and the championship game on November 15.^[1]

Qualification

The top eight teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference earned a berth into the ACC Tournament. All three tournament rounds took place at Sahlen's Stadium in Cary, North Carolina. North Carolina and Florida State finished tied for first with 8–0–0 regular season records. Florida State won the tiebreaker over North Carolina by goal differential in conference games, +21 to +16. Louisville, Virginia Tech, and Notre Dame finished in a three-way tie for sixth place, all with a 4–4–0 regular season record. The goal differential tiebreaker was applied and Notre Dame was awarded the eighth seed. Louisville and Virginia Tech were still tied after the goal differential tiebreaker. Louisville won the second tiebreaker of head-to-head record, having won their match 1–0 during the regular season.^[6]

Seed	School	Conference Record	Points
1	Florida State	8–0–0	24
2	North Carolina	8–0–0	24
3	Virginia	5–2–1	16
4	Clemson	5–3–0	15
5	Duke	4–2–2	14
6	Louisville	4–4–0	12
7	Virginia Tech	4–4–0	12
8	Notre Dame	4–4–0	12

Bracket

Quarterfinals Tuesday, November 10			Semifinals Friday, November 13			Final Sunday, November 15

1	Florida State	2

8	Notre Dame	0
			1	Florida State	4

			5	Duke	0
4	Clemson	0

5	Duke	1
						1	Florida State	3

						2	North Carolina	2
2	North Carolina	1

7	Virginia Tech	0
			2	North Carolina	2

			3	Virginia	0
3	Virginia	4

6	Louisville	1

Schedule

Quarterfinals

November 10	#1 Florida State	2–0	#8 Notre Dame	Cary, North Carolina
12:30 p.m. EDT	Jaelin Howell 44' Clara Robbins 78'	Report		Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 217 Referee: Mark Buda Assistant referees: David McPhun Assistant referees: Bradley Shrader Fourth official: Carmen Serbio

November 10	#4 Clemson	0–1	#5 Duke	Cary, North Carolina
3:00 p.m. EDT	Harper White 84'	Report	Karlie Paschall 50'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 327 Referee: Karl Kummer Assistant referees: Marc Lawrence Assistant referees: Justin Howard Fourth official: Jeremy Smith

November 10	#2 North Carolina	1–0	#7 Virginia Tech	Cary, North Carolina
5:30 p.m. EDT	Brianna Pinto 3', 25'	Report	Makenzie Graham 36' Emmalee Carter 57' Caroline Cipolla 83'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 251 Referee: Sergio Gonzalez Assistant referees: Raymond Thomas Assistant referees: Eric Barnes Fourth official: Scott Bowers

November 10	#3 Virginia	4–1	#6 Louisville	Cary, North Carolina
8:00 p.m. EDT	Diana Ordoñez 19', 23', 56' Alexa Spaanstra 70'	Report	Emina Ekic 42'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 217 Referee: Carmen Serbio Assistant referees: Aaron Gallagher Assistant referees: Kevin Uitto Fourth official: Ryan Graves

Semifinals

November 13	#1 Florida State	4–0	#5 Duke	Cary, North Carolina
5:30 p.m. EDT	Emily Madril 25' Jody Brown 30' Jaelin Howell 59' Kristina Lynch 64' Jenna Nighswonger 76'	Report		Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 277 Referee: John Brady Assistant referees: Dustin Thorne Assistant referees: John Rush Fourth official: Forrest Ambrose

November 13	#2 North Carolina	2–0	#3 Virginia	Cary, North Carolina
8:00 p.m. EDT	Claudia Dickey 39' (pen.) Izzy Brown 62' Isabel Cox 78' Brianna Pinto 79'	Report		Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 307 Referee: Nikola Aleksic Assistant referees: Jeremy Smith Assistant referees: Daniel Kappler Fourth official: Hudson Owens

Final

November 15	#1 Florida State	3–2	#2 North Carolina	Cary, North Carolina
Noon EDT	Clara Robbins 1', 5' LeiLanni Nesbeth 46'	Report	Talia DellaPeruta 57' Rachel Jones 58' (pen.) Izzy Brown 67' Brianna Pinto 88'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 320 Referee: Nicholas Balcer Assistant referees: Robert Dail Assistant referees: Jude Carr Fourth official: Justin Frear

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 20 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 2.86 goals per match.

3 goals

Diana Ordóñez – Virginia
Clara Robbins – Florida State

2 goals

Jaelin Howell – Florida State
Brianna Pinto – North Carolina

1 goal

All Tournament Team

Player	Team
Clara Robbins	Florida State
Jaelin Howell
Jenna Nighswonger
Malia Berkely
Cristina Roque
Claudia Dickey	North Carolina
Brianna Pinto
Emily Fox
Sophie Jones	Duke
Diana Ordoñez	Virginia
Alexa Spaanstra	Virginia

MVP in bold
Source:^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "ACC Announces Fall Olympic Sports Schedules". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 4, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
^ "2020 ACC Women's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Florida State Defeats North Carolina 3–2 to Win ACC Women's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
^ Clark, Travis (July 30, 2020). "ACC announces fall soccer plans". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
^ "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
^ "2020 ACC Women's Soccer Championship Bracket Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 1, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2020.

[schedule-1] "ACC Announces Fall Olympic Sports Schedules". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 4, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2020.

[2] "2020 ACC Women's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved November 2, 2020.

[:0-3] "Florida State Defeats North Carolina 3–2 to Win ACC Women's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. Retrieved November 15, 2020.

[4] Clark, Travis (July 30, 2020). "ACC announces fall soccer plans". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved August 3, 2020.

[5] "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2020.

[6] "2020 ACC Women's Soccer Championship Bracket Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 1, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2020.

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