2017 ACC women's soccer tournament

The 2017 ACC women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Atlantic Coast Conference. The defending champions were the Florida State Seminoles, but they were eliminated from the 2017 tournament with a 2–1 quarterfinal loss at North Carolina. North Carolina won the tournament with a 1–0 win over Duke in the final.^[1] The title was the 21st for the North Carolina women's soccer program, all of which have come under the direction of head coach Anson Dorrance.^[2]

2017 ACC women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Matches	7
Attendance	4,094
Site	MUSC Health Stadium Charleston, South Carolina (Semifinals and Final)
Champions	North Carolina (21st title)
Winning coach	Anson Dorrance (21st title)
MVP	Alessia Russo (North Carolina)
Broadcast	ACC Network (Quarterfinals), ACC Regional Sports Networks (Semifinals), ESPNU (Final)
ACC women's soccer tournament «2016  2018»

2017 ACC women's soccer standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 3 Duke  ‍†‍‍y	10	–	0	–	0		1.000			23	–	2	–	1		.904
#8 North Carolina ‡y  ‍‍‍	8	–	0	–	2		.900			17	–	3	–	2		.818
No. 21 NC State  ‍‍‍y	6	–	3	–	1		.650			15	–	5	–	2		.727
No. 9 Virginia  ‍‍‍y	5	–	2	–	3		.650			13	–	7	–	4		.625
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y	5	–	3	–	2		.600			11	–	7	–	4		.591
No. 18 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y	5	–	3	–	2		.600			9	–	8	–	5		.523
No. 15 Florida State  ‍‍‍y	5	–	4	–	1		.550			13	–	7	–	1		.643
Boston College  ‍‍‍	4	–	5	–	1		.450			10	–	9	–	1		.525
Clemson  ‍‍‍y	3	–	4	–	3		.450			10	–	5	–	4		.632
Louisville  ‍‍‍	3	–	5	–	2		.400			9	–	7	–	2		.556
Syracuse  ‍‍‍	2	–	6	–	1		.278			7	–	8	–	2		.471
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍	1	–	5	–	3		.278			7	–	6	–	5		.528
Miami  ‍‍‍	1	–	9	–	0		.100			5	–	11	–	0		.313
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍	0	–	9	–	1		.050			3	–	12	–	3		.250
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2017 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 7, 2017 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC

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 MUSC Health Stadium in Charleston, SC. Six of the eight teams in the tournament were ranked in the United Soccer Coaches poll prior to the beginning of the tournament.^[3]

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Sunday, October 29					Semifinals Friday, November 3					Final Sunday, November 5
	1	Duke	3
	8	Boston College	1
						1	Duke	1
						4	Virginia	0
	4	Virginia	2
	5	Wake Forest	1
											1	Duke	0
											2	North Carolina	1
	2	North Carolina	2
	7	Florida State	1
						2	North Carolina	1
						3	NC State	0
	3	NC State	4
	6	Notre Dame	1

Schedule

Quarterfinals

#1 Duke v #8 Boston College

October 29, 2017	#1 Duke	3–1	#8 Boston College	Durham, NC
1:00 p.m. EDT	Chelsea Burns 14' Imani Dorsey 27' Kayla McCoy 41'	Report	76' Carly Leipzig	Stadium: Koskinen Stadium Attendance: 230 Referee: Karl Kummer Assistant referees: Charles Lester Assistant referees: Neil Barbulescu Fourth official: Kevin Uitto

#2 North Carolina v #7 Florida State

October 29, 2017	#2 North Carolina	2–1	#7 Florida State	Chapel Hill, NC
1:00 p.m. EDT	Zoe Redei 15' Taylor Otto 53' (pen.)	Report	57' Dallas Dorosy	Stadium: Fetzer Field Attendance: 289 Referee: Adrian Krell Assistant referees: Dustin Thorne Assistant referees: Javier Rodriguez Fourth official: Scott Bowers

#3 NC State v #6 Notre Dame

October 29, 2017	#3 NC State	4–1	#6 Notre Dame	Raleigh, NC
1:00 p.m. EDT	Tziarra King 66', 77', 85' Rachel Cox 72'	Report	61' Sabrina Flores	Stadium: Dail Soccer Stadium Attendance: 173 Referee: Michael McBride Assistant referees: Justin Howard Assistant referees: David McPhun Fourth official: Jeremy Smith

#4 Virginia v #5 Wake Forest

October 29, 2017	#4 Virginia	2–1	#5 Wake Forest	Charlottesville, VA
1:00 p.m. EDT	Taryn Torres 55' (pen.) Meghan McCool 74'	Report	13' Bayley Feist	Stadium: Klöckner Stadium Attendance: 257 Referee: Mathew Richardson Assistant referees: Brad Wilson Assistant referees: Tyler McCauley Fourth official: Chuck Ackerman

Semifinals

#1 Duke v #4 Virginia

November 3, 2017	#1 Duke	1–0	#4 Virginia	Charleston, South Carolina
5:30 p.m. EDT	Ella Stevens 47'	Report		Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Referee: Nick Balcer Assistant referees: Abbas Piran Assistant referees: Hudson Owens Fourth official: David Erbacher

#2 North Carolina v #3 NC State

November 3, 2017	#2 North Carolina	1–0	#3 NC State	Charleston, South Carolina
8:00 p.m. EDT	Alessia Russo 56'	Report		Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 1322 Referee: Sergio Gonzalez Assistant referees: David McPhun Assistant referees: Peter Charpentier Fourth official: David Erbacher

Final

#1 Duke v #2 North Carolina

November 5, 2017	#1 Duke	0–1	#2 North Carolina	Charleston, South Carolina
1:00 p.m. EST		Report	46' Zoe Redei	Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 1823 Referee: David Erbacher Assistant referees: Peter Charpentier Assistant referees: Jason Kent Fourth official: Sergio Gonzalez

Statistics

Goalscorers

3 goals

• Tziarra King – NC State

2 goals

• Zoe Redei – North Carolina

1 goal

• Chelsea Burns – Duke
• Rachel Cox – NC State
• Imani Dorsey – Duke
• Dallas Dorosy – Florida State
• Bayley Feist – Wake Forest
• Sabrina Flores – Notre Dame
• Carly Leipzig – Boston College
• Meghan McCool – Virginia
• Kayla McCoy – Duke
• Taylor Otto – North Carolina
• Alessia Russo – North Carolina
• Ella Stevens – Duke
• Taryn Torres – Virginia

All Tournament Team

^[4]

Player	Team
Veronica Latsko	Virginia
Tziarra King	NC State
EJ Proctor	Duke
Ella Stevens	Duke
Schuyler DeBree	Duke
Kayla McCoy	Duke
Julia Ashley	North Carolina
Joanna Boyles	North Carolina
Dorian Bailey	North Carolina
Abby Elinsky	North Carolina
Alessia Russo (MVP)	North Carolina

See also

• Atlantic Coast Conference
• 2017 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season
• 2017 NCAA Division I women's soccer season
• 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament
• 2017 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament

References

1. "ACC Women's Soccer Championship". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
2. "2017 Carolina Women's Soccer Yearbook" (PDF). UNC Chapel Hill Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
3. "Seeds Set for 2017 ACC Women's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 26, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
4. Atlantic Coast Conference (November 5, 2017). "ACC WSOC: Tar Heels Wear The Crown". Retrieved November 6, 2017.