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The 2023 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer tournament was the post season women's soccer tournament for the Atlantic Coast Conference and was held from October 29 through November 5, 2023. The five-match tournament took place at campus sites for the quarterfinals and Sahlen's Stadium in Cary, North Carolina for the semifinals and final. The higher seed hosted the campus site matches. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Florida State Seminoles were the three-time defending champions.[1][2] Florida State successfully defended its title after defeating the Clemson Tigers 2–1 in the final. This was Florida State's tenth overall title, and fourth title in a row. It was head coach Brian Pensky's second consecutive title.[3] As tournament champions, Florida State earned the ACC's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.
| 2023 ACC women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 2,648 | ||||
| Quarterfinals site | Campus Sites | ||||
| Semifinals site | Sahlen's Stadium Cary, North Carolina | ||||
| Finals site | Sahlen's Stadium Cary, North Carolina | ||||
| Champions | Florida State (10th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Brian Pensky (2nd title) | ||||
| MVP | Onyi Echegini (Florida State) | ||||
| Broadcast | ACCN (Quarterfinals & Semifinals), ESPNU (Final) | ||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Florida State †‡y | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .950 | 22 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Notre Dame y | 7 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .800 | 12 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Clemson y | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .750 | 18 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .769 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 North Carolina y | 5 | – | 0 | – | 5 | .750 | 13 | – | 2 | – | 8 | .739 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Pittsburgh y | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .650 | 17 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .729 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 4 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .600 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 5 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 3 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .500 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 6 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .400 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .400 | 4 | – | 9 | – | 5 | .361 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 2 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .350 | 6 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .350 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 6 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .250 | 3 | – | 10 | – | 4 | .294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 0 | – | 6 | – | 4 | .200 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 6 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .050 | 2 | – | 14 | – | 2 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Source: The ACC As of December 5, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The top six teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference earned a berth into the ACC Tournament. The top two teams earned a bye to the semifinals.[4] The final seedings were determined after the final day of the regular season on October 26, 2023. There were no tiebreakers required as the top seven teams in conference play had unique conference point totals.[5]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Florida State | 9–0–1 | 28 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | 7–1–2 | 23 |
| 3 | Clemson | 7–2–1 | 22 |
| 4 | North Carolina | 5–0–5 | 20 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh | 6–3–1 | 19 |
| 6 | Wake Forest | 4–2–4 | 16 |
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| First Round October 29 ACCN | Semifinal November 2 ACCN | Championship November 5 ESPNU | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Florida State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | North Carolina | 1 | 5 | Pittsburgh | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Pittsburgh (a.e.t.) | 2 | 1 | Florida State | 2 | |||||||||
| 3 | Clemson | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Notre Dame | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Clemson | 1 | 3 | Clemson | 3 | |||||||||
| 6 | Wake Forest | 0 | ||||||||||||
First round
| October 29, 2023 | #3 Clemson | 1–0 | #6 Wake Forest | Clemson, SC |
| 6:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Riggs Field Attendance: 795 Referee: Lucas Feathers Assistant referees: Rick Rogers Jarred Mosher Fourth official: Kayla Polonsky |
| October 29, 2023 | #4 North Carolina | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | #5 Pittsburgh | Chapel Hill, NC |
| 8:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Dorrance Field Attendance: 1,174 Referee: Ashley Cedro Assistant referees: Raymond Thomas Justin Howard Fourth official: Aaron Riley |
Semifinals
| November 2, 2023 | #2 Notre Dame | 2–3 | #3 Clemson | Cary, North Carolina |
| 5:30 p.m. EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Referee: Katherine McCormick Assistant referees: Katie Mitchell Audra Fullen Fourth official: Taylor Bombalski |
| November 2, 2023 | #1 Florida State | 2–0 | #5 Pittsburgh | Cary, North Carolina |
| 8:00 p.m. EDT |
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Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 678 Referee: Nicole Green Assistant referees: Rachel Smith Kayla Polonsky Fourth official: Taylor Bombalski |
Final
| November 5, 2023 | #1 Florida State | 2–1 | #3 Clemson | Cary, North Carolina |
| 12:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1 Referee: Meghan Mullen Assistant referees: Mandy Love Miriama Kocisova Fourth official: Sharon Gingrich |
Goalscorers
There were 14 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.8 goals per match.
2 goals
- Onyi Echegini – Florida State
- Mackenzie Duff – Clemson
1 goal
- Megan Bornkamp – Clemson
- Caroline Conti – Clemson
- Jordynn Dudley – Florida State
- Beata Olsson – Florida State
- Ally Sentnor – North Carolina
- Maddie Mercado – Notre Dame
- Morgan Roy – Notre Dame
- Ellie Coffield – Pittsburgh
- Amanda West – Pittsburgh
| Player | Team |
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| Onyi Echegini | Florida State |
| Cristina Roque | |
| Beata Olsson | |
| Jordynn Dudley | |
| Mimi Van Zanten | |
| Halle Mackiewicz | Clemson |
| Dani Davis | |
| Mackenzie Duff | |
| Amanda West | Pittsburgh |
| Landy Mertz | |
| Maddie Mercado | Notre Dame |
MVP in bold
Source:[6]
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