2022 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season
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| 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season | |
|---|---|
| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Soccer |
| Duration | August 25, 2022 – October 28, 2022 |
| Teams | 12 |
| 2023 MLS SuperDraft | |
| Top draft pick | Hamady Diop, 1st overall |
| Picked by | Charlotte FC |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Atlantic:Syracuse Coastal:Duke |
| Runners-up | Atlantic:Wake Forest Coastal:Virginia |
| Season MVP | Offensive:Shak Mohammed Midfielder:Peter Stroud Defensive:Andreas Ueland |
| Top scorer | Stefan Sigurdarson[1] |
| ACC Tournament | |
| Champions | Syracuse |
| Runners-up | Clemson |
| Finals MVP | |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlantic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Syracuse ‡ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 18 | – | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Wake Forest + | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville + | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Clemson + | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 1 | – | 4 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Duke + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 13 | – | 2 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Virginia + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Pittsburgh + | 3 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina + | 2 | – | 2 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: The ACC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season was the 69th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.
Clemson were the defending champions of the Atlantic Conference and Pittsburgh were the defending champions of the Coastal Conference. Notre Dame were the defending ACC tournament Champion.
Eight ACC teams were invited to the 2021 NCAA tournament. Clemson had the best showing of the eight, winning their third title in program history.
Syracuse won the Atlantic Conference with a 5–1–2 record and Duke won the Costal Conference. Syracuse went on to win the ACC tournament 2–0 over eighth seed Clemson in the final.
In 2022, eight ACC teams were again invited to the NCAA tournament. Clemson was unable to defend its title, but another ACC team Syracuse, claimed the title with a penalty shoot-out victory over Indiana.
Stadiums and locations
| Atlantic Division | ||
|---|---|---|
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
| Boston College | Newton Campus Soccer Field | 1,800[2] |
| Clemson | Riggs Field | 6,500[3] |
| Louisville | Lynn Stadium | 5,300[4] |
| NC State | Dail Soccer Field | 3,000[5] |
| Syracuse | SU Soccer Stadium | 1,500[6] |
| Wake Forest | Spry Stadium | 3,000[7] |
| Coastal Division | ||
|---|---|---|
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
| Duke | Koskinen Stadium | 7,000[8] |
| North Carolina | Dorrance Field | 4,200[9] |
| Notre Dame | Alumni Stadium | 2,500[10] |
| Pittsburgh | Ambrose Urbanic Field | 735[11] |
| Virginia | Klöckner Stadium | 7,100[12] |
| Virginia Tech | Thompson Field | 2,500[13] |
Note: Florida State, Georgia Tech and Miami (FL) are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference but do not sponsor men's soccer.
Personnel
| Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | ACC record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College | Bob Thompson | 3 | 7–9–3 | 7–7–9 | 3–7–3 |
| Clemson | Mike Noonan | 13 | 353–184–48 | 140–71–35 | 53–36–15 |
| Duke | John Kerr Jr. | 15 | 206–153–44 | 125–94–31 | 49–53–17 |
| Louisville | John Michael Hayden | 4 | 25–23–4 | 25–23–4 | 13–13–2 |
| North Carolina | Carlos Somoano | 12 | 148–49–31 | 137–49–31 | 57–21–16 |
| NC State | George Kiefer | 6 | 199–130–63 | 37–36–16 | 10–24–11 |
| Notre Dame | Chad Riley | 5 | 43–29–9 | 43–29–9 | 15–17–4 |
| Pittsburgh | Jay Vidovich | 7 | 264–104–35 | 57–50–4 | 21–25–4 |
| Syracuse | Ian McIntyre | 13 | 210–147–64 | 103–83–35 | 20–40–17 |
| Virginia | George Gelnovatch | 27 | 351–148–62 | 351–148–62 | 95–71–33 |
| Virginia Tech | Mike Brizendine | 14 | 99–108–34 | 99–108–34 | 26–64–20 |
| Wake Forest | Bobby Muuss | 8 | 190–81–37 | 115–25–13 | 43–8–8 |
Notes
- Records shown are prior to the 2022 season
- Years at school includes the 2022 season
- ACC records include only years with current school.
Preseason
Hermann Trophy
The ACC placed four players on the watch-list, which was announced on August 25.[14]
| Player | Class | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| Til Zinnhardt | Senior | DF | North Carolina |
| Valentin Noël | MF | Pittsburgh | |
| Peter Stroud | Junior | Duke | |
| Levonte Johnson | Senior | FW | Syracuse |
Preseason Poll
The 2022 ACC Preseason Poll was released on August 16, 2022. The league's head coaches ranked Clemson as the preseason favorite, with 7 out of 12 votes.[15] Full results of the poll are shown below:
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clemson | 64 (9) |
| 2 | Wake Forest | 55 (3) |
| 3 | Louisville | 47 |
| 4 | Syracuse | 33 |
| 5 | Boston College | 28 |
| 6 | NC State | 19 |
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 57 (6) |
| 2 | North Carolina | 52 (5) |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 44 (1) |
| 4 | Duke | 38 |
| 5 | Virginia Tech | 34 |
| 6 | Virginia | 21 |
| Media poll (ACC Championship) | ||
| Rank | Team | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clemson | 6 |
| 2 | North Carolina | 2 |
| Pittsburgh | ||
| 3 | Notre Dame | 1 |
| Wake Forest | ||
Preseason awards
- Preseason All-ACC Watchlist[15]
| Position | Player | Class | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Brian Dowd | Junior | Notre Dame |
| Defender | Victor Souza | Senior | Boston College |
| Andreas Ueland | Virginia | ||
| Midfielder | Eric Danquah | Junior | Louisville |
| Mayola Kinyua | Senior | Virginia Tech | |
| Omar Hernandez | Wake Forest | ||
| Sebastian Schacht | Graduate Student | North Carolina | |
| Amferny Sinclair | Senior | Syracuse | |
| Peter Stroud | Junior | Duke | |
| Jackson Walti | Graduate Student | Pittsburgh | |
| Forward | Luke Hille | Sophomore | NC State |
| Mohamed Seye | Senior | Clemson |
Regular season
| Index to colors and formatting |
|---|
| ACC member won |
| ACC member lost |
| ACC member tied |
| ACC teams in bold |
All times Eastern time.
Week 1 (Aug. 21 – Aug. 29)
| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 25 | 4:00 p.m. | Quinnipiac | Boston College | Newton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MA | W 5–2 | 450 |
| 5:00 p.m. | Iona | Syracuse | SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY | W 2–0 | 596 | |
| No. 10 Saint Louis | Louisville | Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY | W 3–1 | 852 | ||
| 7:00 p.m. | Seattle | No. 4 Notre Dame | Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | L 1–3 | 437 | |
| Xavier | Virginia | Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | L 0–1 | 1,517 | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | Air Force | No. 24 North Carolina | Dorrance Field • Chapel Hill, NC | W 2–1 | 2,327 | |
| 8:00 p.m. | No. 2 Georgetown | No. 7 Pittsburgh | Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA | W 2–1 | 2,000 | |
| UCF | No. 15 Wake Forest | Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC | W 1–0 | 1,733 | ||
| 10:00 p.m. | Virginia Tech | Grand Canyon | GCU Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | L 0–1 | 2,515 | |
| August 26 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 13 Indiana | No. 1 Clemson | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | W 3–2 | 6,539 |
| Loyola (MD) | NC State | Dail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NC | W 2–0 | 1,534 | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | San Diego | No. 12 Duke | Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC | W 1–0 | 587 | |
| August 28 | 2:30 p.m. | Milwaukee | No. 12 Duke | Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC | W 4–0 | 372 |
| 6:00 p.m. | No. 21 Penn State | Syracuse | SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY | W 1–0 | 1,556 | |
| 7:00 p.m. | Air Force | No. 15 Wake Forest | Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC | W 2–1 | 1,446 | |
| 7:30 p.m. | South Florida | No. 24 North Carolina | Dorrance Field • Chapel Hill, NC | W 1–0 | 691 | |
| 10:00 p.m. | Virginia Tech | No. 23 UCLA | Wallis Annenberg Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 0–1 | 515 | |
| August 29 | 5:30 p.m. | Northeastern | Boston College | Newton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MA | W 3–2 | 873 |
| 7:00 p.m. | Rider | Virginia | Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | W 4–0 | 895 | |
| USC Upstate | No. 1 Clemson | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | W 2–0 | 3,053 | ||
| No. 6 West Virginia | No. 7 Pittsburgh | Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA | W 3–0 | 1,514 | ||
| Wofford | NC State | Dail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NC | W 4–0 | 882 | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | Bellarmine | Louisville | Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY | W 3–0 | 645 | |
| No. 4 Notre Dame | Michigan State | DeMartin Soccer Complex • East Lansing, MI | W 3–2 | 1,684 |
- Players of the Week
| Offensive | Defensive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Ousmane Sylla | Clemson | Christian Curti | Syracuse |
| Bertin Jacquesson | Pittsburgh | ||
| Reference:[16] | |||
Week 2 (Aug. 30 – Sep. 5)
| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1 | 5:00 p.m. | Michigan | No. 17 Duke | Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC | W 3–0 | 416 |
| 8:00 p.m. | James Madison | Virginia | Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | W 3–0 | 1,774 | |
| September 2 | 4:00 p.m. | NC State | Mercer | Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA | T 0–0 | 112 |
| 7:00 p.m. | No. 1 Clemson | South Carolina | Stone Stadium • Columbia, SC | W 1–0 | 5,449 | |
| No. 2 Pittsburgh | No. 11 Marshall | Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex • Huntington, WV | L 1–2 | 1,879 | ||
| Radford | Virginia Tech | Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA | T 0–0 | 317 | ||
| No. 15 Syracuse | Vermont | Virtue Field • Burlington, VT | T 1–1 | 741 | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | Seattle | Louisville | Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY | W 2–1 | 1,100 | |
| September 3 | 1:00 p.m. | Boston College | UMass | Rudd Field • Amherst, MA | L 0–3 | 1,811 |
| 7:30 p.m. | FIU | No. 13 North Carolina | Dorrance Field • Chapel Hill, NC | L 1–2 | 774 | |
| 8:00 p.m. | No. 22 Notre Dame | No. 21 Indiana | Bill Armstrong Stadium • Bloomington, IN | Postponed | ||
| No. 5 Wake Forest | UAB | PNC Field • Birmingham, AL | W 2–0 | 315 | ||
| September 5 | 5:00 p.m. | Mercer | Virginia Tech | Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA | L 2–3 | 175 |
| 6:00 p.m. | Virginia | No. 9 Maryland | Audi Field • Washington, D.C. | L 1–6 | 2,022 | |
| 7:00 p.m. | Howard | No. 2 Pittsburgh | Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA | W 5–0 | 721 | |
| NC State | Radford | Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA | Postponed | |||
| No. 15 Syracuse | Connecticut | Morrone Stadium • Storrs, CT | W 5–0 | 2,052 | ||
- Players of the Week
| Offensive | Defensive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Conor Kelly | NC State | Prince Amponsah | Wake Forest |
| Reference:[17] | |||
Week 3 (Sep. 6 – Sep. 12)
| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 6 | 5:30 p.m. | Siena | Boston College | Newton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MA | T 1–1 | 137 |
| 6:00 p.m. | UNC Asheville | No. 1 Clemson | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | W 4–0 | 1,504 | |
| 7:00 p.m. | DePaul | No. 22 Notre Dame | Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | T 1–1 | 337 | |
| No. 10 Louisville | No. 5 Kentucky | Bell Soccer Complex • Lexington, KY | L 2–3 | 2,004 | ||
| Winthrop | No. 4 Wake Forest | Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC | W 5–1 | 1,020 | ||
| September 9 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 10 Pittsburgh | North Carolina | Dorrance Field • Chapel Hill, NC | PITT 1–0 | 2,437 |
| Virginia Tech | Virginia | Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | UVA 4–2 | 3,378 | ||
| September 10 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 22 Notre Dame | No. 24 Syracuse | SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY | CUSE 1–0 | 1,872 |
| 7:00 p.m. | No. 1 Clemson | Boston College | Newton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MA | CLEM 2–1 | 1,208 | |
| NC State | No. 4 Wake Forest | Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC | WAKE 2–0 | 1,882 | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | No. 7 Duke | No. 10 Louisville | Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY | DUKE 2–1 | 1,033 |
- Players of the Week
| Offensive | Defensive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Shak Mohammed | Duke | Jackson Gilman | Pittsburgh |
| Roald Mitchell | Wake Forest | Garrison Tubbs | Wake Forest |
| Reference:[18] | |||
Week 4 (Sep. 13 – Sep. 19)
| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 13 | 7:00 p.m. | ETSU | North Carolina | Dorrance Field • Chapel Hill, NC | W 1–0 | 594 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | No. 2т Wake Forest | Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC | W 3–2 | 1,457 | ||
| James Madison | NC State | Dail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NC | L 0–1 | 716 | ||
| La Salle | Virginia | Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | W 5–0 | 855 | ||
| Niagara | No. 16 Syracuse | SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY | W 1–0 | 461 | ||
| 8:00 p.m. | No. 1 Clemson | UAB | PNC Field • Birmingham, AL | W 2–0 | 934 | |
| September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Louisville | Boston College | Newton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MA | T 1–1 | 638 |
| NC State | No. 10 Pittsburgh | Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA | PITT 3–0 | 1,075 | ||
| North Carolina | No. 5 Duke | Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC | T 1–1 | 3,155 | ||
| Notre Dame | Virginia | Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | ND 2–1 | 2,255 | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | No. 2т Wake Forest | Virginia Tech | Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA | WAKE 1–0 | 2,350 | |
| 8:00 p.m. | No. 16 Syracuse | No. 1 Clemson | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | CUSE 2–1 | 4,737 | |
| September 19 | 7:00 p.m. | Akron | No. 10 Pittsburgh | Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA | T 3–3 | 495 |
| Louisville | Florida Gulf Coast | FGCU Soccer Complex • Fort Myers, FL | W 1–0 | 487 | ||
| Presbyterian | No. 1 Clemson | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | W 4–0 | 1,143 |
- Players of the Week
| Offensive | Defensive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Levonte Johnson | Syracuse | Russell Shealy | Syracuse |
| Reference:[19] | |||
Week 5 (Sep. 20 – Sep. 26)
| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 20 | 6:00 p.m. | Boston College | Boston University | Nickerson Field • Boston, MA | T 0–0 | 280 |
| 7:00 p.m. | American | Virginia | Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | W 2–0 | 1,024 | |
| No. 7 Duke | Elon | Rudd Field • Elon, NC | W 1–0 | 909 | ||
| George Mason | No. 1 Wake Forest | Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC | W 6–1 | 1,794 | ||
| Longwood | Virginia Tech | Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA | W 4–0 | 470 | ||
| No. 3 Syracuse | Colgate | Beyer-Small Field • Hamilton, NY | W 2–0 | 468 | ||
| UNC Wilmington | North Carolina | Dorrance Field • Chapel Hill, NC | T 0–0 | 1,475 | ||
| September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Chicago State | Notre Dame | Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | W 4–0 | 417 |
| September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Virginia Tech | NC State | Dail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NC | NCST 1–0 | 1,691 |
| 8:00 p.m. | No. 8 Pittsburgh | No. 25т Louisville | Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY | LOU 2–1 | 508 | |
| September 24 | 7:00 p.m. | Boston College | No. 7 Duke | Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC | DUKE 1–0 | 1,937 |
| North Carolina | Notre Dame | Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | UNC 1–0 | 818 | ||
| Virginia | No. 3 Syracuse | SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY | UVA 1–0 | 2,311 | ||
| No. 1 Wake Forest | No. 10 Clemson | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | WAKE 6–1 | 3,744 |
- Players of the Week
| Offensive | Defensive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Aboubakar Camara | Louisville | Andreas Ueland | Virginia |
| Reference:[20] | |||
Week 6 (Sep. 27 – Oct. 3)
| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 27 | 7:00 p.m. | Kalamazoo | Notre Dame | Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | W 8–0 | 123 |
| Virginia Tech | Davidson | Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC | L 1–3 | 689 | ||
| Yale | No. 4 Duke | Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC | T 1–1 | 467 | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | UNCG | No. 15 Louisville | Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY | T 1–1 | 462 | |
| September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | Boston College | Notre Dame | Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | ND 2–1 | 754 |
| No. 7 Syracuse | Virginia Tech | Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA | CUSE 3–0 | 150 | ||
| 7:00 p.m. | No. 15 Louisville | NC State | Dail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NC | LOU 1–0 | 62 | |
| Virginia | No. 10 Pittsburgh | Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA | UVA 3–1 | 1,522 | ||
| October 1 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 4 Duke | No. 1 Wake Forest | Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC | DUKE 3–2 | 3,630 |
| October 3 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 17 Clemson | North Carolina | Dorrance Field • Chapel Hill, NC | CLEM 1–0 | 1,257 |
- Players of the Week
| Offensive | Defensive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Philip Horton | Syracuse | Holden Brown | Virginia |
| Russell Shealy | Syracuse | ||
| Reference:[21] | |||
Week 7 (Oct. 4 – Oct. 10)
| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 4 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 10 Denver | No. 21 Virginia | Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | L 0–1 | 985 |
| 7:00 p.m. | Cornell | No. 7 Syracuse | SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY | L 1–2 | 570 | |
| High Point | NC State | Dail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NC | W 2–0 | 783 | ||
| Howard | No. 2 Duke | Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC | W 2–0 | 579 | ||
| Jacksonville | No. 4 Wake Forest | Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC | W 1–0 | 1,321 | ||
| Virginia Tech | ETSU | Summers-Taylor Stadium • Johnson City, TN | W 2–0 | 562 | ||
| October 5 | 7:00 p.m. | Notre Dame | Indiana | Bill Armstrong Stadium • Bloomington, IN | L 0–1 | 2,311 |
| October 7 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 2 Duke | No. 21 Virginia | Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | T 0–0 | 3,830 |
| NC State | Boston College | Newton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MA | BC 2–0 | 543 | ||
| Virginia Tech | North Carolina | Dorrance Field • Chapel Hill, NC | UNC 2–0 | 1,588 | ||
| No. 4 Wake Forest | No. 7 Syracuse | SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY | CUSE 2–0 | 1,052 | ||
| 8:00 p.m. | No. 23 Clemson | No. 25 Pittsburgh | Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA | T 1–1 | 1,428 | |
| October 8 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 11 Louisville | Notre Dame | Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | LOU 2–0 | 419 |
| October 10 | 6:00 p.m. | Loyola (MD) | No. 7 Syracuse | SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY | W 6–1 | 512 |
| 7:00 p.m. | No. 10 Denver | No. 25 Pittsburgh | Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA | T 2–2 | 606 |
- Players of the Week
| Offensive | Defensive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Jeorgio Kocevski | Syracuse | Eliot Hamill | Duke |
| Reference:[22] | |||
Week 8 (Oct. 11 – Oct. 17)
| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 11 | 7:00 p.m. | Brown | Boston College | Newton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MA | L 0–1 | 241 |
| Evansville | No. 11 Louisville | Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY | W 2–0 | 452 | ||
| NC State | College of Charleston | Patriots Point Soccer Complex • Charleston, SC | T 0–0 | 353 | ||
| No. 23 UNCG | No. 18 Clemson | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | L 1–2 | 1,571 | ||
| VCU | North Carolina | Dorrance Field • Chapel Hill, NC | W 1–0 | 690 | ||
| No. 10 Wake Forest | William & Mary | Albert–Daly Field • Williamsburg, VA | L 1–2 | 823 | ||
| October 14 | 5:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh | Virginia Tech | Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA | PITT 1–0 | 1,640 |
| 7:00 p.m. | North Carolina | NC State | Dail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NC | T 2–2 | 1,939 | |
| Notre Dame | No. 3 Duke | Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC | DUKE 2–0 | 1,643 | ||
| No. 5 Syracuse | No. 11 Louisville | Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY | CUSE 2–1 | 1,388 | ||
| October 15 | 5:30 p.m. | Virginia | No. 18 Clemson | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | UVA 2–1 | 2,236 |
| 7:00 p.m. | Boston College | No. 10 Wake Forest | Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC | WAKE 3–1 | 2,133 | |
| October 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Duquesne | Pittsburgh | Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA | W 5–2 | 939 |
- Players of the Week
| Offensive | Defensive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Shak Mohammed | Duke | Buster Sjoberg | Syracuse |
| Reference:[23] | |||
Week 9 (Oct. 18 – Oct. 24)
| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 18 | 6:00 p.m. | Princeton | Virginia Tech | Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA | L 0–5 | 340 |
| 7:00 p.m. | Bucknell | No. 4 Syracuse | SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY | W 2–1 | 309 | |
| ETSU | No. 11 Louisville | Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY | T 1–1 | 289 | ||
| George Washington | No. 2т Duke | Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC | W 4–0 | 404 | ||
| Hofstra | No. 24 Virginia | Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | T 1–1 | 1,965 | ||
| North Carolina | Elon | Rudd Field • Elon, NC | L 0–3 | 874 | ||
| William & Mary | NC State | Dail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NC | W 2–1 | 338 | ||
| Wofford | No. 25 Wake Forest | Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC | W 3–0 | 1,163 | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | UIC | Notre Dame | Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | W 4–2 | 588 | |
| October 21 | 6:00 p.m. | North Carolina | Boston College | Newton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MA | T 1–1 | 688 |
| 7:00 p.m. | Clemson | No. 11 Louisville | Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY | LOU 1–0 | 1,013 | |
| Virginia Tech | Notre Dame | Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | UND 1–0 | 1,279 | ||
| 8:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh | No. 2т Duke | Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC | T 0–0 | 877 | |
| October 22 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 4 Syracuse | NC State | Dail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NC | T 1–1 | 895 |
| No. 25 Wake Forest | No. 24 Virginia | Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | UVA 1–0 | 2,416 | ||
| October 24 | 5:30 p.m. | Endicott | Boston College | Newton Soccer Complex • Chestnut Hill, MA | W 5–1 | 158 |
| 7:00 p.m. | UMass | Clemson | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | W 3–1 | 1,624 |
- Players of the Week
| Offensive | Defensive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Leo Afonso | Virginia | Josh Jones | Louisville |
| Lucas Hatsios | NC State | ||
| Reference:[24] | |||
Week 10 (Oct. 25 – Oct. 29)
| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 25 | 6:00 p.m. | William & Mary | North Carolina | Dorrance Field • Chapel Hill, NC | W 3–0 | 330 |
| 7:00 p.m. | Michigan | Notre Dame | Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | W 3–2 | 359 | |
| Radford | NC State | Dail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NC | W 2–0 | 247 | ||
| October 28 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 3 Duke | Virginia Tech | Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA | DUKE 1–0 | 1,360 |
| 7:00 p.m. | Boston College | No. 4 Syracuse | SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY | T 1–1 | 1,201 | |
| NC State | Clemson | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | CLEM 3–0 | 1,984 | ||
| Notre Dame | No. 23 Pittsburgh | Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA | T 1–1 | 903 | ||
| No. 18 Virginia | North Carolina | Dorrance Field • Chapel Hill, NC | T 2–2 | 1,196 | ||
| 8:00 p.m. | No. 9 Louisville | Wake Forest | Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC | WAKE 3–0 | 2,011 |
- Players of the Week
| Offensive | Defensive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Daniel Russo | Notre Dame | Takuma Suzuki | Wake Forest |
| Reference:[25] | |||
Rankings
United Soccer Coaches
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| Boston College | |||||||||||||
| Clemson | 1 (8) | 1 (7) | 1 (6) | 1 (7) | 10 | 17 | 23 | 18 | RV | 18т | 13 | ||
| Duke | 12 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 (2) | 3 (1) | 2т (1) | 3 (1) | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Louisville | RV | 10т | RV | 25т | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | RV | ||
| North Carolina | 24 | 13 | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||
| NC State | |||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 4 | 22 | 22 | ||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 7 | 2 (1) | 10т | 10 | 8 | 10 | 25 | RV | RV | 23 | 24 | RV | 8 |
| Syracuse | 15 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 (6) | |
| Virginia | 21 | RV | 24 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 16 | ||||||
| Virginia Tech | RV | ||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 15 | 5 | 4 | 2т | 1 (7) | 1 (8) | 4 | 10 | 25 | RV | RV | 20т | 24 |
Top Drawer Soccer
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| Clemson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | ||
| Duke | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Louisville | 16 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 18 | ||||||||||
| North Carolina | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Notre Dame | 3 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 17 | ||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 4 | |
| Syracuse | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Virginia | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | |||||||||
| Virginia Tech | |||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 19 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 13 |
Postseason
ACC Tournament
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 8 | Clemson | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Wake Forest | 0 | |||||||
| 8 | Clemson | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Syracuse | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Virginia | 2 (3) | |||||||
| 2 | Syracuse (pen.) | 2 (5) | |||||||
NCAA tournament
The ACC had eight teams receive a bid to the 2022 NCAA tournament, which was the highest number of bids for any conference. Four teams claimed top eight seeds, which was also the most among any conference.[26]
| Seed | School | First round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Syracuse | BYE | W 2–1 vs. No. 23 Penn – (Syracuse, NY) | W 1–0 vs. No. 16 Cornell – (Syracuse, NY) | W 2–1 vs. No. 8 Vermont – (Syracuse, NY) | W 3–2 vs. Creighton – (Cary, NC) | T 2–2 (7–6 PKs) vs. Indiana – (Cary, NC) |
| 4 | Virginia | BYE | T 1–1 (3–5 PKs) vs. No. 9 Marshall – (Charlottesville, VA) | ||||
| 6 | Clemson | BYE | L 1–2 vs. UCLA – (Clemson, SC) | ||||
| 7 | Duke | BYE | W 3–1 vs. No. 9 Denver – (Durham, NC) | W 1–0 vs. No. 25 FIU – (Durham, NC) | L 2–3 vs. Creighton – (Durham, NC) | ||
| Louisville | L 1–2 (2OT) vs. Western Michigan – (Louisville, KY) | ||||||
| North Carolina | L 0–2 vs. High Point – (Chapel Hill, NC) | ||||||
| Pittsburgh | W 2–1 vs. Cleveland State – (Pittsburgh) | W 3–0 at No. 15 Akron – (Akron, OH) | W 2–1 at No. 2 Kentucky – (Lexington, KY) | W 1–0 (2OT) vs. No. 18 Portland – (Pittsburgh) | L 0–2 vs. Indiana – (Cary, NC) | ||
| Wake Forest | L 0–3 vs. No. 16 Ohio State – (Winston-Salem, NC) | ||||||
| W–L (%): | 1–3–0 (.250) | 3–1–1 (.700) | 3–0–0 (1.000) | 2–1–0 (.667) | 1–1–0 (.500) | 0–0–1 (.500) Total: 10–6–2 (.611) |
Awards
All-ACC awards and teams
| 2022 ACC Men's Soccer Individual Awards[27] | ||||||
| Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach of the Year | Ian McIntyre – Syracuse | |||||
| Offensive Player of the Year | Shak Mohammed – Duke | |||||
| Midfielder of the Year | Peter Stroud – Duke | |||||
| Defensive Player of the Year | Andreas Ueland – Virginia | |||||
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Eliot Hamill – Duke | |||||
| Freshman of the Year | Kamran Acito – Duke | |||||
| 2022 ACC Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams[27] | ||||||
| First Team | Second Team | Third Team | All-Freshman Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ousmane Sylla – Clemson |
Stefan Sigurdarson – Boston College |
Victor Souza – Boston College |
Joseph Andema – Clemson | |||