2011 ACC men's soccer tournament

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|year = 2011

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|country = United States

|num_teams = 9

|champions = North Carolina

|runner-up = Boston College

|matches = 8

|goals = 23

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The 2011 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament was the 25th edition of the tournament, which determined the men's college soccer champion of the Atlantic Coast Conference, as well as the conference's automatic berth into the 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The tournament began on November 7, with N.C. State defeating Virginia Tech 1–0 in a play-in fixture.{{cite web|title=ACC Men's Soccer First Round ACCtion: November 7|url=http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-soccer/recaps/110711aaa.html|publisher=TheACC.com|accessdate=November 9, 2011|date=November 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204212441/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-soccer/recaps/110711aaa.html|archive-date=February 4, 2012|url-status=dead}} The ACC Championship was played on November 13 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina with North Carolina defeating Boston College 3–1 in the final.{{cite web|last=Daniels|first=Rob|title=UNC Tops Boston College in ACC Men's Soccer Championship Final|url=http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-soccer/recaps/111311aaa.html|work=Atlantic Coast Conference|publisher=TheACC.com|accessdate=February 25, 2012|date=November 13, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222223942/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-soccer/recaps/111311aaa.html|archive-date=February 22, 2012|url-status=dead}}

As ACC Champions, North Carolina qualified for the 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship, and would eventually win the national championship,{{cite web|last=Scott|first=David|title=UNC wins NCAA soccer crown, defeating Charlotte 1-0 |url=http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/12/11/1704960/unc-wins-ncaa-soccer-crown-defeating.html|publisher=NewsObserver.com|accessdate=February 25, 2012|date=December 11, 2011}} making it the second time in the last two years an ACC school won the national tournament. Additionally five ACC schools qualified for the tournament through at-large bids, the most of any conference.

The defending champions, Maryland, were eliminated by Clemson in the quarterfinals of the tournament.{{cite web|title=ACC Men's Soccer Quarterfinal ACCtion: Tuesday, Nov. 8|url=http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/110911aaa.html|publisher=TheACC.com|access-date=2012-02-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302061354/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/110911aaa.html|archive-date=2012-03-02|url-status=dead}}

Qualification

{{2011 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer standings}}

{{main|2011 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season}}

Bracket

{{2TeamBracket

|RD1-seed1 = 8

|RD1-team1 = N.C. State

|RD1-score1 = 1

|RD1 = Play-in Round

|RD1-seed2 = 9

|RD1-team2 = Virginia Tech

|RD1-score2 = 0

}}

{{8TeamBracket-NoSeeds

|RD1 = Quarterfinals

|RD2 = Semifinals

|RD3 = Championship

|RD1-seed1 = 1

|RD1-team1 = North Carolina

|RD1-score1 = 4

|RD1-seed2 = 8

|RD1-team2 = N.C. State

|RD1-score2 = 0

|RD1-seed3 = 4

|RD1-team3 = Virginia (a.e.t.)

|RD1-score3 = 4

|RD1-seed4 = 5

|RD1-team4 = Wake Forest

|RD1-score4 = 3

|RD1-seed5 = 2

|RD1-team5 = Maryland

|RD1-score5 = 1

|RD1-seed6 = 7

|RD1-team6 = Boston College

|RD1-score6 = 2

|RD1-seed7 = 3

|RD1-team7 = Duke (a.e.t.)

|RD1-score7 = 0

|RD1-seed8 = 6

|RD1-team8 = Clemson

|RD1-score8 = 0

|RD2-seed1 = 1

|RD2-team1 = North Carolina (a.e.t.)

|RD2-score1 = 1

|RD2-seed2 = 4

|RD2-team2 = Virginia

|RD2-score2 = 0

|RD2-seed3 = 7

|RD2-team3 = Boston College

|RD2-score3 = 2

|RD2-seed4 = 3

|RD2-team4 = Duke

|RD2-score4 = 1

|RD3-seed1 = 1

|RD3-team1 = North Carolina

|RD3-score1 = 3

|RD3-seed2 = 7

|RD3-team2 = Boston College

|RD3-score2 = 1

}}

Schedule

The home team/higher seed is listed on the right.

= Play-in round =

{{football box

|date = November 7, 2011

|time = 13:00 EST

|team1 = Virginia Tech

|score = 0 – 1

|team2 =N.C. State

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Albadawi {{goal|60}}

|stadium = Fetzer Field
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

|attendance = 59

|referee = Alex Prus

|report =[http://www.hokiesports.com/msoccer/stats/showstats.html?14219 Report]

}}

= Quarterfinals =

{{football box

|date = November 8, 2011

|time = 19:00 EST

|team1 = N.C. State

|score = 0 – 4

|team2 =North Carolina

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Gafa {{goal|13}}
Hedges {{goal|33}}
Lopez {{goal|49}}
McCrary {{goal|50}}

|stadium = Fetzer Field
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

|attendance = 562

|referee = Oscar Ortiz

|report = [http://www.tarheelblue.com/sports/m-soccer/recaps/110811aaa.html Report]

}}

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{{football box

|date = November 8, 2011

|time = 19:00 EST

|team1 = Boston College

|score = 2 – 1

|team2 =Maryland

|goals1 = Medina-Mendez {{goal|14}}
Rugg {{goal|18}}

|goals2 = Townsend {{goal|47}}

|stadium = Ludwig Field
College Park, Maryland

|attendance = 1,201

|referee = Chris Penso

|report = [http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-soccer/stats/2011-2012/accqtr11.html Report]

}}

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{{football box

|date = November 8, 2011

|time = 19:00 EST

|team1 = Clemson

|score = 0 – 0

|aet = yes

|team2 =Duke

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

| penalties1 = Savage {{pengoal}}
Benediktsson {{pengoal}}
Stockinger {{pengoal}}
Priest {{pengoal}}
Mizell {{penmiss}}

| penaltyscore = 4 – 5

| penalties2 = Belshaw {{pengoal}}
Morales {{pengoal}}
Davis {{pengoal}}
Eggleston {{pengoal}}
Wenger {{pengoal}}

|stadium = Koskinen Stadium
Durham, North Carolina

|attendance = 527

|referee =

|report = [http://www.clemsontigers.com/sports/m-soccer/recaps/110811aac.html Report]

}}

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{{football box

|date = November 8, 2011

|time = 19:00 EST

|team1 = Wake Forest

|score = 3 – 4

|aet = yes

|team2 =Virginia

|goals1 = Lubahn {{goal|3}}
Gimenez {{goal|79||81}}

|goals2 = Jumper {{goal|52}}
Ownby {{goal|71}}
Span {{goal|75}} {{golden goal|110}}

|stadium = Klöckner Stadium
Charlottesville, Virginia

|attendance = 907

|referee = Mohammad Samadpour

|report = [http://www.virginiasports.com/fls/17800/stats/msoccer/2011/va1107.htm?SPSID=88782&SPID=10604&DB_OEM_ID=17800 Report]

}}

= Semifinals =

{{football box

|date = November 11, 2011

|time = 17:30 EST

|team1 = North Carolina

|score = 1 – 0

|aet = yes

|team2 =Virginia

|goals1 = Schuler {{golden goal|92}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = WakeMed Soccer Park
Cary, North Carolina

|attendance = Not reported

|referee = Tony Crush

|report = [http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-soccer/recaps/111111aab.html Report]

}}

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{{football box

|date = November 11, 2011

|time = 19:30 EST

|team1 = Boston College

|score = 2 – 1

|team2 =Duke

|goals1 = Aburmad {{goal|25}}
Mendia Mendez {{goal|66}}

|goals2 = Eggleston {{goal|15}}

|stadium = WakeMed Soccer Park
Cary, North Carolina

|attendance = Not reported

|referee = Kevin Terry

|report = [http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-soccer/recaps/111111aag.html Report]

}}

= ACC Championship =

{{football box

|date = November 11, 2011

|time = 17:30 EST

|team1 = Boston College

|score = 1 – 3

|team2 = North Carolina

|goals1 = Bekker {{goal|62}}

|goals2 = McCrary {{goal|38}}
Speas {{goal|42||65}}

|stadium = WakeMed Soccer Park
Cary, North Carolina

|attendance = Not reported

|referee = Tony Russo

|report = [http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-soccer/recaps/111311aaa.html Report]

}}

See also

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