# 2022 ACC women's soccer tournament

The 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer tournament was the 35th edition of the ACC Women's Soccer Tournament, which decided the Atlantic Coast Conference champion. Florida State was the defending champion.
The first round was played at campus sites, while the semifinals and final were played at Sahlen's Stadium in Cary, NC.
Florida State successfully defended their title, defeating Notre Dame in the Semifinals and North Carolina in the final, 2–1. This was the ninth title for Florida State as a program, and the first for head coach Brian Pensky. Florida State has won the past three ACC tournaments.

## Qualification

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. The final seedings were determined after the final day of the regular season on October 27, 2022. Multiple tiebreakers were required as teams finished with the same conference records. North Carolina and Florida State both finished with 8–2–0 conference records and tied for first place in the regular season. North Carolina defeated Florida State on October 20, during the regular season, and therefore earned the top seed in the tournament, while Florida State was the second seed. A second tiebreaker was required between Virginia and Duke as both teams finished 6–2–2 in conference play. Virginia defeated Duke on October 2, during the regular season, and earned the fourth seed, while Duke was the fifth seed.
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
| 1 | North Carolina | 8–2–0 | 24 |
| 2 | Florida State | 8–2–0 | 24 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 7–2–1 | 22 |
| 4 | Virginia | 6–2–2 | 20 |
| 5 | Duke | 6–2–2 | 20 |
| 6 | Pittsburgh | 5–3–2 | 17 |

## Bracket

| First Round October 30 ACCN | First Round October 30 ACCN | First Round October 30 ACCN | Semifinal November 3 ACCN | Semifinal November 3 ACCN | Semifinal November 3 ACCN | Championship November 6 ESPNU | Championship November 6 ESPNU | Championship November 6 ESPNU |
| | | | 1 | North Carolina (pen.) | 0 (7) | | | |
| 4 | Virginia | 1 | 5 | Duke | 0 (6) | | | |
| 5 | Duke | 2 | | | | 1 | North Carolina | 1 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Florida State | 2 |
| | | | 2 | Florida State (pen.) | 3 (4) | | | |
| 3 | Notre Dame (pen.) | 1 (5) | 3 | Notre Dame | 3 (2) | | | |
| 6 | Pittsburgh | 1 (4) | | | | | | |

## Statistics
### Goalscorers

There were 14 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.8 goals per match.
3 goals
* Korbin Albert – Notre Dame
1 goal
* Michelle Cooper – Duke
* Kat Rader – Duke
* Emma Bissell – Florida State
* Jody Brown – Florida State
* Jenna Nighswonger – Florida State
* Heather Payne – Florida State
* Clara Robbins – Florida State
* Avery Patterson – North Carolina
* Kiki Van Zanten – Notre Dame
* Katie Zaliski – Pittsburgh
* Alexa Spaanstra – Virginia

## All-Tournament team

| Player | Team |
| Jenna Nighswonger | Florida State |
| Jody Brown | Florida State |
| Onyi Echegini | Florida State |
| Beata Olsson | Florida State |
| Emily Moxley | North Carolina |
| Avery Patterson | North Carolina |
| Tori Hansen | North Carolina |
| Ruthie Jones | Duke |
| Michelle Cooper | Duke |
| Kat Rader | Duke |
| Korbin Albert | Notre Dame |
MVP in bold Source: