Greensboro, NC (theACC.com) – In its 40th year in the event’s 41 years, the Atlantic Coast Conference has qualified at least one team for the NCAA Women’s College Soccer Cup.
This is the 17th consecutive year that the ACC has at least one team in the national Final Four.
The ACC has 57 appearances in the College Cup, the most of any conference (the next closest conference has 27 appearances). Her current membership totals 69 appearances and she has appeared in 27 NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championships. North Carolina owns her 21 NCAA titles, Florida owns her three titles, and Notre Dame owns his three before joining the league in 2013. have won the title.
The top-seeded Seminoles cemented their position in Cary on Saturday night with a 1-0 win over No. 3-seeded Arkansas in Tallahassee. The only goal came in the 53rd minute when a corner kick was deflected for an own goal by a Razorback defender. The win gave FSU his 13th appearance in the College Cup, and his fourth in the last five years.
The second-seeded Tar Heels came on as a substitute and beat ACC foes Notre Dame 2-0 at South Bend. Arie Centner scored in the 22nd minute and Talia De Laperta doubled North Carolina’s lead on a late insurance tally to put the game out of reach. The win gives UNC his 31st College Cup appearance.
Florida and North Carolina will meet in the National Semifinals on Friday, December 2 at Wakemed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina. Kick-off time is yet to be determined. This was his third meeting of the season between FSU and UNC, with the Tar Heels winning 2-1 in Tallahassee before the Seminoles won the ACC Championship game 2-1 in Cary. I was.
Second seed Duke and third seed Virginia lost in overtime in their respective quarterfinals. On Friday, the Blue Devils lost to No. 1 seed Alabama, he lost 3-2, while the Cavaliers lost to No. 1 seed UCLA, 2-1.
