{"id":7669,"date":"2014-11-02T10:19:41","date_gmt":"2014-11-02T15:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/capitalsportsnc.com\/?p=7669"},"modified":"2014-11-02T10:19:41","modified_gmt":"2014-11-02T15:19:41","slug":"acc-soccer-tourney-state-travels-to-duke-heels-hosts-louisville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capitalsportsnc.com\/?p=7669","title":{"rendered":"ACC soccer tourney: State travels to Duke, Heels hosts Louisville"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"accsoccerchamp2\"<\/a>Notre Dame and Syracuse hold the top two seeds for the 28th annual Atlantic Coast Conference Men\u2019s Soccer Championship, set to begin on Wednesday, Nov. 5. <\/p>\n

The Irish, the defending national champions, finished the regular season with 19 points in league play to clinch the Coastal Division title and the top overall seed. Fifth-ranked Notre Dame (10-4-3, 6-1-1 ACC) will open play in the tournament when it hosts the winner of No. 9 Virginia Tech (7-7-2, 2-5-1) and No. 8 Virginia (9-5-2, 3-3-2) in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n

Second-seeded Syracuse (14-2-1, 5-2-1), currently ranked No. 3 in the NSCAA Poll, earned a shared of the Atlantic Division title with 16 points and will host a quarterfinal match against the winner of No. 10 NC State (7-6-4, 1-4-3) and No. 7 Duke (8-8-1, 4-4-0).<\/p>\n

North Carolina (12-4-1, 5-2-1) claimed the No. 3 seed with 16 points in ACC play and is ranked No. 6 nationally. The Tar Heels will host sixth-seeded and 22nd-ranked Louisville (8-6-3, 4-3-1), which will be making its ACC Championship debut, in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n

Clemson (10-6-1, 5-2-1), which earned a share of the Atlantic Division title, will be the fourth seed in the tournament and will host fifth-seeded Wake Forest (10-7-0, 5-3-0) on Nov. 9. The Tigers won the regular season match between the two teams, 3-1, on Sept. 26.<\/p>\n

The first round and quarterfinal games will be held on campus sites, with the first round on Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. and the quarterfinals on Nov. 9 at 1 p.m. The semifinals and championship will be hosted by WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C., with the semifinals at 5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Nov. 14 and the final at 2 p.m. on Nov. 16.<\/p>\n

Single session tickets for the games at WakeMed Soccer Park are available for $10 for adults and $5 for youth and seniors.<\/p>\n

For more information on ACC Men\u2019s Soccer, visit theACC.com or follow on Twitter @ACCMSoccer. Fans are encouraged to use the #ACCMSoccer hashtag during the championship.<\/p>\n

2014 ACC Men\u2019s Soccer Championship<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday, November 5 (Campus Sites)
\nMatch 1 \u2013 No. 9 Virginia Tech at No. 8 Virginia, 7 p.m.
\nMatch 2 \u2013 No. 10 NC State at No. 7 Duke, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Sunday, November 9 (Campus Sites)
\nMatch 3 \u2013Match 1 Winner at No. 1 Notre Dame, 1 p.m.
\nMatch 4 \u2013 No. 5 Wake Forest at No. 4 Clemson, 1 p.m.
\nMatch 5 \u2013 No. 6 Louisville at No. 3 North Carolina, 1 p.m.
\nMatch 6 \u2013 Match 2 Winner at No. 2 Syracuse, 1 p.m.<\/p>\n

Friday, November 14 (WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, N.C.)
\nSemifinal #1 (ESPN3), 5:30 p.m.
\nSemifinal #2 (ESPN3), 8:00 p.m.<\/p>\n

Sunday, November 16 (WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, N.C.)
\nACC Championship Game (ESPNU), 2:00 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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