#3 Syracuse and #18 Clemson Meet In ACC Championship Final

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – No. 2 seed Syracuse men’s soccer looks to claim its second ACC Championship crown in program history on Sunday, Nov. 13 at noon against the No. 8 seed Clemson. The ACC Championship Final will be played at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C and will be broadcasted on ESPNU. Tickets are available for purchase here. Admission is free for youth ages under 18 and students of ACC institutions (with a valid student ID). General admission tickets are $10.

The Orange last played in the ACC Championship Final in 2015, when head coach Ian McInytre led ‘Cuse to its first ACC conference championship with a 1-0 win against Notre Dame. Junior forward Ben Polk secured the conference title with a strike in the 47^th minute.

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Syracuse is 13-2-4 on the season and is the No. 3 team in the United Soccer Coaches’ latest poll. The Orange have won the most matches in a season since 2015, the last time they captured the ACC tournament crown. ‘Cuse also secured its first Atlantic Division title since 2014 after winning a program-best 17 points in ACC regular-season play.

McIntyre is the 2022 ACC Coach of the Year, winning the award for the second time in his career. The 13^th-year head coach led one of the great single-season improvements in program history. The Orange finished the 2021 season with an 8-8-2 record and a No. 10 seed in the ACC Championship tournament.

Five Orange were also selected to the All-ACC teams. All five earn All-ACC honors for the first time in their careers. Senior forward Levonte Johnson and sophomore forward Nathan Opoku earned All-ACC First Team honors after combing for 16 goals and 11 assists. Both student-athletes have started each match in the 2022 campaign.

Redshirt-senior goalkeeper Russell Shealy garnered All-ACC Second Team honors. The Cartersville, Georgia native is having a standout season. Shealy has saved a career high 54 shots and is second in the ACC in save percentage (.818), goal against average (0.66), and is tied for second in shutouts (8).

Junior midfielder Jeorgio Kocevski and senior defender Christian Curti check in at the All-ACC Third Team. Kocevski has had a breakout season, scoring a career-high five goals and registering two assists. Curti has started every match of the season, picking up…