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GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – No. 2 seed Syracuse and No. 8 seed Clemson face off Sunday afternoon in the title game of the 2022 ACC Men’s Soccer Championship at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina. Game time is noon, and ESPNU has the live broadcast.

Syracuse (eight games, 5-0-3) owns the ACC’s longest active unbeaten streak, while Clemson has the longest win streak at five games. The 8-seed, Clemson is the lowest seeded team to reach the championship game. The previous low was 7-seed Syracuse in 2015.

Clemson has won 15 ACC championships all-time, including four tournament crowns. Syracuse is aiming for its second ACC title after winning the 2015 championship.

The teams met in the regular season on Sept. 16, with the Orange prevailing at then-No. 1 ranked Clemson, 2-1.

2022 ACC Men’s Soccer Championship

First Round | Wednesday, Nov. 2 

at Campus Sites

at No. 7 North Carolina 1, No. 10 Boston College 0

No. 12 Virginia Tech 2, at No. 5 Louisville 1

at No. 6 Pitt 4, No. 11 NC State 1 (OT)

at No. 8 Clemson 3, No. 9 Notre Dame 1

Quarterfinals | Sunday, Nov. 6

at Campus Sites

at No. 4 Wake Forest 1, No. 12 Virginia Tech 0

at No. 3 Virginia 1, No. 6 Pitt 0

at No. 2 Syracuse 1, No. 7 North Carolina 0

No. 8 Clemson 2, at No. 1 Duke 0

Semifinals | Wednesday, Nov. 9 

at Campus Sites

at No. 2 Syracuse 2, No. 3 Virginia 2 (SU advances 5-3 on PK)

No. 8 Clemson 2, at No. 4 Wake Forest 0

Championship | Sunday, Nov. 13

WakeMed Soccer Park | Cary, N.C.

No. 2 Syracuse vs. No. 8 Clemson | Noon | ESPNU

Noting ACC Men’s Soccer

• Among current ACC programs, Virginia leads with 16 ACC Championships. Clemson is second (15). UVA has captured a league-best 11 tournament titles, while Clemson has won four.

• In the last five tournaments, there were five different champions (Wake Forest, Louisville, Virginia, Clemson, Notre Dame). 

• The Clemson-Syracuse game is a rematch of a Sept. 16 contest in which the Orange won 2-1 at then-No. 1 Clemson.

• Syracuse won the Atlantic Division title for the first time since 2014, although this is its first outright title.

• In the latest NCAA RPI release, announced Monday, four ACC teams are among the top 10 and seven are in the top 25. Both totals are most of any conference….