2023 NCAA Championship Bracket
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (theACC.com) – Clemson and Notre Dame prevailed Friday in the semifinals of the 2023 NCAA Men’s College Cup, setting up an all-ACC national championship game on Monday at Lynn Family Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. The No. 9 seed Tigers topped No. 5 seed West Virginia, 1-0, while the No. 2 seed Fighting Irish downed Oregon State, 1-0.
The championship game will be contested at 6 p.m. Monday and televised on ESPNU.
The ACC has clinched its 20th national championship in men’s soccer, including its third straight (Clemson 2021, Syracuse 2022).
This will be the third all-ACC NCAA title game in men’s soccer, with the others coming in 2008 (North Carolina-Maryland) and 2013 (Notre Dame-Maryland). Clemson and Notre Dame met in the conference opener on Sept. 9 in South Bend, Indiana, with Notre Dame notching a 3-2 win.
This marks the third straight season and the fourth time in the last five seasons in which an ACC team will play in the national championship game. The men’s soccer national championship will be the ACC’s fourth national title this fall, joining women’s cross country (NC State), field hockey (North Carolina) and women’s soccer (Florida State).
Clemson (14-3-5) used a beautiful give-and-go to score the match’s lone goal in the 37th minute. Shawn Smart sent a short pass ahead to Mohamed Seye, who headed the ball forward and Smart volleyed a screamer just under the crossbar to break the deadlock. The goal was Smart’s second of the season.
The Tigers have not conceded a goal in 360 minutes of NCAA Tournament action.
After a scoreless first half, Notre Dame (13-2-6) broke through in the 51st minute when Wyatt Lewis sent a short ball deep into the box to find an unmarked Eno Nto, who collected the ball and beat the keeper for his team-leading 11th goal of the season.
The Fighting Irish recorded their 12th clean sheet of the season.
NCAA Championship Schedule/Results
Thursday, Nov. 16 – First Round
at Syracuse 3, Boston University 1
at Louisville 4, Dayton 3
James Madison 3, at Pitt 2
Sunday, Nov. 19 – Second Round
Western Michigan 2, at No. 15 Duke 1 (OT)
at No. 7 Virginia 2, FIU 1 (OT)
at No. 8 New Hampshire 3, Syracuse 0
at No. 5 West Virginia 1, Louisville 0
Indiana 3, at No. 10 Wake Forest…
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