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Duke, Pitt, Syracuse Play in NCAA Men’s Soccer Quarterfinals on Saturday

Duke, Pitt, Syracuse Play in NCAA Men's Soccer Quarterfinals on Saturday


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GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – NCAA Men’s College Cup berths are on the line Saturday, as Duke, Pitt and Syracuse compete in the quarterfinals of the 2022 NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship. Each of the schools will host quarterfinal matches Saturday, with the winners advancing to the NCAA Men’s College Cup, which begins Friday, Dec. 9, at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina.

No. 7 seed Duke entertains Creighton at 1 p.m. Saturday, while Pitt, after consecutive road victories, returns home to play Portland at 1 p.m. No. 3 seed Syracuse plays host to Vermont at 2 p.m. Saturday. The ACC is the only conference to have multiple teams remaining in the tournament field.

Duke is seeking its sixth NCAA College Cup berth, but its first since 2004. Syracuse (2015) and Pitt (2020) each have appeared in one College Cup previously.

Upcoming Schedule

Saturday, Dec. 3 – NCAA Quarterfinals


Creighton at No. 7 Duke | ESPN+ | 1 p.m.

Portland at Pitt | ESPN+ | 1 p.m.

Vermont at No. 3 Syracuse | ESPN+ | 2 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 9 – NCAA College Cup

WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, N.C.


Creighton/Duke vs. Vermont/Syracuse | ESPNU | 6/8:30 p.m.

Portland/Pitt vs. Indiana/UNC Greensboro | ESPNU | 6/8:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 12 – NCAA College Cup Championship Game

WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, N.C.

Noting ACC Men’s Soccer

• Eight ACC teams earned bids to the 2022 NCAA Tournament, most of any conference in this tournament. The ACC also claimed four of the top eight national seeds: ACC champion Syracuse (3), Virginia (4), Clemson (6) and Duke (7). 

• This marks the 10th straight season in which the ACC placed the most teams in the tournament and the 22nd consecutive season that at least five league teams earned a bid.

• ACC teams have won 18 NCAA men’s soccer championships, including nine since 2001. Clemson is the reigning champion after capturing its first national championship since 1987 last season (third in program history). 

• The ACC had two of the four teams in the 2021 NCAA Men’s College Cup (Clemson, Notre Dame) and has had at least one conference team in the Men’s College Cup in 20 of the last 21 seasons.

• Six current ACC programs have won at least one national championship, the most of any conference. Eleven different league programs have reached the Men’s…

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