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SoccerPlex Hosts ACC Soccer Championship

Terps face Clemson at 8 p.m. Friday; winners will square off noon Sunday in the ACC Championship Final.

University of Maryland will face Clemson on the soccer field Friday, as the ACC Championship Tournament moves into the semifinal round at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds.

Game time is 8 p.m. Friday, capping a double-header at the ‘Plex. The North Carolina-Virginia match is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.

The games will be televised on ESPN3.

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Friday’s victors will square off noon Sunday in the ACC Championship Final with an automatic NCAA Tournament bid and a conference title on the line.

The top-seeded Terps defeated ninth-seeded Virginia Tech 2-1 on Tuesday. The Clemson Tigers enter the game as the No. 4 seed with a win over Boston.

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The last time the SoccerPlex hosted the ACC Men’s soccer championship was in 2006, according to the Conference and Visitor’s Bureau of Montgomery County.

Organizers anticipate between 5,000 and 6,000 spectators and expect to sell out. Maryland Soccer Foundation has been urging fans to buy tickets online.

If you go

WHAT: ACC Championship Tournament
WHERE: Maryland SoccerPlex & Discovery Sports Center, 18031 Central Park Cir, Boyds, MD
WHEN: Semifinals—5:30 and 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9; Finals— noon Sunday, Nov. 11
COST: $5-$10
MORE: To buy tickets, visit the Maryland SoccerPlex website, MDSoccerPlex.org.


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