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The Tar Heels will open ACC Tournament play against Wake Forest.
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Bracket Set For ACC Field Hockey Championship
October 21, 2017 | Field Hockey
UNC is the fifth seed and will open against Wake.
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GREENSBORO, N.C. – North Carolina is the No. 5 seed in the upcoming Atlantic Coast Conference Field Hockey Championship and will open play Nov. 2 at 11 a.m. against fourth-seeded Wake Forest. The UNC-WFU matchup kicks off the tournament, which will run Nov. 2-5 at the University of Louisville's Trager Stadium in Louisville, Ky.
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The Tar Heels, 12-4 overall and ranked fifth nationally, have one regular season game remaining, a non-conference matchup on Oct. 29 at Liberty.
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Virginia, the defending conference champion, finished 5-1 in ACC play to earn the No. 1 seed and will receive a first-round bye. The winner of the first-round game between UNC and Wake will face the Cavaliers on Nov. 3 at noon.
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Duke is seeded No. 2 and will meet No. 7 Boston College in the first round Thursday at 1:30 p.m. The 4 p.m. game pits the host Cardinals, seeded third, against No. 6 seed Syracuse.
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The seven ACC field hockey teams have been ranked for the entire season, and six are currently ranked in the top 10.
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All six tournament games will be televised live by the league's Regional Sports Networks and will be available online and on mobile devices via ACC Network Extra.
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For more information on the ACC Championship, click here.
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UNC has won 19 ACC titles, most recently in 2015. Last season the Tar Heels finished as the tournament runner-up, falling to Virginia in the championship game.
2017 ACC Field Hockey Championship
Thursday, November 2
Game 1 - No. 5 North Carolina vs. No. 4 Wake Forest (RSN/ACC Network Extra), 11:00 a.m.
Game 2 - No. 7 Boston College vs. No. 2 Duke (RSN/ ACC Network Extra), 1:30 p.m.
Game 3 - No. 6 Syracuse vs. No. 3 Louisville (RSN/ ACC Network Extra), 4:00 p.m.
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Friday, November 3
No. 1 Virginia vs. Game 1 Winner (RSN/ ACC Network Extra), Noon
Game 2 Winner vs. Game 3 Winner (RSN/ ACC Network Extra), 2:30 p.m.
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Sunday, November 5
ACC Championship (RSN/ ACC Network Extra), 1:00 p.m.
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GREENSBORO, N.C. – North Carolina is the No. 5 seed in the upcoming Atlantic Coast Conference Field Hockey Championship and will open play Nov. 2 at 11 a.m. against fourth-seeded Wake Forest. The UNC-WFU matchup kicks off the tournament, which will run Nov. 2-5 at the University of Louisville's Trager Stadium in Louisville, Ky.
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The Tar Heels, 12-4 overall and ranked fifth nationally, have one regular season game remaining, a non-conference matchup on Oct. 29 at Liberty.
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Virginia, the defending conference champion, finished 5-1 in ACC play to earn the No. 1 seed and will receive a first-round bye. The winner of the first-round game between UNC and Wake will face the Cavaliers on Nov. 3 at noon.
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Duke is seeded No. 2 and will meet No. 7 Boston College in the first round Thursday at 1:30 p.m. The 4 p.m. game pits the host Cardinals, seeded third, against No. 6 seed Syracuse.
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The seven ACC field hockey teams have been ranked for the entire season, and six are currently ranked in the top 10.
Â
All six tournament games will be televised live by the league's Regional Sports Networks and will be available online and on mobile devices via ACC Network Extra.
Â
For more information on the ACC Championship, click here.
Â
UNC has won 19 ACC titles, most recently in 2015. Last season the Tar Heels finished as the tournament runner-up, falling to Virginia in the championship game.
2017 ACC Field Hockey Championship
Thursday, November 2
Game 1 - No. 5 North Carolina vs. No. 4 Wake Forest (RSN/ACC Network Extra), 11:00 a.m.
Game 2 - No. 7 Boston College vs. No. 2 Duke (RSN/ ACC Network Extra), 1:30 p.m.
Game 3 - No. 6 Syracuse vs. No. 3 Louisville (RSN/ ACC Network Extra), 4:00 p.m.
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Friday, November 3
No. 1 Virginia vs. Game 1 Winner (RSN/ ACC Network Extra), Noon
Game 2 Winner vs. Game 3 Winner (RSN/ ACC Network Extra), 2:30 p.m.
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Sunday, November 5
ACC Championship (RSN/ ACC Network Extra), 1:00 p.m.
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Saturday, October 17
Saturday, October 17
Friday, October 16