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Tar Heels Begin Quest For ACC Championship Against Virginia Tech
November 9, 2020 | Women's Soccer
CHAPEL HILL - No. 1 North Carolina (9-0-0) begins the journey for its 23rd ACC Tournament Championship against Virginia Tech (5-7-0) on Tuesday in the ACC Tournament Quarterfinals.
The Rundown
Opponent:Â vs. Virginia Tech (5-7-0)
Dates:Â Nov. 10, 2020
Site: Cary, N.C. (Wake Medicine Sports Park)
Time:Â 5:30 p.m.
TV:Â ACCN
Live Stats:Â Click Here
Game Notes: North Carolina | Virginia Tech
Series History
• UNC holds a 19-2-0 all-time series lead against the Hokies.
• The Tar Heels boast a 25-5 goal advantage in the last 10 meetings between the two programs.
• North Carolina has not allowed a Virginia Tech goal since the 2015 season. The teams have met seven times since.
• The Tar Heels and Hokies played earlier this season on Sept. 20. North Carolina won 1-0 with a goal from Brianna Pinto.
Top Storylines
• North Carolina begins its bid for its 23rd ACC Tournament title as the No. 2 seed against No. 7 seed Virginia Tech. North Carolina has not represented the No. 2 seed since 2017.
• With the win against Notre Dame, UNC completed the regular season unbeaten for the 17th time in program history and first since 2004.
• The Tar Heels are just one of two programs (Florida State being the other) that have played more than two matches in 2020 that are undefeated.
• North Carolina captured its 24th ACC regular season title in 2020 as co-champions with Florida State, who is the top-seeded club. FSU won the goal differential tiebreaker +21 to +16 (UNC).
• The 22 second deficient against Louisville was the only time in 2020 the Tar Heels found themselves trailing.
• The Tar Heels boast a 69-6-5 all-time record in the ACC Tournament.
Carolina in the ACC Tournament
• North Carolina enters the ACC tournament as the No. 2 seed for the fourth time in program history (1994, 2014, 2017, 2020).
• The Tar Heels boast a record of 6-1 as the No. 2 seed in the tournament.
• UNC has won two ACC tournament championships as the No. 2 seed (1994, 2017).
• North Carolina holds a 3-0 advantage against the Hokies in the ACC tournament. The Tar Heels have outscored Virginia Tech 9-2 in the three matches.
• The Tar Heels and Hokies have met twice in the quarterfinals, in 2010 (a 4-2 UNC win) and 2018 (a 2-0 UNC win.)
• North Carolina and VT met in the 2008 ACC tournament Final, a 3-0 win for UNC.
