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Carolina Will Play Boston College In ACC Tournament Thursday
 
The Tar Heels are seeded fifth in the conference championship.

April 23, 2008

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    • CHAPEL HILL - The fifth-seeded University of North Carolina women's lacrosse team will play fourth-seeded Boston College in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament first round on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Va. The winner of the contest will advance to Friday's semifinal round to face top-seeded Maryland.

    On Thursday, the Tar Heels will hope to avenge its double-overtime loss at Boston College on March 29. That day in Waltham, Mass., BC upset seventh-ranked Carolina, 5-4, in double overtime. The Eagles' Lauren Fitzpatrick scored the game-winning goal 48 seconds into the second overtime period to notch the Eagles' second ACC win of the season.

    Carolina enters the ACC Tournament coming off a 16-3 loss at No. 1 Northwestern last Sunday afternoon. Prior to the loss to the Wildcats, the Tar Heels beat Old Dominion on the road, 19-7, on Wednesday April 20. In its last ACC outing, UNC dropped a 10-8 decision at home to Maryland on April 12.

    Carolina is 11-5 this season and went 2-3 in ACC play. UNC is ranked No. 12 in the nation by the IWLCA and No. 11 by Inside Lacrosse. Boston College is 6-8 and unranked.

    The 12th annual ACC Women's Lacrosse Championship, which began in 1997, has been held in Charlottesville three previous times. Maryland picked up two of those crowns (1997 and 2003), while Virginia captured the title in 1998, making UVa's head coach Julie Myers the only active ACC women's coach to earn a crown in Charlottesville.

    The two championships held at one site will allow ACC and lacrosse fans alike to experience both the men's and women's league tournaments as tickets purchased for any intended session will be recognized at both locations.

    For more information, include ticket prices for the upcoming ACC Women's Lacrosse Tournament, please visit TheACC.com.

    Fans planning to attend the ACC Championship games are encouraged to purchase tickets ahead of time online at VirginiaSports.com. Tickets may also be purchased by telephone or in person through the Virginia athletics ticket office. The ticket office is located in Bryant Hall at Scott Stadium and may be reached by calling 1-800-542-UVA1 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays.