Defeat Stings but Can't Undo Eagles' Success

When Boston College beat North Carolina, head coach Acacia Walker-Weinstein recalled the program's journey to get over the Tar Heel speed bump. There were three straight postseason losses before the Eagles beat UNC in this year's national semifinal, all of which BC recalled after it finally recorded a win.

That win on Friday might have felt like it would have been one hundred years from happening when BC lost in the ACC Tournament, but it eventually happened. It took that long, hard road littered with broken dreams and disappointment before the Eagles could exult in a satisfying victory.

That's probably of little consolation to the team on Monday morning, but that same long, uphill road is…