Of all the storylines facing Boston College's trip to the ACC Championship last week, a loss to North Carolina only marginally entered the conversation. The two teams had traded wins off one another by generating the kind of defining moments expected from instant classics, and the sheer volume and depth of talent permeating both rosters made a big win for either team a near impossibility.
A multi-goal loss was especially unexpected after the way the teams played their first game, but it exited the multiverse altogether after BC opened a two-goal lead into halftime. UNC was a team known for second period dominance, and the Tar Heels lost the quarter by a goal after the Eagles already possessed a one-goal lead.