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ACC Champs! UNC Women’s Soccer downs undefeated Virginia in 2OT thriller

The 2019 North Carolina Tar Heels Women’s Soccer team are once again champions of the ACC. One year after losing the ACC title game in a pulsating match against Florida State, the Tar Heels reclaimed their rightful place atop the conference in even more dramatic fashion.

Alessia Russo’s golden goal in the 102nd minute gave Carolina the victory over the #1 and previously undefeated Virginia Cavaliers and brought a ferocious, heart-stopping game to a merciful, triumphant end. There miscues, missed calls, reckless challenges, and some truly spectacular soccer by two teams that left it all out on the field.