NEWTON, Mass. – North Carolina will play for its third consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference field hockey title and the 22nd tournament championship in program history on Sunday when the top-ranked Tar Heels take on No. 9 Boston College on the Eagles' home turf. Game time at Newton Field Hockey Complex in Newton, Mass., is 11 a.m. and the game will be televised live by the ACC Network.
After receiving a first-round bye, UNC opened play Friday in the semifinals with a 3-1 win over No. 6 Louisville. BC, which is making its first-ever championship game appearance, beat Wake Forest 2-0 in the quarterfinals and Virginia 1-0 in overtime in the semis, becoming the first team to advance to the final with two shutout wins.