Matson scored a pair goals as the top-seeded Tar Heels downed No. 5 seed Louisville 3-1 in Friday's first tournament semifinal game at the Boston College Field Hockey Complex.
UNC (18-0) stretched its ACC-record winning streak to 41 consecutive games. The two-time defending ACC champion Tar Heels advance to Sunday's 11 a.m. championship game, where they will face the winner of Friday's second semifinal game between No. 2 seed Boston College (12-6) and No. 3 seed Virginia (16-3).
UNC faced Boston College on Oct. 25, rallying for a 3-2 win that clinched the program's second consecutive 6-0 mark in ACC regular-season play.