SYRACUSE, N.Y. – For the fifth year in a row and the 24th time in program history, North Carolina celebrated an Atlantic Coast Conference Field Hockey Championship on Sunday, beating Virginia 1-0 on a sunny afternoon at J.S. Coyne Stadium.
The title earns the Tar Heels (13-6) an automatic NCAA Tournament berth. The 2021 bracket will be announced at 10 p.m. Sunday evening on ncaa.com.
Both third-seeded UNC and fifth-seeded Virginia had to pull off upsets and wait out delays – Thursday's quarterfinal games all were pushed back 90 minutes because of icy conditions – to earn the right to play in Sunday's 50-degree temperatures.