CARY, N.C. – Top-seeded North Carolina advanced to the championship match of the 2022 ACC Women's Soccer Tournament by defeating No. 5 seed Duke on penalty kicks, 7-6, following a nail-biting scoreless draw on Thursday at Wake Med Soccer Park.
The second-ranked Tar Heels (15-3-1) will face either No. 2 seed Florida State or No. 3 seed Notre Dame in the final Sunday at 12 p.m.
The Tar Heels had a player advantage for 27:52 after Duke's Maggie Graham was issued a red card with 0:44 seconds remaining in the first half. UNC took nine shots and five corner kicks with the advantage but were stymied by the Blue Devils' defense that dropped back into a 4-4-1 formation.