CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Second-ranked North Carolina begins ACC play Saturday night at Dorrance Field against No. 7 Virginia in the conference opener for both teams. The game will be streamed on the ACC Network Extra starting at 6 p.m.
The Tar Heels are 30-5 all-time in ACC openers and 10-3 when starting conference play at home. This will be just the third time Carolina (7-1) and Virginia (7-0-1) have faced off to begin league play with UNC winning both previous matchups in 1991 (3-0) and 2000 (6-1).
UNC is coming off a 2-1 come from behind win over UCF on Sunday, while the Cavaliers closed their non-conference schedule with a 0-0 draw against VCU.