Tournament opens Thursday at Boston College

GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – The team seedings and tournament bracket have been set for the 2019 Atlantic Coast Conference Field Hockey Championship, which is set for Nov. 7-8 and 10 at the Boston College Field Hockey Complex in Newton, Massachusetts.
 
Defending champion North Carolina (16-0, 6-0) is again the No. 1 seed and earned a bye into Friday’s 1 p.m. semifinal game. The Tar Heels will face the winner of Thursday’s noon quarterfinal matchup between No. 4 Syracuse (12-5, 3-3) and No. 5 Louisville (14-4, 3-3).

Other Thursday quarterfinal action finds No. 7 Wake Forest (8-10, 0-6) paired against No. 2 Boston College (11-6, 4-2) at 2:30 p.m., while No. 3 Virginia (15-3, 4-2) faces No. 6 Duke (12-6, 1-5) at 5 p.m.

Friday’s second semifinal match is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. The semifinal winners will meet for the championship at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 10.

Full tournament books for the 2019 ACC Field Hockey Championship may be purchased on site for $10. Single-game adult tickets are $5 each. Youth 18 years of age and younger will be admitted free.

This year’s Championship will feature five teams currently ranked among the top 10 in the latest NFHCA poll – No. 1 North Carolina, No. 4 Duke, No. 5 Louisville, No. 6 Virginia and No. 10 Boston College. All seven ACC teams are ranked nationally, with Syracuse currently at No. 14 and Wake Forest at No. 20.

ACC Network will show all tournament action live, except for Friday’s 3:30 p.m. semifinal, which will be carried by ACC Network Extra.