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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (theACC.com) - The 2021 ACC Women's Lacrosse championship will be played Wednesday through Sunday at Dorrance Field in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. All seven games will be televised by ACC Network.
Hosted by top-ranked and undefeated North Carolina, the tournament features a deep and talented field. UNC is the tournament's four-time reigning champion. All eight ACC teams are ranked in the latest IWLCA and Inside Lacrosse polls, most of any league.
UNC leads the IWLCA poll at No. 1 and is followed by Syracuse (3), Boston College (4), Notre Dame (5), Duke (7), Virginia (11), Louisville (18) and Virginia Tech (24).
The quarterfinals begin Wednesday with four matchups. No. 1 seed North Carolina opens the tournament at noon against No. 8 seed Louisville. No. 4 seed Notre Dame and No. 5 seed Duke follow at approximately 2:30 p.m. No. 2 seed Syracuse and No. 7 seed Virginia Tech are set to face off at 5 p.m., while No. 3 seed Boston College takes on No. 6 seed Virginia in the nightcap slated for 7:30 p.m.
2021 ACC Women's Lacrosse Championship Schedule
Quarterfinals | April 28
#8 Louisville vs. #1 North Carolina | Noon | ACCN
#5 Duke vs. #4 Notre Dame | 2:30 p.m. | ACCN
#7 Virginia Tech vs. #2 Syracuse | 5 p.m. | ACCN
#6 Virginia vs. #3 Boston College | 7:30 p.m. | ACCN
Semifinals | April 30
UNC/UofL vs. Duke/ND | Noon | ACCN
Syracuse/VT vs. BC/UVa | 2:30 p.m. | ACCN
Championship | May 2
Semifinal Winners | Noon | ACCN
Noting ACC Women's Lacrosse
• The ACC announced its 2021 All-ACC and All-Freshman Teams Tuesday. Click
HERE for the teams.
• UNC is one of the four remaining unbeaten teams in Division I and leads the nation in wins with 15.
• ACC teams hold the top three spots and six of the top 20 in the RPI: UNC (1), Syracuse (2), Boston College (3), Notre Dame (5), Duke (12), Virginia (18), Louisville (29), Virginia Tech (38).
• The ACC leads all conferences with 11 of the 25 nominees for the 2021 Tewaaraton Award, including at least one from six of the eight ACC programs. UNC tops all schools nationally with four players on the list.
• In Inside Lacrosse's Midseason All-America honors, ACC players took nine of the 13 First-Team spots. In all, 30 ACC players earned Midseason All-America status - most of any league.
• ACC teams have three of the nation's top scoring offenses: BC (7th, 16.5 gpg), UNC (10th, 16.3) and Syracuse (13th, 15.6).
• The ACC also has five of the nation's top 15 point scorers this year: UNC's Jamie Ortega (4th, 80), Syracuse's Meaghan Tyrrell (5th, 77), UNC's Katie Hoeg (6th, 76), BC's Charlotte North (11th, 71) and Syracuse's Megan Carney (13th, 69).
• UNC ranks first nationally in scoring defense (6.2 gpg) and second in scoring margin (+10.1). Syracuse is 10th nationally in scoring margin (+6.2).
• ACC teams have dominated in non-conference action, going 35-3 and more than doubling up their opponents on the scoreboard, 598-251.
• UNC senior Katie Hoeg owns an ACC-record 209 career assists, including 47 this season (second nationally in 2021). She is fourth in the ACC history and among active Division I players in career points (337).
• UNC senior Jamie Ortega boasts 323 points (fifth in ACC history). She has scored 244 career goals, which is fourth in ACC history and second among active NCAA players.
• BC senior Charlotte North owns 226 career goals, which is fifth most nationally among active players and fifth in ACC history.
• North is third nationally in goals (61) and seventh in goals per game (4.34).Ortega ranks fourth in goals this season (61) and eighth in goals per game (4.36).
• UNC goalie Taylor Moreno ranks first nationally in goals-against average (6.21) and second in save percentage (.569).
• Notre Dame's Andie Aldave ranks third among active D-1 players in career draw controls with 347, while Duke's Maddie Jenner is sixth (336).
• Duke's Maddie Jenner is second nationally in draw controls per game (10.1). BC's Charlotte North is seventh (8.8). Jenner leads all active D-1 players with a career average of 8.2 draw controls per game.