Boston College Athletics
Women's Soccer Prepares for Virginia
November 01, 2010 | Women's Soccer
Nov. 1, 2010
Chestnut Hill, MA - The Boston College women's soccer team will travel to Cary, North Carolina to compete in the 2010 ACC Tournament this week. The No. 6 Eagles (12-5-1, 5-5-0) will play third-seeded Virginia (13-3-2, 7-2-1) on Wednesday, Nov. 3 at 7:30 p.m. at WakeMed Soccer Park.
Boston College is coming off a tough 1-0 loss to FSU on Sunday, Oct. 31. The Eagles are 2-2 in the last four games and has outscored opponents, 40-18 this season.
Other quarterfinal action will feature No. 1 seed North Carolina (16-2-1, 8-2-0) will face eighth-seeded Virginia Tech (10-8-1, 4-5-1) while fourth-seeded Florida State (13-4-1, 7-2-1) vs. fifth-seeded Wake Forest (11-7-1, 5-4-1) at 2:30 p.m., and second-seeded Maryland (15-2-1, 7-2-1) vs. No. 7 Duke (10-6-1, 4-5-1) at 5 p.m.
The semifinal matches are set for Friday at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The finals are scheduled for 2 p.m. on Sunday.
Wednesday' quarterfinal matches and Friday's semifinals will be webcast via theACC.com. Sunday's Championship is scheduled to be televised by Regional Sports Networks.
North Carolina, the two-time defending NCAA champion, is seeking its sixth straight ACC title and its 22nd in 24 years.
Four teams in this year's ACC Championship field - third-ranked Maryland, fourth-ranked UNC, seventh-ranked Virginia and eighth-ranked Florida State - are currently ranked among the nation's Top 10.
Boston College is ranked as high as 11th nationally (by Soccer America), while Wake Forest is ranked 21st by Soccer Times and shares the No. 25 ranking in the most recent Soccer America poll with Duke.
All eight teams in this year's ACC Championship field competed in the 2009 NCAA Tournament, posting a league-record 20 wins and placing four teams among the final eight.
This will mark the third straight year, and the seventh time in eight seasons, that Cary, N.C., has hosted the ACC Women's Soccer Championship.
ACC Women's Soccer Championship
WakeMed Soccer Park - Cary, N.C.
Wednesday, Nov. 3 - Quarterfinals
#1 North Carolina (16-2-1, 8-2) vs. #8 Virginia Tech (10-8-1, 4-5-1), Noon - - #4 Florida State (13-4-1, 7-2-1) vs. #5 Wake Forest (11-7-1, 5-4-1), 2:30 p.m. - - #2 Maryland (15-2-1, 7-2-1) vs. #7 Duke (10-6-3, 4-5-1), 5 p.m - - #3 Virginia (13-3-2, 7-2-1) vs. #6 Boston College (12-5-1, 5-5), 7:30 p.m.
