Tar Heels Claim 16th ACC Championship

Posted Nov 5, 2007

The North Carolina field hockey team claimed its 16th Atlantic Coast Conference title Sunday with a 4-3 overtime victory over third-ranked Wake Forest at Newton Campus Turf Field. Senior captain Rachel Dawson's penalty stroke 4:20 into the overtime period gave the Tar Heels the victory and improved top-ranked Carolina to 20-0 on the season. (Tar Heel Blue)

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