Virginia is the No. 4 Seed in the ACC Tournament

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The pairings for the 2011 ACC Men’s Lacrosse Tournament were announced Saturday following the completion of regular season conference play. Virginia is the No. 4 seed for next week’s tournament, which will be held at Koskinen Stadium on the campus of the Duke University.

Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia all tied for No. 2 in the ACC with 1-2 records. Based on a tiebreaker that involves goal differential, North Carolina ends up pulling the No. 2 seed and Maryland grabs the No. 3 seed. The Tar Heels and Terrapins meet in Friday’s first game, starting at 5 p.m.

Top-seeded Duke hosts No. 4 seed Virginia (8-4, 1-2 ACC) in Friday’s second semifinal, starting at 7:30 p.m. Friday’s winners will meet in Sunday’s championship game, beginning at 3:30 p.m.

For more information regarding ACC Men’s Lacrosse, including the upcoming Championship, please visit www.theACC.com or the official ACC Tournament page.

2011 ACC Men’s Lacrosse Championship
Koskinen Stadium, Durham, N.C.

Friday, April 22
No. 2 North Carolina vs. No. 3 Maryland – 5:00 p.m. (ACC Network on theACC.com)
No. 1 Duke vs. No. 4 Virginia – 7:30 p.m. (ACC Network on theACC.com)

Sunday, April 24
Championship Game – 3:30 p.m. (Fox Sports, RSN-TV)

All of Virginia’s games at the ACC Tournament will be broadcast in the Charlottesville area on WINA AM 1070 with John Freeman calling the action.