Virginia to Face UNC as the No. 2 Seed in the ACC Championship

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GREENSBORO, N.C. – Pairings for the 2012 Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Lacrosse Championship have been determined, as announced by the league office on Friday. Duke is the regular season champion and earns the No. 1 seed in the upcoming two-day championship, which will take place April 20 and 22 on the Grounds of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.

General admission tickets for the ACC Championship are $20, which includes both semifinal games on Friday, April 20 and the championship game on Sunday, April 22. Individual day tickets are $10 per session. One ticket is good for both semifinal games on Friday.

Tickets can be purchased at any time online at Virginiasports.com, in person at the main Virginia Athletics Ticket Office located in Bryant Hall (Scott Stadium) between 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday – Friday, or by phone by calling 800-542-8821 between 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday – Friday.

Duke, which defeated Virginia on Friday night to clinch the top seed, concluded the regular season with a 2-1 record in conference play and is 11-3 overall. The Blue Devils will face fourth-seeded Maryland (1-2 ACC) on April 20 at 5 p.m. on ESPNU in the first semifinal matchup.

No. 2 Virginia (2-1 ACC), the championship host, will face third-seeded North Carolina (1-2 ACC) at 7:30 p.m. on ESPNU in the second semifinal.

2012 ACC Men’s Lacrosse Championship

Friday, April 20
No. 4 Maryland vs. No. 1 Duke – 5 p.m. (ESPNU)
No. 3 North Carolina vs. No. 2 Virginia – 7:30 p.m. (ESPNU)

Sunday, April 22
Championship Game – 3 p.m. (ESPNU)