ACC Field Hockey Championship Bracket Set

DURHAM, N.C. - The 11th-ranked Duke field hockey team will begin postseason play on Thursday in Newton, Mass., as the Blue Devils take on third-ranked Wake Forest in the opening round of the 2007 ACC Field Hockey Championship, hosted by Boston College.

Duke finished the regular season with an overall record of 11-7 (1-4 ACC) and was part of a three-way tie for fourth place in the conference. The Blue Devils are seeded sixth for the championship, while Wake Forest (12-4, 3-2 ACC) is the league's third-seed. The two squads will square off for the second time in 2007 in Thursday afternoon's second quarterfinal contest, which is set for 4 p.m. at Newton Campus Turf Field.

Game one will begin at 1 p.m. on Thursday and features fourth-seeded Boston College (12-7, 1-4) and fifth-seeded Virginia (10-8, 1-4 ACC).

North Carolina (18-0, 5-0 ACC) enters the postseason as the ACC regular season champion and is seeded No. 1 for the league tournament. The Tar Heels will take on the winner of quarterfinal game one between Boston College and Virginia in the semifinals on Friday at 4 p.m.

Defending national champion Maryland (17-1, 4-1 ACC), claimed the ACC's two-seed and will meet the winner of Thursday's contest between Wake Forest and Duke in a semifinal contest on Friday at 7 p.m.

The 2007 ACC Field Hockey Championship game will take place at 1 p.m. on Sunday.

All five ACC tournament games will be available for viewing throughout the week. Thursday's and Friday's games will be webcast live on www.ACCSelect.com, while Sunday's league championship showdown will be televised regionally on FSN South, Comcast Sportsnet Mid-Atlantic and New England Sports Network. Stats for each game will be updated live throughout the duration of the tournament on the ACC's official web site, www.theACC.com.

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ACC Field Hockey Championship Bracket Set

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