Ninth-ranked North Carolina got three goals from Marcus Holman and two goals and three assists from Joey Sankeyto upset fourth-ranked Virginia 11-9 Friday night in the second semifinal game of the 2012 ACC Men's Lacrosse Tournament before 3,615 fans at Klockner Stadium. With the win, the Tar Heels advance to the ACC Tournament championship game for only the second time since 1996 and they will play Duke, the tournament's top seed, Sunday at 3 p.m. in a game that will be nationally televised by ESPNU. The third-seeded Tar Heels claimed their first ACC Tournament win outside of Chapel Hill since April 21, 1996 when they defeated Virginia 13-11 for the conference crown that year. When the Tar Heels meet seventh-ranked Duke on Sunday they will be playing in the tournament championship game for the 10th time (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2009, 2012). Carolina's most recent ACC Tournament championship came in 1996. UNC last played in the ACC Tournament final in 2009 when it lost to Duke 15-13 in Chapel Hill. Duke advanced to the championship game with a 6-5 victory over eighth-ranked Maryland in Friday's first semifinal contest.
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