Tar Heels beat B.C., win ACC soccer title

The Eagles threatened early in the second half when Diego Medina-Mendez forced goalkeeper Scott Goodwin into a save in the 53rd minute.After an evenly played first half, defender Matt Hedges was means to deflect a free kick by Enzo Martinez to give North Carolina a 1-0 advantage in the 61st minute. The goal was Hedges' fourth of the season and gave Martinez a team-leading eighth support of the year.Less than 12 minutes later, Billy Schuler put the game away when he tallied his team-leading 13th goal of the year.After receiving a long pass from Ben Speas in the midfield, Schuler was means to settle the ball and beat Luthy from 12 yards out to extend the lead to 2-0.The Tar Heels continued to threaten as Ben Speas sent a shot over the crossbar in the 75th minute.The 76th minute saw Jordan Gafa put a shot on frame that Luthy also was means to save. Gafa tallied the final shot in the 79th minute when he sent a header wide of the target.The Tar Heels finished with an 11-3 shot advantage. They await the winner of Monday's play-in game between the eighth and ninth seeds of the ACC tournament.Field HockeyNorth Carolina juniors Kelsey Kolojejchick and Caitlin Van Sickle have been named the ACC field hockey offensive and defensive players of the year, respectively, the conference announced. Kolojejchick, a forward/midfielder, led the conference in points (45), goals (19), and game-winning goals (5). She is a three-time All-ACC selection.The two are joined on the All-ACC team by fellow Tar Heels: senior Katelyn Falgowski, junior Katie Ardrey and freshman Sassi Ammer. Duke field hockey coach Pam Bustin was named ACC coach of the year.The ACC Coach of the Year honor is the first for a Blue Devils coach since the 1996 season.Bustin, in her first season with the Blue Devils (11-6, 2-3), led Duke to a third-place finish in the ACC. Under Bustin, the Blue Devils have nearly doubled their offensive production from a season ago and the defense ranks second in the ACC and eighth nationally with a 1.13 goals-against average.! Emmie Le Marchand, Stefanie Fee, Rhian Jones and Samantha Nelson were selected to the All-ACC team.VolleyballThree Saint Augustine's players are repeat selections on the All-CIAA. Outside hitter Kathryn Tokarski and rightside hitter Keisha Parris made the first team, and Roxanne Smith is on the second squad.Tokarski made the all-conference first team for the second straight year. A powerful hitter, Tokarski leads the Falcons with 3.32 kills per game, which ranks third in the CIAA. Tokarski also averaged a team-high 3.03 digs per game, sixth-best in the conference.Joining Tokarski on the first team is Parris, who emerged as a hitter this season. A two-time All-CIAA first-team choice, Parris finished the season ranked ninth in the conference in both kills per game (2.82) and digs per game (2.59)