North Carolina's Danielle Forword describes the Tar Heels' exciting ACC championship win over Wake Forest and the upcoming national semifinals.

Eight minutes to go, one goal down and I’m thinking, it’s chilled, we’ve got this. A timeout is called and coach decides to “pull the keeper.” So instead of having 10 players and a goalkeeper, we now have 11 players and no goalkeeper. Yes, that means no person in big padded armor to fill the empty space called a goal box. But still I am thinking it’s chilled; we have the best defense in the country and we have nothing to lose (may I add I use the word chilled as a focus word that calms me down; may I also add it was used in this game numerous times). Having 11 field players allowed us to attack and swarm the Deacons, resulting in a short corner and a goal. Phew, so now it’s 3-3 and five minutes still to play. No more goals which means the dreaded overtime, commonly referred to as “100-meter sprints,” seven-a-side on a full field and a playing time of 15 minutes. The Carolina girls obviously wanted to seal the deal and free the spectators and parents of any nerves that might have built up. We won a short corner which hit a Demon Deacon’s foot and we were awarded a penalty stroke. Yes this game was like the movies – it had every variety of scene, people getting hit, suspense, being a goal down, close calls, time running out, no goalkeeper, goals, etc. Regardless, I would rate it a family film and a must-see with a rating of 10 out of 10. We were ACC champions and the victory was a sweet one. We worked hard for it, overcame adversity and came out triumphant. Woohoo!!!