By R.L. Bynum

If you enjoy watching Carolina win a national championship, beat Duke and N.C. State, Armando Bacot make history and Drake Maye work his magic, set your DVR for Carolina takeover day Saturday on the ACC Network.

Each conference school has one takeover day as the network replays the biggest victories aired on ESPN channels during the last school year during “ACC Network School Takeover.” It began Saturday with Wake Forest and ends July 15 with Boston College.

The highlight of the 11 games that air starting at midnight Saturday is the thrilling end of field hockey star Erin Matson’s career. She scored the game-winning goal with 1:19 left to give UNC a 2–1 win over Northwestern and yet another NCAA title (5 p.m.) Matson, of course, was named head coach to replace the legendary Karen Shelton two months later.

Four wins over Duke will air: a 3–1 volleyball win on Oct. 23 (9 a.m.), a 61–56 home women’s basketball victory on Jan. 19 (11 a.m.), a 13–12 women’s lacrosse win on April 20 (1 p.m.) and a 3–0 women’s soccer victory on Sept. 8 (3 p.m.).

There are two wins over N.C. State on the schedule: the thrilling rally from a five-run first-inning deficit for a 9–8 baseball win on May 12 (2 a.m.) and the 80–69 men’s basketball home win on Jan. 21, in which Bacot became the program’s all-time leading rebounder (10 p.m.).

One football game will be replayed: when Maye rallied the Tar Heels from a 10-point third-quarter deficit on Oct. 29 for a 42–24 home victory over Pittsburgh (8 p.m.).

Other games are the 30–9 home wrestling win on Jan. 27 over Virginia (midnight), the 1–0 men’s soccer win on Nov. 2 over Boston College in the ACC tournament (5 a.m.) and the 4–0 home softball win on March 11 over Virginia Tech.

Tar Heels fans shouldn’t tune in too early, though.

Friday is N.C. State takeover day, with UNC’s 30–27 two-overtime home football loss on Nov. 25 to the Wolfpack airing at 7 p.m. and the 77–69 men’s basketball loss on Feb. 19 at State being shown at 10 p.m.

UNC takeover schedule

Saturday on ACC Network
Midnight — 30–9 home wrestling victory Jan. 27 over Virginia: Carolina wins all but three matches.
2 a.m. — 9–8 home baseball victory May 12 over N.C. State: After falling behind 5–0 in the first inning, the Tar Heels rally for a win in what Wolfpack Coach Elliott Avent later called his toughest regular-season loss.
5 a.m. — 1–0 home men’s soccer ACC tournament victory Nov. 2 over Boston College: Ernest Bawa’s late header earns the win.
7 a.m. — 4–0 home softball victory March 11 over Virginia Tech: Lilli Backes pitches a three-hit shutout and Kiersten Licea hits a home run.
9 a.m. — 3–1 volleyball win Oct. 23 at Duke: Mabrey Shaffmaster and Charley Niego each collect double-digit kills and digs in the victory.
11 a.m. — 61–56 home women’s basketball victory Jan. 19 over Duke: After battling the flu earlier in the day, Alyssa Ustby scores 16 points in the Tar Heels’ win.
1 p.m. — 13–12 women’s lacrosse victory April 20 at Duke: Hat tricks from Alyssa Long and Kaleigh Harden spark a come-from-behind victory.
3 p.m. — 3–0 women’s soccer win Sept. 8 at Duke: Tori Hansen heads in a goal and goalkeeper Emmie Allen gets a shutout.

Photo courtesy of UNC Athletics Communications