Wahoo fans simply refer to it as “The Streak.” Tar Heel fans consider it more of a curse.

Long after the clock had struck midnight, Virginia closer Michael Schwimer hurled the 354th pitch of the game and immediately held his breath as the marathon contest with top-ranked North Carolina hung in the balance.

Brian O’Connor is not sure if it has ever happened in ACC Tournament history. O’Connor’s Virginia baseball team, as a reward for earning the No. 6 seed in the league’s postseason event, drew a first-round contest with No. 3 seed North Carolina (45-10, 22-7), which just so happens to be the nation’s top-ranked team.

Jacob Thompson has a beef with the baseball gods. For countless reasons, some of his own doing, Virginia’s ace pitcher has witnessed his share of tough luck one season after sporting a perfect record.

But facing the fifth-seeded Tar Heels, the Terrapins just about let the game slip away before holding on to win 6-4 at Scott Stadium on Friday.

It’s been a while since a Virginia men’s lacrosse team headed into the ACC Tournament as an underdog.

Virginia had to wait until Thursday’s quarterfinals to find out, but the Cavs will take on Duke in the ACC semifinals today at 3 p.m at Scott Stadium.