UNC is the favorite until someone beats them . That said they seem vulnerable . Their defense and goal play has been outstanding so far this year but the same exact group looked not good in their final game last season against the fast paced NW .The offense looks very different this year and seems a bit lost , is it the loss of Dowd as they have never won the whole thing without her, is it the defenses they are playing against (they scored a bunch against HPU but it was ugly run to goal to get my points) ,is it chemistry, is it offense takes longer to come together after the long layoff or a combination of those things. Time will tell but Cuse looked very strong , weak at the draw to start but made adjustments in the second half at the draw and it showed. Will be some great ACC games this year.