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- ↑ "ACC ANNOUNCES CHAMPIONSHIP SITES FOR 2015-16". The Crunch Zone. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
- ↑ "2016 ACC softball tournament Bracket" (PDF). Raycom. Retrieved May 9, 2016.