University of North Carolina Athletics
North Carolina
3-1
Maryland
3-0
Maryland Tops Tar Heels, 13-10
February 25, 2017 | Women's Lacrosse
COLLEGE PARK, MD.—Second-ranked Maryland took a 3-0 lead in the first 4:22 of the game and led the rest of the way on Saturday afternoon, beating top-ranked North Carolina, 13-10, at Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium. Jen Giles tallied four goals and three assists for the Terrapins.
With the win, Maryland improved to 3-0 this season. Carolina fell to 3-1. The game was a rematch of the 2016 NCAA championship game, won 13-7 by the Tar Heels in Chester, Pa. Carolina's program-record 20-game winning streak has come to an end.
Carly Reed led the Tar Heels with three goals, and Maggie Bill had two goals and an assist. Marie McCool had two goals, two ground balls, three draw controls and a caused turnover. Caroline Wakefield had a goal and an assist, and Ela Hazar and Molly Hendrick both had single goals.
In addition to Giles, Maryland got two goals and one assist from Caroline Wannen and two goals each from Zoe Stukenberg, Kali Hartshorn and Megan Whittle. Taylor Hensh had a goal and an assist.
Caylee Waters (3-1) went the distance in goal for the Tar Heels, making 11 saves and allowing 13 goals to fall to 35-7 in the cage in her career. Megan Taylor (3-0) played all 60 minutes in goal for the Terps, making nine saves and allowing 10 goals.
Maryland jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first 4:22 of action behind goals from Hartshorn, Hensh and Whittle. Reed stopped the run with a free position goal at the 25:07 mark of the first half, only to see Giles and Stukenberg score back-to-back to make the score 5-1 in Maryland's favor. The teams traded goals the rest of the first half, and Reed's second goal with just 35 seconds left made it 8-5 Terps at the break.
Maryland went on a 3-0 run to start the second half, holding the Tar Heels scoreless for the first 16:32 after halftime. Carolina closed the game on a 4-1 run after trailing by as many as six goals at 12-6, eventually falling by a score of 13-10.
The Tar Heels will return to action next weekend with two more games in Maryland. Carolina will play Albany on Friday afternoon and Canisius on Sunday. Both games will be played at the US Lacrosse complex in Sparks, Md.
