University of North Carolina Athletics
Friday, May 24
Baltimore, Md.
5 PM
North Carolina
vs
Boston College
Carolina and BC split two meetings earlier this season.
Photo by: Photo by Mary Schwalm, the ACC
Tar Heels Head To Baltimore For Final Four Rubber Match Vs. Eagles
May 22, 2019 | Women's Lacrosse
TAR HEELS WILL MEET EAGLES IN FINAL FOUR RUBBER MATCH
• Third-seeded and four-time defending Atlantic Coast Conference champion North Carolina (17-3) will try to advance to the national championship game for the fifth time when it meets second-seeded Boston College (20-1) on Friday in Baltimore.Â
• The Tar Heels and Eagles will meet for the third time this season on Friday at 5 p.m. in the first national semifinal, hosted by Johns Hopkins University.
• BC beat Carolina during the regular season in Chapel Hill, and the Tar Heels returned the favor by beating the Eagles in the ACC Tournament title game in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
• Carolina is coming off a 14-7 win over sixth-seeded Virginia in the NCAA quarterfinals last Saturday and is riding an eight-game winning streak.Â
• ESPN News will televise the game live and ESPN3 will stream it live online. The broadcast team will include John Brickley (play-by-play), Sheehan Stanwick Burch (analyst), Jon Weiner (analyst) and Halley Quillinan Griggs (sideline).
• Carolina is seeking its third NCAA title after winning the 2013 and 2016 championships.Â
CAROLINA'S NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY
• UNC is 34-18 all-time in NCAA Tournament games and is making its 21st NCAA appearance in 24 years as a varsity program (including its 15th in a row).
• The Tar Heels have made 11 NCAA semifinal appearances (1997, 1998, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019), including eight in the last 11 years. UNC has reached the NCAA title game four times, winning twice (2013, 2016).
• Carolina is 25-3 at home in NCAA Tournament games, losing only in 2000 to Loyola, 2014 to Virginia and 2017 to Navy. UNC has won 24 of its last 26 home NCAA Tournament games.
• UNC is 17-1 with 17 consecutive wins in the NCAA Tournament second round.
• The Tar Heels are 11-9 in NCAA Tournament quarterfinal games and have won eight of their last 11. Carolina is 10-3 in quarterfinal games played in Chapel Hill and 1-6 on the road.
• Carolina is 4-6 in NCAA semifinal games and has won three of its last four.
• The Tar Heels are 2-2 in NCAA championship games, beating Maryland in 2013 and 2016 while losing to Northwestern in 2009 and Maryland in 2015.
• Head coach Jenny Levy has led Carolina to 21 NCAA Tournament berths, including 15 in a row. Levy's 34 NCAA Tournament wins rank fifth in the history of the sport.
• UNC is a top-five seed in the NCAA Tournament for the 11th year in a row. Â
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SERIES HISTORY VS. THE EAGLES
• Carolina leads the all-time series with Boston College, 17-4.Â
• Earlier this year, the Eagles won, 14-8, in Chapel Hill. A month ago, Carolina returned the favor by beating BC, 15-13, in the ACC championship game in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
• Last year, the Eagles beat the Tar Heels in Newton, Mass., in the regular season and Carolina beat the Eagles in the ACC Tournament championship game in Durham, N.C.
• Friday's game will be the first NCAA Tournament meeting between UNC and BC.
ACC TOURNAMENT FINAL VS. BC
CAROLINA DOWNS BC, 15-13, TO WIN FOURTH STRAIGHT ACC TITLE
• UNC spotted top-seeded Boston College a five-goal lead in the opening minutes, then regrouped behind a stout defensive effort to earn a 15-13 victory in the ACC Tournament championship game on April 28.
• The Tar Heels outscored BC, 14-7, over the final 51 minutes.Â
• Jamie Ortega, who tallied 19 points with 13 goals in three tournament games, earned MVP honors.
• The Tar Heels placed midfielder Gianna Bowe, attacker Katie Hoeg, defender Emma Trenchard and goalkeeper Elise Hennessey alongside Ortega on the All-Tournament team. Hennessey played particularly well after replacing All-ACC teammate Taylor Moreno in goal at the 21:18 mark of the first half with BC leading, 6-1, holding her own against the Eagles' high-powered offense while recording seven saves.
2019 REGULAR SEASON VS. BC
EAGLES DOWN TAR HEELS, 14-8 (March 23, 2019)
• Carolina fell 14-8 to No. 1 Boston College on March 23 in Chapel Hill in a top-three battle at UNC Lacrosse Stadium. Sam Apuzzo led the Eagles with five goals, and Kenzie Kent had a goal and three assists.
• Sophomore Jamie Ortega had three goals and an assist to lead the third-ranked Tar Heels in the loss. UNC also got two goals from sophomore Taylor McDaniels and one each from Marisa DiVietro, Olivia Ferrucci and Gianna Bowe. Junior Katie Hoeg led UNC in assists with four.
ORTEGA SMASHING RECORDS
• Jamie Ortega is on the midst of the top scoring season in UNC women's lacrosse history. She was the first Tar Heel to post a 100-point season this spring (Katie Hoeg has since reached 100 points as well).
• Ortega enters Friday's game with a UNC-record 105 points in 2019. The previous school record was 89 points, set last year by Hoeg (who has 100 points this season, just behind Ortega).Â
• Ortega also has broken the Carolina record for goals in a season. She enters Friday's game with 76 goals. The previous school record was 72, set by Molly Hendrick in 2017.
• Ortega broke the UNC program record for most points in a season with her 12-point performance in the ACC Tournament win over Virginia Tech. Those 12 points are a UNC school record and set an ACC Tournament single-game record as well.Â
• Ortega's 19 points (13 goals and six assists) in winning ACC Tournament MVP honors set a new tournament record. Ortega broke the previous record of 17 set by Alex Aust of Maryland in 2012.
HOEG BREAKS UNC CAREER ASSIST RECORD
• Junior attacker Kate Hoeg is one of the top playmakers in school history and has broken the UNC career assist record in just her second year as a starter.
• Hoeg set the Carolina career record against Florida on May 12 and has 128 career assists. Ela Hazar (2015-18) held the previous record with 121.Â
• Hoeg's 69 assists this year eclipse her own previous school record for most by a Tar Heel in a season (50, set last year).
DYNAMIC DUO
• In 2018, Katie Hoeg (92 points) and Jamie Ortega (86) posted the two best scoring seasons in Carolina history. In 2019, Ortega and Hoeg have both surpassed last year's record-breaking efforts.
• Ortega enters Friday's game with a UNC-record 105 points. Hoeg is right on her heels with 100 points. They have posted the first 100-point seasons in Tar Heel history.
SIX IWLCA ALL-SOUTH PICKS
• Six UNC players earned All-South Region honors from the IWLCA prior to the NCAA championship weekend. Â
• Attackers Jamie Ortega and Katie Hoeg and defender Emma Trenchard grabbed first-team honors. Goalie Taylor Moreno, midfielder Gianna Bowe and defender Charlotte Sofield made the second team.
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• Third-seeded and four-time defending Atlantic Coast Conference champion North Carolina (17-3) will try to advance to the national championship game for the fifth time when it meets second-seeded Boston College (20-1) on Friday in Baltimore.Â
• The Tar Heels and Eagles will meet for the third time this season on Friday at 5 p.m. in the first national semifinal, hosted by Johns Hopkins University.
• BC beat Carolina during the regular season in Chapel Hill, and the Tar Heels returned the favor by beating the Eagles in the ACC Tournament title game in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
• Carolina is coming off a 14-7 win over sixth-seeded Virginia in the NCAA quarterfinals last Saturday and is riding an eight-game winning streak.Â
• ESPN News will televise the game live and ESPN3 will stream it live online. The broadcast team will include John Brickley (play-by-play), Sheehan Stanwick Burch (analyst), Jon Weiner (analyst) and Halley Quillinan Griggs (sideline).
• Carolina is seeking its third NCAA title after winning the 2013 and 2016 championships.Â
CAROLINA'S NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY
• UNC is 34-18 all-time in NCAA Tournament games and is making its 21st NCAA appearance in 24 years as a varsity program (including its 15th in a row).
• The Tar Heels have made 11 NCAA semifinal appearances (1997, 1998, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019), including eight in the last 11 years. UNC has reached the NCAA title game four times, winning twice (2013, 2016).
• Carolina is 25-3 at home in NCAA Tournament games, losing only in 2000 to Loyola, 2014 to Virginia and 2017 to Navy. UNC has won 24 of its last 26 home NCAA Tournament games.
• UNC is 17-1 with 17 consecutive wins in the NCAA Tournament second round.
• The Tar Heels are 11-9 in NCAA Tournament quarterfinal games and have won eight of their last 11. Carolina is 10-3 in quarterfinal games played in Chapel Hill and 1-6 on the road.
• Carolina is 4-6 in NCAA semifinal games and has won three of its last four.
• The Tar Heels are 2-2 in NCAA championship games, beating Maryland in 2013 and 2016 while losing to Northwestern in 2009 and Maryland in 2015.
• Head coach Jenny Levy has led Carolina to 21 NCAA Tournament berths, including 15 in a row. Levy's 34 NCAA Tournament wins rank fifth in the history of the sport.
• UNC is a top-five seed in the NCAA Tournament for the 11th year in a row. Â
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SERIES HISTORY VS. THE EAGLES
• Carolina leads the all-time series with Boston College, 17-4.Â
• Earlier this year, the Eagles won, 14-8, in Chapel Hill. A month ago, Carolina returned the favor by beating BC, 15-13, in the ACC championship game in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
• Last year, the Eagles beat the Tar Heels in Newton, Mass., in the regular season and Carolina beat the Eagles in the ACC Tournament championship game in Durham, N.C.
• Friday's game will be the first NCAA Tournament meeting between UNC and BC.
ACC TOURNAMENT FINAL VS. BC
CAROLINA DOWNS BC, 15-13, TO WIN FOURTH STRAIGHT ACC TITLE
• UNC spotted top-seeded Boston College a five-goal lead in the opening minutes, then regrouped behind a stout defensive effort to earn a 15-13 victory in the ACC Tournament championship game on April 28.
• The Tar Heels outscored BC, 14-7, over the final 51 minutes.Â
• Jamie Ortega, who tallied 19 points with 13 goals in three tournament games, earned MVP honors.
• The Tar Heels placed midfielder Gianna Bowe, attacker Katie Hoeg, defender Emma Trenchard and goalkeeper Elise Hennessey alongside Ortega on the All-Tournament team. Hennessey played particularly well after replacing All-ACC teammate Taylor Moreno in goal at the 21:18 mark of the first half with BC leading, 6-1, holding her own against the Eagles' high-powered offense while recording seven saves.
2019 REGULAR SEASON VS. BC
EAGLES DOWN TAR HEELS, 14-8 (March 23, 2019)
• Carolina fell 14-8 to No. 1 Boston College on March 23 in Chapel Hill in a top-three battle at UNC Lacrosse Stadium. Sam Apuzzo led the Eagles with five goals, and Kenzie Kent had a goal and three assists.
• Sophomore Jamie Ortega had three goals and an assist to lead the third-ranked Tar Heels in the loss. UNC also got two goals from sophomore Taylor McDaniels and one each from Marisa DiVietro, Olivia Ferrucci and Gianna Bowe. Junior Katie Hoeg led UNC in assists with four.
ORTEGA SMASHING RECORDS
• Jamie Ortega is on the midst of the top scoring season in UNC women's lacrosse history. She was the first Tar Heel to post a 100-point season this spring (Katie Hoeg has since reached 100 points as well).
• Ortega enters Friday's game with a UNC-record 105 points in 2019. The previous school record was 89 points, set last year by Hoeg (who has 100 points this season, just behind Ortega).Â
• Ortega also has broken the Carolina record for goals in a season. She enters Friday's game with 76 goals. The previous school record was 72, set by Molly Hendrick in 2017.
• Ortega broke the UNC program record for most points in a season with her 12-point performance in the ACC Tournament win over Virginia Tech. Those 12 points are a UNC school record and set an ACC Tournament single-game record as well.Â
• Ortega's 19 points (13 goals and six assists) in winning ACC Tournament MVP honors set a new tournament record. Ortega broke the previous record of 17 set by Alex Aust of Maryland in 2012.
HOEG BREAKS UNC CAREER ASSIST RECORD
• Junior attacker Kate Hoeg is one of the top playmakers in school history and has broken the UNC career assist record in just her second year as a starter.
• Hoeg set the Carolina career record against Florida on May 12 and has 128 career assists. Ela Hazar (2015-18) held the previous record with 121.Â
• Hoeg's 69 assists this year eclipse her own previous school record for most by a Tar Heel in a season (50, set last year).
DYNAMIC DUO
• In 2018, Katie Hoeg (92 points) and Jamie Ortega (86) posted the two best scoring seasons in Carolina history. In 2019, Ortega and Hoeg have both surpassed last year's record-breaking efforts.
• Ortega enters Friday's game with a UNC-record 105 points. Hoeg is right on her heels with 100 points. They have posted the first 100-point seasons in Tar Heel history.
SIX IWLCA ALL-SOUTH PICKS
• Six UNC players earned All-South Region honors from the IWLCA prior to the NCAA championship weekend. Â
• Attackers Jamie Ortega and Katie Hoeg and defender Emma Trenchard grabbed first-team honors. Goalie Taylor Moreno, midfielder Gianna Bowe and defender Charlotte Sofield made the second team.
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