Women's Lacrosse Crushes Hokies, 22-1

Saturday, March 13

Blacksburg, Va.

1 PM

North Carolina

7-0,3-0

Virginia Tech

2-3,0-3

North Carolina

Virginia Tech

Jamie Ortega and Katie Hoeg combined for eight goals and five assists in the victory.

Photo by: Ryan Hunt

March 13, 2021 | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score Final Stats (.pdf)

BLACKSBURG, VA.—The No. 1-ranked North Carolina women's lacrosse team breezed past No. 13 Virginia Tech, 22-1, in its first road game of the season on Saturday afternoon at Thompson Field.

After leading, 12-1, at halftime, the Tar Heels controlled the second half, 10-0.

Jamie Ortega led the way with a game-high five goals and seven points for Carolina, which won its 14^th consecutive game and improved to 7-0 in 2021, including 3-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Hokies fell to 2-3, 0-3. The two teams previously were scheduled to play an additional contest on Thursday in Blacksburg, but that game was postponed due to Covid-19 protocols in the Virginia Tech program.

Carolina improved to 30-0 all-time against Virginia Tech.

Carolina out-shot the Hokies, 31-11, including a 27-9 edge in shots on goal. Ten different Tar Heels scored goals with seven having multiple goals.

Aside from Ortega's output, Katie Hoeg added three goals and three assists, Caitlyn Wurzburger had two goals and two assists and Scottie Rose Growney had three goals and an assist. Elizabeth Hillman, Tayler Warehime and Shannon Smith all scored twice. Melissa Sconone and Ally Mastroianni each had a goal and an assist, and Kerrigan Miller scored once.

Taylor Moreno started in goal and played the first 38 minutes of the game, making three saves and allowing just one goal on six shots faced to improve her 2021 record to 7-0.

Kimber Hower played very well in the cage in the final 22 minutes, making three saves and not allowing a goal.

Carolina will return to action with a pair of games next weekend at Virginia Tech on Thursday and Saturday.

Notes:
• Carolina won its 14^th consecutive game. The longest winning streak in school history is 20 games.
• UNC scored double-figure goals for the 23^rd game in a row and held its opponent to single digits for the seventh game in a row (every game in 2021).
• Carolina is 7-0 this season with six wins over opponents ranked in the IWLCA top 25.
• Jamie Ortega extended her goals streak to 21 consecutive games and posted her 51^st career multi-goal game (51 multi-goal games in 56 career games).
• Ortega has tallied at least one point in 50 consecutive games and 55 of 56 in her career.
• Katie Hoeg posted her 48^th career multi-assist game.
• Taylor Moreno improved her career record in the cage to 36-5. She has started 40 consecutive games in goal.
• The Tar Heels will hit the road again next week and play at Louisville on ACC Network on Thursday night.