MLAX Falls To Ohio State, 20-8

Saturday, February 19

Chapel Hill, N.C.

3 PM

North Carolina

Ohio State

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

February 19, 2022 | Men's Lacrosse

Box Score

CHAPEL HILL - A big third quarter from the visitors put the No. 4 North Carolina men's lacrosse team in a hole as the fourth-ranked Tar Heels dropped their first game of the season, 20-8, to Ohio State Saturday afternoon.

It is the first time since Apr. 8, 2006, that the Tar Heels have given up 20 goals. In that game, UNC lost 21-13 against Virginia. It is also the largest margin of defeat since Mar. 29, 1997, when the Tar Heels fell to Virginia 20-5.

Chris Gray led North Carolina with three goals and four assists. Nicky Solomon and Jacob Kelly notched two goals, while Harrison Schertzinger added a goal and an assist.

The first quarter was back and forth as both teams traded goals. The Buckeyes would score a goal with a minute to go in the first to tie it a two. Ohio State quickly scored back-to-back goals in the second quarter to go up 5-3. The Tar Heels would claw back as Jacob Kelly scored a last-second goal to make it a 6-5 Ohio State lead going into the break.

Ohio State would record four of the next six goals to start the second half. The Buckeyes would then reel off seven unanswered goals to take a 17-7 lead with 9:50 left in the game. Jacob Kelly would score the Tar Heels last goal of the game before Ohio State scored three straight to end the game.

North Carolina will return to action Wednesday, Feb. 23, to host Brown at Dorrance Field. Faceoff is slated for 1 p.m.