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Tar Heels Blitz Duke, 18-4, For Outright ACC WLAX Regular Season Title
April 21, 2022 | Women's Lacrosse
CHAPEL HILL—No. 1-ranked North Carolina went on a 16-0 run and dominated fifth-ranked Duke, 18-4, on Thursday night at Dorrance Field to clinch the outright Atlantic Coast Conference regular season title and the top seed in next week's ACC Tournament.
Carolina has won 10 ACC regular season championships, including seven outright (1998, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022).
UNC moved to 15-0 this season overall and 8-0 in the ACC, completing its second consecutive undefeated ACC regular season. Duke, coming off a win over No. 2 Boston College last weekend, fell to 15-2, 6-2.
The Senior Night game was the final regular season home appearance for 11 Tar Heel seniors and graduate students: Ally Mastroianni, Maddie Hoffer, Taylor Moreno, Andie Aldave, Sam Geiersbach, Jamie Ortega, Scottie Rose Growney, Emma Trenchard, Tayler Warehime, Amanda Fedor and Brooklyn Neumen.
This UNC senior class has posted a record of 76-9, won three consecutive ACC Tournaments and made three consecutive Final Four berths in its tenure from 2018-22.
Several of those seniors came up big in their final home games. Mastroianni tied her career high with four goals, and Growney tallied a career-high seven points on five goals and two assists.
Ortega also had seven points on four goals and three assists. She now has 436 career points and needs just 10 more to become the ACC's career points leader and pass Jen Adams of Maryland, who had 445 from 1998-2001.
Aldave had two goals and an assist and Geiersbach had two assists.
The Carolina defense held Duke scoreless for a span of 41:38 (from 10:16 in the first quarter until 3:38 in the fourth quarter) during its 16-0 run that turned a 2-2 tie into an 18-2 lead.
Taylor Moreno (15-0) started her 69th career game in goal for UNC and improved to 63-6 in the cage all-time.
The Tar Heels posted their 41st consecutive regular season victory, their 30th in a row at home and their 42nd in the last 43 games overall. UNC is 64-6 in its last 70 games against ACC opponents (regular season and postseason).
Carolina beat Duke for the 13th consecutive time and the 16th time in the last 17 meetings. The 14-goal win equaled UNC's largest margin of victory ever in 28 all-time wins in the series (UNC won 19-5 at Duke in 2019).
The two teams were tied at 2-all after the first five minutes of action before the Tar Heels closed the opening half on a 7-0 run to take a 9-2 lead into the locker room. Growney and Mastroianni both had first-half hat tricks for UNC.
Carolina roared out of halftime with a 9-0 run to make the score 18-2 and put the game completely out of reach.
The Tar Heels are the top seed in next week's ACC Tournament in Notre Dame, Ind. Carolina will open play on Friday April 29 at noon against the winner of the first round game between the No. 8 and No. 9 seeds.
NOTES:
Team
• It was UNC's 41st consecutive regular season win, the longest streak in school history.
• It was Carolina's 30th consecutive home win, the longest streak in school history.
• Carolina won for the 42nd time in its last 43 games and the 50th in the last 52.
• UNC scored double-figure goals for the 51st time in its last 52 games.
Individual
• Taylor Moreno improved her career record in goal to 63-6. She has started 69 consecutive games in the cage dating to 2018.
• Jamie Ortega extended her goal streak to 49 consecutive games.
• Ortega has tallied at least one point in 78 consecutive games and 83 of 84 in her career.
• Ortega has 53 goals and 30 assists for 83 points this season. This is her fourth 50-goal season and fourth season with 80-plus points. Ortega owns four of the top 10 single-season goal totals and four of the top 10 single-season points totals in UNC history.
• Ortega extended her own school record for points by upping her total to 436. She is second in ACC history and third in NCAA history in career points. Jen Adams of Maryland (1998-2001) is first in ACC annals with 445.
• Ortega is third in NCAA history in career goals with 318.
For the latest updates on Carolina women's lacrosse, follow the team on Twitter and Instagram.
Carolina has won 10 ACC regular season championships, including seven outright (1998, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022).
UNC moved to 15-0 this season overall and 8-0 in the ACC, completing its second consecutive undefeated ACC regular season. Duke, coming off a win over No. 2 Boston College last weekend, fell to 15-2, 6-2.
The Senior Night game was the final regular season home appearance for 11 Tar Heel seniors and graduate students: Ally Mastroianni, Maddie Hoffer, Taylor Moreno, Andie Aldave, Sam Geiersbach, Jamie Ortega, Scottie Rose Growney, Emma Trenchard, Tayler Warehime, Amanda Fedor and Brooklyn Neumen.
This UNC senior class has posted a record of 76-9, won three consecutive ACC Tournaments and made three consecutive Final Four berths in its tenure from 2018-22.
Several of those seniors came up big in their final home games. Mastroianni tied her career high with four goals, and Growney tallied a career-high seven points on five goals and two assists.
Ortega also had seven points on four goals and three assists. She now has 436 career points and needs just 10 more to become the ACC's career points leader and pass Jen Adams of Maryland, who had 445 from 1998-2001.
Aldave had two goals and an assist and Geiersbach had two assists.
The Carolina defense held Duke scoreless for a span of 41:38 (from 10:16 in the first quarter until 3:38 in the fourth quarter) during its 16-0 run that turned a 2-2 tie into an 18-2 lead.
Taylor Moreno (15-0) started her 69th career game in goal for UNC and improved to 63-6 in the cage all-time.
The Tar Heels posted their 41st consecutive regular season victory, their 30th in a row at home and their 42nd in the last 43 games overall. UNC is 64-6 in its last 70 games against ACC opponents (regular season and postseason).
Carolina beat Duke for the 13th consecutive time and the 16th time in the last 17 meetings. The 14-goal win equaled UNC's largest margin of victory ever in 28 all-time wins in the series (UNC won 19-5 at Duke in 2019).
The two teams were tied at 2-all after the first five minutes of action before the Tar Heels closed the opening half on a 7-0 run to take a 9-2 lead into the locker room. Growney and Mastroianni both had first-half hat tricks for UNC.
Carolina roared out of halftime with a 9-0 run to make the score 18-2 and put the game completely out of reach.
The Tar Heels are the top seed in next week's ACC Tournament in Notre Dame, Ind. Carolina will open play on Friday April 29 at noon against the winner of the first round game between the No. 8 and No. 9 seeds.
NOTES:
Team
• It was UNC's 41st consecutive regular season win, the longest streak in school history.
• It was Carolina's 30th consecutive home win, the longest streak in school history.
• Carolina won for the 42nd time in its last 43 games and the 50th in the last 52.
• UNC scored double-figure goals for the 51st time in its last 52 games.
Individual
• Taylor Moreno improved her career record in goal to 63-6. She has started 69 consecutive games in the cage dating to 2018.
• Jamie Ortega extended her goal streak to 49 consecutive games.
• Ortega has tallied at least one point in 78 consecutive games and 83 of 84 in her career.
• Ortega has 53 goals and 30 assists for 83 points this season. This is her fourth 50-goal season and fourth season with 80-plus points. Ortega owns four of the top 10 single-season goal totals and four of the top 10 single-season points totals in UNC history.
• Ortega extended her own school record for points by upping her total to 436. She is second in ACC history and third in NCAA history in career points. Jen Adams of Maryland (1998-2001) is first in ACC annals with 445.
• Ortega is third in NCAA history in career goals with 318.
For the latest updates on Carolina women's lacrosse, follow the team on Twitter and Instagram.
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