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Tar Heels Hold Off Notre Dame, 14-13, In ACC Semifinal
May 1, 2022 | Women's Lacrosse
NOTRE DAME, IND.—Top-seeded North Carolina spotted Notre Dame a 5-0 lead before roaring back to take control and hold off the fifth-seeded Fighting Irish, 14-13, on Sunday afternoon in an Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament semifinal at Arlotta Stadium.
Carolina trailed, 5-0, in the first quarter before going on a 12-1 run to take the lead. UNC held off a late rally by the fifth-seeded Irish to win the game.
With the victory, the Tar Heels earned the right to host the ACC championship game next Saturday May 7 in Chapel Hill. UNC is seeking its sixth consecutive ACC title, which would tie the longest streak in conference history (Maryland won six in a row from 2009-14).
Carolina will be making its 15th ACC title game appearance, most in history.
The Tar Heels won their 17th consecutive ACC Tournament game (the longest streak in history) and advanced to the ACC championship game for the seventh straight year and 11th time in the last 12 years. UNC is 66-6 in its last 72 games against ACC opponents (regular season and postseason).
Scottie Rose Growney, who scored five goals in Friday's quarterfinal win over Pitt, led Carolina with four goals and an assist on Sunday. Ally Mastroianni and Caitlyn Wurzburger both had two goals and an assist.
Jamie Ortega had two assists and a caused turnover. Her two points on Sunday pulled her within three of Jen Adams of Maryland as the all-time ACC leader (and second in NCAA history) with 445 points.
Andie Aldave, who played four seasons at Notre Dame before transferring to UNC for the 2022 season, had three goals, three draw controls, a ground ball and a caused turnover in her first game back at her former home field as an opponent.
"Credit to them [Notre Dame], they gave us a really good run," said Aldave on the ACC Network after the game. "We needed that today, and I think we responded really well. … It wasn't perfect, but there's a lot to learn from that game."
Head coach Jenny Levy agreed in her comments on the ACC Network.
"We had an opportunity, it was early in the game, so I was curious to see how we'd respond to that [early deficit]," Levy explained. "We obviously weren't playing great defensively, we were giving some easy stuff up. Offensively, we had two possessions and two turnovers. I see it as an opportunity to get better at this time of the year. We got organized, we made some stops defensively," to start the rally, Levy said.
Notre Dame scored on five of its first six shots to lead, 5-0, and hand Carolina its largest deficit of the season in the first seven minutes of the game. The Tar Heel defense then clamped down and held Notre Dame scoreless for over 17 minutes, closing the first half on a 10-1 run. Carolina converted 8 of 12 shots during its 10-1, first-half run.
UNC scored the first two goals of the second half to grab a 12-6 lead before Notre Dame went on a 6-1 run to cut it to 13-12 with 6:32 remaining. Each team scored in the final minutes, and Mastroianni was able to run out the clock in the final seconds to preserve the victory.
UNC's Taylor Moreno went the distance in goal, improving to 65-6 in her career while making 12 saves. Her two best games of the season have both come in wins over Notre Dame. Moreno had a season-high 16 saves in the regular season win over the Fighting Irish.
The Tar Heels will host either second-seeded Boston College or sixth-seeded Virginia next Saturday night May 7 at 6 p.m. at Dorrance Field.
NOTES:
Team
• Carolina won for the 44th time in its last 45 games and the 52nd in its last 54.
• The Tar Heels have won 17 consecutive ACC Tournament games, the longest streak in the event's history.
• Carolina will be making its 15th appearance in the ACC championship game, most in history.
• UNC's five-goal deficit in the first quarter was its largest this season and largest since Boston College led Carolina by five in the 2021 NCAA Tournament semifinals.
• UNC scored double-figure goals for the 53rd time in its last 54 games.
Individual
• Taylor Moreno improved her career record in goal to 65-6. She has started 71 consecutive games in the cage dating to 2018.
• Scottie Rose Growney has 14 goals and three assists in the last three games.
• Jamie Ortega saw her streak of 50 consecutive games with a goal come to an end. She finished with two assists, a ground ball and a caused turnover on Sunday.
• Ortega has tallied at least one point in 80 consecutive games and 85 of 86 in her career.
• Ortega extended her own school record for points by upping her total to 442. 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 321.
For the latest updates on Carolina women's lacrosse, follow the team on Twitter and Instagram.
Carolina trailed, 5-0, in the first quarter before going on a 12-1 run to take the lead. UNC held off a late rally by the fifth-seeded Irish to win the game.
With the victory, the Tar Heels earned the right to host the ACC championship game next Saturday May 7 in Chapel Hill. UNC is seeking its sixth consecutive ACC title, which would tie the longest streak in conference history (Maryland won six in a row from 2009-14).
Carolina will be making its 15th ACC title game appearance, most in history.
The Tar Heels won their 17th consecutive ACC Tournament game (the longest streak in history) and advanced to the ACC championship game for the seventh straight year and 11th time in the last 12 years. UNC is 66-6 in its last 72 games against ACC opponents (regular season and postseason).
Scottie Rose Growney, who scored five goals in Friday's quarterfinal win over Pitt, led Carolina with four goals and an assist on Sunday. Ally Mastroianni and Caitlyn Wurzburger both had two goals and an assist.
Jamie Ortega had two assists and a caused turnover. Her two points on Sunday pulled her within three of Jen Adams of Maryland as the all-time ACC leader (and second in NCAA history) with 445 points.
Andie Aldave, who played four seasons at Notre Dame before transferring to UNC for the 2022 season, had three goals, three draw controls, a ground ball and a caused turnover in her first game back at her former home field as an opponent.
"Credit to them [Notre Dame], they gave us a really good run," said Aldave on the ACC Network after the game. "We needed that today, and I think we responded really well. … It wasn't perfect, but there's a lot to learn from that game."
Head coach Jenny Levy agreed in her comments on the ACC Network.
"We had an opportunity, it was early in the game, so I was curious to see how we'd respond to that [early deficit]," Levy explained. "We obviously weren't playing great defensively, we were giving some easy stuff up. Offensively, we had two possessions and two turnovers. I see it as an opportunity to get better at this time of the year. We got organized, we made some stops defensively," to start the rally, Levy said.
Notre Dame scored on five of its first six shots to lead, 5-0, and hand Carolina its largest deficit of the season in the first seven minutes of the game. The Tar Heel defense then clamped down and held Notre Dame scoreless for over 17 minutes, closing the first half on a 10-1 run. Carolina converted 8 of 12 shots during its 10-1, first-half run.
UNC scored the first two goals of the second half to grab a 12-6 lead before Notre Dame went on a 6-1 run to cut it to 13-12 with 6:32 remaining. Each team scored in the final minutes, and Mastroianni was able to run out the clock in the final seconds to preserve the victory.
UNC's Taylor Moreno went the distance in goal, improving to 65-6 in her career while making 12 saves. Her two best games of the season have both come in wins over Notre Dame. Moreno had a season-high 16 saves in the regular season win over the Fighting Irish.
The Tar Heels will host either second-seeded Boston College or sixth-seeded Virginia next Saturday night May 7 at 6 p.m. at Dorrance Field.
NOTES:
Team
• Carolina won for the 44th time in its last 45 games and the 52nd in its last 54.
• The Tar Heels have won 17 consecutive ACC Tournament games, the longest streak in the event's history.
• Carolina will be making its 15th appearance in the ACC championship game, most in history.
• UNC's five-goal deficit in the first quarter was its largest this season and largest since Boston College led Carolina by five in the 2021 NCAA Tournament semifinals.
• UNC scored double-figure goals for the 53rd time in its last 54 games.
Individual
• Taylor Moreno improved her career record in goal to 65-6. She has started 71 consecutive games in the cage dating to 2018.
• Scottie Rose Growney has 14 goals and three assists in the last three games.
• Jamie Ortega saw her streak of 50 consecutive games with a goal come to an end. She finished with two assists, a ground ball and a caused turnover on Sunday.
• Ortega has tallied at least one point in 80 consecutive games and 85 of 86 in her career.
• Ortega extended her own school record for points by upping her total to 442. 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 321.
For the latest updates on Carolina women's lacrosse, follow the team on Twitter and Instagram.
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