No. 1 Women’s Lacrosse Opens ACC Play At Virginia Tech

Friday, February 24

Blacksburg, Va.

7 p.m. ET

North Carolina

Virginia Tech

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February 23, 2023 | Women's Lacrosse

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The No. 1 University of North Carolina women's lacrosse team will hit the road for the first time this season as it begins Atlantic Coast Conference action at Virginia Tech on Friday, Feb. 24. First draw is set for 7 p.m. ET at Thompson Field in Blacksburg, Va.

The game will be aired on ACC Network with Sheehan Stanwick Burch and Jay Alter on call, marking UNC's second of its nation-leading eight nationally-televised broadcasts.

Heading into Friday's contest, North Carolina has…

won 43 consecutive regular season games (second longest streak in NCAA history)
won 22 consecutive regular season ACC games
won 25 consecutive games (second longest steak in UNC history)
won 18 consecutive road games
won 52 of its last 53 games, and 60 of its last 62 games

The top-ranked Tar Heels took care of business in its last outing on Feb. 18 with a convincing 12-5 win over No. 7 Florida. UNC did not allow a Gator goal in the first half, its first opening-half shutout since Mercer on March 27, 2021.

Leading the way for Carolina is Reilly Casey who has recorded a hat trick in each game so far this season. She owns a team-high nine goals, seven assists and 16 points followed by Caitlyn Wurzburger with 13 points (seven goals, six assists).

Rookie Marissa White has eight goals and one assist on the young season, becoming the first UNC freshman to tally nine points in their first three collegiate games since Jamie Ortega in 2018.

On the defensive end, Brooklyn Walker-Welch had three caused turnovers against the Gators while marking their top goal scorer, preventing her from scoring until the third quarter. Alecia Nicholas has made 32 saves between the pipes and her .615 save percentage ranks fourth nationally.

North Carolina is looking to keep its perfect 31-0 all-time streak against Virginia Tech alive. In their last meeting on March 26, 2022, in Chapel Hill four current players in Wurzburger (four), Brooklyn Neumen (three), Olivia Dirks (two) and Nicole Humphrey (one) combined for 10 goals in the 20-8 victory.

Heading into league play, head coach Jenny Levy is only four wins away from reaching 100 ACC victories, the most in conference history.

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