Sunday, March 19
Evanston, Ill.
1:30 p.m. ET
North Carolina
at
#3 Northwestern
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No. 1 Women’s Lacrosse Heads To No. 3 Northwestern For Top-5 Showdown
March 18, 2023 | Women's Lacrosse
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – All eyes will be on Sunday's top-5 showdown between No. 1 University of North Carolina and No. 3 Northwestern in what's considered the women's lacrosse game of the week.
The rematch of last year's epic NCAA semifinal will begin at 1:30 p.m. ET (12:30 p.m. CT) at Ryan Fieldhouse in Evanston, Illinois. The contest will be aired on ESPNU with Sheehan Stanwick Burch and Jay Alter on call.
Entering Sunday's game, undefeated North Carolina has…
UNC's stalwart defense, which has limited its opponents to only 7.14 goals per game, kept UofL scoreless during the final quarter and only allowed two goals during the second half. Anchoring the back line is Alecia Nicholas, who owns a .558 save percentage between the pipes.
This will be the 25th all-time meeting between North Carolina and Northwestern with UNC holding a narrow 13-11 lead in the series. Having won the last eight, the Tar Heels are 9-1 in the last 10 games.
Sunday will be a rematch of the 2022 national semifinal in which Carolina overcame a seven-goal deficit to secure a 15-14 victory, ultimately going on to win its third national title in program history. Wurzburger had two goals during that game.
Stay up to date with UNC women's lacrosse by following the Tar Heels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
The rematch of last year's epic NCAA semifinal will begin at 1:30 p.m. ET (12:30 p.m. CT) at Ryan Fieldhouse in Evanston, Illinois. The contest will be aired on ESPNU with Sheehan Stanwick Burch and Jay Alter on call.
Entering Sunday's game, undefeated North Carolina has…
- won 47 consecutive regular season games, the second longest streak in NCAA history
- won 29 games in a row, setting a new program record for longest win streak
- won 20 consecutive road games (excluding neutral site games)
- defeated three top-10 teams by a combined 23 goals this season
- gone 20-0 vs. ranked teams since Feb. 12, 2022, including 6-0 against top-5 foes
- scored double-figure goals for 64 times in its last 66 games
- won 56 of its last 57 games, and 64 of its last 66
UNC's stalwart defense, which has limited its opponents to only 7.14 goals per game, kept UofL scoreless during the final quarter and only allowed two goals during the second half. Anchoring the back line is Alecia Nicholas, who owns a .558 save percentage between the pipes.
This will be the 25th all-time meeting between North Carolina and Northwestern with UNC holding a narrow 13-11 lead in the series. Having won the last eight, the Tar Heels are 9-1 in the last 10 games.
Sunday will be a rematch of the 2022 national semifinal in which Carolina overcame a seven-goal deficit to secure a 15-14 victory, ultimately going on to win its third national title in program history. Wurzburger had two goals during that game.
Stay up to date with UNC women's lacrosse by following the Tar Heels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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