No. 3 Women’s Lacrosse Tops No. 22 Clemson, 17-8

Sunday, March 26

Chapel Hill, N.C.

2 p.m. ET

North Carolina

9-1 (5-0)

#22 Clemson

9-4 (1-4)

CLEMSON

NORTH CAROLINA

Photo by: Jerome M. Ibrahim

March 26, 2023 | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – In the first-ever meeting between the two programs, the No. 22 University of North Carolina women's lacrosse team ran away with a 17-8 victory over No. 22 Clemson on Sunday afternoon at Dorrance Field.

Following the win, the Tar Heels improve to 9-1 on the year and remain undefeated in Atlantic Coast Conference action at 5-0. The Tigers drop to 9-4 overall and 1-4 in league play.

How It Happened

Marissa White had a hat trick – the third of her career – and Caitlyn Wurzburger tallied two as the pair scored all of UNC's goals to lead 5-2 in the first quarter.
Back-to-back goals from Mackenzie Rich prompted a 4-0 run for the Tar Heels, who only allowed one Tiger goal during the second quarter to maintain a 9-3 edge at the break.
Carolina out-scored Clemson 4-1 in the third stanza, holding a 13-4 advantage after 45 minutes of play.
White matched her career-high five goals 90 seconds into the fourth before Wurzburger got her fifth hat trick of the year less than two minutes later.
The fourth quarter saw four goals from both teams, including two from Kiley Mottice, as UNC ended with a 17-8 win.

Inside the Box Score

Wurzburger led all scorers with six points, followed by White with five.
Carolina out-shot Clemson 28-23 (24-15 on goal), including 17-9 (13-6) in the first half.
The Tar Heels had 16 draw controls to the Tigers' 12, and had 10 to their three in the opening half. Sophie Student had a game-high eight.
Alecia Nicholas made seven saves between the pipes.

Tar Heel Tidbits

North Carolina has kept its opponent to under 10 goals in eight of its 10 games, allowing just 7.50 goals per game.
With three assists today, Reilly Casey now has 27 on the year, which ranks 15th all-time in UNC history for single-season assists.
Also dishing out three assists was Wurzburger, who is now three away from being tied for seventh all-time in UNC history for career assists (77).
Wurzburger and White have both scored at least one goal in every contest so far this year. Wurzburger has 26 multi-goal games in her career.
The Tar Heels have now won 40 consecutive home games.
UNC has scored double-figure goals for 66 times in its last 69 games.
Carolina has won 58 of its last 60 games, and 66 of its last 69.
Dating back to Feb. 12, 2022, Carolina is 21-1 against ranked teams.

Up Next
The Tar Heels head to South Bend, Indiana, for a matchup at No. 11 Notre Dame on Saturday, April 1. First draw is set for noon ET at Arlotta Family Stadium.

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