No. 3 Women’s Lacrosse Suffers Setback At No. 12 Notre Dame

Saturday, April 1

South Bend, Ind.

Noon ET

North Carolina

9-2, 5-2ACC

#12 Notre Dame

8-3, 4-2ACC

UNC

Notre Dame

Photo by: Notre Dame Athletics

April 1, 2023 | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – No. 3 University of North Carolina women's lacrosse suffered a 16-12 loss at No. 12 Notre Dame on Saturday afternoon at the Loftus Sports Center in South Bend, Indiana.

The Tar Heels are now 9-2 on the year and 5-1 in Atlantic Coast Conference action while the Fighting Irish improve to 8-3 (4-2).

How It Happened

Carolina struggled at the start to get looks on cage with Notre Dame jumping out to a 5-2 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Marissa White got her second goal of the day off a rebound at the beginning of the second frame, but the Irish went on a 4-1 run to hold a 9-4 edge at the half.
Coming out of the break, Alyssa Long's second goal sparked a 4-0 run for the Tar Heels with Caitlyn Wurzburger having two.
UNC, which took advantage of ND's physical play as three of its four unanswered goals came off converted eight-meter attempts, trailed 12-9 after 45 minutes.
Back-to-back goals from Caroline Godine and Lauren Figura in the fourth put UNC back within three, but Notre Dame hung on for the win.

Inside the Box Score

Notre Dame committed 47 fouls and drew three yellow cards. UNC was able to capitalize on drawing fouls inside the eight-meter as six of its goals were off free positions.
The Tar Heels out-shot the Fighting Irish 14-11 in the second half, but the home team had a 29-24 advantage during the entire 60 minutes.
Wurzburger had a team-high four points followed by Godine with three.
Olivia Dirks led UNC with five draw controls while Mackenzie Rich had a game-high two ground balls.
Rich and Julia Dorsey both had two caused turnovers.

Tar Heel Tidbits

With two assists today, Wurzburger is now one away from being tied for seventh all-time in UNC history with 77 career assists.
White and Wurzburger have scored at least one goal in every contest this year.
Godine has tallied two or more points in each of the last seven contests.
UNC has scored double-figure goals 67 times in its last 70 games.
Carolina has gone 74-7 in its last 81 games against ACC opponents.
Dating back to Feb. 12, 2022, the Tar Heels are 21-2 against ranked teams.

Up Next
The Tar Heels return home for another ACC battle on Friday, April 7, against Pitt with first draw set for 2 p.m. ET at Dorrance Field. Tickets are available here.

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