Late Push Guides No. 5 Women’s Lacrosse Over ECU, 12-9

Tuesday, April 11

Greenville, N.C.

4 p.m. ET

North Carolina

11-2

East Carolina

10-4

North Carolina

East Carolina

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

April 11, 2023 | Women's Lacrosse

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GREENVILLE, N.C. – Six unanswered goals in the fourth quarter allowed the No. 5 University of North Carolina women's lacrosse team to hang on for a 12-9 win over East Carolina in Tuesday afternoon's nonconference finale in Greenville.

Following the win, the Tar Heels improve to 11-2 (6-1 ACC) while the Pirates drop to 10-4 (3-0 AAC).

How It Happened

After falling behind by three, Nicole Humphrey's goal with four seconds left in the first quarter sparked a 4-0 run, which included another from Humphrey and two from Caitlyn Wurzburger.
A goal from Kaleigh Harden in the final minute of the opening half gave North Carolina a slight 5-4 lead at the break.
In what proved to be a defensive battle, Marissa White scored UNC's lone goal in the third quarter as the Tar Heels and Pirates were locked at six apiece.
Trailing 8-6 two minutes into the final frame, Lauren Figura found the back of the cage for the first of six unanswered goals for the Tar Heels.
Back-to-back tallies from Humphrey marked a career-high four, while Darcy Felter gave UNC its largest lead of the day at 12-8 as the Tar Heels hung on for the win.

Inside the Box Score

Humphrey's career-high four goals, which matched her career-high four points, led all scorers.
North Carolina out-shot East Carolina 31-25 and 22-16 on shots on goal.
The Tar Heels had six caused turnovers to the Pirates' two.
UNC also held a 13-8 advantage in ground balls, led by Emily Nalls with a season-high three.
Alecia Nicholas made six saves between the pipes.

Tar Heel Tidbits

Humphrey's four goals marked a career-high for the senior.
White, a freshman, is the lone Tar Heel to score in every contest this season.
With one today, Caitlyn Wurzburger ranks sixth all-time in UNC history with 82 career assists.
Wurzburger, who netted a pair of goals, is two away from 100 in her career.
The Tar Heels have scored double-figure goals 69 times in its last 72 games.
Carolina has won 60 of their last 63 games, and 68 of their last 72 games.
UNC improves to 2-0 in the all-time series with ECU.

Up Next
Returning to Chapel Hill for a big Atlantic Coast Conference showdown, fifth-ranked North Carolina is set to take on No. 1 Syracuse at noon ET on Saturday, April 15. The game will be aired nationally on ESPNU and tickets are available here.

Prior to the start of the game, the Tar Heels will honor their seniors as part of the Senior Day ceremony.

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