Men's Lacrosse Falls At No. 1 Notre Dame, 16-9

Saturday, April 22

South Bend, Ind.

Noon

North Carolina

7-6, 1-4ACC

Notre Dame

9-1, 3-1ACC

UNC

Notre Dame

Paul Barton
University of North Carolina Men’s Lacrosse v Brown
Dorrance Field
Chapel Hill, NC
Saturday, March 11, 2023

Photo by: ANTHONY SORBELLINI

April 22, 2023 | Men's Lacrosse

Box Score

SOUTH BEND, IND. - After falling behind in the first quarter, the No. 15 North Carolina men's lacrosse team (7-6, 1-4 ACC) fell to top-ranked Notre Dame (9-1, 3-1 ACC), 16-9, on Saturday at Arlotta Stadium.

How It Happened

After Notre Dame scored in the contest's opening 10 seconds, Dewey Egan knotted the game up at one with 12:25 remaining in the first.
The Irish ended the opening quarter on a 5-0 run, holding a 6-1 lead after the first 15 minutes.
Following Chris Kavanagh's goal with 11:32 left in the first half, North Carolina ended the half scoring five-straight goals, with the host Irish leading 7-5 entering the break.
UNC would be outscored 4-1 in the third quarter, with Egan finding the back of the net for the second time, as Notre Dame held a 11-6 edge entering the fourth quarter.
Egan would complete the hat trick with 13:47 left in the contest, however the Irish answered with a 4-0 spurt to extend their lead to eight, 15-7.
Back-to-back goals in the middle of the fourth courtesy of James Matan would trim the deficit to six, however a Notre Dame man-up goal with just over four minutes remaining would seal the deal, as the top-ranked Irish were victorious, 16-9.

Tar Heel Performances

Egan and Matan both posted hat tricks for the Tar Heels in the game.
Ryan Levy, Logan McGovern and Harrison Schertzinger all found the back of the net once.
Andrew Tyeryar (15-24) and Graham Schwartz (5-6) combined to win the faceoff battle for UNC.
Collin Krieg stopped nine shots between the pipes on the day.

Inside The Numbers

With the Irish win, the all-time series with Notre Dame is tied at 11-all.
Egan's hat trick was the first of his career for the San Diego, Calif. native.
McGovern extended his goal and point streak to 13 games.
Matan's hat trick was his sixth multi-goal game of the year, the most for a Tar Heel first-year since Jimmy Bitter in 2012, with 10 multi-goal performances.

Up Next

After a week off, the Tar Heels will host Notre Dame for the regular season finale for senior day from Dorrance Field. Opening faceoff on May 6 with the Irish is slated for noon, and can be watched on ACC Network.