Women's Lacrosse Topples Tigers, 16-6, In ACC Quarterfinals

Wednesday, April 26

Charlotte, N.C.

8 p.m. ET

North Carolina

13-3

#17 Clemson

12-6

Clemson

North Carolina

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

April 26, 2023 | Women's Lacrosse

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Third-seed University of North Carolina women's lacrosse took care of business Wednesday night in the quarterfinals of the 2023 ACC Championship presented by Ally, defeating sixth-seed Clemson, 16-6, at American Legion Memorial Stadium.

The Tar Heels, ranked sixth nationally, improve to 13-3 overall on the year and 14-0 all-time in the ACC Quarterfinals.

Following the win, UNC extended its longest win streak in ACC Tournament history with 19 straight victories.

How It Happened

It was a slow start offensively for both teams, as the game was tied at one apiece after the opening frame.
Carolina exploded at the start of the second, scoring four goals in a three-minute span behind two from Lauren Figura.
After jumping out to a 6-0 run at the beginning, the Tar Heels out-scored the Tigers, 7-1, in the second frame.
Nicole Humphrey scored her second with five seconds left in the half, giving Carolina an 8-2 advantage heading into the break.
A tally from Caroline Godine at the halfway point of the third was the first of four unanswered for the Tar Heels.
Humphrey made it a hat trick with 1:40 left on the clock before Mackenzie Rich added a goal of her own, putting the Tar Heels up 13-4 after the third.
Godine got a hat trick halfway into the final quarter before Marissa White sealed the 16-6 win less than a minute later.

Inside the Box Score

Carolina fired off 37 shots to Clemson's 16, also holding a 27-10 edge in shots on goal.
UNC led 16-10 in draw controls, with a game-high five each from Olivia Dirks and Kaleigh Harden.
The Tar Heels had 10 caused turnovers while the Tigers had just four. Emily Nalls had a career- and game-high four.
UNC also had a 16-8 lead in ground balls behind Ellie Traggio's career- and game-high four.
Alecia Nicholas made four saves between the pipes.
Nine different players scored for UNC, compared to five for CU.

Tar Heel Tidbits

Humphrey's hat trick was the fifth of her career, and her third in the last four games.
Godine's hat trick marked the fourth of the freshman's young career.
White leads the team with 37 goals and is the only Tar Heel who has scored in every game this season.
After dishing out one today, Reilly Casey is one assist away from cracking into UNC's all-time single season list.
With one goal today, Caitlyn Wurzburger is now 14 points away from 200 in her career.
The Tar Heels have scored double-figure goals 72 times in their last 75 games.
UNC has won 62 of its last 66 games, and 70 of its last 75 games.
North Carolina is 6-3 against top-25 teams this season.
The Tar Heels have won by 10+ goals six times this season, and by 8+ seven times.

Up Next
Third-seed North Carolina returns to American Legion Memorial Stadium on Friday, April 28, for the ACC Semifinals to face second-seed Syracuse. First draw is set for 3:30 p.m. ET and the game will be broadcast on ACC Network.

More information can be found on the tournament central here.

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