Women’s Lacrosse Falls To Boston College In ACC Title Game

Sunday, April 30

Charlotte, N.C.

Noon ET

North Carolina

14-4

#4 Boston College

16-3

North Carolina

Boston College

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

April 30, 2023 | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Third-seed University of North Carolina women's lacrosse dropped an 11-9 decision to top-seed Boston College in the finals of the 2023 ACC Championships presented by Ally on Sunday afternoon at American Legion Memorial Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Caroline Godine, Emily Nalls and Brooklyn Walker-Welch were named to the ACC All-Tournament Team.

How It Happened

Alyssa Long tallied the first two for UNC before goals from Olivia Dirks and Nicole Humphrey less than a minute apart put the Tar Heels up 4-1.
A goal from Melissa Sconone with 11 seconds on the clock gave Carolina a 5-2 lead at the end of the opening frame.
Dirks and Sconone both notched their second of the day in what proved to be a back-and-forth second quarter.
Goalkeeper Alecia Nicholas made five first-half saves, including four in the second quarter, as Carolina held a 7-4 lead heading into the break.
Boston College fired off two quick ones to open the second half before UNC quickly responded with a pair of its own.
The Eagles got themselves within one, but the Tar Heels maintained a narrow 9-8 leading after 45 minutes of play.
BC had three unanswered in the fourth quarter to hold on for the win.

Inside the Box Score

Nalls and Walker-Welch led all players in ground balls with four and three, respectively.
Nalls also had a game-high three caused turnovers.
UNC had 14 draw controls to BC's 10, including a game- and season-high eight from Dirks.
Nicholas finished with seven saves between the pipes.

Up Next
The Tar Heels now await their fate in the 2023 NCAA Tournament. Fifteen conference champions qualify automatically, while the balance of the field is selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Committee.

The NCAA Selection Show airs on ESPNU at 9 p.m. ET on Sunday, May 7.

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