White Scores Six As No. 5 Women’s Lacrosse Takes Down Pitt, 16-3

Friday, April 7

Chapel Hill, N.C.

2 p.m. ET

North Carolina

10-2, 6-1

Pitt

4-10, 0-7

Pitt

UNC

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

White Scores Six As No. 5 Women’s Lacrosse Takes Down Pitt, 16-3

April 7, 2023 | Women's Lacrosse

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Marissa White scored a career-high six goals to lead the No. 5 University of North Carolina women's lacrosse team to a 16-3 win over Pitt on a rainy Friday afternoon at Finley North Field.

Following the win, the Tar Heels improve to 10-2 overall and 6-1 in Atlantic Coast Conference play while the Panthers drop to 4-10 (0-7).

How It Happened

White got scoring started before Reilly Casey notched three in a row as UNC went up 6-0 after the first 15 minutes of play.
Two more from White brought her total up to four in the first half, leading the Tar Heels to an 11-goal advantage.
Carolina's defense held Pitt scoreless during the first 30 minutes, its second opening-half shutout of the year.
Pitt scored twice to start the second half before White got her fifth with 4:28 left in the third.
Casey made it four on the day as UNC held a 14-2 edge heading into the last quarter.
White's sixth came just under two minutes into the final quarter before Darcy Felter added one six minutes later to seal the 16-3 win.
Nine of UNC's 16 goals had an assist, in which Caitlyn Wurzburger had a season-high five.

Inside the Box Score

UNC out-shot its opponent 32-18 overall and 24-8 on goal.
Led by Kaleigh Harden and Bailey Horne with three each, UNC had 13 draw controls to Pitt's eight.
Emily Nalls had a game-high three caused turnovers and Harden, Gabi Hall and Livi Lawton picked up two ground balls apiece.
Alecia Nicholas made five saves between the pipes.

Tar Heel Tidbits

White is the first Tar Heel to have six goals in a game since Jamie Ortega on April 2, 2022, against Notre Dame.
With five assists today, Wurzburger now has 22 on the year, bringing her career total to 81. That's tied for sixth all-time in program history for career assists.
Today's victory marked UNC's 41st consecutive win at home.
It was UNC's second first-half shutout of the season, also doing so against Florida on Feb. 18.
UNC has scored double-figure goals 68 times in its last 71 games.
Carolina has gone 75-7 in its last 82 games against ACC opponents.

Up Next
The Tar Heels are on the road for an in-state, midweek matchup at East Carolina on Tuesday, April 11, for their nonconference finale. First draw is slated for 4 p.m. ET at Johnson Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina.

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