Ingrilli’s OT Golden Goal Pushes Women’s Lacrosse Past Virginia, 10-9

Friday, February 23

Charlottesville, VA

5 p.m. ET

North Carolina

3-1

#15 Virginia

3-1

North Carolina

Virginia

Photo by: Ryan Hunt

Ingrilli’s OT Golden Goal Pushes Women’s Lacrosse Past Virginia, 10-9

February 23, 2024 | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Freshman Eva Ingrilli netted the golden goal in the first overtime period to secure a 10-9 win for the eighth-ranked University of North Carolina women's lacrosse team over No. 15 Virginia on Friday night in Charlottesville, Virginia, at Klöckner Stadium.

Following the overtime victory, the Tar Heels improve to 3-1 on the year and begin Atlantic Coast Conference action at 1-0. The Cavaliers drop to 3-1 (0-1 ACC).

How It Happened

Ashley Humphrey netted the opening goal before the Cavaliers responded in what proved to be a tightly-contested game.
A six-minute scoreless stretch was broken when Humphrey fed Ingrilli to give the Tar Heels a narrow 2-1 lead after 15 minutes.
Capitalizing on a defensive error, Caitlyn Wurzburger made it 3-1 early in the second before tacking on another one 90 seconds later.
UVA began to close the gap with a 4-2 goal advantage in the last 10 minutes of the half, but UNC held on for a slight 6-5 lead at the break.
A few big defensive stops and three saves from Alecia Nicholas kept the score at a standstill during the early part of the second half.
GraceAnn Leonard cashed in on a free-position opportunity to put UNC back up by two at the six minute mark, but a pair from UVA tied the game at 7-7 heading into the fourth quarter.
The first two goals of the second quarter belonged to Olivia Dirks to give the Tar Heels a two-goal advantage just past the halfway point of the final frame.
A back-and-forth battle, Virginia evened things up again at 9-9 with 26 seconds left at the end of regulation, sending Carolina into its second overtime game of the season.
Ingrilli scored the overtime winner with 1:28 remaining in the extra frame. Holding off three defenders, Alyssa Long sent a pass to Ingrilli who used a quick finish to find the back of the net.
Ingrilli's golden goal was her third of the game, marking her third hat trick in four games.

Inside the Box Score

Ingrilli had three goals while Dirks, Humphrey and Wurzburger all had two. Humphrey had a team-high four points.
Carolina had a 15-8 advantage on the draw with Emily Nalls having a game-high-tying four.
Nalls and Darcy Felter both had two caused turnovers to lead the team.
An even matchup throughout, UNC had 26 shots to UVA's 24 while the home team had a 15-14 edge in shots on goal.
Nicholas made six saves between the pipes.

Up Next
The eighth-ranked Tar Heels have a quick turnaround as they return to Chapel Hill on Sunday afternoon to host High Point at Dorrance Field. The game is set to begin at 1 p.m. ET and will air on ACCNX.

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