University of North Carolina Athletics
Monday, March 25
Chapel Hill, NC
4:30 p.m. ET
North Carolina
vs
#3 Northwestern
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UNC Set For Monday Clash With Defending National Champion Northwestern
March 24, 2024 | Women's Lacrosse
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Following a win on Saturday, the 13th-ranked North Carolina women's lacrosse team is back in action to host No. 3 Northwestern – the defending national champions – for a Monday night clash at Dorrance Field.
First draw for the nonconference finale is slated for 4:30 p.m. ET at Dorrance Field. Tickets are available for purchase here.
The game will air on ESPNU, UNC's third national broadcast this season. Jay Alter and Sheehan Stanwick Burch will be on call with Dana Boyle serving as the field analyst.
Game Info
Who: (12) North Carolina vs. (1) Northwestern
What: Educators Appreciation Day, Carolina Fever
Where: Chapel Hill, N.C. – Dorrance Field
When: Monday, March 25 – 4:30 p.m. ET
Links: Live Stream | Live Stats
Shoes 4 Hope
North Carolina men's and women's lacrosse is teaming up with UNC Children's Hospital for the fight against pediatric cancer. Both teams hosted their first Shoes 4 Hope game this past Saturday as part of Coaches vs. Cancer, a nationwide initiative that empowers coaches, their teams and local communities to make a difference in the fight against cancer.
Patients at UNC Children's Hospital painted Nike sneakers that Tar Heel coaches and staff wore during Saturday's doubleheader. Earlier this month, several UNC lacrosse players, coaches and staff members visited the hospital to paint shoes with the kids. The shoes are up for auction to support Pediatric Hematology Oncology at UNC Children's.
The auction can be found here. Bidding starts at $150. All proceeds and donations benefit local children fighting cancer. The auction officially closes on April 22.
Heels vs. Wildcats
This will be the 26th meeting all-time between Carolina and Northwestern. The Tar Heels narrowly lead the series at 13-12, including 6-4 in Chapel Hill. UNC is 8-2 in the last 10 meetings.
In the Last Meeting
The last contest between the two teams was on March 19, 2023, in Evanston. The Wildcats won 13-9, snapping UNC's 47 consecutive regular season game win streak. Caroline Godine (3g) and Kiley Mottice (1g, 2a) both had a team-high three points last year at NU. Ellie Traggio had three caused turnovers and Alecia Nicholas made 11 saves.
Last Time Out
The Tar Heels posted an 18-12 win over Louisville on Saturday at home, improving to 7-3 on the year and 3-2 in conference play. UNC remains undefeated in the all-time series with UofL at 11-0.
Mottice had a career day with five goals and five points while Olivia Dirks also had a five-point effort behind four goals and one assist. Alyssa Long (3g, 1a) and Ashley Humphrey (1g, 3a) both had four points.
Also with a career performance was goalie Stella Harrison. Entering the game at the start of the second quarter, she made a career-high 13 saves in a career-high 45 minutes of action. Eleven of her saves came in the second half. Prior to the game, she had four saves in her career.
Tar Heel Hot Streaks
Wurz's World
Wurzburger is currently on a 37-game streak of recording at least one point (dating back to April 21, 2022, vs. Duke). That's the longest streak on the team. The senior co-captain currently has a team-leading 56 multi-point games and 39 multi-goal games in her 73 career appearances. She sits fourth all-time in UNC history with 107 career assists and sixth all-time with 235 career points.
At Clemson on March 9, Wurzburger matched her career-high seven points for the sixth time after three goals and four assists. Her seven-point effort moved her from 11th on UNC's all-time career points list up to eighth. Just three days later, a five-point effort moved her up two more spots to sixth all-time.
Major Milestones
A few major milestones are on the horizon for the Tar Heels...
Stay up to date with UNC women's lacrosse by following the Tar Heels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
First draw for the nonconference finale is slated for 4:30 p.m. ET at Dorrance Field. Tickets are available for purchase here.
The game will air on ESPNU, UNC's third national broadcast this season. Jay Alter and Sheehan Stanwick Burch will be on call with Dana Boyle serving as the field analyst.
Game Info
Who: (12) North Carolina vs. (1) Northwestern
What: Educators Appreciation Day, Carolina Fever
Where: Chapel Hill, N.C. – Dorrance Field
When: Monday, March 25 – 4:30 p.m. ET
Links: Live Stream | Live Stats
Shoes 4 Hope
North Carolina men's and women's lacrosse is teaming up with UNC Children's Hospital for the fight against pediatric cancer. Both teams hosted their first Shoes 4 Hope game this past Saturday as part of Coaches vs. Cancer, a nationwide initiative that empowers coaches, their teams and local communities to make a difference in the fight against cancer.
Patients at UNC Children's Hospital painted Nike sneakers that Tar Heel coaches and staff wore during Saturday's doubleheader. Earlier this month, several UNC lacrosse players, coaches and staff members visited the hospital to paint shoes with the kids. The shoes are up for auction to support Pediatric Hematology Oncology at UNC Children's.
The auction can be found here. Bidding starts at $150. All proceeds and donations benefit local children fighting cancer. The auction officially closes on April 22.
Heels vs. Wildcats
This will be the 26th meeting all-time between Carolina and Northwestern. The Tar Heels narrowly lead the series at 13-12, including 6-4 in Chapel Hill. UNC is 8-2 in the last 10 meetings.
In the Last Meeting
The last contest between the two teams was on March 19, 2023, in Evanston. The Wildcats won 13-9, snapping UNC's 47 consecutive regular season game win streak. Caroline Godine (3g) and Kiley Mottice (1g, 2a) both had a team-high three points last year at NU. Ellie Traggio had three caused turnovers and Alecia Nicholas made 11 saves.
Last Time Out
The Tar Heels posted an 18-12 win over Louisville on Saturday at home, improving to 7-3 on the year and 3-2 in conference play. UNC remains undefeated in the all-time series with UofL at 11-0.
Mottice had a career day with five goals and five points while Olivia Dirks also had a five-point effort behind four goals and one assist. Alyssa Long (3g, 1a) and Ashley Humphrey (1g, 3a) both had four points.
Also with a career performance was goalie Stella Harrison. Entering the game at the start of the second quarter, she made a career-high 13 saves in a career-high 45 minutes of action. Eleven of her saves came in the second half. Prior to the game, she had four saves in her career.
Tar Heel Hot Streaks
- UNC has won 72 of its last 81 games, and 80 of its last 90 games
- The Tar Heels have scored double-figure goals 83 times in their last 90 games
- Caitlyn Wurzburger has recorded at least one point in 67 of her 73 career appearances. She has earned at least one point in every game since April 21, 2022 (37 straight games)
- Wurzburger has scored at least one goal in 62 of her 73 career appearances
- Humphrey has recorded at least one point in 45 of her 47 career appearances
- Humphrey has dished out at least one assist in 43 of her 47 games. She has scored at least one goal in 37 of her 47 games
- Emily Nalls has started every game in her career (81 games)
- Reilly Casey has recorded at least one point in 33 of her 42 career appearances
- Dating back to Feb. 12, 2022, UNC is currently 27-8 vs. top-25 ranked teams, including 13-7 vs. top-10 opponents and 7-6 vs. top-5 foes
Wurz's World
Wurzburger is currently on a 37-game streak of recording at least one point (dating back to April 21, 2022, vs. Duke). That's the longest streak on the team. The senior co-captain currently has a team-leading 56 multi-point games and 39 multi-goal games in her 73 career appearances. She sits fourth all-time in UNC history with 107 career assists and sixth all-time with 235 career points.
At Clemson on March 9, Wurzburger matched her career-high seven points for the sixth time after three goals and four assists. Her seven-point effort moved her from 11th on UNC's all-time career points list up to eighth. Just three days later, a five-point effort moved her up two more spots to sixth all-time.
Major Milestones
A few major milestones are on the horizon for the Tar Heels...
- Casey (49) is one goal away from 50 in her career
- Casey (99) is one point away from 100 in her career
- Nalls (146) is four ground balls away from 150 in her career
- Flynn Reed (191) is nine draw controls away from 200 in her career
- Nalls (91) is nine caused turnovers away from 100 in her career
- Wurzburger (235) is 11 points away from being ranked fifth on UNC's all-time career points list
- Wurzburger (107) is 14 assists away from ranking third all-time in UNC history for career assists and 25 from ranking second
Stay up to date with UNC women's lacrosse by following the Tar Heels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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