Last Minute Goal Lifts No. 6 Army Over Men’s Lacrosse

Saturday, March 30

Chapel Hill, N.C.

Noon

North Carolina

6-4, 0-0

Army

8-1, 3-1

Army

North Carolina

Photo by: ANTHONY SORBELLINI

March 30, 2024 | Men's Lacrosse

Box Score

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Evan Plunkett's goal with 52 seconds remaining lifted the sixth-ranked Army Black Knights (8-1) over North Carolina (6-4), 13-12.

How It Happened
• Carolina scored three of the game's first four goals, with two scores courtesy of Owen Duffy and one from Brady Wambach, leading 4-2 after the first quarter.
• Duffy and Johnny Schwarz opened the second quarter with a goal each, giving the Tar Heels their largest lead of the game, 6-2.
• Army closed the first half outscoring Carolina 3-1, however the Tar Heels led entering the halftime break, 7-5.
• A back-and-forth third quarter saw the Black Knights outpace the Tar Heels, 4-3, with Carolina ahead by one entering the fourth.
• Army began the fourth quarter on a 3-0 run, leading 12-10 with just under 12 minutes remaining.
• Trevor Deubner's goal with 10:54 left halted the Black Knight momentum, as Dominic Pietramala tied the contest at 12-all with just over five minutes remaining.
• Plunkett's goal with 52 seconds remaining off an assist courtesy of Reese Burek helped Army collect their eighth win of the campaign.

Tar Heel Performances
• Duffy led all players with five goals on the day.
• Pietramala had two goals with an assist.
• Paul Barton, Deubner, Schwarz, Wambach and Ty English each hit the back of the net once.
• Wambach finished the day 16-29 from the faceoff stripe, with 10 ground balls.
• Collin Krieg stopped 12 shots on the day.

Inside The Numbers
• Carolina leads the all-time series, 3-1, with Saturday serving as the first meeting since 1994.
• Duffy's five scores matched a career high. The attackman is now four goals away from tying Robin Beran's freshman single-season goal record of 32 (1973).
• Wambach's 16 faceoff wins was a career best.
• Krieg stopped 10-or-more shots for the 32^nd time in his career.
• With an assist in the third quarter, Logan McGovern has now recorded a point in 57 career games.

Up Next
• The Tar Heels begin ACC play next Saturday, traveling to No. 2 Virginia.
• Opening faceoff from Charlottesville is set for Noon, with the matchup aired live on ESPNU.