University of North Carolina Athletics
Saturday, March 9
Clemson, SC
3 p.m. ET
North Carolina
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#20 Clemson
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Women’s Lacrosse Makes First-Ever Visit To Clemson
March 8, 2024 | Women's Lacrosse
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – For the first time in program history, eighth-ranked North Carolina women's lacrosse will make its way to Clemson, South Carolina, on Saturday to take on the 20th-ranked Tigers. First draw is set for 3 p.m. ET at the Clemson Lacrosse Complex.
The game will air on ACCNX with Sam Goldfarb and Jordy Kirr on call.
Game Info
Who: (8) Carolina at (20) Clemson
Where: Clemson, SC – Clemson Lacrosse Complex
When: Saturday, March 9 – 3 p.m. ET
Links: Live Stream | Live Scores
Heels vs. Tigers
This will be the third meeting all-time between North Carolina and Clemson with the Tar Heels leading the series at 2-0. This will be the first meeting in Clemson, South Carolina. The Tar Heels have out-scored the Tigers 33-14 in their two games in 2023.
In the Last Meeting
The last contest between the two teams was on April 26, 2023, in Charlotte during the ACC Tournament Quarterfinals. Carolina won, 16-6. Caroline Godine had three goals and an assist. Caitlyn Wurzburger had three goals and three assists in the first-ever regular season meeting on March 26.
Last Time Out
The Tar Heels are coming off a 7-5 loss to fifth-ranked Notre Dame last Saturday at home in what proved to be a defensive slugfest. Gabi Hall had a game-high four ground balls and Emily Nalls had a team-high three draw controls. Alecia Nicholas had a season-high 11 saves between the pipes.
In the Rankings
North Carolina is ranked No. 8 in this week's ILWomen/IWLCA poll and No. 7 in the USA Lacrosse Magazine poll. The Tar Heels checked in at No. 3 in three different preseason polls: USA Lacrosse, ILWomen/IWLCA and ACC Coaches Poll.
Through games on March 4, UNC ranks first in the ACC and third in the country with 9.3 assists per game. The team is also first in the ACC with 17.3 draw controls per game. Ashley Humphrey, the NCAA single-season assists record holder with 88 from 2022 at Stanford, is ranked eighth in the country with 3.2 assists per game.
Major Milestones
A few major milestones are on the horizon for the Tar Heels…
In the Record Book
Caitlyn Wurzburger currently has 99 career assists, which ranks fourth on Carolina's all-time career assists leaderboard. She's 22 assists away from ranking third and 33 away from ranking second. Wurzburger also has 219 career points, which ranks 11th all-time in UNC history. She's only one point away from cracking into UNC's all-time top-10, and 27 away from the top-5. She became just the 13th Tar Heel to ever record 200 career points on May 14, 2023.
Tar Heel Hot Streaks
The game will air on ACCNX with Sam Goldfarb and Jordy Kirr on call.
Game Info
Who: (8) Carolina at (20) Clemson
Where: Clemson, SC – Clemson Lacrosse Complex
When: Saturday, March 9 – 3 p.m. ET
Links: Live Stream | Live Scores
Heels vs. Tigers
This will be the third meeting all-time between North Carolina and Clemson with the Tar Heels leading the series at 2-0. This will be the first meeting in Clemson, South Carolina. The Tar Heels have out-scored the Tigers 33-14 in their two games in 2023.
In the Last Meeting
The last contest between the two teams was on April 26, 2023, in Charlotte during the ACC Tournament Quarterfinals. Carolina won, 16-6. Caroline Godine had three goals and an assist. Caitlyn Wurzburger had three goals and three assists in the first-ever regular season meeting on March 26.
Last Time Out
The Tar Heels are coming off a 7-5 loss to fifth-ranked Notre Dame last Saturday at home in what proved to be a defensive slugfest. Gabi Hall had a game-high four ground balls and Emily Nalls had a team-high three draw controls. Alecia Nicholas had a season-high 11 saves between the pipes.
In the Rankings
North Carolina is ranked No. 8 in this week's ILWomen/IWLCA poll and No. 7 in the USA Lacrosse Magazine poll. The Tar Heels checked in at No. 3 in three different preseason polls: USA Lacrosse, ILWomen/IWLCA and ACC Coaches Poll.
Through games on March 4, UNC ranks first in the ACC and third in the country with 9.3 assists per game. The team is also first in the ACC with 17.3 draw controls per game. Ashley Humphrey, the NCAA single-season assists record holder with 88 from 2022 at Stanford, is ranked eighth in the country with 3.2 assists per game.
Major Milestones
A few major milestones are on the horizon for the Tar Heels…
- Reilly Casey (49) is one assist away from 50 in her career
- Wurzburger (99) is one assist away from 100 in her career
- Wurzburger (219) is one point away from being ranked 10th on UNC's all-time career points list, two from ranking 9th, three from ranking 8th and nine from ranking seventh
- Humphrey (149) is one assists away from 150 in her career
- Casey (48) is two goals away from 50 in her career
- Casey (97) is three points away from 100 in her career
In the Record Book
Caitlyn Wurzburger currently has 99 career assists, which ranks fourth on Carolina's all-time career assists leaderboard. She's 22 assists away from ranking third and 33 away from ranking second. Wurzburger also has 219 career points, which ranks 11th all-time in UNC history. She's only one point away from cracking into UNC's all-time top-10, and 27 away from the top-5. She became just the 13th Tar Heel to ever record 200 career points on May 14, 2023.
Tar Heel Hot Streaks
- UNC has won 69 of its last 77 games, and 77 of its last 86 games
- The Tar Heels have scored double-figure goals 80 times in their last 86 games
- Wurzburger has recorded at least one point in 63 of her 69 career appearances. She has earned at least one point in every game since April 21, 2022 (33 games)
- Wurzburger has scored at least one goal in 58 of her 69 career appearances
- Humphrey has recorded at least one point in 42 of her 43 career appearances
- Humphrey has dished out at least one assist in 40 of her 43 games. She has scored at least one goal in 35 of her 43 games
- Nalls has started every game in her career (77 games)
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