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Women’s Lacrosse Travels To Play Pitt On Saturday
April 12, 2024 | Women's Lacrosse
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The University of North Carolina women's lacrosse team travels to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to take on the Panthers this Saturday at Highmark Stadium. This will be the Tar Heels' final road game of the regular season.
First draw is set for noon ET and the contest will air on ACCNX.
Game Info
Who: (16) Carolina at Pitt
Where: Pittsburgh, Pa. – Highmark Stadium
When: Saturday, April 13 – Noon ET
Links: Live Stream | Live Stats
Heels vs. Panthers
This will be the fourth meeting all-time between Carolina and Pitt. This is the second game played in Pittsburgh. The Tar Heels lead the series at 3-0 and have out-scored the Panthers 46-14.
In the Last Meeting
UNC won, 16-3, in Chapel Hill on April 7, 2023. Marissa White had a career-high six goals and six points, Reilly Casey added four goals and goalie Alecia Nicholas made five saves.
Last Time Out
The Tar Heels are coming off a 13-9 win over Virginia Tech at home. Alyssa Long had a career-high six goals and seven points to lead all players. For her efforts, Long was named the ACC Offensive Player of the Week on April 9. It was the first such honor of her career and the first by a Tar Heel this season.
Climbing the Leaderboard
Caitlyn Wurzburger currently ranks sixth on UNC's all-time career points list with 240. She's six points from tying assistant coach Marie McCool for fifth. She began the season ranked 13th.
Wurzburger ranks fourth all-time in program history with 111 career assists. She's 10 assists away from ranking third and 21 from ranking second. Her 111 career assists ranks 17th among all active DI players. Her 240 points ranks 25th.
Humphrey's 33 assists on the year already ranks 10th on UNC's all-time single-season assists leaderboard. She's two points away from 200 in her career. She is the current active Division I career leader with 3.26 assists/game. She ranks second with both 163 career assists and 4.96 points/game.
Major Milestones
A few major milestones are on the horizon for the Tar Heels…
In the Rankings
The Tar Heels are ranked 16th in the IWLCA poll and are 17th in the latest NCAA RPI.
Carolina ranks second in the ACC and 10th in the country with 8.5 assists/game, second in the ACC and fifth in the country with a .935 clearing percentage and 16th nationally with 16.46 draw controls/game.
Ashley Humphrey, the NCAA single-season assists record holder with 88 from 2022 while at Stanford, ranks 15th nationally with 33 assists and 16th with 2.54 assists/game.
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 on March 23 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. In March, 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.
Stay up to date with UNC women's lacrosse by following the Tar Heels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
First draw is set for noon ET and the contest will air on ACCNX.
Game Info
Who: (16) Carolina at Pitt
Where: Pittsburgh, Pa. – Highmark Stadium
When: Saturday, April 13 – Noon ET
Links: Live Stream | Live Stats
Heels vs. Panthers
This will be the fourth meeting all-time between Carolina and Pitt. This is the second game played in Pittsburgh. The Tar Heels lead the series at 3-0 and have out-scored the Panthers 46-14.
In the Last Meeting
UNC won, 16-3, in Chapel Hill on April 7, 2023. Marissa White had a career-high six goals and six points, Reilly Casey added four goals and goalie Alecia Nicholas made five saves.
Last Time Out
The Tar Heels are coming off a 13-9 win over Virginia Tech at home. Alyssa Long had a career-high six goals and seven points to lead all players. For her efforts, Long was named the ACC Offensive Player of the Week on April 9. It was the first such honor of her career and the first by a Tar Heel this season.
Climbing the Leaderboard
Caitlyn Wurzburger currently ranks sixth on UNC's all-time career points list with 240. She's six points from tying assistant coach Marie McCool for fifth. She began the season ranked 13th.
Wurzburger ranks fourth all-time in program history with 111 career assists. She's 10 assists away from ranking third and 21 from ranking second. Her 111 career assists ranks 17th among all active DI players. Her 240 points ranks 25th.
Humphrey's 33 assists on the year already ranks 10th on UNC's all-time single-season assists leaderboard. She's two points away from 200 in her career. She is the current active Division I career leader with 3.26 assists/game. She ranks second with both 163 career assists and 4.96 points/game.
Major Milestones
A few major milestones are on the horizon for the Tar Heels…
- Ashley Humphrey (248) is two points away from 250 in her career
- Emily Nalls (95) is five caused turnovers away from 100 in her career
- Wurzburger (240) is six points away from being ranked fifth on UNC's all-time career points list
- Flynn Reed (191) is nine draw controls away from 200 in her career
- Olivia Dirks (241) is nine draw controls away from 250 in her career
- Wurzburger (111) is nine assists away from ranking third all-time in UNC history for career assists and 21 from ranking second
- Caroline Godine (89) is 11 points away from 100 in her career
In the Rankings
The Tar Heels are ranked 16th in the IWLCA poll and are 17th in the latest NCAA RPI.
Carolina ranks second in the ACC and 10th in the country with 8.5 assists/game, second in the ACC and fifth in the country with a .935 clearing percentage and 16th nationally with 16.46 draw controls/game.
Ashley Humphrey, the NCAA single-season assists record holder with 88 from 2022 while at Stanford, ranks 15th nationally with 33 assists and 16th with 2.54 assists/game.
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 on March 23 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. In March, 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.
Stay up to date with UNC women's lacrosse by following the Tar Heels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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