No. 1 Women's Lacrosse To Face Duke In Regular-Season Finale

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – No. 1 North Carolina women's lacrosse will make the short drive to Durham to take on No. 10 Duke in the regular-season finale on Thursday. First draw is set for 6 p.m. at Koskinen Stadium.

The game will air on ESPNU with Jay Alter and Sheehan Stanwick Burch on the call.

Game Info
Who: (1) Carolina at (10) Duke
Where: Durham, N.C. – Koskinen Stadium
When: Thursday, April 17 – 6 p.m.
Links: Live Stream | Live Stats | Tickets

Ten Things to Know

Carolina has clinched the one seed in the ACC Tournament that starts Wednesday, April 23. With a win versus Duke, the Tar Heels would clinch their 11th ACC regular-season title and eighth outright championship. They've previously won the regular season outright in 2022, '21, '17, '16, '15, '12 and 1998.
This will be the 45th meeting between Carolina and Duke with the Tar Heels holding a 30-14 edge on the Blue Devils and a 10-6 advantage in Durham. UNC has won 15 in a row against Duke.
UNC is the only undefeated team in the country after snapping Boston College's 21-game winning streak. The Tar Heels current 14-game winning streak is the longest in the nation, three games ahead of Princeton's 11-game streak.
UNC has defeated eight Top 25 teams, including five over Top 10 teams.
Through 14 games, Carolina has outscored its opponents 247-86 (+161). Its 11.5 scoring margin per game ranks first nationally. UNC ranks second in both the ACC and NCAA in scoring offense at 17.6 goals per game.
Carolina's defense has held opponents to 6.14 goals per game, which ranks first in both the ACC and NCAA. The team has only allowed two double-digit scoring efforts all year. UNC has kept its opponent scoreless in 14 quarters across 14 games.
Betty Nelson and Lexi Zenk have combined to give UNC a .540 save percentage, which ranks third in the country. Nelson's 7.11 goals-against average ranks first nationally.
Chloe Humphrey has scored six goals three times this season and has tallied hat tricks in 11-of-14 games. Her 58 goals are tied for fifth nationally and second in the ACC. She needs only one more goal to crack UNC's single-season Top 10 list. Her 76 points are eighth nationally and rank fourth in the league.
Ashley Humphrey is currently fifth on UNC's all-time assists list (94) and third on the single-season list (56). Her four assists per game lead the country (56 in 14 games). She is the NCAA's active leader in assists (224) and assists per game (3.34) and ranks second in points per game (5.00).
Marissa White's five goals against Cal were a season high, bettering the four she scored the game before at ECU. White is the Tar Heels second-leading scorer with 29 goals.

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Ashley Humphrey

Chloe Humphrey

Betty Nelson

Marissa White

Lexi Zenk

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