Top-Seed Women's Lacrosse Starts Postseason With ACC Tournament

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Top-seed North Carolina women's lacrosse will head to Charlotte this week for the ACC Tournament starting with Virginia Tech on Wednesday, April 23. First draw is set for 11 a.m. at American Legion Memorial Stadium.

All tournament games will air on ACC Network with Jay Alter, Sheehan Stanwick Burch, Charlotte North and Dana Boyle on the call.

Game Info
Who: (1) Carolina vs. Virginia Tech
Where: Charlotte, N.C. – American Legion Memorial Stadium
When: Wednesday, April 23 – 11 a.m.
Links: Live Stream | Live Stats | Tickets

Ten Things + One to Know

The Tar Heels won their 11th ACC regular-season title and eighth outright championship. They previously won the regular season outright in 1998, 2012, '15, '16, '17, '21 and '22. UNC shared the regular-season title in 2000, '06 and '10.
UNC has won seven ACC Tournament titles (2022, '21, '19, '18, '17, '16, '02).
North Carolina secured the ACC Tournament's No. 1 seed for the first time since 2022 and the sixth time in the last 10 tournaments after going undefeated and winning the ACC regular-season title outright.
UNC is the only undefeated team in the country after snapping Boston College's 21-game winning streak. The Tar Heels' current 15-game winning streak is the longest in the nation, five games ahead of Florida and Drexel's 10-game streak.
UNC has defeated nine Top-25 teams, including six over Top-10 teams.
Through 15 games, Carolina has outscored its opponents 265-92 (+173). Its 11.5 scoring margin per game ranks first nationally. UNC ranks second in both the ACC and NCAA in scoring offense at 17.7 goals per game.
Carolina's defense has held opponents to 6.13 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 15 quarters across 15 games.
Betty Nelson and Lexi Zenk have combined to give UNC a .540 save percentage, which ranks second in the country. Nelson's 6.91 goals-against average ranks first nationally.
Chloe Humphrey has scored six goals four times this season and has tallied hat tricks in 12-of-15 games. Her 64 goals rank third nationally and second in the ACC. She is now seventh on UNC's single-season goals list and has tallied the most goals by a freshman since Jamie Ortega's 70 in 2018. Her 82 points are tied for seventh nationally and rank fourth in the league. She only needs one more point to enter UNC's single-season Top 10.
Ashley Humphrey is currently fifth on UNC's all-time assists list (99) and third on the single-season list (61). Her 4.07 assists per game lead the country (61 in 15 games) and her 84 points are tied for eighth on UNC's single-season list. She is the NCAA's active leader in assists (229) and assists per game (3.37) and ranks second in points per game (5.00).
UNC has four Tewaaraton Award Nominees in Sam Forrest, Ashley Humphrey, Chloe Humphrey and Brooklyn Walker-Welch. The four honors are the second most in the country.

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Top-Seed Women's Lacrosse Starts Postseason With ACC Tournament

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Players Mentioned

Sam Forrest

Ashley Humphrey

Chloe Humphrey

Betty Nelson

Brooklyn Walker-Welch

Lexi Zenk