No. 1 Women’s Lacrosse Claims ACC Title In A Thriller, 14-12

Sunday, April 27

Charlotte, N.C.

12 p.m. ET

North Carolina

18-0

#2 Boston College (Final)

17-2

Boston College

North Carolina

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

No. 1 Women’s Lacrosse Claims ACC Title In A Thriller, 14-12

April 27, 2025 | Women's Lacrosse

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Top-ranked North Carolina women's lacrosse went on a 5-1 run to close a thrilling game with No. 2 Boston College and win the ACC Championship, 14-12, on Sunday.

This is the Tar Heels' eighth ACC title and first since 2022. In the see-saw matchup, the teams exchanged goals for virtually the entire 60 minutes. BC jumped ahead by two at 11-9 early in the fourth, but Carolina dug deep and went on the 5-1 run to take the lead and close the game out.

Chloe Humphrey was voted ACC Tournament MVP and was joined on the all-tournament team by Ashley Humphrey, Eliza Osburn, Ellie Traggio and Betty Nelson.

The Tar Heels improved their nation-leading win streak to 18 games (18-0), while the Eagles fell to 17-2.

How It Happened

BC got on the board first but UNC fired back through goals from Olivia Vergano and Eliza Osburn.
Chloe Humphrey went to work on a clear out and fired home, tying things at three.
Kiley Mottice buried one on a beautiful feed from Caroline Godine. All square at four.
The back and forth continued as Eliza Osburn tied it at five just seconds after BC took the lead.
Chloe Humphrey with her second early in the second which gave the Heels a 6-5 lead.
Sam Forrest with a coast-to-coast run then buried the second goal of her career.
The Tar Heels were held scoreless over the last 10 minutes of the half but BC could only tie it up and we went into the break at 7-7.
Eliza Osburn scored eight seconds into the second half to complete her hat trick.
BC led heading into the fourth 9-8 in a game where both goalies were exchanging saves left and right.
Marissa White buried a beautiful feed from Caroline Godine to tie it at 9.
After BC netted two, Caroline Godine slammed one home to cut the deficit to 11-10.
Marissa White scored again from Kiley Mottice and the Heels rattled off three in a row to take a 12-11 lead.
Kate Levy went coast to coast with a lung-busting run and finished to make it 13-11.
BC answered with their 12^th at 1:13 left.
The Heels ran out the clock and capped the game with a goal from Chloe Humphrey to win the ACC Tournament title, 14-12

Inside the Box Score

BC outshot UNC 37-35, but the Tar Heels had more shots on goal, 28-20.
Both goalkeepers were outstanding with Betty Nelson making eight saves and Shea Dolce making 14.
Draw controls were huge for UNC. The Heels led that stat line 19-11, including an 8-2 edge in the critical fourth quarter.
Eliza Osburn netted a hat trick and posted a career high in draw controls with six.
Sophie Student (6) and Kate Levy (4) were also huge in the draw-control advantage.
Chloe Humphrey tallied a hat trick for the 15th time in 18 games this season.
Marissa White scored two clutch goals in the fourth quarter, bringing her season tally to 34.

Tar Heel Tidbits

UNC remains the only undefeated team in the country this season.
The Heels are now 23-8 all-time versus Boston College and 2-0 this season.
UNC extended its nation-leading win streak to 18 games.
UNC has won 93 of its last 105 games.
UNC has outscored its opponents 315-120 for a margin of +195.
Chloe Humphrey now has 73 goals this season, moving her into third on UNC's single-season goals list. The 73 goals are the most for a freshman at UNC, bettering Jamie Ortega's mark of 70 from 2018.
Chloe Humphrey's 97 points are seventh on UNC's single-season list.

Up Next
No. 1 North Carolina will learn its path in the NCAA Tournament with the selection show on Sunday, May 4 at 9 p.m.

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