When the No. 1 North Carolina men’s lacrosse team was given the fifth seed in the NCAA playoffs, the team let it feed into their underdog mentality. But with a 16-7 win against Lehigh in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, the Tar Heels proved that they are a credible threat and should not to be taken lightly.
Going into the ACC Tournament this weekend, the No. 2-seeded North Carolina men’s lacrosse team is on a hot streak, having won its last seven regular season games.
After only 10 minutes of the North Carolina men’s lacrosse team’s quarterfinal matchup with Denver, the Tar Heels had a commanding 6-0 lead, and it looked like UNC was going to get revenge on the team that knocked it out of the NCAA Tournament last year.
For the second time in the No. 11 North Carolina men’s lacrosse team’s first four games, it held a three-goal lead against a ranked opponent in the fourth quarter.
Battles at the face-off X have the potential to swing momentum in any lacrosse game, and in the No. 12 North Carolina men’s lacrosse match against No. 15 Fairfield Saturday, that momentum proved to be the determining factor in a 10-9 win for the Tar Heels.
UNC Men's Lacrosse loses to Duke, 11-8The Tar Heels fell to the Blue Devils again at the ACC opener at Fetzer Field on Wednesday, March 13. Duke has won 16 out of the last 17 games against UNC, including Wednesday’s game.
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