Senior Corey Donohoe’s goal with 11:16 put the clock in permanent motion.
The goal lifted No. 3 North Carolina up 13-3 on the visiting Cornell.
When a team gains a 10-goal advantage, the rules say the clock runs continuously until the two-minute mark. Wednesday night marked only the second time UNC took advantage of the rule this season.
Cornell was not willing to allow UNC to hold its advantage, as Cornell’s leading scorer, Jessi Steinberg scored a goal two minutes later, bringing the UNC lead down to nine and stopping the clock.
Both teams scored once more in the half, and UNC cruised to the 14-5 victory at Fetzer Field.
The myriad of shots netted was a result of a combined effort by both the attack and midfielders. UNC darted around the sag defense by moving the ball and capitalizing on open opportunities.
“Today we just focused on moving the ball really quickly. That opens up a lot of things in the middle,” junior attack Becky Lynch said. “We’re working on moving it and if something is very open, then to not use it, so it really was just moving it around until we had a layup.”
Lynch ended the day with five points on three goals and two assists.
“They were playing a sag defensive, so we a couple of times got blocked on our feed, so if you’re a threat and you’re feeding, they have to be ready for both. It’s just about being versatile on attack,” Lynch said.