The No. 1 UNC men’s lacrosse team (7-0, 1-0 ACC) defeated the No. 8 Virginia Cavaliers (5-2, 0-2 ACC), 16-13, in front of a small-but-lively crowd during the team's ACC season-opener on Thursday night.
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The No. 2 North Carolina men’s lacrosse team (6-0) continued its undefeated streak with a 16-8 win over Mercer (2-4) on Saturday, the Tar Heels' last game before beginning conference play later this week.
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In their win over High Point, the Tar Heels ended up with the most goals they had scored in a game since a 27 goal explosion against Pfeiffer in 2001.
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The undefeated No. 2 North Carolina men’s lacrosse team (4-0) travelled to Richmond, Va. on Sunday for its first away game of the season. The Tar Heels defeated No. 16 Richmond (0-2) by a final score of 14-9 to continue their winning streak.
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In a game of momentum, the No. 2 UNC men’s lacrosse team (3-0) held off High Point for a 17-15 win on Tuesday in the first of two February meetings between the teams.
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The Tar Heels outscored the Dolphins 9-2 in the second half and outshot them 53-24 throughout the whole game to take a decisive win over Jacksonville.
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Three hundred and thirty-four days. That’s how long the No. 4 North Carolina men's lacrosse team had been on pause since its last game. On Sunday, however, senior attackman Chris Gray and the UNC offense showed little evidence of having any rust from that time off.
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Following a slew of 2020’s spring seasons cut short due to the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the new schedules provide a light at the end of the tunnel for athletes looking to return to competition.
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With UNC's spring sports seasons gearing up in Chapel Hill, these three athletes could be poised to solidify themselves as leaders over the next few months.
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Krista Junkkari, a sophomore on UNC’s women’s golf team, is spending the fall semester in her home country, Finland, while Zach Young, a sophomore defenseman on the men’s lacrosse team, elected to remain in Chapel Hill instead of returning to Canada.
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“He’s a great coach, but more than that he’s a great man, a great role model, and I do see him as a second father,” Alex Breschi said. “He’s a great person to talk to, and his love for me and the rest of my teammates is beyond what we can do on the lacrosse field.”
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"Since I stepped on campus in August, it’s been an absolute pleasure," Chris Gray said. "The guys on the team are great, and we’re all so close, and I think that’s what makes it so hard right now; going home and not playing right now and just being away from the team because everyone’s just so close like that."
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Senior Tanner Cook jumpstarted the Tar Heel offense with five straight goals in the third quarter to propel UNC to the win.
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Justin Anderson's career-high seven points propelled the North Carolina men's lacrosse team to a narrow 15-13 over No. 11 Denver on Sunday.
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After starting 2020 with a 4-0 record, it is clear that the No. 4 Tar Heels have turned a corner and have a chance to return to the glory they experienced in 2016, when they won the national championship.
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The UNC men's lacrosse team defeated Johns Hopkins 17-10 on Saturday. The team's 17 goals were the most North Carolina has ever scored against the Blue Jays.
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The North Carolina brand of lacrosse was showcased by the team's sharing of the ball and team-first mentality against Lafayette. These first few games have certainly boosted the team’s confidence in this brand.
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"It isn’t always going to be a 14-goal first half. You’ve got to grind through some victories, and I thought we did a heck of a job of that today.”
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The No. 10 North Carolina men’s lacrosse team faced off against the Mercer Bears on Saturday. The Tar Heels (2-0) ran out 14-6 winners as their explosive attack proved too much for the Bears (1-1). After seeing the score close to 5-3 in the second quarter, the North Carolina offense shifted into another gear. Cook’s two goals in 38 seconds brought the margin to a comfortable 7-3 and sparked a fire in the attack that burned brightly until the end of the game, allowing the Tar Heels to see out the victory.
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The UNC-Duke basketball rivalry has become one of the biggest in all of sports. But what do athletes from other UNC think of it? We talked to Tar Heels on four different teams to find out.
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