With the score of the NCAA women’s lacrosse semifinal tied at 10, No. 3-seeded North Carolina was just seconds away from taking No. 2-seeded Northwestern to overtime for the second time this season.
Read More »When the No. 3-seeded North Carolina women’s lacrosse team makes its third straight appearance in the NCAA tournament semifinal on Friday, the Tar Heels will be facing a familiar opponent. UNC (15-5) will face No.
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Just as the first-half clock wound down in the No. 3-seeded North Carolina women’s lacrosse NCAA quarterfinal matchup with No. 6-seeded Loyola, Greyhound goalie Kerry Stoothoff earned what would have been her fifth save of the game.
Read More »After beating Virginia on Saturday at Fetzer Field in the first round of the NCAA tournament, the Tar Heels (14-5) are just one win away from their third consecutive final four appearance.
Read More »When the No. 3-seeded North Carolina women’s lacrosse team hosts Virginia in the first round of the NCAA tournament Saturday, the Tar Heels will be taking on a familiar foe.
Read More »Lauren Maksym’s momentum-killing saves led third-seeded North Carolina all the way to the championship game Sunday, where it lost 12-7 to first-seeded Maryland.
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The North Carolina women’s lacrosse team got a taste of ACC tournament glory when it led first-seeded Maryland for more than 36 minutes Sunday in the tournament final. But an 8-0 second-half run by the Terrapins made sure the Tar Heels didn’t get a full bite.
Read More »At the end of the North Carolina women’s lacrosse team’s match with Duke, Kara Cannizzaro headed to the athletic trainer to get ice for her forearm, bruised in the last play of the game. The sophomore midfielder’s minor battle wound was proof of her aggressive play against the Blue Devils. But the sophomore midfielder’s efforts weren’t enough to stage a comeback, and Duke’s Kim Wenger forced a Cannizzaro turnover with 29 seconds left to foil her last minute score-tying attempt.
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The North Carolina women’s lacrosse team turned the ball over with 30 seconds left in the ACC season finale to seal its 11-10 loss to Duke on Friday night. UNC turned in its second-worst draw control margin of the season, losing the fight for possession 15 times to only eight wins.
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From the beginning of her career at UNC, it was evident that senior attacker Corey Donohoe was going to make her mark on the North Carolina women’s lacrosse program.
Read More »If first impressions are everything, then the North Carolina women’s lacrosse team let Old Dominion know immediately that the attack would be relentless.
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Moments after firing a shot past Old Dominion’s goalkeeper, North Carolina’s Kara Cannizzaro ran and leapt into Corey Donohoe’s outstretched arms for a celebratory hug.
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When North Carolina women’s lacrosse attacker Corey Donohoe gets the ball in a one-on-one situation near the goal, all bets are off for the other team.
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The No. 5 North Carolina women’s lacrosse team thought it had clinched a win when it led 15-7 with three minutes to play against No. 17 Boston College on Saturday, until something struck the team’s players as funny.
Read More »After enduring more than six minutes of scoreless play and facing a one-goal deficit, North Carolina women’s lacrosse looked like it might struggle against Cornell.
Read More »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.
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For the first 57 minutes of their 12-7 win against Dartmouth, it looked like a game the North Carolina men’s lacrosse attackers would soon forget. The Tar Heels had to fight tooth-and-nail to scratch out a two-goal advantage with 13:12 left. With less than three minutes left, the Tar Heel offense underwent nothing short of an offensive explosion, giving UNC four goals in the game’s dying minutes. “We started listening to our coaching,” junior Jimmy Dunster said.
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With Levy’s 200th win, the Tar Heels have proved they can send a team to the grave even without drawing first blood. “It’s focusing on getting the ball, then being patient on offense, but attacking when it’s there,” Donahoe said. “It’s about making smart decisions on the field and we did that a lot better today.”
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The Tar Heels’ win marked No. 200 for coach Jenny Levy. She’s the second-fastest coach in the ACC to reach 200 wins.
Read More »UNC’s resilience allowed it to notch a win in its first conference game of the season. Levy said it was a great win for the program, but it was even better to see a talented young team develop its toughness.
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