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UNC lacrosse scrimmages give first look

By Evan G. Marlow | February 6

Both the North Carolina men’s and women’s lacrosse teams are coming off successful 2010 campaigns, and both squads will begin the season ranked No. ...

Defender Katy Fitzgerald sprints down the field in a spring 2010 game. DTH/Stephen Mitchell

Tar Heels fall to Wildcats

By From staff and wire reports | June 3

Hoping to build on the momentum of a 17-7 quarterfinal victory against Virginia, the No. 3 seeded Tar Heels knew they would have to play near flawlessly ...

Women's lacrosse downs Cavaliers 17-7

By Kelly Parsons | May 23

When the No. 3 North Carolina women’s lacrosse team prepared to meet No. 6 Virginia for the second round of the NCAA tournament, the Tar Heels knew ...

Navy can’t keep up with quick start by UNC women's lacrosse

By Christina Farlow | May 19

When the women’s lacrosse team faced Navy in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, they knew that they wanted to get a quick start right ...

The Tar Heels outshot Navy 39-13 on Saturday. DTH/Heather Kagan

Women's lacrosse defeats Navy 18-5 in opener

By Christina Farlow | May 16

Coming out of the gate, the North Carolina women’s lacrosse team wanted to get a quick start on Navy and attack relentlessly on offense.Not only did ...

Heels get No. 3 NCAA seed

By From staff and wire reports | May 12

The women’s lacrosse team will look to make another run in this year’s NCAA Tournament, having already beaten defending national champions Northwestern ...

Megan Bosica is preparing for her last NCAA Tournament at UNC and needs to bounce back from an ACC Championship loss. DTH File

UNC women's lacrosse hoping to put ACC tourney loss in past

By Aaron Taube | April 26

Early in the season, the No. 1 North Carolina women’s lacrosse team had made a habit of stumbling out of the gates. As the season wore on, the Tar Heels ...

Women’s lacrosse snaps Northwestern’s win streak

By From staff and wire reports | April 18

In a rematch of last year’s NCAA Championship game, the No. 2 North Carolina women’s lacrosse team won an 18-16 battle against No. 1 Northwestern ...

Sophomore attacker Becky Lynch fights for a ground ball Wednesday night during North Carolina’s 9-6 victory. DTH/Phong dinh

Slow start can’t deter UNC women's lacrosse team

By Kelly Parsons | April 15

In typical North Carolina fashion, the Tar Heels won the opening draw of their Wednesday night matchup against No. 4 Duke, and leading scorer Corey Donohoe ...

Junior Corey Donohoe works her way past two Duke defenders on her way to the goal Wednesday. DTH/Phong Dinh

UNC women's lacrosse earns 'ugly' win against Duke

By Evan G. Marlow | April 15

The No. 2 North Carolina women’s lacrosse team beat rival Duke on Wednesday night, but it sure wasn’t pretty.The Tar Heels (12-1, 4-1 ACC) beat No. ...

Senior Kristen Taylor will be a key part of the Tar Heels’ attack against Duke. DTH File/Katie Barnes

Women's Lacrosse preps for rivalry match

By Kelly Parsons | April 14

It’s hard to imagine that a game could be so easily forgotten.Almost a year ago, the second-seeded North Carolina women’s lacrosse team faced third-seeded ...

Kristen Taylor netted four goals and chipped in an assist in UNC’s 13-9 victory against Maryland. DTH/Katie Barnes

Women's lacrosse downs UMd. for win

By Evan G. Marlow | April 11

The Maryland women’s lacrosse team has to be growing weary of facing ACC rival North Carolina. Led by Kristen Taylor’s four goals and goaltender Logan ...

Women's lacrosse relies on defender Newton for Maryland win

By Aaron Taube | April 11

For defender Meredith Newton, Saturday’s much-anticipated home date with No. 2 Maryland was a bit of a mixed blessing.While the junior would only earn ...

Kara Cannizzaro, Emily Garrity and Jessica Griffin have helped the North Carolina women’s lacrosse team. DTH/Shar-narne’ Flowers

Three UNC women's lacrosse players preparing to step up

By Aaron Taube | April 9

Every day at practice, freshman midfielders Kara Cannizzaro, Emily Garrity and Jessica Griffin help lug the team’s goal cages to and from Navy Field. ...

Junior Corey Donohoe cradles the ball past Virginia Tech’s defense. DTH/Phong Dinh

Women’s lax defeats Hokies convincingly

By Aaron Taube | April 5

In what has been a regular occurrence this season, the No.3 North Carolina women’s lacrosse team put on a clinic Friday at Fetzer Field. This time, ...

Senior attacker Kristen Taylor slices her way through the Virginia Tech defense looking to score a goal. DTH/Phong Dinh

Tar Heels pile up assists in women's lacrosse rout

By Kelly Parsons | April 5

During Friday’s game against Virginia Tech, the North Carolina women’s lacrosse team did not hesitate to share the wealth.And there certainly was ...

UNC women's lacrosse team continues undefeated streak

By Evan G. Marlow | February 28

After a tight physical first half, the No. 4 North Carolina women’s lacrosse team pulled away from another overmatched opponent, defeating Florida 18-5 ...

Freshmen lead the way for women's lacrosse

By Aaron Taube | February 28

The North Carolina women’s lacrosse team hosted a Florida squad Sunday that boasted the No. 1 recruiting class in the country.But despite the five goals ...

Women's lacrosse gets bad case of ‘the jitters,’ wins

By Evan G. Marlow | February 15

The excitement of starting a new season led to a sloppy, turnover-filled game on Sunday for the No. 4 North Carolina women’s lacrosse team.But the Tar ...

Women's lacrosse beats Denver 18-7

By Kelly Parsons | February 15

Starting this season where it left off, the No. 4 North Carolina women’s lacrosse team experienced yet another high-scoring game.Except this time, the ...