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Saturday sports roundup: Women's tennis unbeaten, women's lacrosse dominates and more

By Sports Desk | March 14

UNC softball dropped two games to Notre Dame, while women's lacrosse completed a dominate victory and men's soccer beat a top-25 opponent. 

No. 1 UNC women's lacrosse displays versatility in 21-9 win over No. 10 Boston College

By Twumasi Duah-Mensah | March 7

Sure, a 21-9 scoreline suggests that the UNC women's lacrosse team is a truly dominant team, but that’s no secret to head coach Jenny Levy. What intrigued ...

Ally Mastroianni and Gianna Bowe Duke Women's Lax

Senior attackers Katie Hoeg, Jamie Ortega lead UNC women's lacrosse over Duke, 13-6

By Noah Monroe | March 1

“At this point, it doesn’t faze us anymore, we just have to work through it and know I have her out there and she keeps me going,” Jamie Ortega ...

Ortega scores record-breaking 199th goal for UNC women's lacrosse in rout of Vanderbilt

By Lucas Thomae | March 1

“Yes, I’m the one who broke the record, but it's such a team accomplishment,” Jamie Ortega said. “I mean, everyone out here just makes me a better ...

No. 1 UNC women's lacrosse thrashes High Point, 19-5, to remain undefeated since 2019

By Austin Bean | February 24

Senior attacker Jamie Ortega led the way for the Tar Heels with six total points, scoring four goals to go along with two assists. The six points for ...

'At a different level': Moreno's goalkeeping leads women's lacrosse over No. 8 Florida

By Noah Monroe | February 21

“This year, she’s just at a different level on and off the field,” UNC head coach Jenny Levy said. “We have a goalie where we aren’t riding ...

'We're here to stay': Women's lacrosse opens season with win over No. 6 Stony Brook

By Karlie Nielson | February 16

“We knew we needed to play our game,” redshirt senior Katie Hoeg said. “I think we proved ourselves and that we’re here to stay.”  

ACC announces schedule formats for spring Olympic sports, continuations of fall sports

By Austin Bean | January 28

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 ...

UNC women's lacrosse coach Jenny Levy is given a Gatorade bath by players Caylee Waters (right) and Naomi Lerner (left). The North Carolina women's lacrosse team defeated Maryland 13-7 to capture the NCAA championship on Sunday at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, PA.

'She's so zen': How Jenny Levy built UNC women's lacrosse from the ground up

By Sophia Czekalski | January 28

Levy, who is entering her 26th season, is the only person to ever helm UNC women's lacrosse. Here's how she has led the team to 21 NCAA Tournament bids, ...

Preview: With stars old and new, UNC women's lacrosse set for dominant season

By Michael Meares | January 18

After returning an exceptional amount of talent from 2020, adding two top transfers and bringing in a great recruiting class, expectations for the Tar ...

Four UNC women's sports teams unveil spring schedules

By PJ Morales | January 12

Four UNC women’s sports teams — volleyball, lacrosse, golf and tennis — announced their upcoming schedules for the spring semester in a series of ...

Despite two-sport start, UNC's Julia Dorsey envisions pro soccer career over lacrosse

By Karlie Nielson | December 17

Reaching the Division I level in one sport is hard enough, but UNC sophomore Julia Dorsey managed to do it twice as a member of the women's soccer and ...

Nine former, current UNC women's lacrosse players invited to U.S. Lacrosse tryouts

By Cooper Metts | November 3

Nine current and former Tar Heels received invitations to try out for the U.S. National Team that will compete in the 2021 World Lacrosse Women’s Championship ...

UNC midfielder Sammy Jo Tracy (13) pulls the ball back from a Maryland defender. The North Carolina women's lacrosse team defeated Maryland 13-7 to capture the NCAA championship on Sunday at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, PA.

Former Tar Heels to join Athletes Unlimited's new pro women's lacrosse league

By PJ Morales | October 27

A number of former UNC women's lacrosse players have already decided to join Athletes Unlimited Lacrosse, a league aiming to make the game more fast-paced ...

'Trying to find positivity': UNC athletes find hobbies during COVID-19

By Andrew Reynolds | October 5

Athletes went from practicing and playing almost every day to going home, wherever that may be, uncertain about their futures. But in that time, UNC athletes ...

Meet the former UNC lacrosse player fighting COVID-19 on the front lines

By Ryan Wilcox | May 26

At one point, former UNC student-athlete Elizabeth Haus was unsure if she could balance lacrosse and pursuing a nursing degree. Two years after graduation, ...

Seniors on the No. 1 UNC women's lacrosse team hope for extra year of eligibility

By Emily Thoreson | March 29

Coming off of one of its best victories of the season, the North Carolina women's lacrosse season was hit with the news that its short season would be ...

UNC women's lacrosse routs Louisville, 19-7, for best start since 2012 season

By PJ Morales | March 7

Katie Hoeg registered six assists and eight points, both career highs, in the North Carolina women's lacrosse team's 19-7 domination of Louisville.

Analysis: How UNC women's lacrosse has relied on offense for a hot start in 2020

By Jake Smith | March 4

In its first five games of the 2020 season, the North Carolina women's lacrosse team has outscored its opponents 98-33 behind dominant starts to the year ...

Scottie Rose Growney shows out in UNC's dominant rivalry win over Maryland

By Sarah Gray Barr | February 23

For a team with two elite offensive players in Jamie Ortega and Katie Hoeg, it was Scottie Rose Growney that stepped up against UNC's biggest rival, Maryland, ...