Womens Lacrosse

Maggie Bill's return for UNC women's lacrosse a bright spot in loss to Florida

For many reasons, the third-ranked North Carolina women’s lacrosse team will want to forget Saturday’s 17-10 home loss to No. 6 Florida. 

UNC women's lacrosse loses second game of the season, 17-10, to Florida

The No. 3 North Carolina women’s lacrosse team dropped its second game of the season after being dominated 17-10 by No. 6 Florida at home. 

McCool and Ortega shine for UNC women’s lacrosse in OT win over No. 1 Maryland

One of the top rivalries in college women’s lacrosse, between the two teams that have won the last five national championships, came down to a first-year and a senior. First-year attacker Jamie Ortega found senior midfielder Marie McCool, who found the goal to lead the No. 8 North Carolina women’s lacrosse team to a 16-15 overtime win over No. 1 Maryland.

No. 8 UNC women's lacrosse downs No. 1 Maryland, 16-15, in overtime

The No. 8 North Carolina women’s lacrosse team narrowly defeated No. 1 Maryland, 16-15, in overtime on Saturday afternoon in Kenan Stadium.

UNC women's lacrosse continues two-goalie rotation in 23-4 win

When tasked with replacing Caylee Waters, twice the National Goalie of the Year, Jenny Levy didn’t limit herself to just one option.

UNC women's lacrosse goes on 17-0 goal streak, handles Liberty, 23-4

Ortega and McCool lead North Carolina women's lacrosse past High Point, 14-10

The No. 7 North Carolina women’s lacrosse team defeated High Point University on Friday evening by a score of 14-10. 

North Carolina women's lacrosse falls in season opener at JMU in overtime, 15-14

The No. 17 James Madison Dukes upset the No. 3 North Carolina women's lacrosse team on Saturday evening in a 15-14 double overtime win.

Season preview: UNC women's lacrosse enters with All-Americans, top recruits

Redemption isn’t only important in basketball. The women's lacrosse team looks to a rigorous season with top-rated first-years and key returners. 

North Carolina women's lacrosse upset by Navy in NCAA quarterfinals

With 66 seconds left in a one-score NCAA Tournament game, a senior with 177 saves on the year and two National Goalie of the Year awards to her name did the worst thing a keeper could do. Caylee Waters left North Carolina’s net completely open.

North Carolina women's lacrosse faces Navy in NCAA quarterfinals at home

With a spot in the Final Four on the line, it’s time for some lacrosse at Fetzer Field. The North Carolina women’s lacrosse team takes on Navy on Saturday at 1 p.m. in an NCAA Tournament quarterfinal matchup. Here’s everything to know about the Tar Heels’ final home game of the year as their quest for a national-championship repeat continues.

UNC women's lacrosse team advances to quarterfinals of NCAA Tournament

With 17:46 left in the first half of Sunday's second-round NCAA Tournament game, Virginia turned the ball over. Lauren Martin, a first-year defender, stepped out of bounds while cradling the it. North Carolina’s Sammy Jo Tracy took it on the change of position. She then had a choice: try to send a difficult pass to Carly Reed, streaking down the middle of the field with no one ahead of her, or just pull back and play it safe.

UNC sees redemption in all three conference championship wins on Sunday

On Sunday, the North Carolina women’s lacrosse, men’s lacrosse and women’s tennis teams all clinched ACC tournament titles against schools they had lost to earlier in their respective seasons. And oh, how sweet it was.

North Carolina women's lacrosse team caps off ACC tournament with second straight conference championship

It’s a new year, but it’s the same result for the North Carolina women’s lacrosse team. The top-seeded Tar Heels won a trio of games in Richmond, Va., to collect their second consecutive ACC Tournament title. Here’s a recap of the weekend that culminated with an 18-11 win over Syracuse.

UNC women's lacrosse dominates against Duke, prepares for ACC Tournament

DURHAM — It was a barrage of shots that did it. No, a symphony of passes and cuts. Maybe it doesn’t matter how — it was just a bucketload of goals that buried Duke.

UNC women's lacrosse bounces back with 19-7 blowout of Duke

The No. 4 North Carolina women’s lacrosse team exerted its dominance over its bitter rivals Saturday, as UNC defeated Duke, 19-7, clinching the ACC regular season title.

UNC women's lacrosse sees bitter end to 18-game winning streak against Syracuse

You’d think poetic justice would prevail on the North Carolina women’s lacrosse team’s senior day.

Marie McCool's seven goals lead UNC women's lacrosse to comeback win over Louisville

This was it. After winning eight straight games, the No. 2 North Carolina women’s lacrosse team was reeling against No. 20 Louisville.

Scoring bursts propel UNC women's lacrosse past Notre Dame 16-9

After defeating Virginia Tech 14-6 in Blacksburg, Va., the No. 2 North Carolina women’s lacrosse team travelled to South Bend, Ind. to face off against No. 13 Notre Dame. The Tar Heels came away with a 16-9 win to extend their winning streak to eight games.

UNC women's lacrosse blows past Virginia Tech 14-6

The circumstances were unusual, but the end result was not. The second-ranked North Carolina women’s lacrosse team was victorious once again Tuesday, defeating No. 12 Virginia Tech 14-6 on the road in a game played inside the Hokies’ indoor practice facility due to bad weather in the area.