Tag: North Carolina Women’s Lacrosse

Five Tar Heels Earn ILWomen All-American Nods

The Tar Heels have shown complete domination throughout the season, and now the players are getting recognized for it.

The UNC women’s lacrosse team has five athletes earning some recognition as they prepare for the Final Four this weekend.

Five Tar Heels were named to the ILWomen All-American team, celebrating their success so far this season.

UNC has been dominating this year with a perfect 20-0 record. Now, some players are getting their flowers for it. Jamie Ortega, Ally Mastroianni, and Emma Trenchard were all named to ILWomen All-American First Team.

Meanwhile, Emily Nalls made the second team and Taylor Moreno on the third team.

So far in the NCAA tournament as the top seed, UNC has dominated Virginia 24-2 and slid past Stony Brook 8-5. Andie Aldave has led the Heels in goals with six goals on ten shots in the two games played.

The No.1 Tar Heels will take on No. 4 Northwestern in the semi-finals in hopes to play for the national championship.

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UNC women’s LAX sets program record in win over Virginia

The UNC women’s lacrosse team had a record-breaking day in their NCAA Tournament win over Virginia.

The North Carolina women’s lacrosse team made some history on Sunday in their NCAA Tournament win over Virginia.

The No. 1 seeded Tar Heels took down No. 15 Virginia in dominant fashion, beating the Cavaliers 24-2, which is the most goals in an NCAA Tournament game for the program. With the win, UNC improved their record to 19-0 overall this season as they have continued their dominant play.

Jamie Ortega led the way with four goals and five assists while Caitlyn Wurzburger added a goal and six assists. Ally Mastroianni, Scottie Rose Growney and Andie Aldave all added three goals in the game.

UNC will now face off against Stony Brook (16-2) in the quarterfinals on Thursday at home. The game begins at 7:30 and will be broadcasted on ESPNU.

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