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UNC Women’s Lacrosse captures national championship

The UNC Women’s Lacrosse team has won the third national championship in program history with a 12-11 win over Boston College.

The UNC Women’s Lacrosse team has redemption.

A year after losing to No. 4 Boston College as the No. 1 seed in the semifinals, the Tar Heels got revenge and completed the perfect season on Sunday. UNC rallied back in the fourth quarter to beat the Eagles 12-11.

The Tar Heels jumped out to a 5-2 lead after the first quarter but watched the Eagles mount a comeback. Boston College cut the lead down to just two at halftime, trailing 7-5. But in the third quarter, the Eagles outscored the Tar Heels 3-1 and took an 8-7 lead.

UNC mounted a comeback as the teams alternated goals and the Tar Heels grabbed a two-goal lead late. They held off Boston College to seal the deal and earn the program’s third national title.

Sam Geiersbach led the way with three goals while Jamie Ortega and Ally Mastroianni added two goals a piece.

Senior Taylor Moreno made 11 saves on the day to help the Tar Heels to victory.

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UNC Women’s Lacrosse heading back to Final Four

The UNC women’s lacrosse program is going to the Final Four for the 13th time in history following a win over Stony Brook on Thursday.

The UNC women’s lacrosse program has punched its ticket back to the Final Four with a 8-5 comeback win on Thursday.

After taking a 2-1 lead after one quarter over Stony Brook, UNC found themselves trailing 4-3 at the break. They fell behind 5-4 late in the third quarter before rallying and going on a 4-0 run to close out the game and punch their ticket to the Final Four for the 13th time in program history.

Andie Aldave led the way with three goals while Taylor Moreno had 10 saves in the win.

Sam Geiersbach had two goals while Caitlyn Wurzburger, Elizabeth Hillman and Brooklyn Neumen each tallied a goal.

The win moved UNC to 20-0 on the year and will play Northwestern in the semifinal next Friday. The Wildcats punched their ticket by beating Syracuse on Thursday.

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