Tag: UNC Women’s Lacrosse

Caitlyn Wurzberger moves to fifth all-time on UNC women’s lacrosse points list

A star senior on the UNC women’s lacrosse team climbed the all-time points list on Thursday afternoon.

There are few feelings sweeter than beating your biggest rival in sports.

Such was the case on Thursday, April 18 for the UNC women’s lacrosse team, which down archrival Duke, 16-11, in Chapel Hill.

After trailing by one goal early to the Blue Devils, North Carolina never trailed again after Olivia Dirks’ game-tying goal. With the score knotted at three in the opening quarter, the Tar Heels embarked on a 4-goal run that distanced them for the victory.

One UNC senior, Caitlyn Wurzberger, scored her 25th and 26th goals of the season.

Those goals marked her place in North Carolina history, as she climbed to fifth all-time on the all-time points list.

Wurzberger has the Tar Heels in a strong position, who face UVA in Wednesday’s opening-round ACC Tournament matchup. UNC will be looking to complete the season sweep, as it squeaked by the Cavaliers in overtime back on Feb. 23 in Charlottesville.

North Carolina will face an uphill climb in the ACC Tournament, though, as ranked Boston College, Notre Dame and Syracuse are all ahead in the standings. The Tar Heels have yet to beat any of them.

As the postseason has proven time and time again, though, anybody can beat anybody.

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Mastroianni and Moreno named to National Team for international lacrosse event

Ally Mastroianni and Jamie Ortega, two of the greatest lacrosse players to come through UNC, will soon be playing with the National Team.

Women’s lacrosse has been one of the best athletic programs at UNC in recent years, with the Tar Heels capturing NCAA Championships in 2013, 2016 and 2022.

The Tar Heels have also been a model of consistency, making every NCAA Tournament since 2005. They’ve produced career record-holders in the past five seasons, including Jamie Ortega (goals, points), Katie Hoeg (assists), Taylor Moreno (saves) and Ally Mastroianni (draw controls).

All of the above stars have since graduated, but the latter two are still continuing to capture headlines in the lacrosse world.

On Friday, Sept. 29, Moreno and Mastroianni were named to the USA Lacrosse roster for the World Lacrosse Super Sixes event.

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The Super Sixes will take place from Friday, Oct. 6-Sunday, Oct. 8 in Oshawa, Canada. USA will compete against the likes of Canada, India, Haiti, Kenya and Haudenosaunee, a Native American tribe located predominantly in Upstate New York.

Mastroianni and Ortega both played at Carolina from 2018-2022. Mastroianni holds the school record with 360 draw controls, while Ortega, arguably the greatest offensive player to come through Chapel Hill, holds school records with 334 goals and 466 points.

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UNC Women’s Lacrosse finishes season atop poll

The UNC Women’s Lacrosse team finishes atop the final ILWomen/IWLCA Poll for the 2022 season.

After completing an incredible unbeaten season that was capped off by a national championship, the UNC Women’s Lacrosse program finished this season ILWomen/IWLCA Poll.

And that’s no surprise.

UNC was No. 1 in the final rankings for the 2022 season, and rightfully so with what they accomplished. With a 22-0 season that was finished off with a big comeback against Northwestern and then a late comeback against Boston College, UNC captured another national championship.

Boston College finished No. 2 in the poll while Maryland, Northwestern and Stony Brook wrapped up the top 5. UNC beat three of those four teams in the tournament.

UNC held the No. 1 spot in the poll since Week 6 back and March and never gave it up from there. They beat Boston College that week who at the time was the defending national champion and number one team in the poll.

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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 Lax completes big comeback to beat Northwestern

The UNC Women’s Lacrosse team completed an epic comeback on Saturday to stun Northwestern and advance to the national championship game.

The UNC Women’s Lacrosse team is heading to the national championship and they are doing so in a comeback fashion.

After falling behind 6-0 early and then 13-6 going into the fourth quarter, UNC outscored Northwestern 9-1 in that final quarter to win 15-14 and move on in the tournament.

It was an epic comeback for a UNC team that is now 21-0 on the year and struggled in the first half which included a lightning delay.

Every time UNC would cut into the lead, Northwestern had an answer with a few goals. But then the fourth quarter came and it was all Tar Heels.

Sam Geiersbach led the way with 5 goals and 2 assists while  Jamie Ortega and Ally Mastroianni had three goals each. Ortega also added three assists to her stat line.

The eight-goal comeback was the largest in the NCAA Tournament since 2007.  UNC has advanced to their fifth national championship game appearance and first since 2016.

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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 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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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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