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'Tough as nails': Austin Pifani leads UNC men's lacrosse with grit and passionAustin Pifani stood before his teammates, pointing to the left side of his chest over and over. It had been a bad loss — an upset loss — for North Carolina. A thorough defeat on March 12, 2016, against a Massachusetts team the Tar Heels should have easily outmatched. It led to a scorching postgame lecture from the coaching staff. So up came Austin. (Daily Tar Heel)
UNC Men's Lacrosse Falls to DukeThe #11-ranked Duke men’s lacrosse team outscored #16 North Carolina 7-1 in the second half Sunday to pull away for a 12-8 victory at Fetzer Field. North Carolina jumped out to a 6-1 lead in the game 3:13 into the second quarter but was limited to just two goals the rest of the way while the Blue Devils outscored the Tar Heels 11-2 over the game’s final 38:04. (GoHeels.com)
No. 2 UNC Women's Lacrosse Wins, 16-9, At Notre DameThe second-ranked North Carolina women’s lacrosse team got four goals from Molly Hendrick and five points from Carly Reed as the Tar Heels picked up their eighth consecutive win on Sunday, 16-9, at No. 12 Notre Dame. With the victory, Carolina won its 17th consecutive game against an ACC opponent and improved to 11-1 this season, 4-0 in ACC action. (GoHeels.com)
I'm A Tar Heel: Mark RizzoMark Rizzo: To say that I am a Tar Heel and a member of this UNC community gives me an indescribable sense of pride. I love being a Tar Heel and everything associated with that feat. Thanks to the incredible people here, Chapel Hill has become home for me. Looking back, my athletic career wearing Carolina blue was not what I had envisioned it to be. (GoHeels.com)
Molly Hendrick's Three Goals Lead No. 2 UNC Women's Lacrosse Past HokiesThe second-ranked UNC women’s lacrosse team got three goals from Molly Hendrick and picked up a road ACC win at No 12 Virginia Tech, 14-6, on Tuesday. With the win, UNC won its 16th consecutive game against an ACC opponent and improved to 10-1 this season, 3-0 in the ACC. The Tar Heels have won 27 of their last 28 games. (GoHeels.com)
No. 2 UNC Women's Lacrosse Battles To Win Over Boston CollegeThe second-ranked North Carolina women’s lacrosse team earned a top-20 win Saturday, beating No. 19 Boston College 15-13 in an ACC matchup on a sunny afternoon at Fetzer Field. The Tar Heels improved to 9-1 overall and 2-0 in ACC play with the win, while BC fell to 8-4 (1-3 ACC). Senior Molly Hendrick and junior Marie McCool led UNC with three goals each. (GoHeels.com)
UNC Men's Lacrosse Falls To Terps In Battle of 2016 NCAA FinalistsThe 10th-ranked Maryland Terrapins ran their offense to perfection Saturday, scoring 15 goals on 27 shots as they defeated 13th-ranked North Carolina 15-7 in men’s lacrosse at Fetzer Field. It was the first meeting between the two teams since the Tar Heels beats the Terrapins 14-13 in overtime in the 2016 NCAA championship game last May 30. (GoHeels.com)
Maggie Bill Named Co-ACC Women's Lacrosse Offensive Player Of The WeekNorth Carolina junior midfielder Maggie Bill is this week’s Co-ACC Women’s Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week. Bill tallied a game-high seven points on four goals and three assists in Carolina’s 17-12 win over No. 13 Northwestern on Sunday in Chapel Hill. Bill tied her career high for goals and assists and set a new career high for points in the victory. (GoHeels.com)
No. 2 UNC Women's Lacrosse Wins Back-And-Forth Battle With No. 13 NorthwesternThe North Carolina women’s lacrosse team persevered its way to a 17-12 victory over No. 13 Northwestern Sunday at Fetzer Field, putting away the Wildcats late in the second half. The Tar Heels trailed or were tied much of the way and didn’t led by more than a goal until Ela Hazar scored with 12:41 to play put the Tar Heels ahead 12-10 en route to the win. (GoHeels.com)
Cloutier, Graham Lead UNC Men's Lacrosse Past DartmouthChris Cloutier led the Tar Heels with seven points, matching the second highest total of his career, and junior Riley Graham stepped in at the face-off circle with 18 wins and 12 ground balls, as seventh-ranked North Carolina defeated Dartmouth 17-6 in men’s lacrosse action Saturday night at Navy Field. Three Tar Heels had hat tricks in the game. (GoHeels.com)
No. 2 UNC Women's Lacrosse Cruises Past Elon, 15-5The second-ranked North Carolina women’s lacrosse team scored three times in the first four minutes of play and cruised to a 15-5 win over No. 14 Elon Tuesday at Fetzer Field. The Tar Heels improved to 7-1 with the win. Senior Molly Hendrick had three goals in the first half to lead a balanced attack, with seven Tar Heels tallying one goal each. (GoHeels.com)
Richmond Rallies Past No. 7 UNC Men's Lacrosse, 6-5The No. 19 Richmond men’s lacrosse team held seventh-ranked North Carolina to a single goal over the last 33 minutes and outscored UNC 3-0 in the fourth quarter in a 6-5 win over the Tar Heels at rain-soaked Navy Field. With the win, the Spiders improved to 6-1 on the season while UNC falls to 4-3 with losses in its last three home games. (GoHeels.com)
Hofstra Upends No. 5 UNC Men's Lacrosse, 11-9Hofstra ran off four straight goals in the second half to pull away from fifth-ranked North Carolina as the Pride defeated the Tar Heels in men’s lacrosse at Fetzer Field for the second straight season, winning by an 11-9 score before 2,036 fans Saturday. UNC is now 4-2 on the season and will play Richmond (5-1) at home Monday night at Fetzer Field at 7 p.m. (GoHeels.com)
Molly Hendrick Leads No. 2 UNC Women's Lacrosse With Six Goals In Win Over VirginiaThe second-ranked UNC women’s lacrosse team opened ACC play Saturday with a 21-11 win over Virginia at Fetzer Field. After the Cavaliers closed within a goal following the an early Carolina lead, UNC opened the second half with an 8-0 run to put the game out of reach. The Tar Heels improved to 6-1 overall and 1-0 in ACC play with the win, while Virginia fell to 2-4 (0-2 ACC). (GoHeels.com)
No. 2 UNC Women's Lacrosse Downs Canisius For Jenny Levy's 300th WinMolly Hendrick tied her career highs with six goals and seven points as second-ranked North Carolina beat Canisius, 16-8, on Sunday. The win is number 300 in the career of Tar Heel head coach Jenny Levy, who becomes the third coach in NCAA Division I history to win 300 games. Navy's Cindy Timchal has 477 wins and Princeton's Chris Sailer has 375. (GoHeels.com)
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