Historic rally from 8 down puts UNC in its first women’s lacrosse final since 2016

Posted May 27, 2022
Put this one in the UNC history books alongside the 1974 men’s basketball rally from eight points down with 17 seconds left against Duke. In one of the most amazing comebacks, the unbeaten Tar Heels erased an eight-goal third-quarter deficit to take an incredible 15-14 win over Northwestern (Highlights) in the women’s lacrosse national semifinals Friday. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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