'Sam went crazy': Geiersbach's late-game heroics propel UNC women's lacrosse to NCAA title game

Posted May 29, 2022
All seemed lost with under eleven minutes remaining in UNC’s Final Four bout against Northwestern. Teetering on the brink of elimination, someone had to step up to save UNC's season. Try Sam Geiersbach, a graduate attacker who, thanks to a FaceTime with UNC’s Taylor Moreno and Maddie Hoffer, made the decision last season to transfer from Richmond. (Daily Tar Heel)

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