The North Carolina women's lacrosse team defeated Davidson 17-3 on Sunday at Henry Stadium to begin the season, just like they defeated the Wildcats 17-3 in Chapel Hill in the first game last season.
Despite the high goal total at the game's end, both teams started out slow. But while UNC was able to pick up its pace, Davidson never got out of first gear.
In the eighth minute, senior attacker Erin McInnes got things going for the Tar Heels, scoring from a pass by sophomore Brooke Young.
"It took us a while to get on the board," said UNC coach Jenny Slingluff Levy. "But once you score the first couple of goals, (the players) start to loosen up."
Less than a minute after McInnes' goal, senior midfielder Christine McPike intercepted a Davidson pass at midfield and sprinted in for a breakaway goal.
For the game, McPike scored five goals, one shy of the single-game school record.
After McPike's first goal, UNC (1-0) went through another scoring slump, scoring only once until the 19th minute, at which point the team scored five goals in the next four minutes.
By that time, the game seemed out of the Wildcats' reach. UNC led 8-1 at halftime, with the only goal for Davidson (1-1) coming as the result of an errant pass from UNC goalie Katelyn Hoffman.
The goal featured a rare Wildcat appearance into UNC territory, as most of the game was played in Davidson's half of the field.