After 37 scoreless minutes, the North Carolina Tar Heels struck for two goals in rapid succession to grab a two-goal lead at halftime against Georgia Southern.
North Carolina scored its first goal in the 38th minute when junior forward Andy Craven drove home a rebound that had bounced off GSU goalkeeper Neal Bates’ chest.
The Tar Heels added to their lead just two minutes later when senior forward Martin Murphy passed the ball over a defender to sophomore forward Cooper Vandermaas-Peeler, who chipped it over Bates for UNC’s second goal.
The Tar Heels led GSU 11-1 in shots with the Eagles’ only shot coming in the second minute of play.
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