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Ortega and McCool lead North Carolina women's lacrosse past High Point, 14-10

By Michael Magnuson | February 17

The No. 7 North Carolina women’s lacrosse team defeated High Point University on Friday evening by a score of 14-10.

North Carolina women's lacrosse falls in season opener at JMU in overtime, 15-14

By Michael Magnuson | February 11

The No. 17 James Madison Dukes upset the No. 3 North Carolina women's lacrosse team on Saturday evening in a 15-14 double overtime win.

Season preview: UNC women's lacrosse enters with All-Americans, top recruits

By Kellie Nattress | February 8

Redemption isn’t only important in basketball. The women's lacrosse team looks to a rigorous season with top-rated first-years and key returners. ...

North Carolina women's lacrosse upset by Navy in NCAA quarterfinals

By Chapel Fowler | May 21

With 66 seconds left in a one-score NCAA Tournament game, a senior with 177 saves on the year and two National Goalie of the Year awards to her name did ...

Navy's Julia Collins in action. Photo courtesy of Naval Academy Sports Information

North Carolina women's lacrosse faces Navy in NCAA quarterfinals at home

By Chapel Fowler | May 19

With a spot in the Final Four on the line, it’s time for some lacrosse at Fetzer Field. The North Carolina women’s lacrosse team takes on Navy on ...

UNC women's lacrosse team advances to quarterfinals of NCAA Tournament

By John Bauman | May 14

With 17:46 left in the first half of Sunday's second-round NCAA Tournament game, Virginia turned the ball over. Lauren Martin, a first-year defender, ...

UNC sees redemption in all three conference championship wins on Sunday

By Alex Zietlow | May 1

On Sunday, the North Carolina women’s lacrosse, men’s lacrosse and women’s tennis teams all clinched ACC tournament titles against schools they ...

North Carolina women's lacrosse team attacker Molly Hendrick shoots against Duke on April 22. Hendrick finished with a career-high seven goals in both this game and UNC's ACC Tournament championship win against Syracuse.

North Carolina women's lacrosse team caps off ACC tournament with second straight conference championship

By Chapel Fowler | April 30

It’s a new year, but it’s the same result for the North Carolina women’s lacrosse team. The top-seeded Tar Heels won a trio of games in Richmond, ...

UNC women's lacrosse dominates against Duke, prepares for ACC Tournament

By John Bauman | April 23

DURHAM — It was a barrage of shots that did it. No, a symphony of passes and cuts. Maybe it doesn’t matter how — it was just a bucketload of goals ...

UNC women's lacrosse bounces back with 19-7 blowout of Duke

By Kiley Burns | April 22

The No. 4 North Carolina women’s lacrosse team exerted its dominance over its bitter rivals Saturday, as UNC defeated Duke, 19-7, clinching the ACC ...

Midfielder Catie Woodruff (34) chases after the ball while being chased by Syracuse defenders.

UNC women's lacrosse sees bitter end to 18-game winning streak against Syracuse

By Alex Zietlow | April 17

You’d think poetic justice would prevail on the North Carolina women’s lacrosse team’s senior day.

Junior Midfielder Ela Hazar carries the ball up the field in the game against Boston College on Saturday.

Marie McCool's seven goals lead UNC women's lacrosse to comeback win over Louisville

By Noah Grant | April 9

This was it. After winning eight straight games, the No. 2 North Carolina women’s lacrosse team was reeling against No. 20 Louisville.

Scoring bursts propel UNC women's lacrosse past Notre Dame 16-9

By Brandon White | April 2

After defeating Virginia Tech 14-6 in Blacksburg, Va., the No. 2 North Carolina women’s lacrosse team travelled to South Bend, Ind. to face off against ...

UNC women's lacrosse blows past Virginia Tech 14-6

By Brennan Doherty | March 28

The circumstances were unusual, but the end result was not. The second-ranked North Carolina women’s lacrosse team was victorious once again Tuesday, ...

Kara Klages' 2 goals in 21 seconds push UNC women's lacrosse past Boston College

By James Tatter | March 27

Two seasons and a national title separate the No. 2 North Carolina women’s lacrosse team from its last ACC regular season loss — a 10-9 overtime defeat ...

Strong second half boosts No. 2 UNC women's lacrosse to 15-13 win over No. 19 Boston College

By Brennan Doherty | March 25

A second-half comeback boosted the No. 2 North Carolina women’s lacrosse team to conclude a perfect four-game homestand with a 15-13 victory over ...

Michael Tagliaferri defends against Jack Richardson of Dartmouth.

UNC women's lacrosse finishes 3-0 while men's team goes 1-2 over Spring Break

By John Bauman | March 20

Both the North Carolina men’s and women’s lacrosse teams played three games over Spring Break. Neither took much of a road trip, as all six games ...

UNC women's lacrosse beats Albany, Canisius and gives Jenny Levy her 300th win

By Chris Hilburn-Trenkle | March 5

The No. 2 North Carolina women’s lacrosse team bulldozed its way through Albany and Canisius en route to a weekend sweep. In the process, the team handed ...

UNC midfielder Marie McCool looks for an open teammate to pass to. The North Carolina women's lacrosse team defeated Maryland 13-7 to capture the NCAA championship on May 29, 2016 at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, PA.

No. 1 UNC women's lacrosse falls to No. 2 Maryland in title game rematch

By David Adler | February 27

While it’s only February, the North Carolina women's lacrosse match against Maryland might have previewed what could happen in the NCAA title game on ...

Senior Caylee Waters is the starting goalie for the women's lacrosse team. She played a significant role in leading the team to their second national championship in last year's season.

'Tough as hell': Caylee Waters' fire fuels UNC women's lacrosse before Maryland matchup

By James Tatter | February 24

Ask senior goalkeeper Caylee Waters what she thinks about the women's lacrosse rivalry between North Carolina and Maryland, and she’ll say, “It’s ...