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UNC women's lacrosse leans on Ela Hazar in 16-6 win over High Point

By Noah Grant | February 19

In life, not many things are safe bets. But for the North Carolina women’s lacrosse team, the odds of Ela Hazar making plays are about as good as they’ll ...

Strong first half lifts UNC women's lacrosse to 16-6 win over High Point

By David Adler | February 17

After trailing 2-1 for the opening nine minutes in its game against High Point, the No. 1 North Carolina women’s lacrosse team closed the half on an ...

Ela Hazar (7) drives to the goal against a James Madison defender on January 4.

3 things to note from No. 1 UNC women's lacrosse 13-10 win over No. 3 Florida

By Brennan Doherty | February 12

The No. 1 North Carolina women’s lacrosse team was offered an early season test when it traveled to face No. 3 Florida on Saturday. The Tar Heels performed ...

No. 1 North Carolina women's lacrosse defeats No. 3 Florida 13-10

By Brennan Doherty | February 11

For all of the success it had last season, the top-ranked North Carolina women’s lacrosse team did something on Saturday that it couldn’t in 2016. ...

UNC midfielder (4) Marie McCool moves in the crease against James Madison on Saturday at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh.

UNC women's lacrosse learning to deal with lofty expectations

By Brennan Doherty | February 5

On paper, it seems the top-ranked North Carolina women’s lacrosse team can be just as talented as the group of Tar Heels who became national champions ...

UNC women's lacrosse holds off James Madison for 16-14 season-opening win

By Brennan Doherty | February 4

Playing away from Fetzer Field due to the Orange County water shortage, the top-ranked North Carolina women’s lacrosse team overcame a slow start and ...

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.

UNC women's lacrosse enters season ranked No. 1 in the nation

By James Tatter | February 3

The North Carolina women’s lacrosse team begins its 2017 season against James Madison at noon on Saturday at Fetzer Field. Here’s what to expect from ...

The unseeded North Carolina men's lacrosse team celebrates its defeat of No. 1 Maryland 14-13 in overtime to claim the program's first national championship since 1993 on May 30, 2016 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.

‘We knew what we were playing for’: Tar Heels embrace family in their 2016 title run

By John Bauman | February 3

Piled high, they covered every inch of counter space in North Carolina men’s lacrosse head coach Joe Breschi’s kitchen. There were dozens of sets ...

Women's lax held a scrimmage with a visiting alumni team on Saturday morning.

Maggie Bill returns in UNC women's lacrosse 18-8 scrimmage win over NYAC

By Chapel Fowler | January 30

Saturday was a normal scrimmage for everyone — except for Maggie Bill.

UNC women's lacrosse takes down New York Athletic Club, 18-8, in first scrimmage of season

By John Bauman | January 28

The North Carolina women’s lacrosse team defeated the New York Athletic Club, 18-8, in the Tar Heels' first scrimmage of the 2017 season.

UNC women's lacrosse team finds cars flooded after Hurricane Matthew

By John Bauman | October 13

Members of the North Carolina women’s lacrosse team came home from a tournament in Sparks, Maryland this past weekend to find many of their cars had ...

What to know from UNC women's lacrosse's national team scrimmages

By John Bauman | October 10

The North Carolina women’s lacrosse team returned to the field this weekend for the first time since winning the national championship in Chester, Pennsylvania ...

UNC attacker Aly Messinger (27) cradles the ball away from a Maryland defender. Messinger was named the NCAA Tournament's most outstanding player. The North Carolina women's lacrosse team defeated Maryland 13-7 to capture the NCAA championship on Sunday at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, PA.

Former UNC women's lacrosse player Aly Messinger joins Navy as assistant coach

By John Bauman | August 16

Former North Carolina women's lacrosse player Aly Messinger will become an assistant coach for the Navy women's lacrosse team, the team's coach Cindy ...

The North Carolina women's lacrosse team swarms goalkeeper Megan Ward after defeating Maryland 13-7 to capture the NCAA championship on Sunday at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, PA.

After national championship, women's lacrosse team takes time to celebrate

By John Bauman | June 1

Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, Pennsylvania, is usually home to the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer, but this past weekend, it was home to ...

Midfielder Sammy Jo Tracy (13) and her teammates celebrate with the crowd. The UNC women's lacrosse team defeated Penn State 12-11 in the NCAA Tournament semi-finals on Friday at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, Pa.

UNC women's lacrosse defeats Penn State, 12-11, to advance to NCAA title game

By Jeremy Vernon | June 1

The No. 3 North Carolina women's lacrosse team outlasted Penn State, 12-11, in the NCAA Tournament semifinal at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, Pa., ...

Megan Ward gets redemption as North Carolina women's lacrosse wins national championship

By Jeremy Vernon | May 29

Megan Ward had arguably the best outing of her career in Sunday's NCAA Tournament final for the North Carolina women's lacrosse team. But heading into ...

The North Carolina women's lacrosse team defeated Maryland 13-7 to capture the NCAA championship on Sunday at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, PA.

UNC women's lacrosse wins national championship with 13-7 win over Maryland

By John Bauman | May 29

The North Carolina women’s lacrosse team defeated the Maryland Terrapins, 13-7, in Chester, Pa., on Sunday afternoon to win the national title. Led ...

The UNC men's lacrosse team huddles before the Duke game on Apr. 1.

Both UNC lacrosse teams hope to have success this weekend

By John Bauman | May 25

Sammy Jo Tracy arrived out of breath for her press conference before practice on Tuesday. She also had blue paint all over her hands that she just ...

North Carolina women's lacrosse headed back to Final Four with 10-6 win over Notre Dame

By John Bauman | May 21

The North Carolina women’s lacrosse team advanced to its sixth Final Four in the last eight years with a 10-6 victory over Notre Dame on Saturday. The ...

The Tarheels defeated Duke in the second round of the NCAA tournament 15-10.

Megan Ward, Caylee Waters put success before stats

By John Bauman | May 18

The North Carolina women’s lacrosse team has a national championship-winning goalie and the reigning National Goalie of the Year.