The No. 2 UNC women’s lacrosse team (10-0, 5-0 ACC) defeated No. 3 Northwestern (8-2, 2-0 Big Ten), 15-12, Thursday night at Ryan Fieldhouse.
Chris Xu and Patrick Schoen helped guide the Tar Heels to their second straight victory.
The Tar Heels were led by sophomore attackmen Owen Duffy and Dominic Pietramala, who both recorded hat tricks in the contest. The two goals allowed were the least all season.
Despite senior starting pitcher Aidan Haugh only allowing one earned run and one hit, the Diamond Heels dropped their second straight ACC series to open the season.
The No. 6 North Carolina baseball team (16-3, 2-3 ACC) defeated Louisville (15-3, 1-1 ACC) 6-4 in the second game of a doubleheader Friday night at Jim Patterson Stadium.
Despite mounting an early comeback, scoring seven runs and hitting two home runs, the Tar Heels dropped their third game of the season.
In the top of the sixth, head coach Scott Forbes was ejected. Suddenly, the Tar Heels found themselves down by three and without a head coach.
The Tar Heels must stay hot from beyond the arc, utilize their new lineup and get RJ Davis going.
The Tar Heels turned the ball over in a tie game with three minutes remaining and were unable to make a comeback.
Assistant coach Tripp Phillips told the junior he needed to lock in. And when it mattered most, he did in game against Virginia Tech.
Members of the band Summer Flood eat pizza, gifted by UNC football Head Coach Bill Belichick, with fraternities members of Kappa Sigma Alpha Mu, Kappa Alpha and Zeta Psi.
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