Wednesday April 28th, 2021 11:00am
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No. 1 UNC (15-0; 9-0) enters today s ACC Tournament quarterfinals [bracket available here] as the championship s four-time reigning champion (2016-19; 2020 championship canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic) and will take on No. 8-seeded Louisville. ILWomen s Alyssa Murray Cometti, Halley Griggs, Tari Kandemiri and Amari Pollard break down the quarterfinal action.
No. 1 North Carolina (15-0; 9-0) vs. No. 8 Louisville (5-10; 1-9)
It’s been 732 days since an ACC women’s lacrosse champion has been crowned, an honor last bestowed upon North Carolina. The Heels remain the conference’s front-runner, cruising through its regular season at a perfect 15-0. The heavily-favored Heels are set to take on No. 8-seeded Louisville: a dark horse team that’s been knocking on the door. The Cardinals have put up quite a few fights in the ACC this spring, including a one-goal loss to No. 3 seed BC and two
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With Jamie Ortega sidelined, the top-ranked North Carolina women’s lacrosse team needed a lights-out scorer to fill the void.
The Tar Heels aren’t short on stars, and luckily for head coach Jenny Levy, she had an up-and-coming playmaker waiting in the wings. Caitlyn Wurzburger, arguably the most hyped freshman in women’s lacrosse history, had five goals on seven shots with one assist as North Carolina staved off a furious second-half comeback from Duke in a 12-11 win at Koskinen Stadium.
Katie Hoeg had one goal and five assists, and Ally Mastroianni had three goals including the game-winning tally with 17 seconds remaining.