Bosica Leads UNC Past Georgetown
from press release
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The University of North
Carolina women's lacrosse team got four goals and an assist from
Megan Bosica and three goals apiece from Jenn Russell and Corey
Donohoe as the fourth-ranked Tar Heels dominated the second half
and beat seventh-ranked Georgetown, 13-6, on Saturday afternoon at
Multi-Sport Field. Leading 6-5 shortly after halftime, Carolina
scored six consecutive goals in less than 10 minutes in the second
half to blow open a close game and take a 12-5 lead.
Becky Lynch scored twice for the Tar Heels, who improved to 7-1
this season. Laura Zimmerman had two assists and Kristen Taylor
scored a single goal for UNC.
The Hoyas (2-4) got two goals from Jordy Kirr and single goals from
Ashby Kaestner, Bunny O'Reilly, Jacqueline Giles and Kathleen
Dwyer.
UNC got on the board early with a pair of back-to-back goals from
Lynch and Donohoe that were both assisted by Zimmerman just a
minute apart. The Hoyas regrouped as Jordy Kirr hit an unassisted
shot eight minutes into the game. The Tar Heels answered with
another 2-0 run on goals from Bosica and Taylor.
The Hoyas staged a 3-0 run started by Dwyer, who found the back of
the cage on an unassisted shot. Kaestner then added a score off of
the pass from classmate Molly Ford. With 9:51 remaining, Giles
scored another unassisted shot to tie the game at four.
The Tar Heels closed out the half with consecutive goals from
Bosica and Donohoe, making the score 6-4 at the break.
Kirr started things out for the Hoyas in the second, scoring just
two minutes in. However, it would soon be UNC's game as the Tar
Heels moved the deficit up to as much as seven after their six-goal
run. Russell and Bosica each scored twice during the run. A slew of
yellow cards in the midst of this run didn't help as the Hoyas
looked to counter.
At 14:32 O'Reilly managed a goal, but that would be the end of the
scoring for the Blue & Gray. UNC tallied one more to make the
final 13-6.
Senior All-America Logan Ripley went the distance in the cage for
Carolina, making 10 saves and allowing six goals.
The Hoyas outshot UNC 23-21 and had more ground balls (17-12).
Carolina held a 12-9 advantage on the draw and went 3-for-4 on free
positions while GU went 0-for-4.
