Tar Heels Keep BC Winless in ACC
from press release
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Senior Corey Donohoe scored
five goals - including three in a row early in the game - to lead
fifth-ranked North Carolina to a 15-10 Atlantic Coast Conference
women's lacrosse win over No. 17 Boston College Saturday. UNC
improved to 8-2 overall and 2-0 in ACC play with the win, which
came on a chilly afternoon at Fetzer Field. The visiting Eagles
fell to 7-3 overall and 0-3 in the ACC.
"Overall, what we're trying to work on is getting better every day
and every game," UNC coach Jenny Levy said. "I thought this was one
of the more complete games that we've played, from possession in
the midfield to defensively to offensively, I was really happy with
our effort. We were able to score in a multitude of different ways,
from transition to settled, and I just thought our poise and our
patience all over the field was really good."
Boston College got on the board first, on an unassisted goal by
Brittany Wilton just 1:26 into the game. The 1-0 lead, however,
would be BC's only advantage of the afternoon. Carolina freshman
Abbey Friend tied the score 12 seconds later with the first of five
consecutive UNC goals, two by Friend and three by Donohue. By
midway through the half the Tar Heels led 5-1, and the Eagles never
again were closer than two goals.
Carolina led 8-4 at halftime, with each team having taken 13 shots
and BC leading 7-6 in ground balls. The Eagles scored to open the
second half and bring the game to 8-5. After Donohoe scored her
fifth goal, at the 25:56 mark, BC's Kristin Igoe scored her second
goal of the day, putting the scoreboard at 9-5. UNC senior Laura
Zimmerman then scored back-to-back goals, followed by one from Kara
Cannizzaro, who also assisted on Zimmerman's second score.
After a run of three Carolina goals - by Friend, Emily Garrity and
Becky Lynch - in less than two minutes put the hosts up 15-7 with
2:35 to play, the Eagles closed with three consecutive goals to put
the final score at 15-10.
For the game, BC outshot Carolina 25-24. Tar Heel goalkeeper Lauren
Maksym made five saves, while her Eagle counterpart, Sheila
Serafino, had six.
Next up for UNC is an ACC road game, at Virginia Tech on Friday.
The Tar Heels are back at Fetzer field on April 3, when Old
Dominion visits for a 1 p.m. game
