No. 1 Women’s Lacrosse Advances To ACC Final With 17-7 Win Over Clemson

Friday, April 25

Charlotte, N.C.

5 p.m. ET

North Carolina

17-0

#16 Clemson (Semifinal)

13-6

Clemson

North Carolina

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

No. 1 Women’s Lacrosse Advances To ACC Final With 17-7 Win Over Clemson

April 25, 2025 | Women's Lacrosse

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Top-ranked North Carolina women's lacrosse used two separate five-goal runs and excellent goalkeeping from Betty Nelson to cruise past No. 16 Clemson, 17-7, on Friday. The Tar Heels advanced to the ACC Tournament final against either Boston College or Stanford on Sunday at noon.

The Tar Heels improved their nation-leading win streak to 17 games (17-0), while the Tigers fell to 12-6.

How It Happened

Marissa White opened the scoring for the second consecutive game off an assist from Chloe Humphrey.
Chloe Humphrey notched her first of the game on a nice feed from Ashley Humphrey and the Heels led 2-1 at the first media TO.
Betty Nelson with two saves early for UNC's top-ranked defense.
Kiley Mottice knocked a loose ball in the goal for her first.
Kaleigh Harden beat the buzzer with a free position goal that gave the Heels a 4-1 lead at the break.
Marissa White and Kiley Mottice added two early in the second and the Heels ran off five in a row.
Eliza Osburn scored five seconds after a point-blank save from Betty Nelson to make it 7-2.
Chloe and Ashley Humphrey both score and the Heels extended their lead to 9-2.
Olivia Vergano scored her first to close the half with the Heels leading 10-2.
Caroline Godine got on the board early in the second to make it five straight for UNC.
Olivia Vergano with a diving shot through traffic and the Heels led 12-4.
Marissa White notched her hat trick with a goal just a minute later.
Chloe Humphrey secured her hat trick to go along with three assists midway through the third.
Olivia Vergano recorded her hat trick to make it 15-5 with 4 minutes left in the third.
Addison Pattillo got on the board at the end of the third and it was 16-5 Heels.
Darcy Felter scored her first on a nice finish from Reilly Casey and the Heels led 17-6 at the fourth quarter media timeout.

Inside the Box Score

UNC outshot Clemson 28-26 and 21-16 in shots on goal.
The Tar Heels had two separate five-goal runs during the match
Carolina held a 15-10 advantage in draw controls
This is the 13^th double-digit win of the season for Carolina.

Tar Heel Tidbits

UNC remains the only undefeated team in the country this season.
The Heels are now 5-0 against Clemson all-time.
UNC extended its nation-leading win streak to 17 games.
UNC has won 92 of its last 104 games.
UNC has outscored its opponents 301-108 for a margin of +193.
With five assists, Ashley Humphrey now has 108 for her Tar Heel career (No. 5 all-time) and 70 this season (No. 3 on UNC's single-season list).
Ashley Humphrey's 98 points this season rank sixth on UNC's single-season list.
Chloe Humphrey now has 70 goals this season, moving her into a tie for fourth on UNC's single-season goals list. She also tied Jamie Ortega's freshman mark of 70, which she set in 2018.
Chloe Humphrey's 92 points are seventh on UNC's single-season list.
Marissa White tallied the 10th hat trick of her career.
Olivia Vergano posted the 31st hat trick of her career.
Betty Nelson was excellent in goal, making nine saves, which is tied for her second most in a game, with a 56.3 save percentage.

Up Next
No. 1 North Carolina will face the winner of Boston College and Stanford in the finals of the ACC Tournament at noon on Sunday.

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