No. 1 Women's Lacrosse To Host Princeton In NCAA Quarters Thursday

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Top-seed North Carolina women's lacrosse will host Princeton in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals on Thursday, May 15. First draw is set for 7:30 p.m. at Dorrance Field.

The Heels match-up with the Tigers will air on ESPNU with Mark Dixon and Courtney Connor on the call.

Game Info
Who: (1) Carolina vs. (8) Princeton
Where: Chapel Hill, N.C. – Dorrance Field
When: Thursday, May 15 – 7:30 p.m.
Links: ESPNU | Live Stats | Tickets

Ten Things to Know

North Carolina has gone 43-22 in NCAA Tournament and is now playing in its 25th NCAA Tournament. UNC has won three National Championships (2013, '16, '22), played in the title game five times and reached the semifinals 13 times. The Tar Heels are the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament for the third time. They also entered the tourney as the top seed in 2021 and '22.
UNC has now won eight ACC Tournament titles and 11 ACC regular-season championships, including eight outright.
UNC is the only undefeated team in the country after snapping Boston College's 21-game winning streak. The Tar Heels current 19-game winning streak is the longest in the nation, three games ahead of Florida's 16-game streak.
UNC has defeated 12 Top 25 teams, including five over Top 5 teams.
Through 19 games, Carolina has outscored its opponents 333-129 (+204). Its 10.7 scoring margin per game ranks first nationally. UNC ranks first in both the ACC and NCAA in scoring offense at 17.5 goals per game.
Carolina's defense has held opponents to 6.8 goals per game, which ranks first in both the ACC and NCAA. The team has only allowed three double-digit scoring efforts all year. UNC has kept its opponent scoreless in 15 quarters across 18 games.
Betty Nelson and Lexi Zenk have combined to give UNC a .508 save percentage, which ranks third in the country. Nelson's 7.37 goals-against average ranks first nationally.
The Humphrey sisters are the 12th and 13th Tewaaraton Award finalists in UNC history and Chloe is the first freshman to become a finalist for the women's award. This is the third time UNC has had two finalists (2021: Moreno/Ortega | 2022: Ortega/Mastroianni).
Chloe Humphrey has scored 77 goals (T-6th NCAA) this season and set a new NCAA record for goals by a freshman, passing Maryland's Karri Ellen Johnson, who had 74 during her freshman season. She is third on UNC's single-season goals list behind Jamie Ortega, who had 82 in 2021 and 81 in 2019. Humphrey has scored at least five goals eight times this season and has tallied hat tricks in 16-of-19 games.
Ashley Humphrey has tallied 245 career assists between Stanford and UNC and only needs two more to set a new NCAA record (246 by Kylie Ohlmiller, Stony Brook). Her 77 assists this season lead the country and set UNC's single-season mark passing Katie Hoeg's 73 in 2019. Humphrey is currently tied for fourth on UNC's all-time assists list (115). She is the NCAA's active leader in assists (245) and assists per game (3.4) and ranks third in points per game (5.03).

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No. 1 Women's Lacrosse To Host Princeton In NCAA Quarters Thursday

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Ashley Humphrey

Chloe Humphrey

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Lexi Zenk