No. 1 Women's Lacrosse Opens Home Slate With Ohio St. Friday Afternoon

Friday, February 20

Chapel Hill, N.C.

1:30 PM

North Carolina

Ohio State

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No. 1 Women's Lacrosse Opens Home Slate With Ohio St. Friday Afternoon

February 19, 2026 | Women's Lacrosse

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – No. 1 North Carolina women's lacrosse will play its home opener against Ohio St. at Dorrance Field on Friday at 1:30 p.m. The 2-0 Tar Heels will face off with the Buckeyes, who are 2-1 on the season. Carolina holds an 11-1 advantage in the all-time series including a 3-0 record in Chapel Hill. The two sides are playing for the first time since 2009.

The Heels match-up with the Buckeyes will be broadcast on ACCNX with Ian Unsworth and Gabby Sartori on the call.

Game Info
Who: No.1 North Carolina vs. Ohio St.
Where: Chapel Hill, N.C. - Dorrance Field
When: Friday, Feb. 20 – 1:30 p.m.
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Ten Things to Know

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The Tar Heels current 24-game winning streak is the longest in the nation. The 24-game streak is the third longest in program history and the 11th longest in NCAA history.
UNC continues to play one of the toughest schedules in the country. They have nine of the nation's Top 20 teams on this season's schedule.
Carolina outscored its opponents 384-151 (+233) in 2025. The 384 goals were a single-season program record. Its 10.6 scoring margin per game ranked first nationally. UNC ranked first in both the ACC and NCAA in scoring offense at 17.5 goals per game.
Carolina's defense held opponents to 6.9 goals per game in 2025, which ranked first in both the ACC and NCAA. The team only allowed four double-digit scoring efforts all year. UNC kept its opponent scoreless in 18 quarters across the 22 games, including the final three quarters of the NCAA Semifinal versus Florida.
Nine Tar Heels were recognized on various preseason All-America teams led by first teamers Sam Forrest, Chloe Humphrey and Brooklyn Walker-Welch. In addition, Kate Levy, Kily Mottice, Betty Nelson, Eliza Osburn, Addison Pattillo and Ellie Traggio were all recognized.
The nation's best player, Chloe Humphrey, returns for her sophomore season in 2026. The reigning Honda Sports Award for Lacrosse and Tewaaraton winner was dubbed preseason Player of the Year by USA Lacrosse. Humphrey finished her stellar redshirt freshman campaign with an NCAA record 90 goals to go along with 28 assists for 118 points. She went on to win multiple gold medals with Team USA in the summer and was named the MVP of the Atlas Cup.
Kate Levy had a day at #13 Syracuse, posting career highs in goals (3), points (5) and caused turnovers (3).
Darcy Felter is off to a hot start this season with seven goals in the first two games. She opened by matching her career high with five goals at JMU and then added two at Syracuse.
Kaleigh Harden has gobbled up draw controls over the first two games, posting seven in each. Her seven draw controls per game are tied for 21st nationally and fourth in the ACC.