No. 1 Women’s Lacrosse Wallops Louisville, 24-3

Sunday, February 22

Chapel Hill, N.C.

Noon

North Carolina

4-0, 3-0

Louisville

1-3, 0-3

Louisville

North Carolina

Photo by: DALTON WAINSCOTT

February 22, 2026 | Women's Lacrosse

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Top-ranked North Carolina women's lacrosse extended its win streak to 26 after thumping Louisville, 24-3, on Sunday at Dorrance Field. The win moved the Heels to 4-0 on the season and 2-0 in the ACC.

Chloe Humphrey led the onslaught with six goals and three assists. The nine points set a new career high. Eliza Osburn was up to her usual tricks, scoring twice, dishing out three assists, gobbling up five ground balls and causing two turnovers.

The Heels had 13 goal scorers against Louisville, and the Tar Heels put up 46 goals in two wins this weekend.

How It Happened

Kate Levy got the Heels on the board in less than a minute.
Eliza Osburn followed-up just seconds later.
Kaleigh Harden made it three in a row on an assist from Mairyn Dwyer.
Darcy Felter scored the Heels fourth in under two minutes forcing a Louisville TO.
Addison Pattillo made it 5-0 less than five minutes in.
Chloe Humphrey scored on an assist from Caroline Godine and the Heels led 6-1.
Reese King scored on an alley oop from Humphrey after a restart from behind the net.
Humphrey netted her second off an assist from Felter. 8-1 Heels
Humphrey posted her 22nd career hat trick in the first quarter.
Humphrey added her fourth in the first quarter to give UNC a 10-goal lead, 11-1.
Make it five for Humphrey in the first quarter.
Felter scored a nice BTB to make it 13-1 Heels.
Payton Magday opened her account with the first goal of her career early in the second.
Mairyn Dwyer opened the second half scoring with her second career goal.
Humphrey tied her career high with her seventh of the day to give UNC an 18-3 lead.
Magday added her second of the day and the Heels led 19-3.
Grace Winkler scored her first career goal to make it 22-3.

Inside the Box Score

Carolina outshot Louisville 27-5 in the first half.
The Heels forced 12 turnovers in the first half, including seven caused turnovers.
Carolina tallied 43 shots including 31 on goal.
The Heels caused 12 turnovers on the day.
UNC's defense held Louisville to 10 shots on the day.

Tar Heel Tidbits

The Tar Heels current 26-game winning streak is the longest in the nation. The 26-game streak is the third longest in program history and tied for the ninth longest in NCAA history.
Carolina now holds a 13-0 advantage in the all-time series versus Louisville.
The Tar Heels 24 goals matched their program best for goals in a game. (24 vs. Longwood (4/15/07), vs. Canisius (2/19/14), at High Point (2/14/20), vs. Virginia (5/15/22).
Chloe Humphrey posted her 22nd hat trick in 26 career games.
Humphrey set a new career high with nine points.
Payton Magday, Sophia Stoltz and Grace Winkler all scored their first career goals.

Up Next
No. 1 North Carolina will be back in Dorrance on Friday, Feb. 27 when it hosts Florida St. at 5 p.m. Tickets are on sale at GoHeels.com/Tickets.

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