HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – Graduate student Connor McCarthy scored the gamewinner in overtime Saturday afternoon to earn top-seeded North Carolina a a 12-11 win over Rutgers and a ticket to the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Tournament semifinals. The final four trip is UNC's first since winning its most recent title in 2016.
Playing at Hofstra's James M. Shuart Stadium in Hempstead, N.Y., the Tar Heels improved to 13-2 on the season. Rutgers fell to 9-4.
McCarthy, playing his first season in Carolina blue after four years at Princeton, scored UNC's first and last goals in one of the lowest scoring games of the season for the Tar Heels, who lead the NCAA in offense.