The No. 1 North Carolina men’s lacrosse team defeated Furman 7-3 on Saturday in Greenville, S.C. After a close first quarter, UNC outscored Furman 5-1 over the rest of the game.
What happened?
North Carolina (2-0) had five turnovers in sloppy first quarter. First-year midfielder Justin Anderson and junior midfielder Brian Cannon both scored for the Tar Heels, but the Paladins (0-3) answered back twice. The teams were tied 2-2 after 15 minutes.
Chris Cloutier, a junior attackman and UNC’s savior in the 2016 National Championship, put his team back on top with a second-quarter goal to give the Tar Heels the lead.