The No. 6 North Carolina men’s lacrosse team started out hot and never took the foot off the gas, never trailing in a 13-9 upset of No. 1 Denver in Colorado.
What happened?
UNC opened up the game firing on all cylinders, with senior midfielder Michael Tagliaferri scoring 43 seconds into the game for the Tar Heels. Senior attackman Luke Goldstock would follow with a goal of his own with 11:01 left in the first quarter to give UNC a 2-0 lead. The teams would not score again until Denver got its first goal of the game with 3:39 left in the first quarter.