CHAPEL HILL—Taylor Moreno made 17 saves and six Tar Heels scored multiple goals as second-seeded North Carolina (17-3) defeated Northwestern (15-6) by a score of 19-14 in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals on Saturday at Kenan Stadium. With the victory, Carolina clinched its seventh trip to the NCAA Tournament final four in the last 10 seasons.
The Tar Heels advanced to next weekend's NCAA semifinals, where they will face James Madison, which beat Florida on Saturday. Maryland and Boston College will round out the final four teams next weekend.
The win was Carolina's fifth in a row over the Wildcats and its seventh in the last eight meetings in the series.