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UNC men, women savor national lacrosse championships

CHAPEL HILL

Nearly 24 hours after the North Carolina men’s lacrosse team became perhaps the most improbable national champion in NCAA tournament history, Tar Heels coach Joe Breschi knew some things but was still learning others.

This was all new to him: the championship itself and the aftermath. How long was he supposed to bask in the moment? How long could he celebrate this? What now, after reaching the zenith of his profession, and sport?

Breschi hadn’t been here before, he acknowledged on Tuesday during a press conference UNC had quickly assembled after both its men’s and women’s lacrosse teams won national championships.