CHESTER, Pa.
During her four years at North Carolina, goalkeeper Megan Ward has seen her share of highs and lows.
On Friday, she experienced one of the low points, getting pulled just eight minutes into a national semifinal after allowing goals on all five shots she saw against Penn State. Her teammates bailed her out, though, rallying past the Nittany Lions to set up a rematch with top-seeded Maryland in the NCAA women’s lacrosse championship.
Given another chance, Ward ended her college career on top.
The senior from Annapolis, Md. was on top of her game on Sunday, stopping 14 of 21 shots as the third-seeded Tar Heels took home their second-ever national championship with a 13-7 win over the top-seeded Terrapins.