Jenny Levy’s Carolina lacrosse colossus is set to embark on another NCAA Championship tournament. After losing a heartbreaking championship game to Boston College in 2021 by a single goal—losing both a national title and undefeated record—the Tar Heels roared back in 2022, winning the national title against Boston College to finish the year unbeaten.
With so much of last season’s firepower—Jamie Ortega, Scottie Rose Growney, and Taylor Moreno to name a few—gone through graduation, Carolina was staring at a rebuilding project right when their rivals were growing more powerful. Not only that, but the ACC was expanding, with Pitt in its second season and Clemson fielding a team for the first time.