BALTIMORE, Md. — This one hurt. A lot.
Call it a curse. Call it fate. Call it what you want. Northwestern Lacrosse headed to the Final Four prepared to win, and it looked like that would be the case for three quarters. But, what matters in elimination play is the final score.
No. 4 Northwestern led by seven heading into the final 10 minutes, and No. 1 North Carolina scored eight unanswered goals before the clock wound down. The final score: 15-14.
In contrast to the end result, Northwestern came out searingly hot on both ends of the field in the first quarter, scoring six unanswered goals — UNC’s biggest in-game deficit of the season so far.