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Syracuse women's lacrosse lost to North Carolina 19-9 in the ACC Tournament Semifinals. The Tar Heels showcased their dominance with a powerful offense and a strong first quarter performance.
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - MARCH 17: Emma Muchnik #5 of the Syracuse Orange during a lacrosse game against the Yale Bulldogs at the JMA Wireless Dome on March 17, 2026 in Syracuse, New York. (Photo by Todd F. Michalek/Syracuse Athletics/University Images via Getty Images)
The Syracuse Orange ran into an absolute buzzsaw on Friday night in the ACC Tournament Semifinals, where they fell to the No. 1 seed North Carolina Tar Heels, 19-9, in their final game before next weekendâs NCAA Tournament Selection Show.
The Orange were overrun by the Tar Heels, the most talented and explosive team in the country who put that on full display for all to see.
Their offense overflows with athleticism, speed, intelligent decision-making and team chemistry. The efficiency and quickness of their passing and off-ball cutting had âCuseâs defense spinning in circles, completely unable to keep up with their movement. At times, especially early, they looked unstoppable. They literally were during a first quarter run in which they rattled off six straight goals and six straight draw wins, going on a 6-0 blitz without the Orange touching the ball a single time.
And they did all this against the Syracuse defense, who had held 12 straight opponents to single-digits. Their trademark has been forcing mistakes and frustrating offenses by taking away passing lanes and limiting scoring opportunities, but UNC is a different breed.
SU ended up having no chance to win this game. If youâre going to beat UNC, you have to limit the opportunities for their powerhouse offense to inflict damage. On Friday, the Tar Heels dominated draw controls (21-9) and forced the Orange into a nightmare on clear attempts (15-of-22). That is a recipe for far too much ball possession for Chloe Humphrey and co. and a head-spinning amount of work for an exhausted defense.
On the other end, âCuse continued to struggle against man defense, as the Heelsâ defenders are very physical and difficult to get around and aggressive with their slides when they need to be. They were able to find a certain measure of success with their dodging, but it was inconsistent and came almost entirely from the midfield. The attack was shut off by some of Carolinaâs elite defenders. and , in specific, were held completely point-less with only six shots (two on goal) on the evening.
The final score was North Carolina 19, Syracuse 9.
North Carolina scored six straight goals and won six consecutive draw controls, leading to a 6-0 run.
This loss was Syracuse's final game before the NCAA Tournament Selection Show, impacting their seeding and momentum.
The article does not specify individual standout players, but highlights the overall athleticism and teamwork of the North Carolina offense.
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Emma Muchnick and Alexa Vogelman found the most success, with Muchnick leading with a hat trick and Vogelman adding a pair. Together, they scored on five of their six shots, but were unable to generate more looks even though they were finishing with efficiency. Mileena Cotter and Bri Peters added goals from the midfield, while Mackenzie Rich handled the entirety of the attack scoring with two goals against her former school.
For the game, the Orange scored nine un-assisted goals as they finished without a helper for the second loss in a row.
It started off normally enough, with Chloe Humphrey opening the scoring on a free-position two minutes in, followed less than a minute later by Emma Muchnick thanks to a very nice hesitation move on an alley dodge with a low finish.
That goal came 2:53 into the game, and in truth it was the last moment the game was competitive, because after that UNC began their 6-0 run and the score board would read 7-1 before SU would touch the ball again. At 4-1, after an explosion of terrific ball and player movement that led to three Carolina goals in 48 seconds, the Orange called timeout and emerged with a face-guard on Humphrey.
It didnât change much, mostly because that meant the âCuse defense was left to defend the rest of their talented offense 6-on-6, making movement in the zone even more difficult with more open space to cover. They quickly scored three more goals, delivering a swift end to that experiment.
That 6-0 run took place over the course of 3:07 of game time as the UNC offense effectively put the game out of reach with ninja-like efficiency before we even reached the mid-point of the first quarter.
Muchnick ended the run with a nice shot on a free-position in which she deceptively dropped her stick head before firing high and sneaking it under the bar for her second of the game. In a positive takeaway, âCuse went 4-for-4 on FP chances on the evening.
Humphrey answered off a free position of her own a minute later, in which Dan Guyette actually made the save but the rebound went straight to Chloe who finished on the open net. A little over a minute after that, Alexa Vogelman scored on a free-position in which her stick got checked and the ball lofted just on the inside of the left pipe before deflecting in to make it 8-3 by the end of the first.
The second quarter was a pile-on by North Carolina, who won the quarter, 4-1, to extend their lead to 12-4 at the halftime break. A Mileena Cotter free-position goal was SUâs lone tally.
On defense, Guyette had an improved quarter, making four of her eight saves on the night in the second. In the first quarter, it felt like she was struggling with the sun in her eyes, as she barely reacted on their shots and just wasnât seeing the ball at all. She settled in nicely during the second, but thereâs only so much you can do against the onslaught of the Tar Heelsâ offense.
Meanwhile, all four UNC goals were scored on the power play as the Orange committed three cards in the second, the last two of which were unreleasable yellow cards on hit-to-the-head penalties. On both fouls, the Carolina player who absorbed the hit to the head ended up scoring the ensuing goal. They made âCuse pay for their frustration transgressions.
The third quarter actually got off to a very nice start, with the defense starting to look more like themselves after giving up a dozen in the first half. They were getting stops and forcing the Heels deeper into the shot clock with a more substantial zone presence.
In the meantime, Vogelman scored her second on a very nice roll dodge where she planted and changed direction to evade her defender and score in the middle of the eight-meter arc. That was followed by Muchnick getting her hat trick on another free-position to bring the deficit down to 12-6.
But thereâs only so much you can do in terms of holding them down. After going scoreless for more than 10 minutes to open the half, UNC scored three in less than two minutes to get within one of the running clock at 15-6.
Bri Peters held them off with an alley dodge and a smooth finish on-the-run from just inside the eight-meter. About a minute later, Mackenzie Rich closed the third quarter scoring with a beautiful question-mark dodge from X that finished with a turn-around jump shot. It was probably the best individual moment of the game for âCuse, and it made the game 15-8 heading for the final frame.
Just like in the second, the fourth was all UNC as they scored three in a row and four of five to turn a game that already wasnât close into a full-on blowout complete with a running clock at 18-8 and the final score of 19-9.
The Orange will now have a little over a week to sit and wait before they find out their postseason fate during the NCAA Tournament Selection Show on Sunday, May 3 at 9 PM on ESPN U.