Saturday, May 18, 2013

NCAA Women's Lacrosse in NC: North Carolina vs. Virginia

Virginia Cavaliers vs. North Carolina Tar Heels - rainy warmup - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting LLC
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Recap from ILWomen.com:



On the Scene: NCAA Quarterfinals


ILWomen was live at quarterfinal games in College Park, Chapel Hill and Syracuse as the Terps, Tar Heels and Orange all…

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Game Notes:

The third-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels host the 20th-ranked Virginia Cavaliers as the two teams meet in the quarterfinal round of the 2013 NCAA Women's Lacrosse Tournament at Fetzer Field in Chapel Hill, N.C. on Saturday.

The tournament third-seed, the Tar Heels have the opportunity to earn a trip to their fourth Final Four weekend in the last five years, but must get past the Cavaliers first, as they seek to make the semifinal round themselves for the 14th time in their history.

The two teams are no strangers to one another, having they faced each other on Mar. 9 during Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) play when North Carolina topped Virginia 8-7.

The Cavaliers hold a 31-22 overall record in NCAA Tournament games with three national titles, while the Tar Heels possess an 18-14 resume in the postseason tournament with one finalist appearance in 2009.

North Carolina received a first-round bye as one of the top-six national seeds and subsequently advanced to the quarterfinals with a 19-9 victory over Loyola in Chapel Hill last Sunday.

Virginia advanced to the quarterfinals with a 12-6 first-round victory over Penn and a 10-8 second-round upset of sixth-seeded Georgetown.

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Players to watch:

North Carolina: Kara Cannizzaro, Abbey Friend,

Virginia: Casey Bocklet, Carolina McTiernan

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Live game blog and notes at InsideLacrosse.com & ILWomen.com:


Game Blog & Notes: Virginia Cavaliers vs. North Carolina Tar Heels

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