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Defense Records Standout Performance in NCAA Quarterfinal Loss at No. 1 North Carolina – Stony Brook University Athletics
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The No. 1 seed within the NCAA Event, the North Carolina Tar Heels entered right this moment’s recreation with 14 objectives as their season-low for the 2022 marketing campaign.
The stout Seawolves protection held them to simply eight however the Seawolves offense couldn’t get rolling in an 8-5 loss within the NCAA Quarterfinals on Thursday night time in Chapel Hill.
In a primary half of runs, North Carolina answered Ellie Masera’s opening objective with a three-tally stretch, taking a 3-1 lead with 12:19 to go within the half. The Seawolves would reply proper again, with a pair of objectives from Jaden Hampel tying the night time at three and Siobhan Rafferty giving the Seawolves a 4-3 benefit heading into the break.
The Tar Heels scored 5 of the six within the second half, together with the final 4 after Masera’s second gave Stony Brook a 5-4 lead with 5:35 to go within the third.
STATS AND NOTES
- The Seawolves held 15 of 19 groups to single digits this season, permitting 15 or extra as soon as this 12 months (Northwestern, 16).
- Masera tallied a degree in her twentieth consecutive contest, the longest streak on the crew. She now has 17 multi-goal video games to her identify and 23 multi-point contests.
- Jaden Hampel added her seventh multi-goal recreation of the 12 months and twelfth multi-goal contest of her profession.
- Siobhan Rafferty recorded her second consecutive recreation of 4 floor balls, main the crew within the class. She additionally added a pair of induced turnovers.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
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