In the 50th women’s lacrosse meeting between No. 22 Virginia and No. 2 North Carolina Friday, Virginia (6-8, 4-4 ACC) knew the cards were stacked against them — for over half a century, the Cavaliers had been on the bottom end of a 35-14 record.
To make matters worse, this season the Tar Heels (11-1, 8-0) sport a perfect record in the ACC, sitting atop the conference with arguably the best player in the country, sophomore attacker and Tewaaraton winner Chloe Humphrey. North Carolina’s prowess and defensive struggles on the Cavaliers’ end made for the perfect storm as Virginia fell 19-4 to North Carolina — the 15-goal deficit is the highest of the season.
Humphrey struck first in the opening minutes of the first quarter, the sharpshooter rolling the crease to nab a shot into the corner of the net — a trend that would continue as Humphrey would record seven goals on the day…