Jenny Levy and the Tar Heels are back on top.
No. 1 UNC completed its second undefeated season in four years with a 12-8 win against No. 3 Northwestern in the national championship game Sunday afternoon in Foxboro, MA. It’s the fourth NCAA title in program history.
Redshirt freshman Chloe Humphrey capped off a record-breaking debut collegiate campaign with four goals to lead the UNC offense, one which used a 5-1 run across the first and second quarters to build a comfortable lead which would last the rest of the game. After leading 1-0 early, Northwestern never got closer than two goals (5-3 early in the third quarter) for the rest of the afternoon.
Eliza Osburn and Olivia Vergano each scored twice, while goalie Betty Nelson made eight saves to keep the Wildcats at arm’s length. Kiley Mottice, Marissa White, Carolina Godine and Kate Levy – Jenny Levy’s daughter – scored once. Chloe Humphrey accounted for 11 of UNC’s 35 shots, while her sister Ashley Humphrey recorded a team-high fou...
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