North Carolina vs. Northwestern women's lacrosse video highlights, score in Final Four

Erik Hall, The Fayetteville Observer
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The Northwestern and North Carolina Tar Heels women's lacrosse teams meet in the 2022 NCAA Tournament Final Four on Friday, May 27.

UNC defeated Northwestern 15-14.

UNC improved to 21-0 overall. Northwestern ended the season 16-5 overall.

UNC advances to face Boston College in the NCAA Tournament national championship game at noon ET/11 a.m. CT on Sunday, May 29.

Check out the top plays from the game.

UNC's Sam Geiersbach game-winning goal

North Carolina attacker Sam Geiersbach scored the game-winning goal with 63 seconds left. It put UNC up 15-14 vs. Northwestern.

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UNC's Sam Geiersbach goal

North Carolina attacker Sam Geiersbach scored with 4:33 left in the fourth quarter. Her goal cut the Northwestern lead to 14-12.

NU's Jill Girardi goal No. 3

Northwestern midfielder Jill Girardi scored on an assist from Leah Holmes with 32 seconds left in the third quarter. It put Northwestern up 13-5 vs. UNC.

NU's Lauren Gilbert goal No. 3

Northwestern's Lauren Gilbert scored her third goal of the game with 4:41 left in the second quarter. Gilbert's goal put Northwestern up 7-2 vs. UNC.

UNC's Jamie Ortega goal

North Carolina attacker Jamie Ortega scored with 13:25 left in the second quarter on an assist from Sam Geiersbach. Ortega's goal cut Northwestern's lead to 6-1.

Northwestern's Lauren Gilbert goal No. 2

Northwestern attacker Lauren Gilbert scored her second goal of the game with 4:41 left in the first quarter. Gilbert's second goal gave Northwestern a 5-0 lead vs. UNC.

Northwestern's Jill Girardi goal No. 2

Northwestern midfielder Jill Girardi scored her second goal of the game with 10:43 left in the first quarter. It put Northwestern up 3-0 vs. UNC.

Northwestern's Jill Girardi goal

Northwestern midfielder Jill Girardi scored with 14:07 left in the first quarter. Her goal put Northwestern up 1-0 vs. UNC.

Here's more UNC, Northwestern women's lacrosse news:

May 27, 2022; Baltimore, MD, USA; Northwestern midfielder Dylan Amonte (10) dodges on North Carolina defender/midfielder Brooklyn Walker-Welch (45) during the first half at Homewood Field. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
May 27, 2022; Baltimore, MD, USA; Northwestern midfielder Dylan Amonte (10) dodges on North Carolina defender/midfielder Brooklyn Walker-Welch (45) during the first half at Homewood Field. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports

Kelly Amonte Hiller is the Northwestern women's lacrosse head coach. Jenny Levy is the North Carolina Tar Heels women's lacrosse head coach.

Erik Hall is the lead digital producer for sports with the USA Today Network. You can find him on Twitter @HallErik.

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