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• Senior Samantha Brown and junior Erica Perrotta each tallied two goals
• Sophomore Maggie Williams recorded her first-career goal
• Sophomore Molly Andrews saved 10 shots and picked up a team-high five ground balls
 
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—The High Point University women's lacrosse team fell to No. 1 North Carolina, 16-6, in its season opener Friday (Feb. 17) at Fetzer Field in Chapel Hill, N.C.
 
North Carolina (3-0) had a big advantage in draw controls, 20-4, while High Point (0-1) led in ground balls, 24-19.
 
"Our team showed a lot of grit and battled for 60 minutes," High Point head coach Lyndsey Boswell said. "The draw hurt our possession time and we made a few mental errors that put us in a hole, but overall we saw some really great things on both sides of the ball. I'm happy to get this first game behind us and prepare for a quick turnaround Sunday (at Elon)."
 
Senior Samantha Brown and junior Erica Perrotta scored back-to-back goals to give the Panthers a 2-1 lead early in the first half, but the Tar Heels scored eight out of the next nine goals to take a 9-3 lead into halftime. Perrotta scored her second goal half way through the UNC run.
 
The Purple & White recorded the first two goals of the second half, as junior Darla Poulin scored off a feed from junior Erin Ilchuk and Brown netted her second goal. Sophomore Maggie Williams scored her first-career goal from a free position shot four minutes later to close the scoring for HPU.
 
Sophomore Molly Andrews (0-1) made 10 saves in net and picked up a team-high five ground balls for the Panthers, while Caylee Waters (3-0) made six saves in the win for UNC.
 
The Panthers return to action Sunday (Feb. 19) at Elon. First draw is scheduled for 1 p.m.
 
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