Three Tar Heels each scored hat tricks to help No. 1 UNC beat Clemson 17-7 in the ACC Tournament semifinals in Charlotte Friday and advance to Sunday’s championship game.

Goals from Chloe Humphrey, Marissa White and others staked UNC to a 4-1 lead at the end of the first quarter, and that lead grew to 10-2 at halftime on an Olivia Vergano goal with 1:42 remaining. The Tigers would never get closer than seven goals for the rest of the evening.

Vergano, White and Humphrey each tied for the team lead with three goals apiece, with Humphrey adding three assists. Her sister, Ashley, tallied a team-high five assists to tie Chloe with six points. For Chloe, it’s the 14th time in 17 games this season she’s scored at least three goals. For Ashley, it’s her fourth straight game and 10th in the last 12 with at least four assists.

UNC is now 17-0 on the season and will play for its eighth ACC championship when it faces either Stanford or Boston College in the title game. The Tar Heels have not won the ACC Tournament since 2022.

 

Featured image via UNC Athletic Communications/Jeffrey A. Camarati

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