On Thursday night, #1 ranked North Carolina beat the life out of #5 Duke to close the regular season undefeated, winning their home game finale 18-4, and securing the top overall seed in the ACC Tournament.
The Blue Devils were in their best position of the night when tied 2-2 in the first half, before Carolina went on a 7-goal spree before halftime. The Tar Heels continued their onslaught with a 9-goal unanswered run that made the game academic before Duke put in two consolation goals to make the margin less humiliating.
UNC had brilliant performances from its stellar senior class, particularly talisman attacker Jamie Ortega, who had 4 goals / 3 assists.