Subject Hockey Edges Louisville In ACC Tourney Opener, 2-1

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Goals on both facet of halftime have been sufficient to ship Carolina area hockey to a 2-1 victory over the hosts Louisville within the opening spherical of the 2025 ACC Championship on Tuesday morning. 

The Tar Heels (17-1) out shot the Cardinals, 20-2, and solely allowed the one shot on objective, however have been solely capable of give you the 2 scores regardless of the dominance on the ball. It was adequate to see them into the second spherical although, extending their profitable streak on this competitors to 21 video games. 

 

Carolina asserted itself early within the first quarter, however could not fairly discover the breakthrough towards a Cardinals protection that got here up with 12 saves (10 from the goalie, two defensive) on the day. UNC’s opponents are averaging 7.11 saves per recreation towards them, a quantity that will be good for the 12^th finest common within the nation.

 

The impasse was damaged within the second quarter by a terrific staff objective. Pressing Louisville deep in their very own half, Dani Mendez intercepted an tried outlet go and instantly went on the assault.

 

Mendez laid the ball off to Ryleigh Heck on the prime of the circle who acquired it proper again to Mendez additional ahead. A fragile spin transfer and a fantastically weighted go from Mendez discovered its technique to a wonderfully positioned Reese Anetsberger on the again publish who might solely put the ball behind the online from there.

 

The freshman ahead is as much as 4 targets on the yr to pair along with her 9 assists. A key contributor to the Carolina offense, her head coach sang her praises after the sport.

 

“I’m super proud of Reese and how she’s playing,” Erin Matson stated. “She’s always willing to make the unselfish run, always willing to put in the work to put herself in the positions her team needs her to be in. Happy that hustle paid off for her and us today.”

 

Louisville dragged the sport again stage early within the third quarter off a breakaway objective from their main scorer Rylie Wollerton. It meant Carolina needed to discover a well past the Cardinals protection as soon as once more.

 

And as soon as once more, the objective got here from a Tar Heel true freshman. This time it was Isabel Boere off a penalty nook that discovered the again of the online. It’s the newcomers’ third game-winning objective of the season, tied with Heck and Mendez for the fifth most within the convention.

 

The Tar Heels advance to the semifinals of the ACC event the place they are going to face Duke on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 1 p.m. ET on ACC Network. Carolina has made no less than the semis in each single ACC event courting again to its starting in 1983, 43 years operating.