Buckeyes Fall in Road Game at No. 1 UNC

Friday, February 20

Chapel Hill, N.C.

1:30 p.m.

Ohio State

2-2

North Carolina

3-0

Ohio St.

North Carolina

Buckeyes Fall in Road Game at No. 1 UNC

2/20/2026 4:51:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

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Ohio State returns home for next three games

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State women's lacrosse team wrapped up a stretch of three straight road games with a loss at No. 1 North Carolina, 22-9, Friday afternoon in Chapel Hill., N.C. Ohio State is now 2-2 on the year, with the Tar Heels. 3-0. UNC was ahead 7-1 after the first quarter and 13-5 at the half en route to the victory.

Kampbell Stone led the Buckeyes with three goals, along with a ground ball and two draw controls. Maddy Paz and Camryn Callaghan each scored twice, Kate Tyack had three points with a goal and two assists and Abby Boyle had a career-high nine draw controls in the game. Jocelyn Torres made nine saves vs. the Tar Heels.

The Schedule Ahead

The Buckeyes return home for a three-game homestand, welcoming Detroit Mercy at 3 p.m. Friday, Robert Morris at noon March 1 and Vanderbilt at 11 a.m. March 7.
Admission and parking are free for all Ohio State regular season home games in Ohio State Lacrosse Stadium.

How it Happened

North Carolina scored in the first minute of the game on a free position shot.
Buckeye Camryn Callaghan answered with a free position goal of her own at 12:40.
The Tar Heels scored six times before the end of the quarter, including three goals from Chloe Humphrey.
Ohio State notched the first two goals of the second quarter. Kate Tyack set up Kampbell Stone 16 seconds into the stanza, followed by an unassisted Maddy Paz tally less than a minute later.
After a three-goal UNC run, Stone converted a free position chance. With the Buckeyes player up, Kate Tyack fed Callaghan for a score.
UNC notched three goals before halftime for a 13-5 lead and tallied the first five of the third quarter to stretch the advantage to 18-5.
A three-goal Ohio State run followed. Paz scored at 4:49 and Tyack notched the last goal of the quarter at 2:21.
Buckeye Brooke Vinson came across and scored to start the scoring in the fourth.
The Tar Heels scored four of the game's last five goals.
Stone drove the cage and beat her defender for a score, marking the Buckeyes' last tally.
North Carolina led in shots, 36-17, and ground balls, 17-7.
Abby Boyle was first for the Buckeyes with nine draw controls and UNC had the edge for the game, 19-14.
Buckeye goalie Jocelyn Torres made nine saves while playing all 60 minutes.

Buckeye This and That

Tyack leads the Buckeyes with nine assists and 18 points. She had her fourth career multiple-assist game and her 16th game with three or more points. She is on 10-game goal and point streaks (21g, 31p).
Callaghan has a team-high 12 goals and is second with 17 points. She now has 203 career points (169g, 34a). She has a point in each of her last 19 games, with a 50-11-59 line in the stretch.
Paz had a third-straight multiple-point game and recorded her fourth game with two goals.
Boyle's previous high was seven draw controls, set March 15, 2025 at San Diego State.
Ohio State and UNC were meeting for the first time since 2009.