North Carolina’s Molly Hendrick was unstoppable in the ACC tournament, scoring 12 goals in two games to lead the Tar Heels to their second straight conference title and earn Epoch/US Lacrosse Player of the Week honors.
Hendrick scored five first-half goals to help stake North Carolina to a big lead Friday in its 17-14 win over Boston College in the ACC semifinals, then one-upped herself with a career-high nine points Sunday in the Tar Heels’ 18-11 victory over Syracuse in the championship game. Hendrick scored three of her career high-tying seven goals during North Carolina’s decisive nine-goal run to end the game.