Fourth-seeded Denver outscored fifth-seeded North Carolina 5-1 in the fourth quarter to rally past the Tar Heels 12-11 in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals at Lucas Oil Stadium. The Pioneers advance to the NCAA Final 4 and will play top-seeded Syracuse next Saturday in Philadelphia.

UNC saw its 10-game winning streak come to an end as the Tar Heels were unable to protect a six-goal lead, falling to a spirited Denver comeback. The Pioneers improve to 14-4 on the campaign.

Joey Sankey, Davey Emala and Mark McNeill each scored a pair of goals for UNC while Steve Pontrello, Chad Tutton, Evan Connell, Ryan Kilpatrick and Pat Foster each scored goals. Jimmy Bitter, Ryan Creighton, Marcus Holman, Greg McBride and Sankey each had assists for UNC.

North Carolina Coach Joe Breschi said, “We fought hard all year long and broke great ground for this team and these seniors did a great job in providing great leadership. The whole group was terrific. We had great energy the first half for sure. We didn’t necessarily match their intensity and the pace of their offense at the end of the day.”