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Chloe, Ashley, and Nicole Humphrey, three sisters who reunited at the University of North Carolina, led their team to an undefeated season and won the NCAA women's lacrosse championship on Sunday, May 25.
A Winding Road to Victory
The Humphrey sisters have "persevered" through injuries, transfers, and setbacks to win the national title. Nicole, the oldest, originally started her four years of undergrad at UNC before transferring to USC, but an injury sidelined her and brought her back to UNC a year later to join her younger sisters.
Ashley began her lacrosse career at Stanford before transferring to UNC last season. Chloe, the top recruit in the 2023 class, had a freshman year for the record books, one season after redshirting her first year due to a stress reaction foot injury.
"I have no words. It's unbelievable," Ashley Humphrey told reporters after the championship game. "To be able to do it alongside my sisters is something I could never have dreamed."
A Family Affair
The sisters were not the only members of a family to make history on Sunday. UNC head coach Jenny Levy's daughter Kate is on the team and contributed to the win, becoming the first mother-daughter combination to win a championship.
"It's awesome. I'm so happy for my team," Coach Levy said. "They played their hearts out all year. They're warriors, they're dogs. Congrats to Northwestern ... they're great competitors and obviously make us better because of what we had to do to beat them."
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Photo credit: Jamie Schwaberow/NCAA Photos via Getty