Nicole Humphrey/Instagramvv Three sisters helped lead UNC to win the women's national lacrosse championship Chloe, Ashley and Nicole Humphrey reunited this season after a winding road Nicole originally played at UNC before transferring and then coming back, while Ashley began her career at Stanford The Humphrey sisters have "persevered" — and are now national lacrosse champions! Chloe, Ashley and Nicole Humphrey led the University of North Carolina to cap an undefeated season with the NCAA women's championship on Sunday, May 25. Freshman phenom Chloe, 20, had four goals and grad student Ashley, 22, contributed four assists in the 12-8 win over Northwestern. For the athletes, it was a winding road to win the title. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Nicole, the oldest of the three, originally started her four years of undergrad for UNC before transferring to USC where she hoped to play her final year of eligibility,according toUSA Today. But an injury sidelined her — and brought her back a year later to UNC where she joined her younger sisters. "What is remarkable about our story is the fact that we have all persevered in the face of adversity and our time together at UNC is the ultimate reward," Nicole wrote in an essay for Inside Lacrosse. 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 after a stress reaction foot injury. Jamie Schwaberow/NCAA Photos via Getty "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." 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 as well. The freshman scored a goal to put the Tar Heels ahead early — ultimately 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." Read the original article onPeople
