While you were away: Men’s and women’s basketball holiday results
Staff Report
One basket.
That’s all that separates UNC from a
12-1 record and an undefeated season.
The Tar Heels lost their perfect mark
when Michigan’s Jalen Rose hit a last
second prayer to lead the Wolverines,
then ranked sixth in the nation, past
UNC in the semifinals of the Rainbow
Classic, 79-78.
The Dec. 29 Michigan setback stands
out as the only true test for the Tar Heels
during the Winter Break. UNC defeated
its other seven holiday opponents by an
average of 28 points.
Michigan’s Fab Five was trimmed to
four early in the game when guard Ray
Jackson injured his right arm. After a
sluggish first half, which saw the Tar
Heels trailing 40-36, UNC rallied to
open the second half, gaining a three
point advantage early in the final stanza.
Then sophomore guard Rose took
over. Although he committed a team
high six turnovers, the 6-foot-8 south
paw lit a fire under his team in the
second half en route to 22 points for the
game. And of course, he nailed the
game-winner.
After the Wolverines took a 77-76
lead with less than 30 seconds to go,
UNC set up a play for sophomore Donald
Williams. After Jackson’s injury, Michi
gan coach Steve Fisher inserted little
used guard Dugan Fife. North Carolina
head coach Dean Smith recognized the
mismatch and gave Williams the ball
for the final shot.
Williams responded, nailing ajumper
off the dribble to give the Tar Heels the
lead at 78-77. With no timeouts remain
ing, Michigan rushed the ball up the
court.
Guard Jimmy King, not Webber or
Rose, took the final shot for the Wolver
ines, and missed a runner from the
baseline with :03 left. But Rose
outjumped UNC’s Brian Reese and put
in the follow as time expired.
UNC had five players in double fig
ures for the game, with Phelps totalling
15, Eric Montross 14, Williams 13,
George Lynch 12 and Reese 10. Lynch
had a game-liigh 16 rebounds, but was
5 of 18 from the field, while Reese
committed seven turnovers.
Most of the Winter Break games
were characterized by UNC dominat
ing inside play with its decisive height
North Carolina wrestlers
split pair at Virginia meet
Staff report
The North Carolina wrestling team
split a pair of matches Friday at the
1993 Virginia Duals Collegiate Wres
tling Tournament.
UNC won the two heaviest weight
classes to defeat the Old Dominion
Monarchs 20-10 in the consolation
round of the tournament, while the Tar
Heels lost their opening match to the
Big Red of Cornell, 26-12.
The match featured a contest remi
niscent of this month’s Sugar Bowl, as
No. 1 met No. 2. Again, second-ranked
won, but this time, the national title was
not at stake.
The match marked the first loss at
UNC for sophomore T.J. Jaworsky, the
top-ranked wrestler in the nation in the
134-pound weight class.
The transfer from Oklahoma State
took his first defeat in 17 matches when
the Big Red’s Mark Fergeson outpointed
him 5-3 in overtime. Fergeson entered
the match as the second-ranked wres
tler at 134 in the country.
Jaworski rebounded in the second
match, besting Old Dominion’s Tom
Brown in a major decision, 17-4. This,
combined with another Tar Heel major
decision, a 26-16 win for sophomore
Dave Leonardis at 134 pounds, aided
UNC in the victory against the Mon
archs.
Also winning for the Tar Heels in the
consolation round were Jeff Vasqiiez at
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and strength advantage.
The Tar Heels started the break with
a 103-56 thrashing of Butler in a home
coming for Montross.
The 7-foot Indiana native scored 13
points and pulled in seven rebounds.
But Lynch led UNC with 18 points and
eight rebounds in 21 minutes.
North Carolina overcame a 3-point
halftime deficit Dec. 22 to knock off
Ohio State, 84-64, in a rematch of last
year’s Sweet 16 game. The Tar Heels
avenged the Buckeyes 80-73 win that
eliminated UNC from the 1992 NCAA
Tournament.
UNC trailed the Buckeyes 38-35 af
ter the first 20 minutes of the nationally
televised contest. But Montross stepped
up his game, fighting off Buckeye big
man Lawrence Funderburke for two
key second-half dunks.
Montross led the Tar Heels with 20
points, hitting all eight of his shots, and
snared nine rebounds. Reese and Phelps
added 14 and Lynch tossed in 11 to go
with 15 points. Funderburke led Ohio
St. with 17 points.
In the first round of the Rainbow
Classic Dec. 28, North Carolina contin
ued its strong second-half play,
outscoring Southwestern Louisiana 49-
29 down the stretch to win convinc
ingly, 80-59. Montross and Lynch each
scored 17.
Montross exploded against Hawaii
Dec. 30 in the consolation round of the
Rainbow Classic. He scored 28 points
in UNC’s 101-84 win. Phelps added six
assists.
In the first home game of the break,
UNC outplayed Cornell, 98-60. This
time the guards had a chance to keep the
scorekeepers busy Phelps and Will
iams led the team with 16 points each.
UNC opened ACC play with a 100-
67 win against N.C. State and a 101-73
win against Maryland.
Women’s Basketball
After Sunday’s loss to Florida State,
the UNC women’s basketball team
dropped its season record to 9-2, with
both losses coming against conference
foes.
During Winter Break, North Caro
lina won its first four games by an
average of 38 points before falling to
Georgia Tech Tuesday in Atlanta.
Charlotte Smith’s 31 points and 13
118, Marc Taylor at 177, David
Reynolds at 190 and Rick Hall in the
heavyweight division.
Vasquez defeated Tom Sinacore 7-
2; Taylor beat Keith Quick 7-2;
Reynolds decisio.ied Bill Terry 7-5;
and Hall came out on top against Rob
Straub, 4-2.
The Cornell contest saw only three
Tar Heels register wins in 10 matches;
Leonardis, Mike Chase at 158 and Stan
Banks at 167. Chase was the only UNC
wrestler to take his win via a pin, taking
Jeremy Manney at the6:3s mark. Banks
bested Michael Bergbaum 22-15.
However, neither wrestler could du
plicate that feat against the Monarchs;
Frank Matyiko decisioned Chase 5-4
while Banks and ODU’s Joe Hawkins
double defaulted.
Leonardis was the only North Caro
lina wrestler to have a perfect day, as he
also won against Joel Torretti of Cornell.
The Big Red’s victory was complete, as
John Bove, David Hirsch and Fergeson
staked their team to an early lead by
winning the lightest weight classes.
After Banks’ win closed the gap for
UNC, Kyle Rackley gave Cornell con
trol of the match with a 7-1 defeat of
Taylor.
Brian Marcinek and Bruce Morgan
then scaled the win as Marcinek won by
technical fall against Damon Michelson,
19-4, and Morgan pinned heavyweight
Scott Greenberg at 1:33.
SPORTS
rebounds led the Tar Heels in a 99-59
thumping of Charleston College Dec.
20. Her point total was a career best and
ranks as the team’s top scoring perfor
mance of the season. Junior guard Tony a
Sampson added 20 points.
Stephanie Lawrence hit 4-of-8 3-
pointers for a total of 12 {joints in a Dec.
Maryland
it down,” Williams said.
During the 19-2 run, UNC had suc
cess with its fast-break offense, just as it
did while building the big first-half lead.
“I think we’re in pretty good (physi
cal) shape right now,” Sullivan said.
“We could run with pretty much any-
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Saturday
Maryland (73)
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Hipp 21 2-5 1-2 1-1 2 4 6
Bums 35 7-17 0-0 3-7 2 3 14
Korwin 18 3-5 0-2 0-2 0 3 6
Rhodes 31 6-15 043 0-3 2 3 13
McUnton 34 8-15 5-5 0-5 6 1 21
Walsh 16 0-2 2-2 1-1 1 3 2
Simpkins 18 2-5 0-0 2-3 2 1 4
Lucas 13 1-4 2-2 0-1 1 0 4
Bristol 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Petrovic 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
Shultz 3 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 0 0
Thibeautt 3 1-3 0-0 2-3 0 0 3
TOTALS 200 30-7210-1311-301619 73
Percentages FG .417, FT .769. 3-point
goals —315, .200 (Hipp 1-2, Thibeauft 1-2,
Rhodes 1-8, McUnton 0-1, Simpkins 0-1,
Walsh 0-1). Team rebounds 2. Blocked
Shots 4 (Bums, Kerwin, Rhodes, Bristol).
Turnovers 23 (Rhodes 7, McUnton 6,
Kerwin 3, Hipp 2, Simpkins 2, Bums, Lucas,
Ttifoeault). Steals —l2 (McUnton 3, Rhodes
2, Walsh 2, Simpkins 2, Hipp, Bums. Kerwin).
UNC (101)
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Reese 21 3-6 0-2 043 2 1 6
Lynch 25 7-11 2-4 2-8 4 2 16
Montross 27 6-9 5-8 4-13 1 3 17
R6dl 16 1-2 04) 0-0 4 0 3
Phelps 28 3-12 4-5 6-7 63 10
Sullivan 21 4-6 0-0 2-6 3 0 8
Williams 21 7-13 1-2 0-3 4 1 20
Salvador! 17 34 2-2 35 0 3 8
Calabria 10 1-1 2-2 1-1 115
Wenstrom 4 1-2 04) 1-2 0 0 2
Cheny 3 1-1 0-2 04) 0 0 2
Davis 3 1-2 04) 0-0 0 0 2
Stephenson 2 0-1 04) 04) 0 0 0
Geth 2 1-1 0-0 1-1 0 0 2
TOTALS 200 3370162721-60 2514101
Percentages - FG .557, FT .593.3-polnt
goals— 7-15, .467 (Williams 5-8, Calabria 1 -
1, ROdi 1 -2, Reese 31, SulHvan 0-1, -
2). Team rebounds —l . Blocked Shots —
12 (Salvador! 6, Montross 5, Wenstrom). Turn
overs 23 (Phelps 6, Lynch 6, Rfldl 3,
Calabria 3, Reese 2, Montross, Williams,
Salvador!). Steals —l2 (Lynch 3, Phelps 2,
Reese 2, Montross, Sullivan, Williams, Cherry,
Davis).
Maryland 31 42-73
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Loyola a 87-51 loss in Carmichael Au
ditorium. Smith was the team’s high
scorer with 23 points, and sophomore
guard Jill Suddreth dished out seven
assists.
The Tar Heels rang in the new year
Jan. 2 by defeating Marshall at Conway,
body. We like the up-tempo style.
“Today we would jam the middle,
block some shots and we got out on the
break. I got a couple of easy ones,
Derrick got some, Donald hit two threes,
and that was pretty much the gamy right
there.”
For nearly every minute of the game,
Maryland had to try to shoot over at
least one of UNC’s 7-foot trees, Eric
Montross and Kevin Salvadori. The
Terps did not fare well. Salvadori re
jected six shots, while Montross blocked
five. For the game, Maryland shot 42
percent from the field.
“You’re not going to beat Carolina
by trying to go over the top,” Gary
Williams said, “but they don’t give up
easy outside shots, either.”
His solution? Try to take the ball
inside and draw fouls on Lynch and
Montross get his team to the free
throw line. The strategy didn’t work as
well as the Terp coach had hoped.
Montross and Lynch had but two fouls
each at halftime, andtheTerps had been
to the charity stripe just eight times by
then, hitting five of those shots.
“We got the ball there a few times,
but we didn’t get the ball on the glass,”
Gary Williams said. “You’ve got to get
the ball up on the glass to get to the foul
line.”
McLinton led all scorers with 21
points. Terp forward Evers Bums added
14 points and seven rebounds.
Montross led the way for UNC in the
first half, scoring 16 of his 17 points,
grabbing 10 rebounds and blocking three
shots. He scored nine points in the first
four minutes as the Tar Heels jumped to
a 12-4 advantage.
Maryland pulled to within 18-14 at
the 12:18 mark on Johnny Rhodes’ 3-
pointer. The Terps would come no
closer, though. Lynch dunked off a Brian
Reese steal to give UNC a 34-18 lead
with 6:51 to go in the half, capping a 16-
4 run.
With two seconds to go in the half,
Williams hit the first of two free throws.
Williams missed the second one, but
Salvadori was there for the tap-in that
gave the Tar Heels a 53-31 halftime
lead.
Phelps, who suffered a concussion in
Thursday’s win at N.C. State, started
Saturday and played 28 minutes despite
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S.C., 67-42. Center Sylvia Crawley,
Sampson and Smith combined for 67
percentofUNC’spoints, scoring 18,14
and 13 points respectively. Smith
blocked five shots and had nine assists.
North Carolina’s last victory came
Jan. 3, a 83-35 thrashing of Coastal
Carolina. Ten of the 13 Tar Heels scored.
a slight headache. The decision to play
was his own, he said. Phelps said he will
play Wednesday against Georgia Tech
but will rest before then.
He scored 10 points, notched six as-
Defense
pins’ freshman guard Johnny Rhodes,
who turned the ball over seven times.
Lynch said UNC creates turnovers by
pressuring the ball and then rotating to
look for the steal.
“Our defense is doing a great job of
rotating any time we get a trap,” Lynch
said. “I’m used to looking for the guy to
turn his Lack and try to get some turn
overs by trapping with Denick.The de
fense has gotten us a lot of easy baskets,
and it makes the game easy.”
Who leads UNC’s defense? Said
Montross: “George and Derrick were
out there getting those loose balls. And
Henrik (Rodl). And Pat (Sullivan) ...
you can go on down the line.”
Clearly, it’s a team effort.
If the Terps managed to hold the ball
and get a shot, UNC frequently gave
Maryland a hand—usually Salvadori ’ s
or Montross’ sending the ball back in
the general'direction from which it came.
“I thought Kevin Salvadori really
gave us a lift in the second half, coming
in and blocking shots,” Smith said. “He
sure created some havoc.”
Maryland coach Gary Williams knew
that the smaller Terrapin lineup would
be at a disadvantage inside.
“When we did get the ball inside,
they seemed to block a lot of shots,”
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led by Smith’s 19 points. Smith and
Crawley each had 11 rebounds.
In the Georgia Tech game, UNC shot
24-of-59 from the field for a percentage
of 40.7. The Yellow Jacket’s 44.3 per
cent shooting aided Tech in its 73-63
win. Sampson scored 18 and snatched
11 rebounds to lead North Carolina.
from page 8
sists and had seven boards against Mary
land.
Lynch scored 16 points. He has scored
in double figures in each of UNC’s 13
games this season.
from page 8
Williams said. “That’s a credit to their
ability. At the same time, you’re not
going to beat Carolina by trying to go
over the top.”
Similar to the way the team gets its
steals, many of UNC’s blocked shots
result from rotating to the ball.
“I think blocked shots have to come
at the right opportunity and the right
time and I think that for whatever rea
son, the right opportunity showed up
for us,” Montross said. “I think a lot of
it had to do with guys coming over from
the help side and getting blocked shots
in that fashion.”
The players need to learn these rota
tions in Smith’s defensive strategies for
the system to be successful. Sophomore
guard Donald Williams said it takes
time to learn it, but it’s necessary for
each player to do his part.
“I’m learning a lot about team de
fense,” Williams said. “The way we
play, we don’t have a one-on-one de
fense. If one person breaks down, he
hurts the whole team.
“I think we win most of our games on
our defense. If our defense lets up, it
seems like we’re not playing as well.
But as long as we keep that defensive
intensity and play hard defensively, I
think we’ll be all right”
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