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“ j9p .# jp vHI ’ jfc, ' W M! nL3 w Jb ElJ^H| f', 0 ** W .# &&£ Lit . - df PL. vr.. IB .Web * a- Ba -p/ 8 iiitrjißrtwHiHi Ml sl s --<^b tAm f**^^r* riiLJP' J^?flMP fi * ' J|g|||L - J-j^l . . iJM jflrflHLgr Bki lw SHhJ lW\sm ahll Vil^xinH r " Bfflss P jf nw &gp J fl^rp.HHk DTH/DOUG BEHAR North Carolina quarterback Jason Stanicek eludes the pass rush and prepares to air a 34-yard pass downfield... Long Drives Help UNC Stay Ahead BY CARTER TOOLE ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR ATLANTA Georgia Tech head coach Bill Lewis could only shake his head as he tried to explain his squad’s humbling 41-3 loss to No. 12 North Carolina. The Yellow Jackets’ chances Saturday looked good on paper. After all, Tech was facing a defense that had yielded 74 points to two previously anemic offenses in the last two weeks. But the Tar Heels discovered that the best defense is a good offense. “We tried everything we could to attack them,” Lewis said. “We tried to bring individual stunts, we tried to blitz them, we did it all. “We just didn’t have success.” The Tar Heel offense has been grabbing headlines all season with a quick-strike arsenal of long runs and deep bombs. But while Saturday’s performance was short on glitz, it was long on efficiency. With a potent mix of the run and the pass, North Carolina conducted a ball control clinic. The Tar Heel offense chewed up more than 39 minutes, ensuring the UNC defense would be well rested when Tech got the ball. “I think the thing that happened is we started controlling the line of scrimmage,” UNC head coach Mack Brown said. “Our offense stayed on the field from the second quarter on.” And that kept the defense fresh. “That was one of the toughest offensive performances I’ve ever seen,” UNC line backer Rick Steinbacher said. “Watching that was a great mental boost to us and also physically because they stayed out there so long.” Not one of the Tar Heels’ five touch down drives lasted less than four minutes. UNC had two scoring drives of more than 90 yards, including one 8:04 TD drive in the third quarter —a quarter in which the Jackets had possession for 1:32. In contrast, when UNC drubbed Ohio 44-3, no drive lasted more than three min utes. “When we go 90-something yards and control it for a whole quarter, that’s an offensive-line touchdown,” said UNC left guard Shawn Hocker. “People might get a little bored, get up, go check for popcorn, because it’s not very exciting—butforus, we all looked at each other at the end of the drive, looked back at the other end zone and knew we came here on the ground.” “They might have gotten a little tired because we kept rotating our offensive line men and backs and that can wear out any football team,” Tar Heel quarterback Ja son Stanicek said. Agreed. “Anytime an offense drives all the way down the field, we’re going to get tired,” Tech linebacker Don Hickson said. “It takes more out of you defensively than offensively because all of the (defensive) players are involved in the play and every body has to run to the ball.” Yet no matter what the Yellow Jackets tried, they were consistently retreating. UNC seemingly used every available of fensive weapon on the roster. Coming in, Georgia Tech knew it had to stop UNC’s tailback tandem to keep the Tar Heels out of the end zone. And there were few Johnson and Johnson highlights Please See DRIVES, Page 9 NMMII Page 9 LBsNablNTs It doesn't happen often. Inside linebackers Mike Morton and Rick Steinbacher (left) intercepted passes Saturday in UNC's 41-3 win against Georgia Tech. Both picks led to Tar Heel scores. ■ ’lf IHHHHp IB V. m*: ; .-v, I , riM ,5 m /i DTH/DOUG BEHAR ...that's hauled in for a touchdown by wide receiver Bucky Brooks to give UNC a 21-3 lead. 50-Shot Barrage Leads Field Hockey Past Wake Forest BY ION GOLDBERG STAFF WRITER UNC’s field hockey team used a ruth less offensive attack of 50 shots and 22 penalty comers to thrash Wake Forest 4-0 Sunday at Navy Field. The No. 6 Tar Heels (9-2-2 overall, 2-1 in the ACC) c;M iu.lm. dominated the , JJ*]? nw ™ A inexperienced q Demon Dea- waKe ™rest V cons (9-6,1-2) from start to finish. In the first half, North Carolina unleashed 30 shots and 12 penalty comers, but only 5-Run 3rd Helps Phillies Even Series With Toronto THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TORONTO The plan paid off. The Philadelphia Phillies were deter mined to make Dave Stewart throw a lot of pitches, to make him throw strikes and to hit them when he did. It all worked to perfection Sunday night. Jim Eisenreich hit a three-run homer after a pair of walks and Lenny Dykstra later homered in leading the Phillies past the Toronto Blue ™--ij KC Philadelphia 6 Toronto . 4 at one game each. A boneheaded play by the Blue Jays on the bases in the eighth inning helped the Phillies salvage a split and sent the series to Veterans Stadium, where they could have a big edge starting Tuesday night when Danny Jackson faces Toronto’s Pat Hentgen. The Blue Jays lose their designated hit ter for the next three games, meaning Paul Molitor must either be moved perhaps sending AL batting champion John Olerud to the bench or become a pinch hitter. Teny Mulholland, coming off a loss in his lone start in the NL playoffs, held off the Blue Jays for 5 2/3 innings. He sur vived a two-run homer by Joe Carter, and relievers Roger Mason and Mitch Will iams finished held the lead. Williams had two wins in the playoffs and pitched 1 2/3 innings for a save. The SPORTS" MONDAY uTjp Saily (Far Ippl talked one goal. That goal was scored by senior Jennifer Blizzard on the first of her two penalty strokes with 10:58 remaining in the first half. “The first half was great, ” Blizzard said. “We passed well. It’s just a matter of mak ing the shot.” The Tar Heel offense proved to be more efficient in the second half, as UNC notched three goals on 20 shots and nine penalty comers. At28:55, senior Kelly Staley drove down the right side of the field and centered the ball to senior Stephanie Walsh. Walsh, biggest out he got came without a pitch when Roberto Alomar broke off second base early with two out for whatever rea son and was easily thrown out by Will iams. As usual, Williams and the Phillies made it tough on themselves in the ninth. Williams walked the leadoff batter and defensive replacement Kim Batiste, who made two errors in the playoffs, almost threw away another grounder. Stewart, MVP of the AL playoffs, had his worst game ever in 17postseason starts. Actually, it was only one bad inning, but five runs in the third cost him. This was the second time in his career that the Phillies have given Stewart rude treatment. They abruptly released him in early 1986, a move that made Stewart consider another line of work before Oak land signed him two weeks later. Stewart predicted that the Phillies’ plan of patience would work to his advantage because he throws strikes. Instead, Phila delphia, which walked five times in an 8-5 loss in Game 1, made him pay. Dykstra and Mariano Duncan began the third with walks on full-count pitches, and they set up RBI singles by John Kruk and Dave Hollins. With one out, up stepped Eisenreich, the Phillies’ hitter most familiar with Stewart. Eisenreich, who faced Stewart for six years in the AL, fell behind 0-2 before homering over the right-field fence for a 5- 0 lead. tied for the ACC scoring lead, picked up the ball, maneuvered around a defender and smacked the ball into the left comer of the goal to give the Tar Heels a 2-0 advan tage and Walsh her 11 th goal of the season. North Carolina struck again less than two minutes later. Junior Sharon Moore drove a penalty comer to junior Barbara Hansen, who passed to Blizzard. Blizzard’s shot was stopped by Wake sophomore goalie Amy Orlando, but Tar Heel fresh man Cindy Werley picked up the rebound and scored with 27:10 remaining in the game. UN C finally capitalized directly off of a Volleyball Earns Split in ACC Matches BY RODNEY CUNE STAFF WRITER Halfway through Saturday’s volleyball match between North Carolina and Clemson, the Tar Heels appeared to be in control. After the Tigers had won the first game, UNC had one of its best stretches of the season to take the second game. But Clemson, unfazed by UNC’s resur gence, handily won the last two games to take the match, 15-9,9-15,15-7,15-5. The loss gave the Tar Heels a Volleyball split m two week- Clemson 3 end matches at UNC 1 Carmichael Au ditorium. UNC UNC 3 defeated Geor- Georgia Tech 2 gia Tech Friday in five games, 9-15, 16-14, 11-15, 15-10, 15-11. UNC stands at 12-8 overall, and 2- 4 in the ACC. Clemson improved to 18-3 overall, while Georgia Tech dropped to 15-8. Perhaps the most startling aspect of UNC’s second game win against Clemson was how well the Tar Heels played after falling behind. The Tigers built a 5-0 lead on a kill by Jill Heavey, but UNC then went on a 12-1 run to take command. Tar Heel sophomore Kristin Kruse con nected on a roll shot to tie the game 6-6, and a Kruse block gave the Tar Heels a 7- 6 lead. “Our middles hit pretty well (in the second game),” UNC head coach Joe Sagula said. “We passed better and we NFL Football H0u5t0n...... 28 New England 14 Phoenix 36 Washington 6 Dallas 26 San Francisco 17 Cleveland 28 Cincinnati 17 Tar Heels Pitch Complete Game UNC Dominates Georgia Tech For 60 Minutes BY STEVE POUTI SPORTS EDITOR ATLANTA—North Carolina got what the Toronto Blue Jays and the Philadel phia Phillies wanted but didn't get Satur day: A complete game from their starters. The Tar Heels, after suffering through quarter-long mental lapses in consecutive games against teams with losing records, played intense - .. .. football for 60 minutes in a 41- UNC ................ 41 3 drubbing of Georgia Tech 3 Georgia Tech at Bobby Dodd Stadium. UNC (7-1,4-1 in the ACC) scored on each of its four first-half possessions to take a 24-3 lead and then dominated the second half. The defense held Georgia Tech (24, 14) to 35 yards after the intermission. And the offense put 17 more points on the board, holding the ball for 23 minutes in the second half. “We can see it starting to come to gether,” left guard Shawn Hocker said. “We’ve had good offensive performances, we’ve had good defensive performances, but we’re really starting to see people play ing well on both sides of the ball.” Against Wake Forest on Oct. 9, the Tar Heels took a convincing lead but gave up 22 second-half points. Against UTEP Oct. 2, they fell behind 21-7 early in the game and had to play catch-up. “I think it showed that the defense that played the last two weeks was not the defense that was here this week," line backer Mike Morton said. Tar Heel quarterback Jason Stanicek completed 12 of his 16 passes for 156 yards and two touchdowns. North Carolina failed to score on just two drives all afternoon, and Stanicek was on the sidelines for both of them. “He’s now created a position for him self where it’s not just quarterback, it’s an atmosphere," Hocker said. “Whenhesteps out into the huddle, it’s a different air that waves across the line. “We all know that if we give him the penalty comer its 21st of the game with 5:24 remaining in the contest. Senior co-captain Cinda Carpenter was set up by Sharon Moore and sophomore Kim Schroll for her third goal of the season. Head coach Karen Shelton said she wished her team had taken better advan tage of its scoring chances, but was pleased with the outcome. “We’d like to score more with so many good opportunities,’’she said. “Theirgoal keeper had a good day. I’m satisfied with the win.” While Orlando stayed busy in the crease, UNC’s Peggy Storrar had a relatively dull UNC Sports Schedule for This Week Wad., Oct. 20 - Women’s Soccer vs. N.C. State, 7 p.m. Men’s Soccer at Wake Forest 4 p.m. Thurs, Oct 21 - Vofleyball at Jacksonville. 7 p.m. Fri., Oct 22 - Women's Golf at Lady Paladin Invitational, Greenville, S.C., through Sunday Men's Tennis at USC Invitational, Columbia, S.C., through Sunday Sat, Oct 23 - Football at Virginia, 1 p.m. Field Hockey vs. James Madison, 12 noon Women's Soccer vs. SMU, Dallas, Tex., 7 p.m. Volleyball at Florida State, 7 p.m. Sun., Oct 24 - Men’s Soccer at N.C. State, 2 p.m. Women’s Soccer vs. Tulsa, Dallas. Tex., 1 p.m. Field Hockey vs. Old Dominion, 3 p.m. All events at Chapel Hill unless otherwise specified. served real effectively. I think we took them out of their game.” Consecutive service aces by Colette Dingens put the Tar Heels up 14-7, and another roll shot by Kruse gave UNC the win. “We kept hitting real hard,” said UNC middle hitter Sarah Ward. “We hit roll shots when we needed roll shots at the middle of the court.” Clemson was able to increase the tempo and score in bunches in games three and four. The Tigers jumped to a 10-2 lead in the third game, and Julie Rodriguez served seven consecutive points in the fourth game to put Clemson up 13-2. “We tried to keep things slowed down tonight,” Sagula said. “The tempo went fast, and we knew if we could slow it down, we would be able to control what was Pittsburgh 37 New Orleans. 14 Detroit 30 Seattle 10 LA. Raiders at Denver (tonight) Monday, October 18,1993 opportunity, he’s goingto make the plays.” The line gave him just enough of an opportunity with 5:18 left in the first half to make the game-breaking play. With UNC already ahead 14-3 and driving into Tech territory, the junior quarterback eluded a fierce Yellow Jacket blitz long enough to sky a 34-yard touchdown pass to flanker Bucky Brooks. “Bucky had a step on his guy, and I knew it was going to be a touchdown,” tackle Ethan Albright said. “When Bucky gets a step on somebody, they’re not going to make it up. The ball floated right in there.” Last season, Brooks (four catches, 75 yards) had a 27-yard touchdown reception on UNC’s first offensive play in the Tar Heels’ 26-14 win. He wasn’t the only player to have a repeat performance of last year’s game. Jay Boaz, the ball holder for field goals, lofted a 23-yard pass on a trick play in that game that led to a UNC touchdown. Satur day, Boaz and UNC faked another field goal. With UNC’s second drive of the game stalled on fourth and four from the Tech 27, Boaz took the snap from center and shoveled the ball to fallback Chris Watson, who gained six yards and a first down. “We’ve been wanting to fake a field goal every week, ” head coach Mack Brown said. “And we’ve been looking for it and looking for it.” They found it. Three plays later, tailback Curtis Johnson (13 carries, 65 yards) ran the ball in from the 3-yard line for the touchdown and a 14-0 UNC lead, capping a 10-play, 56-yard drive. The North Carolina defense gave the offense good field position throughout the day with big plays. The Tar Heels inter cepted three passes, with all three leading to scores. Sean Boyd stopped Tech’s first drive of the game when he stepped in front of Tech starting quarterback Donnie Davis’ pass at the North Carolina 22. Davis, who was 0- for 4, left the game with a concussion try ing to make the tackle on Boyd’s 22-yard return. “When they had those opportunities, they scored points,” Tech head coach Bill Lewis said. “Good teams magnify those kinds of mistakes.” The Tar Heels moved the ball 56 yards Please See TECH, Page 9 day. Orlando was constantly being pres sured as she saved a career-high 19 shots, while giving up four goals. Storrar was not as busy. She posted her seventh shut out of the season, even though she had no saves and was never pressured. Wake’s only shot on goal was stopped by Storrar’s replacement, sophomore Michelle Kelley, late in the second half. Sunday’swinmarkedUNC’sclimbback into the ACC win column. The team was drubbed 4-1 by Maryland last weekend. “We picked it up after the Maryland debacle,” Shelton said. “It’s anew start for us." happening. You can get control when you’re scoring, and we weren’t scoring enough.” Kruse led the Tar Heels with 13 kills. Dingens had 12, and Ward contributed 11. On Friday night, Georgia Tech won two of the first three games and held a 94 lead in the fourth. But the Tar Heels, sparked by Katie Galloway (who had a career-high 27 digs) and Kruse (who matched her career-high with 24 kills), fought back to win the match. UNC is now 4-0 in 5-game matches. “Ourteamneverpanicked,” Sagula said. “We showed a lot of character. We were siding out real well (in games four and five), and that helped us score some points. ” The Tar Heels now face a lengthy six game road trip, which begins Thursday at Jacksonville. 12
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