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UNC and Clemson square
off at Fetzer Field in soccer
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By KIMBALL CROSSLEY
Slaff Writer
There can be ho letdown. The North
Carolina men's soccer team can't let its
sudden No. 4 .national ranking, its
stunning road victories over then-Nb. 4
University of Connecticut and then-No. 5
Boston College, and their 6-0 record, go
to its head, because the battle has just
begun.
This Sunday at 2 p.m. on Fetzer Field,
the Tar Heels kick off their ACC season
with a game against Clemson University.
Clemson is ranked No. 10 nationally.
Clemson is a long-standing ACC rival.
Clemson is 3 and 0. Clemson is no slouch.
For those who forget quickly, last year
Clemson tied Duke, the NCAA Tourna
ment runner-up, for first in the ACC.
Clemson gave up only one goal in six
ACC games last season, that being to
Duke in a 1-0 loss. Duke also knocked
Clemson out of the NCAA Tournamoit
in the second round! It takes a great team
to beat Clemson.
One has to begin wondering just who
the underdog is in this game?
The same teams that scored only one
goal against Clemson managed to hold
the Tar Heels winless in divisional play
last year, as UNC went 0-4-2 in the ACC.
However, if you think the outlook is
beginning to look grim for the team from
Chapel Hill, then realize that this is a
much different soccer team than it was
last year.
This year the team once again has the
services of Mark Devey, and that means a
lot. Last year's team was 8-0-3 with a
healthy Devey in the lineup. Though
Devey is not 100 percent healthy, it looks
like his game might be coming back.
Wednesday, Devey had two goals and
two assists in UNC's 4-0 win over UNC
Wilmington. Even without Devey, this year's team
seems improved. Last year no one could
salvage the struggling offense when
Devey went down. This year the Tar
Heels have freshman Shawn Ritchie, who
has seven goals in six games.
In all, the Tar Heels' offense has been a
team effort, with 1 1 players on the team
with at least one goal. The young defense .
has also held up well, and the midfield
has been stabilized by the strong play of
Chris Colavita.
The rise to No. 4 has been fast. Too
fast. The big wins have come just a little
too easily for the Tar Heels. The team
must now watch out for the overconfi
dence bug.
"We know why we're up there (No.
4)," UNC's 1982 leading scorer, Billy
Hartman, said. "It's a set of circum
stances ... a lot of top' teams losing.
"It hasn't gone to our heads."
Hartman also had praise for captain
Jim Poff, the team's stopper back. He
credits Poff with being the player who
sets the team's atittude, keeping things in
perspective including Sunday's oppo
nent. "Everyone on this team knows how
good Clemson is," Hartman says.
In fact, a good argument can be made
that Clemson will be the best team the Tar
Heels have faced this season, because U.
Conn., a perennial power, has lost twice
since the UNC game.
While Clemson is also a perennial
power, it will probably not slip this year;
the team returns eight starters from last
year's ACC co-championship team, in
cluding one All-American.
Clemson will have a different look this
year, though. In the past Clemson lineups
were full of recruits from Nigeria. This
year the team has only two Nigerians. In
their place, coach I.M. Ibrahim has
brought in a freshman recruiting class of
13 Americans.
"American soccer has improved now,
to the point where he (Ibrahim) doesn't
have to go to Nigeria," said Tim Bourret,
Clemson Assistant Sports Information
Director.
It sure has.
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Johnston
UNC's Billy Hartman shoves Atlantic Christian College's Michael Fodermalm in early
season win. The Tar Heels clash with Clemson Sunday on Fetzer Field.
From page 1
AP Football Poll
1. Nebraska (51) 2-M) 1,114
2. Oklahoma (2) 1-(M) 1,034
3. Texas (2) 0-0-0 964
4. Notre Dame 1-0-0 909
5. Auburn (1) 1-0-0 903
6. Ohio State 1-O-0 756
7. Arizona 2-00 667
8. Michigan 1-00 624
9. Honda State 2-00 623
10. North Carolina 2-0-0 622
11. Georgia 1-0-0 568
12. Alabama 1-(M) 452
13. Iowa 1-W) 427
14. Southern Cal O0-1 353
15. Florida 1-0-1 319
16. Washington 1-00 236
17. Maryland 1-O-0 211
18. So. Methodist 2-00 1
19. Pittsburgh 2-00 193
20. West Virginia 2-0-0 180
UPI Football Poll
1. Nebraska (36) 2-00 582
2. Oklahoma (2) l-OO 485
3. Texas (2) O-OO 465
4. Auburn 1-00 438
5. Notre Dame (1) 1-00 417
6. Ohio State 1-00 350
7. Georgia 1-00 262
8. North Carolina 2-0-0 248
9. Florida State 2-0-0 247
10. Michigan 1-00 - 211
11. Alabama 1-00 174
12. Iowa 1-00 160
13. Pittsburgh 2-0-0 120
14. West Virginia 2-00 98
15. Florida 1-0-1 93
16. Washington 1-00 78
17. So. Methodist 2-O-0 73
' 18. Arizona State 1-00 42
19. Maryland 1-0-0 36
20. Boston College 2-0-0 24
"Each defense has to develop its own
personality," Johnston said. "I think we
are a quiet defense; we do what has to be
done. We would like to be known as an
awesome defense. We know we're No. 1,
but we want to be No. 1 nine games from
now. That's when it counts."
Johnston said he thinks the closeness
of this defensive unit is what will set it
apart.
"All of the guys on the defense,
especially in the line, are really close
friends," Johnston said. "We talk about
making the big play. In 90 degree heat,
we're not gasping for air, we're talking
about who is going to come up with the
big play.
"I'd like to be known as a defensive
leader, but you not only have to show it
on the field, you have to relate off the
field," he said. "I think I naturally have
leadership capabilities. I say stuff out on
the field when the guys are down to help
pick them back up. We like to stay on
that even keel, and that's a part of it."
The thing Johnston said he likes most
about playing defense is that instant rec
ognition.
"On offense, I was satisfied when I got
downfield to make a good block for (tail
backs) Kelvin (Bryant) or Ethan
(Horton)," Johnston said. "But when
you make a big play on defense, you can
hear 50,000 people screaming, and it's
very satisfying immediately.
"You don't have to wait for films."
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