n-. The Daily Tar Heel Thursday, August 22, 19S53B w y - i . t staogM MftocDirasiU ...chainnipoinislhiDp 'OOlg ffDli'Ulhl By CUFFIE VELLIQUETTE Staff Writer The question is, "Can the UNC women's soccer team win a fifth straight NCAA championship?' The answer depends on who you ask. Like most coaches, head coach Anson Dorrance is hopeful but won't won't go so far as to predict another championship season. He says he hopes the team will simply receive a bid to the NCAA championships. "WeVe lost too much experience to put us in the driver's seat," he says. Some of the players speak more confidently. Senior Senga Allan, one of three returning starters, says this year's team is going to be a lot stronger than last year. "We look like underdogs because of all the graduates leaving. People are going to get a real shock," she says. "We are going to be stronger than anybody expects us to be." Fifth year senior Dori Kovanen agrees with Allan. uWe have a strong team. A lot of teams are underestimat ing us and overestimating themselves," Kovanen says. "We're strong!" Graduation took its toll last year, taking seven players from the starting line, many who were all-Americans and members of the national team. Another of last year's starters, ail-American April Heinrichs, had knee surgery this summer and is still a month away from being match fit. That leaves only three starters from last year who will be playing in the first game. Until Heinrichs is able to play, the front line must be completely rebuilt. Senior Betsy Johnson in the midfield is the only returning starter in the front six. "I guess you could say we've got some holes to fill," Dorrance says. In the backfield, only Stacey Enos at left back and Allan at right back are returning starters. Of the freshmen, Dorrance says he's been very happy with the early season play of Tracy Bates and Wendy Gebauer. "IVe been pleased with the freshmen in general. With more expe rience they're going to be a fine class," Dorrance says. Despite the number of key players who graduated, Dorrance says the team has excellent depth in the midfield. "And I think we have two of the best marking defenders in the country in Stacey Enos and Senga Allan." Allan predicts that UNC won't score as many goals this year because of the rebuilt front line, "but we will certainly keep the opposition from scoring. I am not going to let anybody pass me, and god help them if they try." JhfcwsakpeskPf, the.te&m js.the.fcont linfeand- the, .goalfccepiag,, position. Inexperienced; players will be- asked s to fill both areas. "Some personalities will have to develop who will be finishers up front, and one of our goalkeepers 4jl , 1 k; V P 4 r If KJ i If Stacey Enos will key a tough North Carolina women's soccer defense. has to assert herself and nail down that position," Dorrance says. Kathleen O'Dell, who was backup goalkeeper last year, is being challenged by freshman Kasey Jones for that position. The team's first big test comes early. Their first match will be Sept. 1 in Chapel Hill against George Mason. "We think George Mason is one of the teams that will be challenging for the national championship," Dorrance says. "In this first game our interest is to find out where we are weak." With a six-year record of 99-5-1, the Tar Heels obviously have been able to overcome any weaknesses in the past, but as women's soccer continues to improve, the competition will grow tougher. But the question won't be answered until the NCAA finals in November. 1985 Sept. 1 Women's Schedule Soccer GEORGE MASON Sept. 7 at Erskine Sept. 8 at Methodist Sept. 14 BREVARD and EMORY Sept. 15 CENTRAL FLORIDA Sept. 18 at N.C. State Sept. 21 California at Fairfax, Va. Sept. 22 UC-Santa Barbara at Fairfax, Va. Sept. 27 RADFORD Sept. 29 at Virginia Oct. 2 N.C. STATE Oct. 5-6 TAR HEEL INVITATIONAL Oct. 12 at Massachusetts Oct. 13 at Connecticut Oct. 16 at N.C. Wesleyan Oct 20 CINCINNATI Oct. 27 COLORADO . V : ? ; college:;; Oct. 30 " MERCER All home matches are played on Fetzer Field fosrawfe fojr menu's mtcev By MIKE WATERS Staff Writer P.M. A. Positive Mental Attitude. v That's the philosophy adopted this August by Anson Dorrance's men's soccer team. The Tar Heels have a unique blend of youthful enthusiasm and playing experience entering the 1985 season. Last year's team, also a very young one, stumbled coming out of the blocks, going 3-5 before rebounding to finish the season with a 9-2-1 flurry. Dorrance is hoping the second half of last season, including the end of the year overtime win at Duke, carries over to this year's campaign. "I cant wait to start," said Dor-. ranee. "I'm really enjoying practice and I like the players weVe got. I thought we had a great second half of the season, and hopefully it 11 carry over." North Carolina will miss the services of four key players off last year's squad. Goalkeeper Larry Goldberg, who keyed the 1-0 win over Duke in his last game at UNC, graduated and three freshmen now battle for his old position. Chris Mumford, Brad Davis and Daron Royer all come to UNC with fine credentials, but there will be some concern early in the. year. "Obviously we're concerned, but one of these freshmen should be able to" step in and do the job," Dorrance said. Gone up front are former team captain and All-ACC pick Billy Hartman and Shawn Ritchie, who transferred to Nevada-Las Vegas over the summer. Together this pair combined for 31 points. Dorrance will be eyeing senior Mark Devey, sophomore Tommy Nicholson and Dave Smyth to provide most of the scoring in the first few matches. Smyth and Devey led the Tar Heels in assists last year and Nicholson has been impressive in most of the pre-season practices. The last big hole Dorrance is looking to fill is the one left by the departure of sweeper Kenny West. Dorrance said that the loss of West, who organized the UNC defense, is just as big as losing Hartman and Goldberg. Currently, Frank Gil hooly is the one Dorrance thinks will backbone the defense. 7 "He has to provide leadership for us to have a successful season," Dorrance said. "He's a veteran and he's playing in the position of leadership." : For his own part Gilhooly said, "WeVe got a lot of younger players. We want to keep it very positive. (The three goalkeepers) are very new, but they are all good athletes with good credentials." With youth still in abundance, much like last year, Dorrance is working early to prevent another dismal start that seemed to put a damper on No th Carolina's season despite the gocd second half. Con sistency, or th; lack of it, worries the UNC coach. "Last year we beat nationally ranked teams like Philadelphia Textile or South Carolina and lost to some we shouldn't have lost to. We are trying to prepare them as best they can so it (inconsistency) doesn't exist." Several sophomores got plenty of experience last year as freshmen. Steve Dragisics, Reid Storch, Terry Nelson and Nicholson all return to important roles. These four all played on this summer's Under 19 National Championship team. Dor rance said the experience has shown up so far in added confidence and a commitment to playing soccer. Senior Devey said that there's an added maturity evident throughout the squad. "We are more stable, stronger and much more united than last year," Devey said. "We are all making more of an effort to make this season more successful." Another key area will be the play of North Carolina's midfielders. Junior John Doyle, sophomore Mike Moltzon and Storch will be counted on heavily. North Carolina's season gets under way September 1 with a home match with Indiana State. The first ACC contest brings powerful Clem son to Chapel Hill on Sunday September 15. "The best thing about this team is great chemistry," Dorrance said. "The upperclassmen like the fresh men and the freshmen like being here. I'm really pleased with our progress." That's P.M. A. 1985 Men's Schedule Soccer Aug. 24 METHODIST (scrimmage) Sept. 1 INDIANA STATE Sept. 6 at Furman Sept. 7 at Erskine Sept. 11 ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN Sept. 15 CLEMSON Sept. 20-21 George Mason Tournament at Fairfax, Va. Sept. 25 at South Carolina Sept. 29 at Virginia Oct. 2 CATAWBA Oct. 5 COASTAL CAROLINA Oct. 9 UNC GREENSBORO Oct. 13 at Connecticut Oct. 14 at Southern Connecticut State Oct. 17 UNC CHARLOTTE Oct. 20 MARYLAND Oct. 23 BELMONT ABBEY Oct. 26 at N.C. State Oct. 30 at Campbell Nov. 3 at Wake Forest Nov. 10 DUKE All home matches are played on Fetzer Field Seivold, Huber named academic All-Americas College athletes are often called "student-athletes", but unfortunately in these days that label too often leans more toward athlete rather than student. Two North Carolina students, however, exemplified the term student-athlete as well as anyone. Joey Seivold and Beth Huber were selected along with 121 other collegians this summer as members of the college at-iarge academic all-America team, named by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Seivold, a star on the lacrosse team, was named to the third team of the Men's University Division for his 3.803 grade point average in History. . ,. Huber, a national champion women's soccer stalwart, made the second team of the Women's University Division for her 3.710 grade point average in Biology. The at-large teams are composed of student-athletes in sports other than football, men's basketball, women's basketball, baseball, women's softball and women's volleyball sports for which CoSIDA has separate academic all-America teams. Huber and Seivold represent half of the ACC's members, as golfer Todd Anderson of Duke made the third team in economics (3.500) and rifler Jody Coble of N.C. State made the first team in animal science (4.000). Did you know? .... University of North Carolina football coach Dick Crum ranks seventh in winning percentage among active college coaches in NCAA Division I. Crum has compiled an overall record of 89-35-3 over his eleven seasons as coach at Miami (Ohio) and at UNC for the past sevenseasons. Crum trails such coaching legends as Barry Switzer of Oklahoma (.824), Tom Osborne of Nebraska (.810) and Joe Paterno of Penn State (.801). As coach of the Tar Heels, Crum has a record of 55-25-2, including a 4-1 record in post season bowl appearances. 3 All photographs are Daily Tar Heel file Woods, which is courtesy of the North photos except for the picture of Monty Carolina Sports Information Office. AMERICAN 'CANCER SOCJOY Jf ATTTirP TPAH APIP a CHINESE AND SEAFOOD RESTAURANT WELCOME BACK TARHEELS! We have been delivered Chinese food to the campus for about 2l2 years now. We are known by our customers for our good food and prompt delivery service. Give us a try. You will be surprised that our food tastes so much better than the others. Luncheon and dinner delivery 7 days a week except Saturday lunch. 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