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6The Daily Tar Heel Tuesday, September 27, 1988 Sports Guarnotta By NATALIE SEKICKY Staff Writer Like most Northerners who ven ture to the South at one time or another in their lives, Julie Guar notta, an emerging star on the UNC women's soccer team, agrees that the biggest disparity between the two regions is tempo. For some reason, Northerners have a tendency to do many things like talking at an alarming rate of speed. This is most likely due to the North's arctic climate. Whereas something like running from your car to your house here in the South would be foolish, unless you like heat exhaustion, speeding things up in the North is a survival mechanism designed to prevent hypothermia. Such habits are hard to change. "I still get. ragged on for how fast I talk," says Guarnotta, a Massachu setts native. But in the junior forward's case, these traits are part of what has made her one of the squad's leading scorers this season. "She has excellent speed and she's powerful those two factors make her very intimidating on the flank," UNC head coach Anson Dorrance says when asked about Guarnotta's strengths. "Generally flank players are a little smaller, and to have her out there in that area is a big advantage for us because there are very few teams that can match her strength and speed." Guarnotta has come out of the blocks quickly this season, scoring a point (either a goal or an assist) in each of the Tar Heels' first four games, with goals in three of them. The biggest tally was a game winner against perennial power George Mason. Guarnotta had two goals in that contest. This is big production for a player who had a total of seven goals and three assists in 1987, and who has been described as the less heralded returning forward for the Heels in 1988. The difference, according to Guar notta, is a combination of hard work Varsity i&2 ESllGSQFDESlSL r . (f PERSONALIZED WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE Our private practice offers confidential care including: Birth Control Free Pregnancy Tests Relief of menstral cramps Abortion (to 20 weeks) Gynecology Breast Evaluation PMS Evaluation & Treatment I" T, VISA Conner 942 - iv-l!cd like to Campy your Own Apartment. How You OS M University Lake' Royal 967-W39 CjtXKjQUjMVf (r WOMEN'S SOCCER vs. ELON COLLEGE 4s(D(D) IPM fast becomin in the offseason and the confidence she has gained from starting this year. "I trained really hard in the summer, and just being able to start the first game gave me my chance, so I tried to prove myself," she says. "By scoring in the first few games, I gained confidence, and it's helped v me." Dorrance agrees with that assessment. "She had a great offseason," the Tar Heels 12th-year coach says. "She really focused, and it's put her in a position where she knows our system better. "Because of her effort in the offseason, and because she's really concentrating now and doing exactly what we want, it's put her in a position where she got the playing time she's had. And she's shown that she can doit." Guarnotta is aggressive and con fident, and she thrives on the pressure that comes with being a part of the team everyone wants to beat. "I like it," she says of the tension inherent in being No. 1. "Every team we play is coming in thinking they have a chance to beat us; this could be their chance for glory. So we have to know every team we play is going to give 110 percent, and we try to prepare ourselves for that." Guarnotta does not balk at playing before the home crowd, either. When UNC won the national championship last year in Amherst, Mass., Guar notta scored against California Berkeley in the semifinals. The extra pressure players sometimes feel when playing the big game in front of the home folks did not bother her at all. "It was neat," she says. "A lot of my friends were there. There's def initely more pressure, but I was more excited. I like playing in front of people." Soccer is definitely a family affair among the Guarnottas. "My sister plays at (UNC) Greens boro this year," Guarnotta says. "She's a freshman. One of my broth ers played in college for two years, and they all played in high school." rtn a i mi ii a m n:3oP 2:05 4:20 7:05 20 1 i fW4 TRIANGLE WOMEN'S HEALTH CENTER Dr., Suite 402, Chapel Hill, NC 0011 or 942-0824 Across from University Mall Can Afford It hMMajV ' an n JJ Estes Parte -OT "M X u::c tr ill m 7 IQrvwoc7 jf ' - - g a J& M X r ft Xc . ; ,,..u Julie Guarnotta's speed and Indeed, Guarnotta gained much of her early soccer experience by playing with her brothers at home in Win- chester, Mass., a small town where high school soccer is an intense experience. At Winchester High, Guarnotta led her team to the state soccer title as a sophomore. As a senior, she was named to the all-state team, the all Eastern Massachusetts team and was ohnson stripped of gold medal From Associated Press reports SEOUL, South Korea Ben Johnson was stripped of the gold medal for his world record-setting 100-meter victory Tuesday after testing positive for steroids, blacken ing what had been a bright moment of the Seoul Olympics. NBC said the medal would be awarded to American Carl Lewis, reviving his bid for an unprecedented second sweep of four gold medals: the 100- and 200-meter dashes, the long jump and the 400-meter relay. He won the lone iumD Mondav. IOC spokeswoman Michele Verdier said J J the medal could be given to Lewis or first place left vacant. Johnson, the third athlete to be stripped of a gold medal, was flying home to Toronto, leaving Olympic officials shaken and Canadian coaches stunned. Johnson's manager, Larry Heide brecht, said "Up to five days before the race, Ben was in perfect condition. Something happened in those days." "We do not know what happened and how it happened, but apparently somebody has sabotaged Ben and we will find out who it was and how it was done" ELLIOT ROAD at E. FRANKLIN 967-4737 $3.00 111 WK1T Hi UT 1X1(12. KITS) Debra WingerTom Berenger DCTnAYCD CR) 2:20 4:45 7:10 9:3S Matt DillonAndrew McCarthy E LA HO A3 fR) 2:20 4:407:059:30 . WHO FRAMBD noonn raddit cg) 2:304:507:000:2.5 Jili ' Fix Your Finances Fast $ Every two weeks by doing something for someone else & yourself-donating plasma SPECIAL NEW DONOR BONUS Receive $20.00 on your first donation with ad. SERA TEC BIOLOGKCALS 109 12 E Franklin CrsS Call 942-0251 soccer force 0 V S :5i;;?;::';; . DTH file photo strength are her biggest assets voted an all-star in the Division I coaches' poll, She also was selected to the all- scholastic team. A versatile athlete, Guarnotta lettered in basketball, track and set the school record in the triple jump. Soccer is her true love, though. "I love the game," she says. "I love our whole team ana how everyone gets along. It's a lot of fun and it's definitely worth (the time)." A psychology major, Guarnotta plans to continue her education through graduate studies. She may, however, continue her involvement with soccer from an off-the-field perspective. "I'd love to coach," she says. If her performance on the field is any indication of future success, whatever Julie Guarnotta decides to do, she will probably do it well, and with that same old Yankee celerity. J. Forget its own annua Many of you may not know this, and I'm going to tell you anyway, but t . 1 T T" T y-t 1 nSni nere at u in we nave our own version of the Olympics going on all the time. That's right. Now you're going to ask me, "John, now that I know we have our own Olympics here, how can I get rich off of this?" Sorry, but I'm not going to tell you that. Let's look at some of the events, divided up into the same categories as in the real Olympics. SWIMMING AND DIVING This event takes place not in Koury Natatorium, but at Sugar Lake, the filled-in quarry between here and Pittsboro. Contestants jump from a 30-foot cliff into water that hasn't ever been cleaned. The most popular dive here is the "Screaming Idiot." Afterwards, ath- letes tread water for about five minutes while they wait for their .brains to coalesce. An added event here is rock climbing, which athletes must do if they ever want to see dry land again. The only stipulation is that each competitor drink at least a 12-pack of really cheap beer before diving. Not only does this reduce the fear factor, it makes the rock climb a lot more interesting. WEIGHTLIFTING This is exclusively a women's sport because instead of steel bars and weights the only equipment is a bookbag filled " - ' ' Mt lailg (fa Ms ti CDaDfied Acflveirfeiinig: Classified Info The Dally Tar Heel does not accept cash for payment of clas sified advertising. Please let a check or money order be your receipt Return ad and payment to the DTH office by noon one business day before your ad Is to run. Ads must be prepaid. Rates: for 25 words or less Students, Student Organizations and Individuals: $2.00 per day Consecutive day rates: 2 dayt - $3.25 3 days $4.00 4 days $4.50 5 dayt $5.00 Who's jay UNC knows The North Carolina football team should have known. The Tar Heels should have been prepared for him. Some alarm should have gone off to warn them but it didnt. "Hey, there's nothing to worry about, this is Louisville, how good can they be?" To be precise, UNC should have been prepared for Louisville quar terback Jay Gruden. Nobody in Chapel Hill really knew that much about him. They do now. If the UNC defense had given Gruden the respect he deserves and devised a way to stop him,, Saturday's results might have been a little different. But they didn't, and a woefully ignorant defense allowed Gruden to do what he does best. All the senior quarterback did was rip the UNC secondary with 26 completions for 323 yards, flip two touchdown passes and run for another. But a successful day and a 38-34 win is not out of the ordinary for Gruden. People are beginning to notice him. If they had done their home work, the Tar Heels would have realized that Jay Gruden is good very(good. This is a guy who has thrown 433 passes for 5,439 yards over the past 3lA years. He also owns about 14 Louisville offense records. He even has 32 career touchdown passes, includ ing five so far this year. Yes, the information was there to tell someone on this campus that Gruden is a force to be reckoned with. But judging by the way the Tar Heel defense approached the game, they blat antly missed all these obvious hints. It seems they didn't know that the Tampa, Fla., native Gruden is a top-notch quarterback who turned down the glamour of football at Miami, FSU and Florida to turn the Louisville program into a winner. On Saturday, most of Gruden's completions were to receivers who were open by at least 10 yards. Quite simply, all the Cardinals' receivers had to do was go out 10 Seoul, UNC I Oly John Bland Opinion mmmmmammmmimmmaimmmmmmmmmmmmmm with the average female accessories - (i.e., the mineral deposits of a small African country). Judges look for three criteria: poise, amount lifted and decibel level. Watch out for the smaller women; they can clean-and-jerk about twice their body weight with a good grunt. TRACK AND FIELD First, the field event. The Shower Scalding Broad Jump is most effective as a winter sport. An athlete stands under a lukewarm shower until someone on the first floor flushes a toilet. Then he jumps as far as he can before he gets his chestnuts roasted. Olde Campus dorms usually win this event, The Nine-Thirty Sprint to Class is a timed event with varying distances, ranging from the Lenoir-to-Carroll to the Howell-to-Peabody. Points are deducted for every second of class missed, and excuses (such as "I'm sorry, but aliens that looked like Elvis kidnapped me and made me sing 'I Cant Help Falling In Love With You' in seven languages.") are not accepted. The marathon is run by naked guys from all-male dorms. The only difference is that they are chased by hungry females who can keep who- .50 for each consecutive day Businesses: $5.00 per day Additional charges for all ads: 5 per word per day over 25 words $1.00 per day for boxed ad or bold type Free ads: FOUND ads will run five days FREE. Please notify the DTH office Imme diately If there are mistakes in your ad. We will be responsible only for the first ad run. services THOSE DEADLINES ARE COMING! LINE UP YOUR TYPISTEDITOR NOW FOR ALL THOSE PAPERS, THESES, DISSERTATIONS, ETC. REASONABLE RATES AND EXPERIENCE IN VAR IOUS SUBJECTS. 929-3236. COMPUTER REMINDER SERVICE SPE CIAL OFFER. 10 dates. $10.00. 1 will call to remind you of any important dates in your school year. Call Yvonne at 933-9293. PAY IN STATE TUmON? The practical handout will be available noon-12:45, Sept. 29th, Carolina Union, room 226, if you missed the GPSF meeting. Cost $1.25. Gruden? now Andrew Podolsky Asst. Sports Editor yards, cut across the middle and" enjoy a career day. That's exactly " what they did. All this was possible because the UNC secondary obliged the Car-' , dinals receivers with a cushion of almost 15 yards. This opened up"; the field to a multitude of short ? passes. , ''. Consider that 19 of the 26', Louisville completions went to--; tight ends and backs. Somebody ' was obviously not doing the job : to stop the short passes. Passing , under the coverage was an easy-; answer because the deep threat just wasn't there. But dont think for an instant that the Cardinals were successful because the UNC defense was atrocious (although that's not an " entirely wrong conclusion ). No," Jay Gruden still had to be at his best. It's actually scary to think what the score might have been if Gruden were surrounded by a competent offensive squad. But alas, he isnt. There were at least five perfect passes that Gruden threw, only to have them dropped by a stoned-handed receiver. One particularly vivid mistake occurred in the second half when Cardinal receiver Anthony Cum mings inexplicably dropped a perfect 30-yarder. No one was within 15 yards of Cummings, and he basically could have crawled . into the endzone. Gruden simply shook his head and sighed. Yet another example of perfect execution on his part, while ineptitude, reigns around him. So my suggestion is that the defense be prepared for next week's game at Auburn: Here's a hint: Tiger quarterback Reggie Slack and wide-out Lawyer Til lman are extremely good and extremely fast. If you're not ready, the final score may be much worse than 38-34. J runs mpics mever they catch as their love slave for one week. No one has ever finished this event. And the final event in track and field is the Troll's Hurdles. This takes place after 2' a.m., and is fairly self explanatory. No one has ever finished this event, either. UPHILL SKIING The second of two winter events, this is usually won by residents of Morrison dorm, who are proficient at getting up the hills outside Kenan Stadium. The only difference is that no skis are used, only Weejuns. In the past, downhill skiing on Chase Hall trays had been one of the more popular sports, until employees got wise and started frisking people when i snowed. j So there you have it, just a few sports in the UNC Olympic Gamesl If you can think of any others, 111 be glad to steal them as my own if you send them to me. Also,. contri butions to the UNC Olympic Con mittee are more than welcome" preferably in cash, but checks will be accepted along with six forms of ID and a note from your mother. Just make them out to me, John Bland, President of the UNCOC, and 111 make sure they are put to good use feeding and clothing athletes or paying the rent on UNCOC head quarters, or straightening out my bar tabs. ABORTION To 20 weeks. Private and confidential GYN facility with Saturday and weekday appointments available. Pain medication given. Free pregnancy tests. 942-0824. lost & found LOST: LADY? WATCH, Aug. 31, 1988. CITIZEN QUARTZ, black leather band, round gold face. Lost between Cobb and Woolen. Reward offered! If found, please call 933-7332. LOST: GOLD HERRINGBONE BRA CELET. Extreme sentimental value. Reward $20. Please call 933-3373. -
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