The Daily Tar HeelThursday, November 2, 19897
Sports
Menu's soccer: it's do or die
By ERIC WAGNON
Staff Writer
: There is only one path to the NCAA
tournament for the slumping North
Carolina men's soccer team: they sim
ply must win the ACC tournament. With
conference opponent, Virginia, atop the
national polls, the Tar Heels' chances at
a NCAA berth should be considered
slim at best.
; "We have to win it," first-year UNC
head coach Elmar Bolow ich said. "There
is no other way that we could advance
and our players know it."
; North Carolina, at 9-8-1 overall and
14-1 in the ACC, is mired in its first
three-game losing streak since 1985.
The sixth-seeded Tar Heels must win
today's 6 p.m. first-round match against
No. 3 seed Maryland to prevent the third
four-game skid in the 42-year history of
the program.
Unlike this season, UNC has tradi
tionally peaked at ACC tournament time.
In each of the past two seasons, North
Carolina went into the ACC tournament
with a rather mediocre 3-3 conference
record, but the Tar Heels won the title in
1987 and lost in the finals to Virginia in
1988. However, UNC went into the
1987 tournament riding a three-game
winning streak and into the 1988 tour
nament having won seven of its last
eight.
Bolowich said that North Carolina's
recent troubles have been due to a de
fense that has given up 1 1 goals in its last
three games. "Ninety percent of the goals
that have been scored on us were defen
sive mistakes," Bolowich said. "It's not
that the other team hurts us. It's that our
team, our back formation, hurts us."
In Sunday's loss to UNC-Charlotte,
Bolowich pulled goalkeeper Watson
Jennison, who had started all but three
of the Tar Heels' games this season.
With reserve Herb Sherry out with a
broken bone in his left hand, Bolowich
inserted freshman Mike Capre, who was
supposed to be red-shirted this year.
Bolowich expects to start Capre against
Maryland.
"I would like to give him that chance,"
Bolowich said. "He worked hard in
practice and he proved that he can be a
good keeper so why not? We are in a dire
situation anyhow and I think mentally
he's stable enough to prove that he is an
outstanding keeper."
On the offensive side, North Carolina
features ACC leading-scorer Derek
Missimo and senior Chad Ashton, who
must realize that from now on each
game could be the last of his UNC
career.
Bolowich will look to the combina
tion of Missimo and Ashton to compen
sate for the struggl ing defense. "The key
thing is that we score one more goal than
we get against us," Bolowich said. "So
we probably will have to score six to win
the game, because we most likely will
get five scored against us."
Scoring even one goal against Mary
land goalkeeper Carmine Isaaco may
prove to be a difficult task. Isaaco, who
has agoals-against-averageof 0.70, leads
the ACC in save percentage and shut
outs with eight on the year. On the
offensive end, the Terps' leading scorer
is Dominic Feltham, who has eight goals
this season.
Maryland, at 8-6-2 overall and 3-2-1
in the ACC, has allowed only two goals
in its last five games, going 3-1-1 in that
span. One of those victories was a 2-0
decision over North Carolina.
The ACC tournament, held at Duke,
opens at 3 p.m. today with the first
round match between No. 2 seed Wake
Forest and No. 7 seed Clemson. The
winner of that match will play the win
ner of the Maryland versus North Caro
lina match in the semi-finals. During the
regular season, UNC tied the Deacons
1 -1 and defeated Clemson 2-1 .
The other half of the draw features
the top-seeded Virginia Cavaliers who
receive a first-round bye. Fifth-seeded
N.C. State will try to avenge a 1-0 regular-season
loss to No. 4 seed Duke in the
8 p.m. match and earn the chance to play
Virginia. The Cavs tied Duke, 2-2, and
crushed the Wolfpack 4-0 in the regular
season.
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oals to teammates
ives
and headaches to opponents
On Tap
Today
MEN'S SOCCER vs. Maryland at ACC
Tournament, Durham, N.C, 6 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 3
MEN'S SOCCER at ACC Tournament,
Durham, N.C, TBA
VOLLEYBALL vs. Clemson, Carmichael
Auditorium 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 4
FOOTBALL vs. Clemson, Kenan Stadium,
12 p.m.
VOLLEYBALL vs. Georgia Tech,
Carmichael Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 5
MEN'S SOCCER at ACC Tournament,
Durham, N.C, TBA
VOLLEYBALL vs. Penn State, Carmichael
Auditorium, 12 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 7..
VOLLEYBALL at N.C. State, Raleigh, N.C,
7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 9
MEN'S TENN IS at ITC ARolex Tournament,
Winston-Salem, N.C, All Day
Friday, Nov. 10
MEN'STENNISatlTCARolex Tournament,
Winston-Salem, N.C, All Day
WOMEN'STENNIS at ITCA Regional Tour
nament, Lexington, Ky., TBA
VOLLEYBALL vs. Florida, Carmichael
Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 11
CROSS COUNTRY at NCAA Region III
Championship, Greenville, N.C, 1 0 a.m.
By DAVID J. KUPSTAS
Staff Writer
In a sport where many players be
come known for their goal-scoring abil
ity, senior Chad Ashton has managed to
make a pretty good name for himself on
the soccer field in another way being
charitable.
The 5-foot-9, 170-pound center
midfielder has 19 career goals entering
today's opening round of the ACC tour
nament. But even more impressive is his
school record of 43 assists, which ties
him with the fourth-highest total in ACC
history. His four goals and 1 2 assists this
year give him 8 1 career points the
sixth-best UNC mark.
Ashton entered the 1 989 season just
three assists shy of 1988 graduate Dino
Megaloudis' North Carolina record of
34. He set a new standard four games
into this season in a win over Clemson
by assisting on two Marc Buffin goals.
Forward Derek Missimo broke the
UNC scoring record a few games later,
meaning that the school's all-time scor
ing and assist leaders would be on the
field at the same time.
"I knew with Derek up front, I was
bound to get the record some time,"
Ashton, a second team All-ACC pick
the last two years, said. "Just being in
my position at center midfield, you're
going to get more touches on the ball.
You're going to be in a position to set
people up."
Ashton does have the ability to put a
tally on the board every now and then,
but he does not consider himself a goal
scorer. His role, instead, is basically
being a general on the field. He organ
izes the offense and defense, distributes
the ball from the midfield, and controls
the pace of the game.
"He has the vision to see the open
man and send the ball through to him,"
men's soccer head coach Elmar
Bolowich said.
Physical play has become one of
Ashton's trademarks. He does not use
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dirty tactics, but rather uses aggressive,
physical play for a specific purpose.
"Sometimes you use it to send the
other team a message," Ashton said.
"Sometimes you use it to send your own
team amessage. At (N.C.) State a couple
of weeks ago, I hit a guy because we
weren't playing aggressively. I was
hoping to wake my team up."
Ashton excelled in many sports as a
child. At Ranum High School in Den
ver, Colorado, he was a wrestler and a
placekicker for the football team. But
soccer seemed to be his sport from the
time he began playing at age six. He was
a two-time member of the U.S. Junior
National team and was named the 1985
Colorado Prep Player of the Year.
Playing other sports still occupies
most of Ashton's leisure time now. He
believes these other sports complement
his soccer playing ability.
"You need to be a complete athlete to
play soccer," said Ashton, who has
started all 88 of UNC's games in his four
years. "Just raw speed or just raw jump
ing ability won't get you by."
When he first came to UNC, the
Denver resident discovered that he had
more stamina than the other players.
While most pro sports teams hate visit
ing the Mile High City because players
tire more easily in high altitudes, com
ing to North Carolina from Colorado
had an opposite effect for Ashton.
"It's a lot different living here," said
Ashton. "When I first came down here,
I wasn't used to the humidity and
warmth. Near summertime, you can't
even walk around without sweating.
That kind of drove me crazy."
Ashton, a physical education major,
has several options open to him after
college. He has had an offer to join a pro
soccer team in Colorado, but he would
like to work his way through the coach
ing ranks and ultimately become a head
coach at a major university.
One of Ashton's greatest thrills in
college was the 1987 ACC tournament,
where he scored on a free kick in a 3-0
semifinal win over a tough Virginia
squad. Then he got hurt in the second
half of the championship game and had
to watch from the bench as UNC rallied
to win 4-3 in overtime.
"When the team went to huddle be
fore overtime, they came over to where
I was on the bench and had the huddle
there," Ashton said. "It was kind of neat
for me."
Ashton knows that his career at UNC
will end after the Tar Heels' next loss.
However, he would rather postpone the
end of his career until after the team
takes home an ACC tournament title.
"I'd really like the team, even though
it was such a disaster season, to come
together for the ACC tournament,"
Ashton said. "If we can get past the first
game, anything can happen because it
becomes an emotional tournament."
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INDIANAPOLIS Lawrence
North's Eric Montross, a 7 -footer rated
the top high school big man in the
country, announced Tuesday he has
narrowed his college list to Indiana,
Michigan and North Carolina.
"I didn't know I would decide now;
these just came to the top," Montross
said.
The Tar Heels previously received
an oral commitment from Clifford
Rozier, a 6-1 0 forward out of Braden
ton, Fla. Rozier is considered a Top 20
recruit in most scouting reports.
Montross made his decision after
making an official visit to UNC last
weekend. He previously had made
official visits to Duke and Michigan.
"My sister and my parents and I
were just talking when I got back from
North Carolina and those three just
emerged from the others," he said.
Eliminated from his original eight
school list were Duke, Kentucky,
Notre Dame, Purdue and UCLA.
Montross called those schools'
coaches Monday night.
"It was anything but easy because
they're all great schools and great
programs," he said. "But the coaches
were all good about it and didn't say
anything negative."
Street and Smith magazine rates
Montross as the top big man in the
class of 1990. He averaged 21 points
and 13 rebounds last season in leading
Lawrence North to a 25-4 record and
its first state championship.
Montross still plans to delay his
final decision until April. Recruits may
sign letters of intent Nov. 8-15 during
the NCAA's early signing period.
"We're going to slow down the
pace now and let Eric enjoy his
senior year as a player and a stu
dent," said his father, Scott Mon
tross. "I can guess you can call it a
gut decision, but it's an educated gut
decision."
Both Eric's father and grandfa
ther went to Michigan. His former
Lawrence North teammate, Todd
Leary, and several members of the
AAU team on which Montross
played this summer are freshmen at
Indiana this year.
"It still will be in my mind," Eric
said, "but I think it will be easier
dealing with three schools instead of
eight. I really feel comfortable going
into the season now. With just three
schools, it should be easier to look at
each of them."
Robinson wins A.L. honors
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last place in the AL East with a 54
107 record in 1988 to second place
and an 87-75 mark this year, only
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He got 23 of 28 first-place votes
and 125 points on a 5-3-1 basis from
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Gaston, who managed the Blue Jays
to first place in the AL East, finished
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