8 Monday, October 16,1995 UNC Nets 3 Early, Holds on for Win BYTATE SULLIVAN STAFF WRITER Its play may have been sloppy, but the UNC men’s soccer team needed a win against Radford on Sunday and got it. “We wanted to get a win regardless of how pretty or how nasty it looked,” said UNC coach Elmar Bolowich. “In our situ ation all that matters right now is winning the game.” North Carolina prevailed over Radford 3-2 at Fetzer Field, improving its record to 8-5. UNC played without goalkeeper Dimitry Drouin and defender Eddie Pope. Drouin Mm's Sofftf Radford 2 UNC 3 plans to return to the team on Tuesday after resting a pulled quadracep muscle. Pope will be out for two more weeks due to a stress fracture in his right ankle. Pope, a pre-season All-American and one of UNC’s best defenders, has appeared in only four games this season. Despite these injuries, UNC tallied three goals in the first 20 minutes of the game. Sophomore Daniel Kulenic scored UNC’s first goal, the first of his career. Brian Mascia and Jamie Clark contributed the assists. Clark knocked the ball past two Radford defenders from six yards out after receiving a crossing pass from Mascia. “Jamie slid it through, and it was an open shot,” Kulenic said. “It doesn’t seem like I get many opportunities like that." Bolowich said he was happy that Kulenic scored. “It’s great Daniel had his first goal,” Bolowich said. “He’s a hard working kid, Barber, Pelligreen Unstoppable on Frontline BY JONATHAN KOLLAR STAFF WRtTER Stellar. Clutch. Unstoppable. Not only do these words describe the undefeated, top-ranked UNC field hockey squad (14-0,6-0 in the ACC), they particu larly identify two Tar Heel forwards: Kate Barber and Nancy Pelligreen. These two UNC standouts played tre mendous roles in victories over No. 7 Vir ginia and No. 2 Maryland this weekend. “They’re very special forwards,” said North Carolina coach Karen Shelton. “I really think that while we have a great team; I think those two players kind of set us apart a little bit.” Barber, a sophomore from West Chester, Pa., leads the Tar Heels in scoring (14 third inassists (nine). She timed two goals and dished out two Coffins Has Terrible Day, But Panthers Win Franchise’s First Game THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CLEMSON, S.C.—The Carolina Pan thers played like an expansion team Sun day, and it was still good enough to get the franchise’sfiist victory. Anything, it seems, is good enough when the New York Jets are in town. With rookie quarterback Kerry Collins playing easily his worst game yet, the Pan thers used a strong showing on defense for a 26-15 victory that added to the Jets’ woes. 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Call Orange Community Recycling for more information. 968-2788 and I wish he would’ve scored it a long time ago. Finally he broke the ice, and hopefully that will give him the confidence and the belief that he can do it” Hector Suarez and Carey Talley scored the second and third goals, respectively, for the Tar Heels. Suarez’s goal was unas sisted after he broke through Radford’s defense untouched. Talley headed in his goal after assists from Hector and Victor Suarez. After UNC earned a 3-0 lead, it looked like a rout was in the making But UNC faltered before the end of the first half and let Radford back into the game. “We came out in the first 20 and played really hard,” scored his first career goal against Radford. Kulenic said. “We dominated. Towards the end of the half we kind of let down.” Radford sneaked back into the game with two goals in the second half. Both of the Highlanders’ goals came after throw ins from the sideline to the front of the goal. Radford headed in each goal past fresh man goalkeeper Graham Sharp, making his first career start for the Tar Heels. UNC had plenty of opportunities in the second half to put the game away. At one point, Temoc Suarez was streaking down the field with one defender left to beat. Suarez passed to his brother, Victor, who was wide open in front of the goal. His shot sailed to the left. “We got the early, comfortable lead but Hfl KATE BARBER had two goals and four assists this weekend. assists Friday in a 5- 2 victory over the Cavaliers and made another two assists including the game winner to Kim Schroll—Sat urday in a 2-1 over time win over the Terrapins. Although Barber’s individual play was at the fore front this weekend, she praised the Tar Heels’ overall performance. “It feels great, ” Barber said. “We had a tough weekend and overcame a lot of adversity.... I think we played really well and showed that we canplay back to back. “We had a good weekend against two two starts, was intercepted twice by the Jets, including one by Mo Lewis, who returned it 15 yards for a touchdown. Collins, the Panthers’ top draft pick, also had numerous other passes tipped and was sacked for a safety. But Carolina (1-5) turned apair ofNew York miscues into 10 points and held the Jets to four first downs in the second half. New York (1-6) has scored just three touchdowns in losing its last four games. The Jets’ lone victory this season came WmL ) - \ll M 1 •I'w rac j DTH/RJSTIN WILLIAMS North Carolina's Temoc Suarez (10) is tripped up by a Radford defender. Suarez took four shots in the game, as the Tar Heels won 3-2 Sunday. we deteriorated a little bit, and from then on we struggled to get the pace back,” Bolowichsaid. “Weshouldofcashedinon more opportunities in the second half.” Kulenic agreed. “We let them get back in the match with theirgoals,”hesaid. “It was a pretty rough game the rest of the way.” Radford came into the game with a 10- 2-1 record, and UNC expected a tight top teams, which definitely gives us a lot of confidence, and we’ll keep working hard.” Barber has shared the offensive spot light all season with Pelligreen both have five game-winning goals. Pelligreen, a freshman from St. Louis, is UNC’s second-leading scorer with 13 goals, and she has dished out three assists. Pelligreen netted two goals and had one assist in the Virginia game and put in one goal against the Terrapins. Although it is Pelligreen’s first year as a Tar Heel, she has provided an immediate contribution as a complement to Barber. “Nancy and I have worked together (before this season) even though she’s a freshman,” Barber said. “We’ve played together in the summer, so we’re familiar with each other, and I can count on her to put the ball in the net. If I give her the ball, she’ll put it in.” against Jacksonville, the league’s other expansion team. Carolina hadn’t held any team to less than 300 total yards this season; the Jets got 138. New York, which remains the only NFL team to not score a rushing touchdown, was held to 25 rushing yards. Afterward, the players dumped Gatorade on coach Dom Capers. The contest featured the peculiarities that might be expected in a matchup be tween teams with a combined record of 1- ~ Donate Life-Saving Plasma im PLEASE PRESENT AD WHEN DONATING SERA-TEC BIOLOGICALS 1091/2 E. FRANKLIN ST. 10/20/951 942-0251 SPORTS match. “We knew that Radford was experi enced, and it was going to be a good game, ” Kulenic said. Bolowich agreed to a certain point. “It wasn’t really Radford that did the job on us,” Bolowich said. “It was us who did the job on ourselves in terms of not keeping the ball, losing the ball, not play ing intelligently, panicking.” The Tar Heels will need Barber and Pelligreen to maintain their stellar level of play in the coming weeks as they take on No. 5 James Madison, No. 9 Old Domin ion, No. 12 Boston University and No. 14 Wake Forest before the postseason. These opponents will have to contain this dynamic duo in order to win, but as previous performances indicate, the Bar ber/Pelligreen tandem is one of the tough est offensive weapons in the game. “They really have great individual skills,” Shelton said. “They have great vi sion. They’re able to maneuver in traffic, and that’s a very difficult thing to do. They both have good acceleration, and they’ve got a nose for the goal. “Some of the things that they have, you can’t teach kids. You either have it, or you don’t. Those kids have it, and we’re very lucky to have them.” 10 entering the day. The Jets’ strangest sequence was a drive of minus-6 yards that produced a field goal. The Panthers outdid that when Sam Mills intercepted an inno cent-looking shovel pass and returned it 36 yards for a touchdown. Even the officials got into the act, re versing a penalty call due to their own suewup. After Carolina’s John Kasay missed a 39-yard field goal late in the first half, the officials picked up a flag thrown for letting the play clock expire. Some People Will Stand In Line And Be Ignored, Because They Think It’s | Part Of Being Kinky. But that’s no way to get quality copies. At Copytron, we pride ourselves on friendlier, more personal service. 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Susanna Matsen recorded a time of 18:36,0.8 sec onds after Marquette, to finish 11th. The Tar Heel men also put in a strong showing at the meet, coming in second to Duke with a 61-point total. UNC’s Brian Calloway placed eighth with a time of 25:40 on a 4.96 mile course. David Mabe’s time of 25:49 was good for ninth, making him the only other Tar Heel to finish in the top 10. North Carolina’s Kevin Pierpoint ran the course in 25:57, putting him in 11th place overall. Todd Crescenzo finished in 26:07 to come in 14thfor the Tar Heels. No other UNC men finished in the top 20. Volleyball Splits Matches In Weekend Vs. 'Noles The North Carolina volleyball team Tennis Tandems Make Finals But Falter in Carolina Classic BY KIMBERLY MCCUDDEN STAFF WRITER Tony Thomas amazed those in atten dance at the Carolina Classic with an over head smash that put a hole in the canvas at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center, but the men’s tennis team failed to come away with any titles this weekend. However, two doubles teams reached the finals in their respective draws. “It was a great tournament for us, be cause the students got to play four matches each,” said UNC coach Sam Paul. “We’re certainly playing better tennis at times. We’re just not consistent.” UNC hosted the three-day tournament elimination format allowed for players to keep playing after they’d lost. Freshman Tripp Phillips and sopho more Tony Thomas made it to the A Flight doubles finals before falling 8-6 to Michigan’s Peter Pustazai and John Costanzo. Paul said the Michigan duo has been playing together a long time, and Phillips and Thomas weren’t playing their best tennis, either. “They didn’t volley well, they weren’t sharp,” Paul said. “They didn't serve well, and it was the combination of those two things.” Paul said he was pleased with Phillips and Thomas, who defeated Notre Dame’s No. 1 doubles tandem in only their second General Alumni Association thanks the following businesses for making T-shirt day on October loth a success: Ilf? Sailg (Tar Hppl continued its inspired play this weekend against Florida State, splitting a pair of five-game matches against the Seminoles in Tallahassee. On Friday, FSU (5-13,1-7 ACC) dealt the Tar Heels (13-6,5-3) an 8-15,15-10,15- 11, 10-15, 17-15 defeat behind Latoya Presberry’s23 kills. Holly Schneider added 19 kills for the ‘Noles. Kristin Kruse spearheaded UNC’s at tack with 23 kills. Lori Carlson had 14 kills to go along with 13 from Amber Willey and 12 by Maya Starks. The Saturday matchup proved to be another lengthy contest, with UNC outlasting the ‘Noles 15-13,13-15, 5-15, 15-5, 15-10. Once again, Kruse stole the spotlight for the Tar Heels, totalling 20 kills. Willey followed Kruse with 18 kills, and Anissa Cronenberg added 12 kills. Ashley 43 kills this weekend. Powers aided the UNC effort with five aces in the match. Saturday’s victory marks North Carolina’s sixth win in its last seven matches. UNC heads to the Lone Star state to square off against Texas Saturday and Houston Sunday. The Tar Heels will not return to Carmichael Auditorium until an Oct. 25 matchup against N.C. State, which they shocked in Raleigh two weeks ago. FROM STAFF REPORTS match together. Paul said things are start ing to come together for Thomas. “I’ve been working hard,” Thomas said. “I think I’m playing fairly well. I don’t think it’s the best tennis I can play. I am not satisfied.” The other UNC doubles team who reached the finals was sophomore Sean McDermott and junior Jon Balch in D Flight doubles. The tandem were defeated by Michigan 8-5. “I’ve been playingbetter in doubles than singles,” McDermott said. “I feel pretty good about it.” In singles, Wake Forest’s DanielMerkeit beat Duke’s Peter Ayers 6-1,6-1 in the A Flight, andßrianPattersonofNotre Dame • earned the B Flight championship with a 6- 1,2-6,6-4 win over Arvid Swan of Michi gan. Paul said his team may be tired from playing three tournaments in a row. Also, Tar Heels Paul Harsanyi and David Britt did not compete due to injuries. “Now we’ve got to get to work and continue to improve,” he said. “Every thing we’re doing is geared towards the spring. Everybody’s gotalotofwork to do, but I’m pleased that we’re playing better.” Thomas said: “I think we can work harder and by this spring be fairly impres sive,” he said. “I think we’re playing fairly strong. 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