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’Dogs Deny UNC Upset Bid BY ALEC MORRISON ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR CHARLOTTE Georgia guard Kendra Holland refused to give North Carolina a shot at a major upset Sunday. With less than a minute remaining in the contest between the Tar Heels and the Lady Bulldogs in the opening game of the Naismith Classic at the Charlotte Coli seum, Holland swiped the ball from UNC guard Lori Gear at the top of the perim eter and drove three-quarters Women's Basketball Georgia 80 UNC 75 of the court for a layin, securing an 80-75 victory for No. 1 Georgia (18-2). UNC coach Sylvia Hatchell said the TarHeels(l 1-8) appeared to have a chance at a shot on that fateful possession, but forward Chanel Wright passed on a pos sible field goal attempt. “I think more than anything else she didn’t want to miss a shot, ” Hatchell said. “But you’ve got to be a player who says, ‘I want the ball’ when time is running out.” The steal and basket by Holland gave the Lady Bull dogs a 79-75 lead and forced the Tar Heels to begin foul ing to stop the clock. Georgia forward Saudia Roundtree hit the front end of a one-and-one to boost the lead to 80- y TRACY REID scored 20 points and pulled down eight rebounds Sunday vs. Georgia. 75 with 18.6 seconds remaining, and the Tar Heels needed at least two scores. But in two possessions, Wright missed a jumper, and the clock expired before UNC could take another shot. The Tar Heels gave themselves ample opportunity to record an impressive vic tory over a national powerhouse, but Geor gia continually denied North Carolina any chance to put the Lady Bulldogs away. Treys Rain Supreme as N.C. State Sinks Tar Heels BYTODD GRAFF ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR RALEIGH lt’s been a running joke for three years. The back of N.C. State’s game magazines have been graced with an advertisement for a brick company. Three holes protrude through a giant brick an all too-ironic por trayal of N.C. Men's Basketball UNC 75 N.C. State 78 State’s sporadic and often dismal 3-point shooting. In its first eight ACC games this season, State shot only 29 percent from beyond the arc, and against North Carolina (16-5,7-2 in the ACC) on Jan. 4, State (13-8, 3-6) missed 31 of 41 attempts. But inevitably, a team will find a rhythm. Saturday at Reynolds Coliseum, the Wolfpack drilled nine first-half 3-pointers. And when UNC guard Shammond Will iams’ trey sailed long at the buzzer, the Wolfpack emerged with a 78-75 victory over the Tar Heels in front of 12,400 fans. “I thought we really were out on them, ” UNC coach Dean Smith said. “They were equal making those shots against man and zone those were some tough shots.” State drained a total of 14 treys on 33 attempts against UNC. The parade was led by A1 Pinkins’ four off the bench, and Danny Strong, who hit all of his three in the first half. As Reynolds rained 3-pointers, UNC found itself in familiar territory. For the third consecutive game, The Tar Heels toyed with imminent disaster, allowing State to escape to a 19-point lead with 15 minutes remaining. “That was the difference in the game, the first half, ” UNC guard Dante Calabria Tuesday sftssfpr'S Man’s Basketball vs. Maryland, Smith Center, 9 p.m. Men’s Tennis vs. Davidson, Cone- Kenfietd Tennis Center, TBA Wednesday Women's Basketball vs. Georgia Tech, Carmichael Auditorium, 7 p.m. iec £££** Championships, Koury Nattto rium. It am, 7p.m. JVBASKETBALL Page 7 The Other Hoops Squad North Carolina boasts one of the few junior varsity basketball teams left in Division I. Coached by varsity assistant and former UNC guard Phil Ford (left), the Tar Heels have compiled a 6-1 record. The pesky Holland tallied four steals on the day, and Georgia forward La’Keisha Frett nailed go-ahead free throws on two occasions when UNC managed to tie the game. After scrapping to a 13-121ead4:15 into the game, Georgia roared out of a timeout with a 9-0 run to build a 10-point lead, and UNC was forced to dig out of a hole the rest of the way. Yet UNC refused to fade. Sparked by Sadler Sparks Tar Heel Run See Page 7 the audacious play ofjunior transfer Sadler, who finished with a game-high 24 points and nine assists, the Tar Heels closed the half with an 8-0 run in which Sadler re corded a 3-pointer, an assist, a defensive rebound and a steal. “She’s been playing great,” Hatchell said of Sadler’s performance. “She’s been lighting it up. We didn’t have a choice (but to start her). She has the experience we need on the team.” The teams opened the second half with a rapid-fire exchange of scoring, and UNC took a 4847 lead behind the work of Reid. The sophomore forward drew a charge in the lane with 17:04 remaining to give the Tar Heels possession, then followed a Wright miss at the other end to grab UNC’s only lead of the game. The Tar Heels managed to move the ball more easily in the early part of the second half because Georgia abandoned the full-court press it employed at the start of the game. Throughout the first stanza the Lady Bulldogs tightened around the inbounding UNC offense, wreaking havoc on North Carolina guard Jessica Gaspar. But the Tar Heels finally solved the riddle, and Georgia resorted to other tactics. “I thought they did a good job from an offensive perspective, particularly adjust ing themselves against our press, ” Georgia coach Andy Landers said. “We would run into the half court and sometimes not be matched up, leaving a North Carolina player open for a 3.” One option the Bulldogs countered with was to tighten Reid on the inside. Yet she managed to escape the pressure in the lane said. “I don’t know what our problem is in the first half. I just don’t know.” Against Wake Forest and Duke, the Tar Heels pulled offimprobablecomeback wins from 18 and 17 points, respectively, but those were in the Smith Center. Reynolds would not be as supportive. “We figured they would come back because they had done so against two teams Rallies Finally Tire UNC As Comeback Falls Short BYROBBIPICKERAL SPORTS EDITOR RALEIGH N.C. State coach Les Robinson couldn’t relax. With 12.4 seconds remaining in front of a capacity crowd at Reynolds Coli SHAMMOND WILHAMS finished Saturday's game with 10 points. seum, he appre hensi v e 1 y watched North Carolina superfreshman Antawn Jamsion tear down UNC’s fourth offensive rebound on one possession and put back a bucket to cut State’s lead to one. “You don’t re lax,” Robinson said. “I might if we’re playing Sisters of the Poor ... but with this team, no. With Carolina you smn SCHEDULE Friday ACC Men's Swimming and Diving Championships, Koury Natato rium, 11 a.m.. 7 p.m. Women's Basketball at Florida State. Tallahassee, Fla., 7 p.m. Baseball vs. Central Florida, Orlando. Fla. TBA. SPORTS MONDAY (Eif? Daily Wax Heel pi L IB Y jjj DIH/IUSTIN WILLIAMS Tar Heel Tonya Jackson (12) battles against a Georgia defender Sunday. UNC gave the Dogs a scare, but failed in its bid to upset the nation's top team. to tally 12 second-half points and finished the afternoon with 20. With close losses to N.C. State and Duke and a road defeat to ACC leader Virginia in the two weeks priorto Sunday’s already,” State forward Jeremy Hyatt said. “The crowd was a big factor the sixth man. They got loud and it kind of rattled them, and it kind of pumped us up to keep us going.” In keeping with their week-old routine, the Tar Heels crept back into the game. See MEN’S BASKETBALL, Page 8 don’t relax if we had been up 30,1 wouldn’t have relaxed.” Jamison’s tip-in capped a 16-point rally by the comeback kids of No. 8 North Carolina, and it made even the most ardent Wolfpack fans fidget. This was, after all, UNC the team that edged Maiyland on a Jamison tip-in; the team that had battled back from an 18-point deficit to take possession of the ACC lead against Wake Forest; the team that rallied 12 points to eke past nemesis Duke on a Dante Calabria putback. “They’re the masters at coming back, ” Robinson said. “They come back better than any team in America. That’s what makes them so great.” But when sophomore reserve Shammond Williams’ desperation trey bounced offthe rim as time ticked away, UNC’s record of rallies ceased. UNC had simply waited too long and counted too much on their ability to See COMEBACK, Page 8 ffatnhnti TBA Sunday Gymnastics vs. James Madison. Carmichael Auditorium, 2 p.m. Indoor Track at Boston University Valentine Meet, Boston. Mass., All day Baseball vs. Alabama. Orlando. Fla., TBA game, Hatchell indicated she wants more production in the win column. “Thisis nor amoralvictory,” she said. “I don’t like moral victories, and this is not a moral victory." North Carolina guard Dante Calabria (24) drives past N.C. State guard Curtis Marshall (11) on Saturday. NCAA Basketball Scores Alabama 68 Syracuse 81 UConn 77 St. Johns 63 N. Mexico 58 Utah 74 Tennessee 49 Georgia 68 UMass 78 Xavier 74 Miss. State .78 Auburn 75 S. Florida 60 Cincinnati ...79 Kansas St 62 Kansas 72 Women's Swimmers Notch 12th ACC Title BY LEE TAFT STAFF WRITER Not even the icy weather could slow down the Tar Heel swimmers. The No. 18 North Carolina women's swimming and diving team won its sixth consecutive ACC championship Saturday at Koury Natatorium by 328 points, the largest margin of victory ever in an ACC championship. The previous margin was set in 1980 when N.C. State defeated UNC by 258 points. Virginia finished closest to the Tar Heels, finishing the meet with 534 points, while Clemson finished third with a score 527. “Each consecutive winmeans more and more to the team,” sophomore Tracey Barrett said. “It’s so much fun to be part of such a dynasty.” The win was UNC’s 12th conference championship in the 18-year history of the meet. “It’s the major thing we want to do each year—be representative to win the title,” UNC coach Frank Comfort said. “Fortunately we’ve been able to win a lot of them. “(The record margin) is a tribute to the tremendous first-line, front-line strength of our team. It’s of equal tribute to the enor mous effort of our team, an extremely well rounded team.” The Tar Heels dominated the entire meet, winning 11 of the meet’s 20 events and placing in the top three in all but two events. UNC also received 11 consider ation bids for the upcoming NCAA meet, held in Ann Arbor, Mich., in March. UNC sophomore Chrissy Miller was named the meet’s Most Valuable Swim mer, as she received three automatic quali fications for her winning times in the 1650- yard freestyle (16:17.88), the 500-yard freestyle (4:46.45), and the 400-yard indi vidual medley (4:16). Her times in the 1650-yard freestyle and the 400-yard indi vidual medley aiso set ACC meet records. “Actually, I was kind of surprised that I Va. Tech 72 Rhode Island 66 Penn State ..95 lowa 87 Mich. State... 51 Purdue 56 Oregon St 60 UCLA 69 Florida 63 Kentucky ....77 Boston Coll. 84 W. Virginia.... 63 Notre Dame.. 53 G’town 70 Pittsburgh 55 Villanova .....88 Monday, February 5,1996 ACC Women's Swimming and Diving Championships The Tar Heels won their sixth straight conference title at Koury Natatorium. North Carolina 862 Virginia 534 Clemson 527 Honda State 511 NC State 399 Maryland 362 Duke 175 DTH/ANNE RILEY went that fast,” she said. “I was pretty excited that I broke the records.” Leading the way for UNC was senior Kari Haag, who won her third consecutive 100-yard freestyle and defended her ACC titles in the 50-yard freestyle and the 200- yard freestyle. Barrett won the 200-yard backstroke and finished second in the 200- yard individual medley and the 100-yard backstroke. UNC won its seventh straight4oo-yard freestyle relay, as Jennifer Latimer, Christy Garth, Beth Schlessman and Haag com bined to post a time 0f3:25.69, good enough for NCAA consideration. The meet was especially sweet for the North Carolina seniors, as they closed out their careers at UNC having never lost an ACC championship meet. “I’m lucky to have come in when they were turning things around,” Haag said. “This conference is really tough. These guys are little spoiled right now, the fresh men. They’re up there, because they are used to winning everything. “We had to work for it. But we’re a very talented team, and we deserved to win.” Senior co-captain Garth said the team’s performance went beyond the team’s abil- See SWIMMING, Page 11 14
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