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Depleted Tar Heels drop Duke in ACC kickoff
BY AARON BEARD
ASSISTANT SPORTSATURDAY EDITOR
With injuries taking a bite out of the starting
lineup, North Carolina women’s soccer coach Anson
Dorrance had to look deep onto his bench.
Tiffany Roberts was out. Cindy Parlow was avail
able but banged up.
So Dorrance gave the nod to three freshmen:
Laurie Schwoy, Lome Fair and Rebekah McDowell.
And in front of a Fetzer Field crowd 0f4,500 —a
record for a regular-sea
son game they led the WWBdi 1 * SoCCW
Tar Heel charge. Duke 1
Behind a key first-half UNC 2
goal by Schwoy, No. 1
UNC (1-0,1-0 ACC) pushed ahead of sixth-ranked
Duke and held on for a 2-1 victory.
“Obviously, first games of the season are where
you’re seeing 60,000 areas you want to improve in,”
Dorrance said. “I’m excited we beat Duke, who’s
one of the best teams we’ll
play all season. So that’s a
relief.”
The Blue Devils (0-1, 0-1
ACC) joined UNC in playing
the youth card, with five fresh
men seeing significant time in
the 90-minute struggle.
The key point came at the
39:24 mark of the first half
when Schwoy streaked to the
left of the penalty box and
broke away from her defender.
Once Duke goalie Dana Piper
came out of goal, Schwoy
chipped the ball over her and
Senior midfielder
SARAH DACEY
sprained her right
ankle in the first half.
dropped it in for a 2-1 lead and her first score as a Tar
Heel.
“I knew that the defender was on my inside and
I looked up and saw the goalie coming out, ’’ Schwoy
said. “The only shot I really had was a chipper
because I didn’t have that great of an angle. I just hit
it up there and luckily it went in.
“Coming in here, I was really nervous. I wanted
to contribute in any way I could. To have scored a
goal like that... it was, no doubt, the best goal of my
career.”
Dorrance called Schwoy’s performance stunning.
“For me to be afraid to take out a freshman is
unheard of,” he said. “But when we started substi
tuting our front, I really felt we could not afford to
See WOMEN’S SOCCER, Page 9
Keldorf answers quarterback call
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Junior quarterback Chris Keldorf found out last Thursday that he would
start for the Tar Heels vs. Clemson.
Turnovers stifle Tigers, key defensive domination
BY ALEC MORRISON
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
Throughout the 1995 season one facet
of defensive production seemed to elude
North Carolina.
Time and time again, last year’s Tar
Heels couldn’t create key turnovers. But
on Saturday, amid the most thorough
defensive domination UNC has produced
under coach Mack Brown, the Tar Heels
forgot about the past as they harassed
Clemson’s offense.
UNC kept the Tigers scrambling all
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Junior forward Robin Confer (7) holds off a Duke player during UNC’s 2-1 victory Sunday. Confer had one assist in the contest.
afternoon, forcing Clemson to make hur
ried decisions that often didn’t work out.
And the main by-product of the defen
sive frenzy was a slew of turnovers that
helped position the Tar Heel offense for
quick scoring strikes.
North Carolina forced and recovered
two fumbles and snagged two intercep
tions during its 45-0 rout of the Tigers in
Kenan Stadium.
The turnovers helped set up several
scoring opportunities for the Tar Heels,
allowing North Carolina to boost its lead
from 7-0 to 31-0 in a two-quarter span
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■ Chris Keldorf, who
started at QB on Saturday,
threw for two touchdowns.
BY JOSEPH ROLISON
SPORTSATURDAY EDITOR
After weeks of guessing, The Ques
tion was answered Saturday.
Before North Carolina’s 45-0 thrash
ing of Clemson, no one was sure who
would run things behind center in the Tar
Heels’ new offense. Chris Keldorfproved
he could lead a pass-oriented scheme in
junior college, but he had no Division I
game experience.
Oscar Daven
port had experi
ence in a Tar Heel
uniform but hadn’t
operated a high
octane offense.
The UNC
coaches told
Keldorf on Thurs
day that he was the
starter.
Two days later,
he answered the
challenge by com-
Sophomore
OSCAR DAVENPORT
didn't play until the
fourth quarter.
pleting 15 of 22
passes for 182 yards and two touchdowns
with only one interception. Davenport,
meanwhile, didn’t enter the game until
the fourth quarter, long after the Tar
Heels had the game wrapped up.
that demoralized the Clemson offensive
unit.
“They made some big plays,’’Clemson
quarterback Nealon Greene said. “They
did some things that messed with us, and
they executed. They capitalized on our
mistakes.
“Today, nothing worked for us. We’ve
got to come up with something else.”
The Tar Heel defense forced Clemson
to punt nine times, but most of UNC’s
quick offensive strikes came from forced
miscues.
UNC linebacker Brian Simmons got
“(Keldorf) threw some great balls, and
they had some good catches,” Clemson
comerback Peter Ford said.
“This was his first Division I game,
and he came out and showed he can play
at this level.”
Keldorf s first game didn’t begin on a
high note, however.
Although he began the game by com
pleting his first four passes, the Tar Heel
attack hardly scratched the Clemson de
fense. Then, on UNC’s second posses
sion, Tiger linebacker Rahim Abdullah
snatched Keldorf s errant toss.
But Keldorf stayed confident, and be
hind a nearly impenetrable line, he got
things rolling late in the first stanza.
“(UNC coach Mack Brown) was just
telling me to relax, be patient, and things
will come, and I (fid that,” Keldorf said.
“I’m able to do that with the protection
that I have.
“I can’t say enough about the (line).
I’m perfectly clean I don’t have to
shower, I can just go home right now.”
Despite Keldorfs error, Davenport
didn’t get the call. While Keldorf wasn’t
flashy, he settled in and led the Tar Heel
offense on time-consuming drives. UNC
went into the locker room up 10-0, thanks
mainly to Leon Johnson’s running.
“We planned on trying to get Oscar in
the game in the first quarter," Brown
said. “But you’re up 10-0, things are
going good, and you don’t want to slow
things down at the time.”
See QUARTERBACKS, Page 7
the ball rolling when he recovered a
fumbled punt return deep in Clemson
territory in the second quarter.
Simmons struck again in the third
when he intercepted a pass from Greene
tosettheTarHeelsupattheClemson3l
- line.
The turnovers resulted in 10 points for
the Tar Heels, and the Tigers never re
covered.
“I don’t know about a turning point,
but that was a big play, ” Simmons said of
See TURNOVERS, Page 9
College Football Scores
Missouri 10
Texaa 40
Miami 30
Memphis 7
Illinois 8
Michigan....... 20
Bowling Green... 7
Alabama 21
Northern Illinois. 7
Maryland 30
UNLV 3
Tennessee.... 62
SW Louisiana.. 21
Florida 55
Washington St 19
Colorado 37
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ON THE ROAD
Field hockey team rolls
TheNorthCarolinafieldhockeyteam,
ranked No. 1 in the nation by College
Sports magazine, began its season with
a 3-0 whipping of No. 6 Penn State in
State College, Pa. on Sunday and a 6-0
annihilation of No. 4 James Madison in
Harrisonburg, Va., on Monday.
Against the
Dukes at
Bridgeforth Sta
dium, sophomore
Nancy Pelligreen
paced the Tar
Heels with her sec
ond career hat
trick, including a
goal just 1:20 into
die contest. Senior
midfielder Ashley
Hanson and junior
forwards Cindy
Werley and Kate
Sophomore toward
NANCY PELLIGREEN
netted a hat trick
against Penn State.
Barber rounded out
the scoring, while junior goalie Jana
Withrow capped off her second shutout
in as many days with 10 saves.
The Tar Heels finished strong in
Sunday’sopeneragainstPennState, scor
ing al of their goals in the second half.
Junior midfielder Joy Driscoll, senior
midfielder Susannah Schott and Werley
each dented the Nittany Lions’ twine,
while Withrow turned back nine Penn
State bids on the afternoon.
Mien's soccer manhandled
The North Carolina men’s soccer
team’s 1996 campaign got off to a rocky
start Saturday as William & Mary upset
SPORTS SCHEDULE
***,
Volleyball vs. Washington. Football at Syracuse. Syracuse. N.Y., 6
Carmichael Auditorium, 7 p.m. p.m.
~, Woman's Soccer vs. Clemson, Fetzer
Field, 1 p.m.
VoHeyball vs. Texas in ACGBig 12 Voßaybafl vs. Colorado. Carmichael
Challenge, Carmichael Auditorium. Auditorium, 6 p.m
7 pm
Man's Soccer vs. Santa Clara, Las Sunday
Men’* Soccer at UNLV, Las Vegas,
noon
UAB. 0
Auburn ..... 29
Arkansas St 9
BYU 58
Texas Tech 14
Kansas St 21
Ball State 10
Kansas 35
Tuesday, September 3,1996
New faces augment
UNC lineup, offer
depth to ailing team
BYPAULSTRELOW
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
North Carolina women’s soccer coach Anson
Dorrance sure didn’t hesitate to throw his new re
cruiting class into the fire. However, the results
indicate this group doesn’t need any orientation to
the level of play expected on a UNC squad.
Dorrance started three freshman in the season
opener against nemesis Duke on Sunday. Injuries to
midfielder Tiffany Roberts and forward Cindy Parlow
warranted this infusion of youth, but by day’s end,
six new Tar Heels had played prominent roles in
UNC’s 2-1 victory.
Leading the new crop was freshman forward
Laurie Schwoy, who showed signs that she could
join the long list of UNC greats. Schwoy entered the
season tucked behind an impressive forward line of
Parlow, Debbie Keller and Robin Confer.
But after her game-winning goal, she was the one
receiving attention from media and fans.
“I was stunned at how well Schwoy played,” said
Dorrance. “She’s as comfortable with her back to
pressure as any player I’ve ever seen. I’m not talking
about here at UNC. I’m talking about players that
have played at a national and international level.
“Another thing I liked about Schwoy is that she’s
a complete player. ... Most top high school front
runners are purely attacking players and it takes
them a year or two to become a defensive presence
in college.”
Schwoy’s talents were not the only ones on dis
play Sunday. Midfielder Lome F air competed all 90
minutes, and her relentless play led to several first
half attacks along the left flank. Senior forward
Nicole Roberts, a transfer from Massachusetts, used
her tremendous speed to help shut down Duke
forward Sherrill Kester, drawing praise from
Dorrance.
Three other first-year Tar Heels contributed solid
performances. Gretchen Overgaard, a transfer from
UCLA, started the second half in goal but didn’t face
a shot. Her most impressive moment came when she
• See FRESHMEN, Page 7
the 15th-ranked Tar Heels 4-0 at Busch
Field in Williamsburg, Va.
Senior Waughn Hughes struck first
for the Tribe (1-0), beating UNC (0-1)
goalie Dimitry Drouin with a shot off a
throw-in just 2:27 into the first half.
In the 55th minute with the Tar Heels
down 1-0, disaster struck. First, a UNC
own goal slipped below the crossbar,
giving William & Mary a 2-0 lead. Four
minutes later, Tribe defenseman Michael
Botta capitalized offa Tar Heel foul when
his direct kick ricocheted off two UNC
players and into the goal.
Tribe midfielder Wade Barrett capped
the scoring in the 82nd minute off a feed
from Hughes.
Volleyball blitzes Classic
The North Carolina volleyball team
rolled through this weekend’s Virginia
Tech Volleyball Classic, pasting four
opponents in the minimum 12 games on
its way to the tournament title.
On Saturday, the Tar Heels (4-0)
notched sweeps over William & Mary
and Virginia Tech to clinch the champi
onship. Senior outside hitter Amber
Willey notched 10 kills and sophomore
Alicia Alford chipped in with seven dur
ing UNC’s 15-2, 16-14, 16-14 morning
victory overthe Tribe. Against the Hokies,
Willey again led the Tar Heels by bury
ing 21 kills in a 15-12,15-7,15-12 win.
The Tar Heels started their season
Friday with victories against Georgetown
and American. Willey again led the
charge, recording 18 kills in a 15-8, 15-
12,154 rout of the Hoyas and 12 in a 16-
14,15-13,15-11 decision overtheEagles.
FROM STAFF REPORTS
Louisville....... 38
Kentucky 14
Purdue 14
Michigan St. 52
S. Miss 11
Georgia 7
Boston C 011... 24
Hawaii 21
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