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Monday, February 14, 2000
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Sports
Briefs
UNC Softball Sweeps
Radford, Stays Unbeaten
The North Carolina softball team took
both games of a doubleheader from
Radford at Finley Field on Sunday to
improve to 4-0.
Freshman Michael Parrott yielded one
ran on one hit and struck out six to pick
up a 9-1 victory in game one. Kelly
Ramsey led the offense with two hits, a
walk and three runs batted in. Beth Olsen
also added a pair of hits. She had a dou
ble, a triple and two RBI.
Olsen smacked two more hits in the
nightcap as UNC won 6-3. Carrie Bates
had an RBI double, and Natalie Anter
drove inanrn with a single.
Radara McHugh got the win for the
Tar Heels, fanning six Highlanders while
allowing two earned runs on four hits.
Mickelson Brushes Off
Late Surge by Woods
The only thing more amazing than
The Streak was the way it ended -
another spectacular comeback, another
stunning collapse. Only this time, both
belonged to Tiger Woods.
Phil Mickelson, who closed with a 70
and finished at 18-under 270, won for
the 14th time in his career.
Woods erased a seven-shot deficit in a
matter of seven holes. He clawed his way
into a tie with a birdie on the par-5 13th,
only to follow with bogeys on tw o of the
next three holes.
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forcing in the winning run.
“This is going to be a good one to
take for the team,” Earey said of the
pitch. “I mean, I get hit a lot; I’m not
afraid to take pitches in the arm.”
The game-winning RBI capped a big
day for Earey. In game one, he went
3-for-4 and set a career high with seven
runs batted in. He blasted a grand slam
in the fourth and added a solo shot to
begin the eighth.
Two others also set career highs in the
21-10 rout: iyrell Godwin scored four
runs, and Prosser collected three hits.
It wasn’t the hitting but the pitching
that constituted the biggest difference in
the two games. PSU walked i 1 UNC
batters and hit four others in the opener.
In game two, the teams combined for
29 strikeouts. Nittany Lions starter Peter
Yodis held the Tar Fleels at bay until he
was lifted because ol his pitch count.
The righty allowed two hits and fanned
11 in 6 1/3 innings of work.
Chris Elmore, who started game two
for UNC, also had success on the
mound. The lefty threw seven strong
innings, striking out eight while yielding
two hits. He used two of those Ks to
work his way out of a one-out, bases
loaded jam in the third.
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sports@unc.edu.
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By Matt Terry
Staff Writer
Leading Ohio by one point heading
into the final match of the day, North
Carolina needed at least a draw from
senior captain
J a m -i e
Groudle in
the 165-
pound weight
class.
Groudle
was 36 sec
onds away
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Ohio 18
UNC 16
Navy 18
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from earning a tie against John Wervey
when Wervey stunned him with a two
point takedown in overtime.
The sudden-death victory propelled
the Bobcats to an 18-16 win against the
Far Heels on Sunday.
“(Groudle’s match) could have gone
either way,” UNC coach Bill I urn said.
"It’s a hard loss, and 1 don’t like losing,
but I was proud of him.”
The grapplers traded one-point
Men's Lacrosse Beats Weather, Wildcats
By Adam D. Hill
Staff Writer
The North Carolina men’s lacrosse
team learned a valuable lesson in its
opening exhibition match Saturday
afternoon: how to handle adverse
weather conditions.
The 'Far Heels slushed through four
quarters of action against Villanova,
playing through pouring rain that
drenched the artificial turf at Henry
Stadium and a howling w ind that caused
some players to don overcoats.
UNC overcame the conditions, how-
escapes during
regulation, and
Groudle held a 52-
second riding-time
advantage - eight
seconds from gain
ing a bonus point
and securing a Tar
Heel victory.
The loss, in
which six of 10
bouts were settled
by three points or
less, snapped
UNC’s five-match
winning streak.
“Coach told us
Tar Heel freshman
Skyler Holman
won a major decision
at 125 pounds
against Ohio's
Paul Hodermarksy.
it was going to be a real big match,”
freshman Skyler Holman (125 pounds)
said. “It’s a real tough way to lose, but
we fought real hard tonight.”
Holman, ranked seventh nationally,
scored a 13-1 major decision against
Paul Hodermarksy. The Tar Heels also
received a fall from 197-pounder Clint
Osborn and decisions from Corey Bell
ever, and beat the Wildcats 12-10.
“I think our play was a little rusty
because of the weather," junior Jeff
Sonke said. “Both teams had to play in it,
though, so we really weren’t too worried
about it. We played all right as a whole.”
Obviously, Sonke and teammates
Matt Crofton and Andy Jonas weren’t
too affected by the harsh conditions.
Jonas posted four goals, Crofton scored
three times, and Sonke contributed a
pair of goals. The trio paced the Tar
Heel offensive attack, pressuring ’Nova
to score often.
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(174) and Brad Byers (133).
“Last time I beat him, I won 3- Q v <
Holman said. “He was real defensive
whole time and hardly wrestled at aH..
This time, I tried to open it up.”
UNC (6-5) led 16-6 with four matclt&C
remaining. But, as has been the custcrm;
for most of the season, the Tar Heels;
were plagued by their middle weighted;
Rusty Lee, 0-11 on the season, lost;
7-1 to Shane Hartzler at 141 pounds!'’
Following Lee, Josh Cowley (149) anfl-
Dennis Landin (157) lost their matches -
6-3 and 3-1, respectively.
The loss to Ohio (13-4-1) overshad-'
owed a hard-fought victory against Navy !
on Saturday. Holman led the way with a '
fall, and Byers and Groudle scored
major decisions en route to a 23-18 vic
tory against the Midshipmen.
“I thought that we were going to have
a tough time with them,” Lam said.
“Our kids really rose to the occasion.* ;
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sports@unc.edu.
’Cats, Villanova won the battle of the
face-offs, powered by senior Christopher
Larson. Larson won 14-of-25 face-offs
and scored three goals.
The Tar Heels must now prepare for
the regular season and their first oppo
nent, Fairfield.
“I just think we need to work on a lit
tie more stuff,” Sonke said. “I’ve got
completely positive feelings toward this
season. We’ve got a week of practice,
and we’ll see what we come out with.”
The Sports Editor can be reached at
sports@unc.edu.