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Sports Monday Women Golfers Can't Catch Wake, Finish 3rd at ACCs Abby Spector tied for sixth place individually, but Wake Forest outlasted UNC by 13 strokes to finish second. By Brei Strelow Assistant Sports Editor CLEMMONS - North Carolina could get rid of the rear-view mirror in its drive to capture second place in Sunday’s final round of the ACC Women’s Golf Championships. The Tar Heels were 32 strokes ahead of fourth-place Florida State and had Wake Forest, which led UNC by eight shots, within sight. “We were talking about how we each Baseball Slugs Past Maryland The North Carolina baseball team roughed up Maryland pitchers for 44 runs this weekend in sweeping a three-game series from the Terps. By T. Nolan Hayes Sports Editor , Jamie Flammond might have seen it coming. Hammond, a starting pitcher for Maryland, beat North Carolina in the second round of the ACC tournament last year to send the Tar Heels home after two games. Naturally, they want ed revenge. Painfully for Hammond, they got it. The No. 12 Tar Heels touched Hammond for nine earned runs in three innings Sunday to wrap up a three-game sweep of Maryland with a 23-8 victory at Boshamer Stadium. Baseball Maryland 8 UNC 23 Maryland II UNC 13 Maryland 2 UNC 8 “We were really looking to get back at him today,” said UNC catcher Dan Moylan, who was 2-for-3 with three runs scored. “It was good to come out in the first inning and score some runs to get up on top early.” The Tar Heels (33-9, 7-8 in the ACC) pushed across five runs in the first inning and two each in the second and third to take a 9-0 lead. Moylan scored in all three frames as North Carolina punished Hammond with 12 hits. Maryland’s next two pitchers had similar luck against the UNC offense. Matt Basinger allowed six runs in three innings, and Jared Stuart sur rendered eight runs in his two innings. Track Teams Sweep Home Meet The UNC women won all of their running events, and the Tar Heel men took first place in all of their field events. By T. Nolan Hayes Sports Editor DeAnne Davis would rather compete indoors than outdoors for one reason. It doesn’t rain inside. Everyone in attendance at Belk Track on Saturday could see -and feel - Davis’ point. Rain fell throughout the U.S. Collegiate Track and Field Series event, making fast times and good marks all but impossible. “It’s the worst,” Davis said after win ning the 400-meter hurdles. “It’s hard to be motivated. It’s hard for me to go to class on rainy days, so it’s very hard for me to compete on windy days where it’s raining and you’re wet. It’s just not a very ideal time to be competing.” But Davis and the Tar Heels sloshed through the puddles better than their competition, sweeping the men’s and women’s meets from Connecticut, Georgetown and UNC-Wilmington in a tune-up for the ACC Championships this weekend. The UNC women tallied 242 points on their way to a 116-point victory mar gin against second-place UNC-W, and needed to make up about two strokes on our Wake competitors to finish in sec ond place,” said UNC freshman Abby Spector, who played in the final group ing with Wake’s Marta Prieto. But only Beth Lever and Marcy Newton accomplished that goal, and the Tar Heels had to settle for a third-place finish at the Salem Glen Country Club. Duke, led by individual medalist Maria-Garcia Estrada, won the team championship by 34 strokes. The Demon Deacons finished with a 13-stroke advantage over the Tar Heels to take home second. Newton, a senior, led North Carolina’s run for second place, shooting a 1-under 71 to finish eighth. Newton hit all seven fairways and 8-of-9 greens on the front nine on her way to a 2-under-par 34. She . .• . V v V>v V; ;:;vi' .; ,r t , >- -t \£ ** v gp= **> . 4> >r y i lJ;’! Bg f | llKpt ™ lilt JpUßr s| i- .- ■■'.ia.'Mpia DTH/EMILY SCHNURE North Carolina designated hitter Ryan Earey attempts to score on a fly ball in the fifth inning Sunday. Earey was tagged out at the plate, one of two Tar Heels cut down at home on the day. UNC was still able to generate plenty of offense, banging out 23 hits. Sean Farrell, Tyrell Godwin, Ryan Earey and Adam Shearin all homered for the Tar Heels. “We were ready to play good,” said right field er Matt McCay, who was 3-for-3 Sunday and 7-for-ll with eight RBI for the weekend. “We were waiting to have a come-out day offensive ly, and we had some really good at bats today.” Meanwhile, UNC starter Chris Elmore cruised. Elmore (5-1) shut down the Terrapins for seven innings, allowing six hits and one run before giving way to the bullpen. The victory improved North Carolina to 7-2 in home ACC games this year and kept the Terrapins (13-25,0-12) winless in conference play. “It’s very important,” UNC coach Mike Fox said. “Our goal was to win three games this week end, and we certainly had our work cut out for us. Maryland gave it everything they had.” the men posted 219 points to beat Connecticut by 19. “The ACCs could be like this, or nationals could be like this, so you want to see how your athletes respond,” UNC coach Dennis Craddock said. “All in all, we did a good job.” The UNC women blew away the competition North Carolina junior Ola Sesay won the long jump and triple jump and placed second in two other events. even though Davis, an All-American, competed in just one event. Juniors Ola Sesay and Lutisha Shittu led the way. Shittu won the 100-meter dash and the 100 hurdles, while Sesay recorded victories in the long jump and triple jump. Sesay also placed second in the 200 and the 100 hurdles and anchored UNC’s first-place 4-x-100 relay team. Teammatejanelle Billingslea finished just ahead of Sesay in the 200. The Tar Heels, who swept the running events, also got first-place efforts from Edi Ntuden in the 400, Bobbie Jo Munson in the 800, Beth George in the 1,500 and Heather Tanner in the 3,000. UNC also excelled in the field events. Joy Ganes won the high jump, and Allison Lentz took first place in the irv J finished the side with only 16 putts. Newton bogeyed the 12th hole and ran into more trouble at the par-5 15th. After hitting her tee shot into the middle of the fair way to within 225 yards of the hole, she pulled a 3-wood, and the ball clipped a tree and caromed into a hill of knee-high UNC senior Marcy Newton hit all seven fairways on the front nine en route to a 1 -under par 71 on Sunday. grass to the left of the cart path. Newton, after conferring with a rules official, had two unsuccessful drops and The Tar Heels, who once led 18-1 in the game, failed to start as quickly Friday and Saturday. After a rain delay of nearly three hours Saturday, the Terrapins came out smoking. Maryland touched up UNC starter Eric Henderson for six runs, four earned, on its way to an eight-run third inning and an early 8-1 edge. But UNC responded with four in the bottom half of the inning to stay in the game. The Tar Heels, powered by a grand slam from McCay, added six more runs in the fourth to take the lead for good on their way to a 13-11 win. Closer Derrick DePriest yielded just one hit in the final 3 2/3 innings to earn his eighth save and nail down the win for BJ. Finnerty (5-0). North Carolina got a big-time effort from starter Ryan Snare in its 8-2 win Friday. Snare was behind 2-1 after five innings but javelin. Jill Pedretti was a double winner, capturing the shot put and discus titles. UNC dominated the field events on the men’s side, recording a sweep. Sal Gigante broke his own school record en route to winning the discus with a throw of 202 feet, 7 inches. He also placed first in the hammer. Blair Woodward edged out teammate Kevin Crittendon to win the long jump, but Crittendon returned the favor in the triple jump. “It went pretty good,” Crittendon said. “I wanted to jump farther, but con sidering the conditions, I’ll take it.” Other UNC victories in field events came from Brent Callaway in the pole vault, Kestutis Celiesius in the javelin, Jonathan Dean in the high jump and lan Douglas in the shot put. The Tar Heels struggled some on the track because of injuries to sprinter Marcus O’Neal, runner Arif Welcher and hurdler Terrance Wilson. But UNC still won four events. Woodward was victorious in the 110 hurdles, and Jeff Ellis outkicked team mate Omar Clinton for first in the 400 hurdles. Jacobe Foster took the 400 tide, and Joseph Handy won the 200. “Injuries definitely are hurting us,” Crittendon said. “But hopefully, we’ll be pretty healthy next week for ACCs.” The Sports Editor can be reached at sports@unc.edu. had to place the ball on an hill covered with mulch about 150 yards from the hole. Newton remained calm and knocked the ball onto the fringe and saved par. “I actually was going to pick it up and go back to the fairway and do an unplayable lie,” Newton said. “ Luckily, I just stayed calm and asked the rules official, and it was actually one of the better breaks I’ve ever gotten.” Newton, who shot 80 and 74 in the first two rounds, finished in the top 10 for the fourth time and shot her best score in the final round for the third straight year. “The first day is always pretty rough, I don’t know why,” Newton said. “It’s kind of annoying, though. I wish I could get off to a good start the first day. I kept the Tar Heels close until they broke through against the Maryland bullpen for three runs in the seventh inning and four more in the eighth. The first three batters in the seventh - Earey, Chad Prosser and Adam Greenberg - all reached base and scored as UNC grabbed the lead. Shortstop Clay Hooper added a two-run homer to left field in the eighth to ice the contest. Snare (7-1) tossed a complete game, allowing seven hits and two walks in his 139-pitch effort. “I was confident,” said Snare, who struck out eight. “We have a great team with a bunch of great hitters, and once they put it together, they’re pretty much unstoppable. So I knew if I went out there and just did my job, we would come back.” The Sports Editor can be reached at sports@unc.edu. iSiM DTH/SEFTONIPOCK UNC freshman Marcus Allen (left) takes the baton for the third leg of the 4-x-400-meter relay. The Tar Heels finished third in the event in 3:15.87 Fullback Dyer Gets Drafted By Dolphins UNC senior Deon Dyer was the lone Tar Heel to hear his name called in the 2000 NFL Draft. Dyer was chosen in the fourth round by the Miami Dolphins. See Page 13. A -m* think I would maybe put myself in con tention to win the tournament, but I kind of shoot myself in the foot in the first round.” Newton struggled early, but Spector carried the Tar Heels with rounds of 76 and 71 to hold fourth place after two rounds. Spector carded five birdies in the first 36 holes but struggled to get on track Sunday, hitting only four greens on the front side. She finished with a 77 for a three-round total of 224, good for a sixth-place tie. “She’s just so steady out there,” UNC coach Sally Austin said. “She doesn’t seem to get ruffled, upset or miffed.” UNC sophomore Heather Angell brought home the Tar Heels’ third-best finish by placing 13th. Lever followed in INSIDE: ■ Women's lacrosse beats the Buckeyes. Page 11 ■ Women’s tennis falls to Duke. Page 13 ■ Men's golf finishes ninth in tourney. Page 11 at 14th, while junior Britta Olson fin ished 17th. The Tar Heels finished the day with a five-player total of 300, one stroke more than they had on Saturday and five strokes more than Wake’s Sunday total. While the Demon Deacons were obviously on the players’ minds, Austin wanted her players to think only about the next shot they were about to hit. “I just tried to get them to not focus on the end result," Austin said. “Just focus on each shot and let the shot take care of the result - the process of getting there instead of worrying about trying to make birdie on every hole or what Wake’s shooting.” The Sports Editor can be reached at sports@unc.edu. Tar Heels Run Over Retrievers The UNC men's lacrosse team used a second-half scoring spurt against UMBC to end a four-game losing streak. By James Giza Staff Writer North Carolina men’s lacrosse coach Dave Klarmann sat on a wooden bench in the team’s locker room in Kenan Field House early Saturday evening. His Tar Heels had just ended their four-game slide in very undramatic Men’s Lacrosse UM BC 9 UNC IS fashion, walloping No. 18 Maryland- Baltimore County 15-9 in front of 898 on a soggy Fetzer Field. With his 99th career win in the bag and his team’s postseason hopes and sunken confidence revived, the enig matic coach offered a possible explana tion for the third-quarter scoring spree that sealed the victory. “I stopped talking to them at half time,” Klarmann said in his usual delib erate monotone. “I think that helped them out. We just go in and practice Zen Buddhism. We do a mantra.” He paused. Really, coach? “No, not real ty-” While their coach’s dry humor might sometimes be hard to detect, the reason for the lOth-ranked Tar Heels’ seventh win of the season was readily appar ent. The two teams trotted off the field at the half with UNC (7-4) leading 6-3. The Tar Heels had T if ki UNC junior Jeff Sonke scored three goals in the Tar Heels' win against Maryland- Baltimore County. been victimized by second-half runs in losing efforts against Virginia and Johns Hopkins in the past two weeks. This time, however, they did a little running of their own. UNC’s Jeff Sonke scored the first of his three goals on an assist from Matt Crofton with 12:51 left in the third quar ter to boost the lead to 7-3. UMBC answered 46 seconds later with a goal from longstick defender Zack Burke to slice the lead back to three. But Burke got just a little too excited. In his ensuing celebration, he point ed to the Fetzer Field crowd in a taunt ing manner and was whistled for unsportsmanlike conduct -a one minute, full-serve penalty. “That really killed us,” said UMBC coach Don Zimmerman, who was an assistant at North Carolina from 1979-1982. “It took some momentum away from us, and it allowed Carolina to score three goals. “And to me, that was the ball game.” Sonke fired a shot on Maryland- Ballimore County goalie Steve Cusa that was deflected away - right into the See MEN'S LACROSSE, Page 13 16
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