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Sports Monday ft-K&r ▼"y wm DTH/EMILY SCHNURE Forward Kristen McCann (left) had chances to score against Virginia in Saturday's 3-1 win but was unable to find the bade of the net. Volleyball Takes 2nd In Tourney No. 21 Santa Clara handed UNC its first and only loss of the Carolina/Nike Classic at Carmichael Auditorium. By Adam D. Hill Staff Writer Perhaps Jim Morrison was more than the lead singer for the Doors. The 1970s icon may also have been a prolific vol leyball analyst. Whether Morrison knew it as he sang “the West is the best," he was describing the landscape of collegiate volleyball precisely. North Carolina got a taste of West Coast volley ball Saturday night. The Tar Heels fell 3-1 (15-17, 15-7, 15-7, 15-4) to No. 21 Santa Clara, one of many California located teams I Volleyball Santa Clara... .3 UNC I Delaware 0 UNC 3 Louisville 0 UNC 3 in the top 25, in the final match of the Carolina/Nike Classic. UNC won its previous two matches of the weekend, beating Louisville 3-0 (15-12, 17-15, 15-11) on Friday and Delaware 3-0 (15-5, 15-2, 15-5) on Saturday. “Santa Clara is a very unique team,” Tar Heels Score Points In Bunches See Page 11 said UNC coach Joe Sagula, who picked up his 400th win Friday. “They play so hard and put so much pressure on you all of the time, and that makes things hard." The Tar Heels handled that pressure in the first game of the match. UNC jumped out to a 5-1 advantage and held on for a 17-15 victory. Yet North Carolina allowed tired legs and a vicious Bronco attack to control the remainder of the match. The Tar Heels managed a flurry of side-outs to begin the second and third games, but Santa Clara's offense was sim ply too potent. The Bronco offense con trolled the match, limiting the Tar Heels to 18 points m the final three games. Several Tar Heel players still turned in exemplary performances during the weekend Casey Simpson recorded 35 total lulls and 27 digs, while Five Kackham posted 116 assists as tlie pair garnered all tournament honors Simpson and fellow outside hitter lama Ureene formed a tenacious tandem around the net, as Greene posted 40 kills While UNC compiled impressive slats against bants Clara, losing respect hilly won't be seen as tire pinnacle of its season “We aren't disappointed in die loss against Utein but the loss against our selvas," seuior lu Feldman sard "We had sonic mental bteakdowns out titere dun we could have conn oiled hagula cued UNC’s blocking and unturced etiuri as points of t om eiu But die lat Heels thutk dtey benefited because die touiusmettl gave dteiu a chant* to find dmu identity "We want to ire a momentum mam $ team that feeds oil g dig * kdl Ui a serve " junior hosts Butltl.oh said We want to be a leant due follow* up on* grind play Wtdt gpudmr une % tpurir idtiur tgn he t*gWuHf gi tpmCifum edo No. 2 Seminoles Stomp Tar Heels W tl l m WSM, Si sßf iA f. JBIVK nPtirTBI * * aw, I Hi haC ' Hiv VL ‘ : . AAwL mm | \ DTH/JEFF POULAND UNC tailback Willie Parker meets Florida State safety Chris Hope. Hope made seven tackles as the Tar Heels ran for just 79 yards. UNC Defense Fails to Measure Up in Loss The Florida State offense racked up 540 total yards, including a season-best total of 194 on the ground. By T. Noun Haves Sport* Editor TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Ques tions had surrounded the North Carolina football team all season long. Sure, the "Ikr Heels would be good on defense. But tiow good? Would they be an good as (he UNC units of 1996 and ’97 dial were among the nation’s best? The Tar Heels got their answers Saturday. Men's Soccer Misses Out on Title Despite 2 Wins Be lam Curium Staff Mfuu* Mu haul Hmy was lit dm rigid plw* at dm right mite 1 Mdiy enough, just sat mid* Mm* he wa* m dm WriMtg plate at the woiit tunc Almi earn uig a yellow raid mat out ndc in* own Iff * atsf bit# id ■ — DS? 1 f Field Hockey Splits Weekend Games By Brad Broders Staff Writer Virginia’s field hockey team entered Sunday’s contest against second-ranked North Carolina in the midst of a shutout streak that spanned four games. It took three minutes for the streak to end. Field Hockey Virginia I UNC 3 ODU I UNC 0 UNC senior Erin Cox, who entered i They entered their matchup against Florida State ranked No. 8 in the nation in total defense (197.5 yards per game) but were blitzed for 540 yards by the Seminoles. “1 don’t think their defense was even close to that team in ’97,” said FSU senior tail back Jeff Chaney, Florida State senior wide receiver Marvin Minnis made five receptions for 132 yards and two touchdowns. who rushed for 51 yards and a touch down on five fairies . “Their linebackers UNC Continues To Miss Scoring Opportunities fevPagtlf 89 44, (tie Norib Carolina midfielder made a bark save with sta second* left Ul dm mari ft In propel IJNC in a 2 I vn to ty 6mmday agamat 10 one ky TV Jar Meet* (6 I) fuitslmd 24) ui this weekend'* Nik* ( Mofuia t 'Umu, defeat mg itMtvw f4) mi Ffiday. UNC < ri.atuffeau also imupi. md a 24) wati end, beating (Imivm and Kenimky by a pan of 2 i timet Mmausi ih lai IMt and UNC h the weekend with one career goal, punched her sec ond score home with 31 minutes remaining in the first half. Cox’s score was one of three goals the Tar Heels pushed through the net in the first half, propelling UNC (6-1, 1-0 in the ACC) to a 3-1 victory at Henry UNC back Erin Cox scored her second career goal against Virginia on Sunday. (in 1997) were a lot faster, and they hit a lot harder. Not taking anything away from North Carolina - they have a good team -but I just think that ’97 team was a lot better.” Chaney was one of many problems for the Tar Heels. Fellow tailback Travis Minor piled up 112 yards on 16 carries as the Seminoles finished with a season best 194 yards on the ground. FSU, known for its high-powered passing game with quarterback Chris Weinke in the shotgun, beat the Tar Heels to death from the I-formation. The Seminoles operated from the I more than 80 percent of the time. “(Weinke) is an outstanding quarter- See DEFENSE, Page 9 both had a goal differential of plus-2 during the weekend, (he Classic title went In the team that scored the most goal*. The Spartans scored four goals, while IJNC stored only three times. “We juat need to learn how to win the game," All Tournament selection Chris Cairien said. “Instead of 2-1, it needs to be 24) Instead of 11, U needs to be 14)." TV Tar Heels’ match against the Wildt t (2 4) ws seemingly a foregone tom I muon ui Uie 74th tmiiuri-, Carriert loiv led • Sean Mi < hniy lead 30 yard* li'xn lh* goal, blew by Ins t*.-fender and Vat UK goalie Brian O'Vary with a Defensive Play Key in Tar Heels' Weekend Games See Page 7 Stadium. The victory against the No. 7 Cavaliers (3-2, 0-0) gave the Tar Heels a weekend split after UNC fell to third ranked Old Dominion 1-0 on Saturday. “It wasn’t set up,” Cox said of her goal. “The runback after I scored, I think I was more out of breath then. It felt so good because it finally wasn’t an assist.” Cox amasses many assists as the team’s stick-stopper during penalty cor ners, but the back rarely gets a piece of the goal-scoring action. Florida State scored 22 unanswered points in six minutes after North Carolina scored a touchdown to cut the FSU lead to 14-7. By Bret Strelow Assistant Sports Editor TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - North Carolina had awakened from its comatose state. Florida State led 14-0 after seven minutes, but UNC’s task wasn’t that daunting considering FSU had put up 28 points in the “seven-minute nightmare” of a year ago. The Tar Heels fought back. Anthony Saunders’ touch down cut the Seminole lead to 14-7 with 34 seconds left in the first quarter. UNC had doused the fire. The Tar Heels were ready to turn the game into a 60-minute battle. But nightmares have a tenden cy to recur. Florida State followed UNC’s first touchdown with 22 unan- swered points in the next 5:54 on the way to a 63-14 victo ry against the Tar Heels at Doak Campbell Stadium. The Tar Heels had not given up 60 points since 1912, when Virginia shut out UNC 66-0. Florida State has outscored North Carolina 71-10 in the first half the last two seasons. “After we got behind 14-0,1 thought (the touchdown) put us in position to feel like we had a chance to be competi tive again,” Torbush said. “We let that get away in a hurry. That feeling didn’t last very long.” Florida State’s quick-strike offense made sure of that. The Seminoles marched 58 yards in 2:36 after Saunders’ touch down, and Chance Gwaltney booted a 39-yard field goal through the uprights on the 11th play of the drive. Thirty-five seconds later, FSU free safety Chris Hope scooped up a fumble by UNC fullback Ronnie Robinson and scampered 12 yards for a touchdown. The Seminoles were far from finished. Florida State, with help from a fumbled kickoff by Tar Heel wideout Bosley Allen, scored touchdowns 58 seconds apart on its next two offensive possessions to take a 36-7 lead with 6:51 left in the first half. All five of Florida State’s first-half scoring possessions lasted less than three minutes. See FOOTBALL, Page 9 nr * I * ‘‘ juf' Bin ng^j^prj |tMg MB '■ ■ yjg Tv®' ■ JHuJi | DTH/JEFF POULAND Florida State tailback Jeff Chaney races to the end zone on his 29-yard second-quarter touchdown. Chaney gained 51 of FSU’s 194 rushing yards. shot into the bottom right comer. UNC belt' a 2-0 lead and Kentucky, which had taken only five shots through out the game, didn’t seem like it would be able to pose an offensive threat. But the Wildcats stormed back with the aid of two costly Tar Heel fouls. In the 89th minute, UNC fouled a Kentucky player near midfield. UK defender Thomas Graham sent the ensuing direct kick into the UNC box, where it deflected off the head of Wildcat attacker Giovanni Fernandes before finding the back of the net. “We don't get beat behind, ever," INSIDE: The Atlanta Falcons defeated the Carolina Panthers on Sunday with the help of a controversial safety call by the officials. The Panthers fell to 1-2 on the season. Tar Heels Record Pair Of Shutouts Senior Raven McDonald, left, scored the only goal as the UNC women's soccer team beat Penn State on Friday. The Tar Heels defeated SMU 2-0 on Sunday. See Page 8. Page 8 UNC’s Holly Huff added a goal less than two minutes later, slashing the ball through the net off a penalty comer. Teammate Abbey Wooley scored with three minutes remaining in the half, giving the Tar Heels their third and final score of the contest North Carolina and Virginia played a scoreless, if not sluggish, second half, as each team struggled to create scoring chances. Although the Tar Heels’ offensive attack struggled at times on Sunday, UNC coach Karen Shelton said she wit- See FIELD HOCKEY, Page 7 Football UNC 14 Florida State. .63 Carrieri said. “Our defense is too good, our defense is too fast. But if you make stupid fouls, that’s the only way I feel people are going to beat us.” Leading 2-1, UNC could ill afford to give up another foul in its defensive zone. But with 16 seconds to go, Bucy was handed a yellow card. And the game got significantly more interesting. Fernandes took the direct kick from 10 yards out and blasted it into the goal box. After it pinballed off both UNC and UK players, the ball ended See MEN'S SOCCER, Page 11 14
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