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(Hljr Sailij (Bar Hrrl Seivold Redeemed in Lacrosse Win johnny Seivold's goal in triple-overtime gave the Tar Heels a victory in their season-opener on Saturday. By James Giza Senior Writer , After his ill-timed fumble nearly stuck L the North Carolina men’s lacrosse team with a sour start to its season, Johnny i Seivold knew he had to atone for his sin. 1 The sopho t more mid fielder came to one logical solution: score the game-win- Men’s Lacrosse Ohio State 12 UNC (30T) . .13 ; ning goal. His teammates probably would have been fine with a simple “Sorry ’bout that fellas,” but they gleefully accepted his • left-handed rocket that zipped into the upper-left comer of the net in the third overtime as an apology. Gymnasts Set Record, Top James Madison By Chris* Gilfillan Staff Writer The North Carolina women’s gym nastics team came into this season know ing this could be a record-breaking year. Sunday, the Tar Heels lived up to their expecta tions. In their home matchup against James Gymnastics JMU 189.925 UNC ....195.975 Madison at Carmichael Auditorium, UNC set a team-score record of 195.975 and finished on top of the Dukes’, who recorded a score of 189.925. Along with the team mark, the Tar Heels set anew floor record of 49.550. “You have to be psyched up to have MEN'S BASKETBALL From Page 10 to shoot it,” Boone said. “1 don’t always necessarily have that mentality.” Boone and seniors Kris Lang (21) and Jason Capel (20) became the first Tar Heel trio to net 20 points since UNC 95, Florida State 85 FSU 43 42 85 UNC 40 55 95 FSUItSI fg ft rb mm m*a m-a o*t a pf tp Dixon. A. 35 m 2-2 2-4 1 3 14 Joiner 35 6-9 DO 2-6 1 3 12 oon, N. 19 4-7 4-6 4-6 0 5 12 Cummings 34 11-16 6-7 2-4 1 4 28 Amngtofi 34 5-12 04) 64 7 4 12 Mathews 15 2-4 00 1-3 0 3 4 Harvey 8 0-1 0-1 60 0 1 0 Haywood 6 OO OO 60 1 10 Richardson 6 0-1 60 1-2 0 2 0 Bracy 5 1-1 OO 60 0 33 Waleskow. 3 OO 60 0-1 0 10 Total 200 33-62 12-1 6 13-32 27 85 Percentages FG 532. FT .750 3-poim goals 7-19 368 (Doon. A 2-8, Arrington 2-6. Joiner 2-2, Brecy 1-1) Team rebounds 2 Blocked shots - 2 (Matthews 2! Turnovers l9 (Joiner 4, Dixon A 3, Arrington 2. Dixon N. 2. Harvey 2. Mathews 2, Richardson 2. Bracy. Haywood) Steals 6 (Arrington 3. Bracy. Dwon. A. Richardson). UNC (95) fg ft rb mm m-a m-a o-t a pf tp WStsms 29 1-4 1-2 2-6 3 1 3 Capel 32 7-10 4-6 38 4 2 20 lang 30 8-14 5-8 3-6 4 2 21 Scott 27 5-5 1-2 o*2 2 0 13 Boone 35 7-13 6-9 1-1 6 1 28 Manuel 18 0-1 2-2 0-3 2 4 2 Johnson 14 1-2 2-3 1-3 0 1 4 Berstitker 9 2-5 0-0 11 0 4 4 Momson 6 0-2 00 OO 1 0 0 Total 200 31-66 23-32 11-29 22 14 95 Percentages FG 564. FT .719 Sprint goat* - 10-20 500 (Boone 6-9. Capri 2 4. Scott 2-2. Momson 02. Johnson 0-1. Manuel 0-1 Williams 0-1) Team rebounds 4 Blocked shots - 4 (Betsticker. Lang, Manuel, Williams) Turnovers 14 (Williams 4, Bersttcker 3. Scott 3, Capel 2. Boone, Manuel). Steal* - 8 (Capri 2. lang 2,Bersttcker. Boone. 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Then came Seivold’s chance to relieve some of his built-up angst. “I figured I owed it to my goalie,” said Seivold, who plays on UNC’s second midfield line. “I almost pissed my pants. this kind of perfor mance,” said coach Derek Galvin. “If we didn’t have a group of gymnasts with this type of energy, we would n’t be able to do it.” Throughout the season UNC has been working on its team unity, making sure every gymnast on the team realizes her importance to the whole. Sophomore Anna Wilson won the all-around Sunday, finishing with a total score of 39.225. This extra vote of confidence was part of what jolted the Tar Heels to the new level of competition. Vince Carter, Antawn Jamison and Shammond Williams on Jan. 8, 1998. Monte Cummings, who also scored 20 of his 28 in the second half, led FSU. The Seminoles (10-13, 3-9) doubled Lang in the post, but with so many team mates on target - UNC shot 55.4 percent and 50 percent from long distance - Lang tied his career high with four assists. “The last game I had a nice game against them, and I figured they were going to double-team me,” said Lang, who had 23 at FSU. “I was anticipating that, and Adam Boone was hitting his shots." So was his backcourt mate, Scott, just like in the Clemson win in which he had a career-high 17. Sunday, Scott made all five of his shots for 13 points. “When Adam Boone’s hitting, 1 know he’s looking to be aggressive,” Scott said. “Guys come out on him, and he’ll drive it and get me open.” With the help of the guards, the Tar Heels are trying to climb out of the ACC dungeon and avoid the tourna ment’s play-in game. Baby steps for the program. “This is a special place,” Doherty said. “I don’t think there’s another place like North Carolina. 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W *No passes *No discount tickets W VISIT OUR WEB SITE! 1 I www.easternfederal.com 1 (Scoring the goal) was the only thing I could do to make up for it. I was scared I was never going to play again.” After dodging to his right all game, Seivold switched it up on the game-win ner, hoping to catch the OSU defense off guard and avoid its slide. It worked. “It was amazing,” said senior mid fielder Tim Gosier, who scored all three of his goals in the fourth quarter. “1 was praying, ‘Please go in, please go in,’ because we were all so tired - it was a long game. So it was really a huge goal, a great goal.” And it allowed the Tar Heels (1-0) to get away with some spots of horrid play. For the game, they converted one extra man opportunity in six chances and had to setde for a narrow victory despite out shooting OSU 63-31. They also suffered numerous defen sive breakdowns in the first half, which eventually led to a 7-4 OSU lead with 5:53 remaining in the second quarter. With a close defensive unit that includes only one returning starter (sophomore Ronnie Stains), a converted “This year when we come out on the floor, we put everything to the side and we come together as one,” said co-cap tain Lisa Companioni. The record-setting floor exercise car ried the Tar Heels to their new team record, with both Olivia Trusty and Anna Wilson posting scores of 9.95. Companioni scored a 9.80, which didn’t place in the top five for UNC, (11-6), but the score would’ve earned second place for the Dukes (2-9). “To score that well in a meet is defi nitely a tribute to Coach Galvin, along with the quality of gymnasts that he has,” saidjames Madison coach Roger Burke. Although the Dukes lost the match, they improved on the whole, scoring a season-high score of 189.925. Another factor that boosted the Tar SECOND HALF From Page 10 made the best adjustment after the half. The sophomore, who made several critical mistakes down the stretch in Tuesday’s loss to Virginia, controlled UNC’s offense in the second half, scoring 20 of his 28 points and helping to stop several FSU runs. “I really admire him for coming back after some tough plays against Virginia,” Doherty said. “He came out and had an awesome, awesome game.” And yet, it was still the type of game the Tar Heels usually lose -a tight contest with several minutes to play. But the team seemed relaxed and composed, traits that haven’t been visible much this season. “Today was the first time I’ve been able to be on the court and have fun in a while,” saidjason Capel, who scored 20 points. “It felt good to play well, put together a good game and get a win.” Kris Lang, who scored 21 points in his matchup with Nigel Dixon, FSU’s 6- foot-10, 333-pound center, said UNC needs to play for a full game the way it did in the second half against the ’Noles. “That’s something we have to do when we have a lead, not to look back," he said. “Remember what got us there, just play and have fun.” The Sports Editor can be reached at sports@unc.edu. FAST FREE delivery /JplL ) i 96B-3278 I A*4l*l A r OPEN LATE V 1 HOURS Mon-Wed: 4pm-2am Thurs: 4pm-3am 306A W. 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It was the kind of play the Tar Heels desperately needed to get their season headed in the right direction as they seek to end a three-year absence from the NCAA tournament. “We had some passion, and I think we’re really coming together as a team this year,” Seivold said. “We’ve got a new attitude, and we want to win.” The Sports Editor can be reached at sports@unc.edu. Heels to their record was posting their scores without having a half-point deduction for falling. “One’s goal as a team is not to count any falls,” Galvin said. “Tonight we did n’t have any falls that counted for us.” The Tar Heels also owned the all around competition, with Wilson (39.225), Monica Middleton (39.200) and Maddy Curley (38.900) taking the top three honors. Yet, focusing on team performance, the Tar Heels merely saw the meet as an overall gain. “This year’s performance and energy make a good team,” Middleton said. “The pieces just fit together.” The Sports Editor can be reached at sports@unc.edu. BASEBALL From Page 10 to tie the game at two. Casey Grimm broke the tie with a two-run single in the 10th to give Seton Hall a 4-2 victory. “When you’re in a close game like this, one play can dictate whether you win or lose,” said UNC coach Mike Fox. Friday, UNC won in dramatic fash ion, overcoming Seton Hall leads of 4-1 and 5-4. The latter rally came in the bot tom of the ninth, when Braun, 0-for-3 at that point, crushed a three-run, game winning homer to left, past Boshamer Stadium’s new scoreboard. “Hitting the winning home run was one of the greatest things I have done in my career so far,” Braun said. “We were down by three runs, but we didn’t hang our heads. We just kept playing hard.” The Tar Heels sorely missed the infield presence of preseason All-American Russ Adams, who sat out Sunday’s game and played DH on Saturday. Adams was held out of the lineup after suffering a hairline fracture on his left thumb while squaring to bunt on Friday. He should return to practice this week. “I would have never thought we’d come out and kick the ball around like we did,” Fox said. “But it’s baseball. We’ll be better defensively down the road.” The Sports Editor can be reached at sports@unc.edu. Brown Leads Tar Heels Past Slumping Ga. Tech From Staff Reports ATLANTA - Coretta Brown had 19 points and eight rebounds to lead No. 20 North Carolina to-a 71-62 victory Sunday against Georgia Tech. Candace Sutton and Kenya Mcßee scored 10 points each as UNC (21-6, 10-4 in the ACC) handed Tech its fourth loss in five games. Regina Tate scored 18 for the Yellow Jackets (14-11, 7-8), and Sonja Mallory and Milli Martinez had 14 apiece. The Tar Heels opened the second half with a 7-0 scoring run to take a 44-30 lead. Tech pulled within five with 50.5 seconds left, but Mcßee and Nikki Teasley each made two free throws to seal UNC’s win. Softball Takes 2nd at Triangle Classic RALEIGH - The North Carolina softball team split its final two games at the Triangle Classic Sunday against Illinois and Minnesota to finish in sec- Women's Tennis Edges 'Cats With Strong Singles Play By Randy Wellington Staff Writer It had histrionics, verbal sparring, a biased judge and even a ruling body that intervened. But this wasn’t Olympic figure skat ing. It was women’s tennis. And North Carolina brought a taste of the drama of Salt Lake City right to Cone- Women’s Tennis Northwestern .. .3 UNC 4 Kenfteld Tennis Center in its 4-3 win against No. 12 Northwestern on Sunday. The lOth-ranked Tar Heels (6-1) were up 3-2 in the contest as No. 2 singles player Julie Rotondi’s match moved into its third set. Rotondi had lost the first set, but not her confidence. “I knew the most important games would be those first two games of the sec ond set,” she said. “I played horrendous in the first set. It couldn’t get any worse.” Things quickly got better, for the fans and Rotondi. After sweeping the first two games of the second set, she cruised to a 6-1 win. In the third set, the drama started with a Rotoncfi shot that her opponent, Liajackson, called wide. Rotondi was outraged and appealed to the judge sitting courtside, who over ruled jackson’s call. Later, Jackson was overruled again on an incorrect line call. She let out her frustrations after a close “out” call by Rotondi, yelling, “You know that was in!” But Rotondi’s call was not overturned, and the match continued with Rotondi yelling after each big point she won. “We’re both very competitive, both hate to lose,” Rotondi said. “We’re both pretty obnoxious. I almost lost my voice.” Duke University university of North Carolina Chapel Hill , presen i tlie 3222 J . 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To be held on campus at Duke university, Durham, n Carolina Monday, February 18, 2002 ond place at the 21-team tournament The Tar Heels (5-5) beat Illinois 5-2 behind Shannon Walsh’s third win of the season. But in the Gold Bracket champi onship game, Minnesota ended UNC’s five-game winning streak with a 7-0 shutout Wrestling Splits Pair of Road Meets PHILADELPHIA - The UNC wrestling team rebounded from a 32-7 loss to No. 13 Lehigh on Saturday with a 28-6 victory against Drexel later that day. Against Lehigh (11-5), Evan Sola and Brad Byers both won their matches for the Tar Heels (12-5). But Lehigh won a num ber of close matches en route to the win. At Drexel, UNC heavyweight Matt Kenny returned from injury and won a 11-3 major decision against Mike Carroll. Tar Heel Chris DiGuiseppe also won by major decision, beating Mike Wemett 14-3 at 165 pounds. But she didn’t lose her match, clinch ing it and a Tar Heel victory by winning the third set 6-4. UNC lost the doubles point to Northwestern (5-3), meaning the Tar Heels had to win four of the six singles matches in order to win the match. UNC’s No. 1 singles player, Marlene Mejia, dissected the Wildcats’ Marine Piriou, ranked ninth in the nation, with ease in a straight-set win (6-2, 6-2). “She is so tough out there,” said North Carolina assistant coach Rebecca Dirksen of Mejia. “She thinks like a coach would want her to think.” In addition, Kate Pinchbeck and Aniela Mojzis were victorious for UNC. And after the Tar Heels’ third win in four matches against top-15 teams, confi dence is one thing the team isn’t lacking. “We know we’re a top-10, top five caliber team,” Mejia said. They also know how to put on a show. 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