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(Thr Hatly (Tar Urd Wolfpack Upsets Top-Ranked UNC By Kellie Dixon Assistant Sports Editor By Kellie Dixon Assistant Sports Editor CARY - As the final whistle sounded, the N.C. State women’s soccer team erupted into cheers and its foe, No. 1 North Carolina, slumped away into the locker room. In their 17 years of Women’s Soccer UNC I N.C. State 2 competing against each other, neither Mk ' ’ fP r '~" ss *' , DTH/STREETER LECKA N.C. State forward Jordan Allison tackles the ball away from UNC defender Carmen Watley (26) in the Wolfpack's 2-1 win against the Tar Heels on Thursday. The win was State's first ever against UNC. Volleyball Extends Winning Streak By Ben Couch Staff Writer The No. 11 North Carolina volleyball team is off to the best start in the pro gram’s history after defeating Duke 3-1 on Thursday. However, the Tar Heels should hope that the match isn’t a microcosm for the entire season. A torrid start was fol lowed by a tepid second game, in which the Volleyball Duke I UNC 3 Blue Devils (14-6,2-3 in the ACC) dom inated a sloppy UNC squad. But the Tar Heels (16-1, 4-0) turned things around, winning the last two games for the victory. However, the win didn’t erase North Carolina’s mid-match missteps. “This is one of those ones that leaves us very unsatisfied in the level of play,” said UNC coach Joe Sagula. “When we came out, I was so excited with how well we were playing early, and I just want to see us maintain that level.” One Tar Heel who maintained it throughout the match was outside hitter Molly Pyles, who led the team by matching her career-high with 18 kills and recording a personal-best 17 digs. Middle hitter Aletha Green also had an above-average day, tying her career best with 11 kills. The Duke-UNC rivalry was omnipresent and emotions ran high - notably in UNC senior Malaika Underwood. Underwood let loose primal screams after making big plays and constantly implored her teammates to pick up their games. Papa Hires 2 Assistant Coaches to Softball Staff Staff Report North Carolina softball coach Donna Papa has announced the addition of Connie Miner and Noleana Woodard as assistants to her staff. “I’m very excited about having both of them on the staff,” Papa said. “Connie brings a wealth of experience. She’s been (Ebr flatly (Ear 3HM ] HIRING FOR APPRENTICESHIP Training, Job Placement Available. Paid training: construction, HVAC, welding, hydraulics. Ages 17-34, physically fit. High School diploma. Local interview, call 800-662- 7231. Required relocation. LAKE BARGAIN $29,900. Free covered boat slip! Gently sloping lake view parcel w/nice mix of low rolling meadows and trees. Abuts National Forest on 35,000 acre recreational lake in Tennessee Paved roads, water, sewer, more. Excellent financ ing. Call now: 1-800-704-3154 ext. 353. COASTAL NC WATERFRONT Log Cabin on 5.75 wooded acres with panoramic view and long, boatable frontage leading to ICW and Atlantic! $99,900. Under Construction. Excellent Financing. Call now 800-732-6601 x 994 team had experienced this outcome. The Wolfpack notched an early goal in Thursday’s game at SAS Stadium and went on to defeat the Tar Heels 2-1. UNC (10-1-2, 0-1 in the ACC) showed more than one moment of weakness as the Wolfpack (8-3-1, 2-0-1) made itself only the fifth team to upset the Tar Heels in 117 ACC games. Less than two minutes into the match, State found a hole in UNC’s defense. Wolfpack forward Adrienne Barnes reacted to ball a deflected off “Every time we play Duke, we want to get up and have a good game,” she said. “There’s the rivalry, and we play hard every minute. So I am a little more emotional when we play Duke.” UNC used the rush to handily win the first game. The Tar Heels dropped the first point of the match, but never trailed again on their way to a 30-22 win. In game two, however, it was Duke’s turn to be fired up. After UNC went up 6-5, the Blue Devils took over, and the Tar Heels looked out of sorts. With North Carolina behind 19-14, a visibly upset Sagula called a timeout. He fired a quick comment at his play ers before stalking away from the hud dle and facing the empty court for all but the last few seconds of the break. “I was disappointed with our effort, level and focus,” he said. “I was trying to get this team pumped up.” The message didn’t sink in, and UNC dropped game two to the Blue Devils, 30-20. The Tar Heels came out with renewed vigor in game three, going up 7-1 on the strength of two services aces from fresh man Taylor Rayfield. UNC never trailed in game three and won, 30-23. Game four was a back-and-forth bat tle until the Tar Heels scored four con secutive points to close out the match. “We’re struggling right now to play our hardest game, but we’re still search ing for it, and we’re still winning,” Green said. “We just need to learn to fin ish teams, and finish games and know that we’re the No. 11 team in the coun try and play like it.” The Sports Editor can be reached at sports@unc.edu. a head coach and knows about develop ing young players and programs. “Noleana brings tremendous experi ence as a player, both as a collegiate All- American and as a professional. And the fact they’ve worked together makes the transition of having two new coaches even smoother.” Miner comes to North Carolina from | Statewide | MEDICARE PATIENTS USING INHALERS - Albuterol - Atrovent - Combivent - Serevont - Azmacort - Flovents and Others. Having Difficulty? Breathe Easy Again. Medicare covered liquid therapy may be available if you qualify MED-A-SAVE 1-800-224-1919. ext. 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And while UNC stood off its usually 3-, H|~4 ■ "'gtggjl 1 9 IK i— / timSSSi /tt/ — ~i —7 T “' j 5 * DTH/JOSHUA GREER UNC setter Eve Rackham (7) blocks a Duke kill attempt in the Tar Heels' 3-1 win against the Blue Devils on Thursday. Rackham also earned five kills. the University of Califomia-Riverside, where she was the associate head coach. She has had two stints as a head coach, at San Jose State from 1996-2000 and at Eastern Michigan from 1988-96. Woodard coached as an assistant on Miner’s staff at San Jose State from 1996-00. Woodard earned All-America honors in 1992 as the Spartans’ right | Statewide | LAND WANTED: Motivated Buyer want ing to purchase 50+ acre parcels All areas will be considered. Mountain areas preferred. 704-896-5880. FALLING RV PRICES! Before you buy- Check out - Over 400 RVs. Lowest prices of Year! End of Season Clearance! Bill Plemmons RV -Toll Free- 1-866-706-2326 www.billplemmonsrv.com. 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Wolfpack coach Laura Kerrigan said she was impressed by Lear’s perfor mance, especially after a particularly rough game against Maryland last week. “For her to come up with this type of performance after being injured almost the whole week was unbelievable to me,” Kerrigan said. “She really shows what she’s made of.” Coming out of the half, UNC coach Anson Dorrance replaced Winget with veteran Jenni Branam, who has been bat tling a nagging knee injury all season. “Coach put me out there for my leg to launch some balls into the box,” Branam said. “Unfortunately, I never got the chance to use my leg. It’s my biggest weapon.” UNC finally got on the board in the 56th minute when freshman forward Lindsay Tarpley finished a cross from Elizabeth Ball. Tarpley nailed the shot, which went just over the outstretched hands of Lear. But the momentum wouldn’t last. Just minutes after Dorrance opted to sub Winget back in the game to pre vent Branam from reinjuring her knee, the Wolfpack made another charge. With the clock at 64:55, Barnes assisted forward Lindsey Underwood, who placed the ball past Winget for her fourth game winner this season. “Your confidence has to skyrocket on something like this, so obviously UNC is a great team so we’ll take it,” Kerrigan said. However high the Wolfpack is soar ing, several Tar Heels said they will use the loss for motivation. Branam said, “A loss can send a team downhill, but not our team.” The Sports Editor can be reached at sports@unc.edu. Classified Advertising | Statewide | NC SMOKY MOUNTAINS Best Buy. 3 Secluded areas Fabulous mountains over look long distance view/pastoral setting. Gated. Paved roads. Bryson City, $35,000. Owner financing. 800-810-1590. www.arthurwilliams.net NEW MOUNTAIN LOG Home. 6 acs/ $99,900. Beautiful new 2800 square foot log home in secluded mountain setting. 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The key matchup: With all the new talk of Philip Rivers for the Heisman and the continued problems of the North Carolina secondary, N.C. State could get up to its 45 points per game average just by stay ing in die air. But they don’t have to. And that’s what must have UNC worried. True freshman tailback T.A. McLendon has built on his impres sive high school resume and has become the featured back in Raleigh. He’s gained national attention by rushing for 421 yards on 93 carries and scoring 10 touchdowns this sea son, none of which has gone unno ticed in Chapel Hill. Nor has the play of the offensive line that blocks for McLendon and Rivers. “Their offensive line is real well coached, and it looks like they’re fight ers, you know, scrappy guys,” said UNC defensive tackle Chase Page. “But we can’t really worry about what they do. We have to worry about us.” So far this season, there has been plenty to worry about. The defensive problems have been well-documented, and it has gotten to the point that peo ple wonder if last week’s 38-35 points a-palooza is the only way the Tar Heels can win. If UNC can slow McLendon, who has suffered from a wrist injury lately, it might be able to put some extra pres sure on Rivers, although the Wolfpack has allowed just five sacks this season. “You’ve got to make a move,” Page said of the Tar Heels’ pass rush, which has made seven sacks this year and will be without Issac Mooring again this weekend. “You can’t blank out in a The Lowdown on Saturday's Game SN.C. State Wolfpack at North Carolina Tar Heels (6-0,1-0 in the ACC) Kenan Stadium, 12:08 p.m. (2-3,0-1 in the ACC) Head to Head N C State's McLen( * on ' s tHrth' The Tar Heels' D-line R h llNf'c has struggled, and Issac Mooring won't play again KUSn VS. UNL S tQ (,j s h ani j j n j ur y. McLendon could go nuts 351] Front Seven: should State get him 25 carries. Edge: State. N.C. State's Philip Rivers for the Heisman? Maybe not, but Pass' yiifi- he still has thrown for 13 touchdown passes, rass .u v. and a reeling Tar Heel secondary could just help rsTfS® Secondary to p a( j those stats Saturday. Edge: State. UNC'S Rush Jacque Lewis is toughandstrong, but the State (fK§) N f State's defense is decent against the run. Since the UNC (BEJjgfe' VS. N.v.. Mate s |j ne h asn 't p rove( i jt can dominate an rafiS™ Front Seven: opposing D-line, advantage visitor. Edge: State. UNC'S Pass Darian Durant is coming off a career day and will cfato'c face an aggressive State unit that mirrors that of vs. N.L. state s aasXi a team Q urant burned for 284 yards Secondary and two TDs earlier this season. Edge: UNC. Lamont Reid has brought back two kicks for Special touchdowns this season, and the 'Pack can be Teams dangerous when it comes to blocking kicks. Dan Omer continues to shine for UNC. Edge: State. l||gsyP The Bottom Line N.C. 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While State- UNC isn’t exact ly Texas- Oklahoma, Kenan Stadium still should be pulsing with excitement. It was only two years ago that a Wolfpack win in Chapel Hfll caused an impromptu stomping of the “NC” logo at midfield by N.C. State players, upping the ante that much more. That said, the team from Raleigh is simply better than the Tar Heels. The ’Pack’s schedule has been notably weak so far, with the exception of a surprising Texas Tech team, so it has been hard to see if the team is worth its No. 14 ranking. Regardless, State will put points on the board. How quickly it puts them up and how many the Tar Heels counter with early could shape the game. “We’ve been playing from behind,” said UNC quarterback Darian Durant. “I think if we could get ahead, then we could put more pres sure on the other team, instead of putting that pressure on ourselves.” The burden could fall on Durant and his newly clicking offense to score and score often. After shattering Arizona State’s fragile defense a week ago, UNC might have the confidence to take early chances -and might have to do so. “We’re definitely not looking at the Arizona State game as a formula for success,” Page said. Even so, if the Tar Heels can’t put up some big numbers against a defense better than the one they faced last week, it could be over early. And if State takes control, expect the red-clad crowd in the far comer of Kenan Stadium to start getting rowdy. N.C. State 35, UNC 28. Compiled by lan Gordon | Announcements | Tell The World *. Placing a Classified ad *** with the DTH will help you reach UNC students on campus and the online community. 11 N.C. State QB Philip Rivers has thrown for 1,481 yards and 13 touchdown passes through six games. (Eljp iaily (Ear Uppl | Announcements |
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