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CHAMPIONSHIP
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Hamm’s call was fitting, given
the performance of her heir appar
ent at UNC.
Freshman forward Heather
O Reilly scored two goals, earned
one assist and generally wreaked
havoc on the Connecticut (15-6-3)
defense all afternoon.
She was named the tourna
ment’s most outstanding offensive
player after breaking a school
record for goals in one tournament
with eight —a record previously
held by Hamm.
O’Reilly quickly deflected that
comparison after the game.
“It’s ridiculous that anybody can
ever compare anybody to Mia, or
any of these veterans,” she said.
“It’s flattering to be in the same
sentence as Mia. I just want to be
me.”
Sophomore Lori Chalupny pro
vided the early spark for North
FLANAGAN
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during the race. She had a time of
23:22.2.
“For the three freshmen this was
their first (national) race, and their
lack of experience in the race defi
nitely hurt them in understanding
the mental part of the race and
how competitive it really is,”
Whittlesey said.
“They ran for us and they never
stopped fighting.
“We hope that they’re going to
do an excellent job for us in the
future, and they’ve had a tremen
dous, tremendous season.”
The team’s eighth place finish
was an improvement of 13 spots
on its 21st place finish last season.
“Being the ACC Champions and
the district champions, we had a
great year,” said Whittlesey. “We
had three girls that really stepped
up and did a great job today.”
Flanagan, who will be red-shirt
ing the winter and spring seasons
in order to train individually, was
thrilled with the team perform
ance.
“I don’t think our placing
maybe showed how tough we ran,”
Flanagan said. “But individually, I
was obviously very happy. I think
Carol, Erin and I up front did a
really great job. I’m just so proud
to represent UNC and hopefully
leave a legacy behind.”
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Carolina (27-0-0).
She made a home for herself on
the left wing and picked apart the
Huskies’ defense with pinpoint
crosses and hard shots from the
opening whistle.
Less than eight minutes into the
game, Lindsay Tarpley met a low
cross from Chalupny and drove the
ball past Huskies goalkeeper Erin
Rice.
Chalupny struck again at the
30:04 mark, sliding through the
goal box redirecting a cross from
O’Reilly into the net.
“Lori was sort of a one-woman
army out there for us,” Dorrance
said. “It was Chalupny that was
making things happen early.”
Early in the second half, one
four-minute stretch epitomized the
style of play North Carolina exhib
ited all season: explosive, relentless
and cut-throat.
O’Reilly opened the floodgates
when she drove down the wing and
knocked a shot off Rice’s hands.
BASKETBALL
FROM PAGE 10
sive boards, compared to Old
Dominion’s 15.
“We didn’t do a good job of box
ing out tonight, and I think we’ve
emphasized it at practice but not
emphasized it enough,” the coach
said. “We not only have to box out,
but everybody has got to go get the
ball.
“The best teams I’ve ever had at
Kansas always rebounded the ball
first, and that’s what we’ve got to
get used to.”
Another thing Roy Williams
still needs to get used to is coach
ing at his alma mater. Late in the
second half, after the Tar Heels
had emptied their bench, fans in
the risers began chanting, “We love
Roy. We love Roy.”
Williams looked at them and
smiled, then waved an appeasing
hand. The coach was enjoying his
Chapel Hill return.
“I think I had a few more chills
when I came out of the tunnel
(before the game),” Williams said.
“I wasn’t nervous. I haven’t been
nervous since I played in the 10th
grade.
“Some people have asked me if I
was nervous and I said, ‘No, I’m
too busy to be nervous,’ and I think
that was part of it. But I don’t
mind telling you there were a few
more cold chills.”
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TWo minutes later, Maggie
Tomecka connected with Tarpley
on a corner kick, who flicked the
ball into the net.
O’Reilly closed out the barrage
with a hard line drive on a corner
kick headed back into the box by
Kendall Fletcher.
Even with a 5-0 lead, the Tar
Heels didn’t let up. With 20 sec
onds left in the game and players
already jumping up and down on
the sideline, Ramsey stole the ball
at the top of the box and scored
into an open net to ice the game.
“Toward the end of the game,
(Connecticut) couldn’t hold on
anymore,” said senior Catherine
Reddick, the tournament’s most
outstanding defensive player. “We
kept putting pressure on.”
And once the clock ran down,
the celebration began. After
Dorrance shook the hand of
Tsantiris and joined his team, he
received a shower of ice water from
behind courtesy of Tomecka and
DOHERTY
FROM PAGE 10
the left of the press conference
table, with occasional smiles com
ing from Raymond Felton and
Melvin Scott.
“Some observers have character
ized this as a player revolt,” Moeser
said. “Others have implied that we
only started looking into this when
the season ended last week.
Nothing could be further from the
truth. Dick Baddour and I have
been monitoring the program for
some time. When I began to hear a
number of concerns, I felt a need to
separate fact from fiction.”
Baddour said he investigated
the problems surrounding the
UNC basketball program through
individual player meetings per
Doherty’s request followed with
multiple conferences with Doherty.
“(Doherty) and I had numerous
conversations about the future of
Carolina basketball, and he
encouraged me to talk to the play
ers after the final game,” Baddour
said. “We agreed it was necessary
for me to do that.”
Baddour would not reveal infor
mation exchanged during the
player meetings, saying he prom
ised confidentiality.
The players also wouldn’t com
ment on specific issues, but
Rashad McCants said several play
ers would have transferred had
Doherty stayed.
“I considered (transferring)
throughout the whole year,” said
Reddick.
The Connecticut players strag
gled off the field, but the Tar Heels
weren’t ready to leave even 15 min
utes after the game ended.
They exchanged hugs with fam
ily members in the stands. They
signed programs, T-shirts and hats
for young fans.
They collected souvenirs
Tomecka even offered to pay stadi
um officials for a tournament ban
ner she was informed she could not
take with her.
When they finally left the field,
though, the biggest souvenir was
the wooden trophy with gold
engraving, the hardware for which
they had worked all season.
“These girls deserve it,” Reddick
said. “I’ve watched them work
hard, and it makes me smile when
I see that we are hoisting up the
trophy in the end.”
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McCants, who fidgeted during the
press conference. “But then I
would look up at the banners and
think about reaching my goals.”
But McCants said some other
players had more trouble muster
ing a positive outlook.
“I couldn’t understand why any
one watching UNC basketball
wouldn’t have seen our frustra
tion,” he said. “There were prob
lems all a10ng.... A lot of it was up
in the air as far as respect for the
coach.”
While McCants spoke, Baddour
left the press conference to look for
a basketball coach for the second
time in three years.
Assistant Sports Editors
Tim Candon and Kellie Dixon
contributed to this story.
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FOOTBALL
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into the kicker.”
The UNC offense, on the other
hand, appeared afraid to get a first
down. A series of slips, high throws
and overthrows raised the question
of whether Durant was hurt.
Durant was not hurt, nor was he
particularly impressed with the
Duke defense. But he was, like the
rest of the UNC offense, unable to
find a rhythm.
“It was us,” Durant said. “I
mean, I’m not trying to take any
thing away from them, but every
mishap we had was our fault.”
Another Dargan touchdown
made it 23-0, but there were far
more telling numbers at the end of
the half.
First downs: Duke 15, UNC 1.
Rushing yards: Duke 171, UNC
12.
Passing yards: Duke 112, UNC
27.
Total offense: Duke 287, UNC
39.
Time of possession: Duke 21:44,
UNC 8:16.
And a majority of the crowd of
48,000 booing as the Tar Heels left
the field to regroup.
“What would you tell a team at
halftime when you’re getting beat
like that?” Bunting said. “It was
embarrassing.”
Whatever he said, the Tar Heels
came out determined to start the
third quarter.
Durant engineered a 65-yard
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opening drive, capping it with a 17-
yard TD pass to Wallace Wright
UNC then cut the Blue Devils’
lead to 8, with Durant scoring on a
10-yard run and hitting Brandon
Russell for the two-point conver
sion.
But the Tar Heels would get no
closer. After the teams traded TDs,
the UNC defense was able to come
up with a stop, getting the ball
back to the offense on its 24 with
2:36 to play and no timeouts.
Durant started with a 7-yard
completion to Russell but fol
lowed with an incomplete pass.
On third down, Jarwarski Pollock
dropped the ball. On fourth,
Durant looked for an open receiv
er. He couldn’t find one and made
a move to run, but Zalienski came
from behind.
And just like that, everything
was over.
The 13-year winning streak
against Duke. The 2003 season.
For some players, like safety
Dexter Reid, their UNC careers.
“Football is a game of life, man,”
said an agitated Reid. “It can teach
you how to deal with adversity not
only on the field, but off the field.”
Bunting, who Director of
Athletics Dick Baddour said will be
back next year, already has begun
to deal.
“We will not stay down,” he said
Saturday. “The 2004 season starts
for me tomorrow.”
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