4 THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 2004 State cruises after slow start BY MICHAEL MARTINEZ STAFF WRITER For a few minutes Wednesday night, it seemed that the North Carolina wrestling team was on track to provide first-year coach C.D. Mock with an ideal debut to ACC competition. Venroy July and Ryan Adams won the match’s opening bouts and gave the Tar Heels a quick 6-0 advantage against N.C. State. The Wolfpack responded by winning six consecutive decisions, however, and cruised to a 26-12 victory at Carmichael Auditorium. Although he would have pre ferred a victory, Mock said he was pleased with the team’s perform ance against its rival, especially considering the circumstances. The Tar Heels (1-3), who have relied heavily on experienced wrestlers throughout the season, were dealt another major blow this week when Chris Rodrigues, an All-American at 125 pounds in 2002, was dismissed from the team. “I don’t like to lose, but I saw a lot of good things out there today,” Mock said. “My guys wrestled very THE Daily Crossword By Robert H. 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Register with UCS to view on and off-campus job/internship listings at our website: http://careers.unc.edu V Please call, visit our website or drop by with any questions. University Career Services . The Wendy P : & Dean E, Painter, Jr. Career Center UCST 219 Hanes Hall , , University Career Services 919 962.6507 well, and they’re struggling through some adversity. “We asked them to step up, and some of these guys are filling big shoes.” July set the tone for UNC with a 4-2 overtime victory in the opening bout at 197 pounds. After battling with Wolfpack freshman Zach Garren through two overtime peri ods, July scored a takedown to give his team a 3-0 lead. In the ensuing bout, Adams doubled UNC’s lead by manhan dling Wolfpack heavyweight Jainor Palma 8-3, but the rest of the night belonged to N.C. State. The Wolfpack rattled off six con secutive victories in the lower weight classes to take a command ing 26-6 lead. Josh Lee finally stopped the bleeding by gutting out a 6-4 over time victory against Wolfpack 174- pounder Rick Brownlee. Mark Canty won the night’s final bout at 184 pounds with a 7-4 deci sion against Daniel Humphries. There were a few bright spots for UNC during the six-loss stretch. Freshman 125-pounder Drew stitching? 12 Zodiac cat 13 European eagle 18 Fat cats ' 22 Ahal 25 Antique auto 27 Aspirin target 28 Wearing shoes 30 Brag about 32 Tears 34 Eagles' nests 36 Jab 37 At any time 38 Seller fixing stitching anew? 40 Hardens ” 2 |3 p ■H~ p [7 - -j mp ~ ■ 18 ißßjf“ _ _ _ WF" 22 : 7 23 jHHT: 25 BT 27 28 29 130 ■■32 ■■33 34 I 36 38 |so 41 ’ “■■pT” 43 44 IHT 46 : ""“"■■47 " Wi 149 50 51 52 ■■s3 54 ■■s6““ 57 “ ■■pT 59 ' ' 60 61 63 ~~ 64 “ “ ■BTT ' " __ - ■ - ‘flM'6B p'Mfe Sports Forshey was impressive in his new starting role. Forshey fought back from an early deficit to tie his bout at 5-5 in the third period, but was outlasted in overtime by Jeremy Hatrum, and lost 7-5. Garrett Atkinson stayed close with Wolfpack 165-pounder Dustin Kawa, a two-time ACC champion, before losing by pinfall in the third period. “We’ve got guys that are step ping up, and I’m really pleased,” Mock said. “I\vo weeks ago, Drew Forshey thought he was a red shirt. Now he’s in there, and he almost beat that kid, and he will beat that kid. “We’re getting better. It might take some time, but we’re going to be back on top.” July also said he thought Wednesday’s match was an encouraging sign. “We’re going to keep on going on,” he said. “We’ve got the guys who want to wrestle now, and we’re going to keep on getting better. We will get better.” Contact the Sports Editor at sports @ unc.edu. (C)2004 Tribune Media Sendees, Inc. All rights reserved. 43 Transfixes 44 Fr. woman's title 45 Hypothetical supercon tinent 49 Cast off 50 Nike rival 51 Calls to the Alps 53 Spumous 54 Bernstein or Rice 57 Nebbish 59 _ boy! 60 Mil. captive 61 Fuss 63 Before, once upon a time Faltering offense stalls UNC BY V.RON Fin SENIOR WRITER COLLEGE PARK, Md. - After the way things started, few would have thought Wednesday’s show down between No. 9 North Carolina and Maryland at the Comcast Center would be decided by one team’s offensive ineptitude. But the Tar Heels couldn’t dupli cate their early-game scoring flurry when it mattered most, and the MEN'S Terrapins made BASKETBALL just enough free BASKETBALL throws to lock UNC 84 up a 90-84 win Maryland 90 in their ACC home opener. UNC (10-3, 1-2 in the ACC) trailed for most of the second half, but a Rashad McCants 3-pointer from the left comer tied the game at 78 with three minutes to play. Half a minute later, Jamar Smith made 1 of 2 free throws to put Maryland (10-3, 1-1) up for good, thanks to UNC’s offensive meltdown. “We didn’t make a lot of shots that we had open,” said UNC point guard Raymond Felton, who missed a crucial trey with the game tied at 78. “A lot of the shots we just didn’t knock down.” North Carolina’s first two shots after Smith’s go-ahead free throw, a McCants jumper and a May turnaround, were blocked by Nik Caner-Medley. Then a McCants 3- pointer came up short, and Maryland’s Travis Garrison knocked down another pair of free throws to put the Terps up 82-78. From there, it was just a matter of making free throws, and Maryland did. The Terrapins went 10 of 14 from the line in the last three minutes —and they kept the Tar Heels from getting good looks at the basket. “The bottom line is that Maryland made big-time plays down the stretch,” said UNC coach The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s BidAimui BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION January 18 - January 23,2004 Remember, Celebrate, Act A week ofcooperatively planned events to commemorate the life and ideals of a truly inspirational leader. gfTOiiltfll'M 7:oopm IK NKiram ANNUAL WMBSm/tO—WITT ■MINI LIMBI NIK, JL KSMML MMHET The William and Ida Friday Center ifl.MWJyggi 9:ooam Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Observance YOUTH LttDHSMFMTMM Union Multipurpose Room 1505 9:ooam AMY FOI SERVICE 2004 Hamilton Hall, Room 100 6:oopm ML MITM Lima INK, JL OMTOMCM. CDHTBT Tate Turner Kuralt Auditorium mMEMM 7:sopm KEYNOTE LECTURE: ML JOHNETTH I. CQII MO PRESENTATION Of TWENTY-SECOND MMUU MARTIN LUTTf Et DM, Jt SQHHARSHIP Hill Hall 12 noon A SHOM OF HMDS Fot PENCE MW UMIY Polk Place, outside in front of South Building ili|ij:Mi:Vlf:liilJß 7;sopm THE MOYHCMT CONTINUES: A FOMM ON STUDENT ACIIVISN 5 Toy Lounge, 4th floor Dey Hall pEMSStfSm % TOO, SING AMERICA" Hill Hall Auditorium f" I or mine uil<>nn;iUon I vwvw. 11 iu ."ci jll/mi n-i 11 si-1 let lit It*. lit ml ■H K, ■■ DTH/KIM CRAVEN North Carolina guard Raymond Felton (center) looks for a pass while trapped between Terps Nik Caner-Medley (left) and John Gilchrist. Roy Williams. Terp center Jamar Smith made big-time plays for most of the game. The senior scored 22 points on 8- of-14 shooting and had nine rebounds. He put Maryland in con trol early in the second half, scoring 10 of the Terrapins’ first 15 points. “He’s a great player in his senior year,” May said. “He did what he had to do to win, and I didn’t. I played like a little baby out there.” May’s frustration was caused by his 7-for-19 shooting and his four turnovers. Whenever he got the ball in the post, Maryland’s defense col lapsed on him, forcing a bad shot or a turnover. But several times, May simply missed easy layups. “They were swarming him,” Williams said. “They were getting people around him, and I think that was one of their focuses.” Early on, it wasn’t a serious prob lem for the Tar Heels. They were getting scoring from a variety of sources in the extremely fast-paced game. All their starters had at least eight points at halftime. But Maryland kept pace, thanks largely to the play of guard John Gilchrist and forward Ekene Ibekwe, who scored 11 and 13 points, respectively, in the first half. Still, North Carolina stretched its lead to 10 at the 6:43 mark in the half. It looked like the game was dose to getting out of hand, but Tar Heel turnovers kept it close. “There were times in the first half where North Carolina started to make runs,” said Maryland coach Gary Williams. “I don’t think GRAND OPENING!! NY STYLE DELIM La Russa’s Italian Delicatessen Soups • Salads • Antipasto • Imported Cheeses BuildAour-Own Subs • Boar’s Head Deli Meats Hot Subs: Meatball • Chicken Parm • Sausage • Veal Parm Homemade Pastas • Raviolis • Manicotta • Lasagna • Sausages Prepared Take-Home Meals & Sauces - Just Heat & Serve Baked Ziti • Stuffed Shells • Chicken Parm • Veal Parm Chicken Cacciatori • Lasagna • Meatballs • Sausages - Daily Lunch & Dinner Entrees - - Beer & Wine Available - Meadowmont Village Circle - 2 Miles from Campus! Across from the Friday Center in Chapel Hill Hours: M-F 10:00-7:30 • Sat 10:00-4:00 945-0876 The Student's Choice for... IBR from $439 /2 BR from $549 HIBHiBHHI AVAityaJitye- aovv! Ask about our great special offers!* Swffiß dljp Sitttg ®ar Mprf there are many teams in the coun try that can put points up on you that fast. I’m really proud because we won this game as a team.” Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu. Maryland 90, UNC 84 Worth Carolina 49 35 84 Maryland 47 43 90 North Carolina {B4) *g. ft * min M M tt t pf tp McCants 31 6-16 1-2 1-3 4 1 15 Noel 30 4-16 46 5-10 2 5 12 May X 7-18 45 54 2 4 IS Scott 31 5-10 00 0-3 1 1 13 Fallon 36 S-11 55 1-2 7 3 16 Terry 2 (Hi DO 04 0 00 Manuot 21 1-3 35 44 4 5 6 Wi&ems 12 2-7 02 01 0 3 5 Bohlander 2 01 00 1-1 0 1 0 . Sanders 5 OO 00 00 0 1 0 Total 200 3073 17-2621-39 20 24 94 Percentages - FG .411. FT .664. Opoint goals - 7-19, .388 (Scott 36. McCants 2-5. Feiton 1-4. WiHams 1-3. Noel 01) Tuan rebounds- 6. Kockad shots -6 (May 3. Sanders 2. Terry. Noal McCants). Turnover* —l6 (Feiton 6. May 4, McCants 2. Noel. Scott. Tarry. Manuel Sanders). Steals - 12 (Noet 4'. Felton 4, McCants. Scott Tarty, Manuel). Maryland (90) fg ft rb non mm mi o-t a pf tp Ctra>Msdsy3B 7-13 2-2 1-4 1 2 17 Ibekwe 19 S-6 1-1 4-6 0 6 11 Smith 33 8-14 6-14 2-9 0 4 22 Gilchrist 39 7-10 44 05 5 2 X McCray 23 14 46 14 4 1 6 Garrison 24 2-6 6-6 36 1 3 9 Strawberry 14 01 00 00 2 TO Jones 9 14 34 2-3 1 0 5 Bow*rs <'V 00 00 OO 0 0 0 Total 200 31-57 20351440 14 10 90 Percentages - FG .544; FT .714. 3peint goals - 39. .333 (Gilchrist 2-3. Caner-Medley 1-3. Jonas 0-2. McCray 01) Team rebounds - 4 Stocked shots - 7 (Carter- Medley 3. Smith 2. Gilchrist, Garrisdn). Turnovers 22 (Gilchnsi 5. Caner-Medley 4. Smith 4. Ibekws 2, McCray 2. Strawberry 2. Gamson. Jones. Bowers). Steals 8 (GSchnst 3. Caner-Medley. Stekw*. Smith). Technical fouls - UNC. McCants; Maryland. Ibekwe. Attendance 17,950.

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