The Daily Tar HeelFriday, September 1, 198911
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Newcomers, veterans lead
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school with more 1,000-yard rushers
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the position. Senior Aaron Staples,
who carried the ball just six times last
year, is backed up by speedy
sophomores Randy Jordan and Eric
rBlount (a wideout last year) and
freshmen Antuarn Williams and
.-Derrick Henderson. Of those four,
'only Blount has ever suited up in Tar
Heel blue. In any case, fullback
- Michael Benefield will be heading the
. charge. The 5-8, 205-pound junior
- has become a leader by example.
He'll see the ball plenty in the Tar
. Heels' air and ground attacks.
Brown has temporarily silenced
.'talk about much-heralded freshman
quarterback Chuckie Burnette by
firmly handing the job to senior
Jonathan Hall, who seems to be back
on track after a seemingly endless
struggle with his right (throwing)
shoulder. Brown said he wouldn't put
Burnette into a situation that he didn't
think he could handle. Of course,
Brown didn't have to say that. Once
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he believes Burnette can take the
heat, he won't hesitate to throw him
right into the fire.
Joining Crowley in his attempt to
protect Hall and lead the way for
Benefield and Co., senior center Carl
Watts and junior transfer Kevin
Donnelly have filled two of the voids
left by the departure of stalwarts Jeff
Garnica, Darrell Hamilton, Creighton
Incorminias and Steve Steinbacher.
Freshman Alec Millen, who looks
like the heir apparent to Crowley in a
long list of successful Tar Heel
offensive linemen, takes over at left
guard. Sophomore Andrew Oberg
gets the nod at right tackle, while
junior behemoth Bill Boyd (6-8, 288)
waits in the wings. Brian Bollinger, a
6-5, 238-pound sophomore tight end,
will usually serve as a sixth offensive
lineman on the field in the UNC
offensive sets.
Blount's move to tailback turned
the UNC receiving corps into the
Green Team. That is, senior Kurt and
a parade of talented but untested
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freshmen. Speaking of Parade, watch
out for high school All-American
Julius Reese, a real burner. Other
candidates for the starting positions
include Raleigh Millbrook High
standout Bucky Brooks, Durham
Jordan High's Randall Felton and a
pair of Virginians, Corey Holliday
and Joey Jauch, a red-shirt freshman.
A recent injury to Green, a broken
clavicle that will sideline him for at
least six weeks, means this group will
have to grow up in a hurry.
The kicking game could be a
strength for the Tar Heels in 1989.
The much-traveled leg of punter Scott
McAlister returns for his sophomore
season, while Clint Gwaltney, a
savior as a freshman last year, is the
front-runner for the placekicking
duties.
The Tar Heels' alter ego seems
ready to surface for the 1989 football
season. A stronger, faster and deeper
defense should give the Tar Heels'
offense a chance to pull out a few
victories. Unfortunately for Mack
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By JAY REED
Assistant Sports Editor
It sounds like a broken record.
Every time there is talk about the
North Carolina women's soccer team,
the conversation goes: National
Championship ... National
Championship ... National
Championship.
At least it has been like that for
seven of the past eight years. But if
someone hears the repetition for too
long, eventually the needle will be
moved to allow a new tune to be
played.
For head coach Anson Dorrance
and his hustling Tar Heels, opponents
have been trying ever so
unsuccessfully since 1985 to move
the needle and break the almost
monotonous string of games without
a defeat, 70 at this writing. But no one
has yet been so lucky.
Last year's squad stifled teams
offensive threats with players like
Norway's Birthe Hegstad, New York
native Andrea Zeman and Lori Henry
from Seattle, Wash. Those faces are
gone, and with their departure
Dorrance has thought long and hard
over the steamy summer months
about who would replace these all
world performers in the defense.
"We've done a pretty good job of
finding the most experienced
freshmen we could out there,"
Dorrance said.
The prospects he boasts of are Mia
Hamm of Fairfax, Va., Christine Lilly
of Wilton, Conn, and Sarina Weigman
of Den Flaag, The Netherlands.
"(These three) will help mitigate
the loss of our three national team
players (Henry, Hegstad and Wendy
Gebauer)," Dorrance said.
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Cecil Gray
Brown, he may have fewer offensive
weapons than at any time in his
career.
A .500 season would be an
overwhelming success in Mack
Brown's second year at the helm of
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And who could forget Carla
Werden.
Luckily, Werden, a four-year
starter, will be back.
She is the quarterback of the Tar
Heel team once again from the
sweeper position. The soft-spoken
Dallas native has quietly become one
of the country's premier defenders, as
she received first team All-America
honors for 1988.
Joining Werden in the defense this
season is a veteran to the team but
newcomer to the position, Ava Hyatt.
Hyatt is a senior from Tampa, Fla.,
who made such a strong impression
on Dorrance as a versatile midfielder
in the past three years that he has
decided to move her to stopper to fill
the void left by Henry.
However, not everyone on the
UNC team is from far, far away.
Laura Boone, a Chapel Hillian, in
her own quiet way, started all 21
games for the Tar Heels in 1988 and
proved to be a steady surprise for
Dorrance.
In the midfield, Shannon Higgins
will lead an impressive offensive
force from the center. The senior
from Kent, Wash., led the Tar Heels
in goals with 13 while leading the
entire Atlantic Coast Conference with
17 assists and 43 points.
Higgins was named Player of the
Year by Soccer America and also
joined Werden on the first team All
America squad.
Coming off the injured reserve list
to give a burst of energy to the 1989
team is two-time Ail-American
Tracey Bates.
Bates is a veteran of national
championships at UNC, having been
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the UNC program.
All he needs is a productive
quarterback, a cohesive offensive
line, a few freshman contributors and
an injury-free season to get it done.
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through three in her career, and both
her teammates and coaches feel her
return is one of the best things to
happen to this year's squad.
"I really didn't know how much I
missed (Bates) until she was gone,"
Dorrance said. "I know we missed her
as a player, but she gives us so much
more.
"Her impact on team chemistry is
unbelievable."
And how can the offense be
ignored? It is as if no Tar Heel team
has been more offensively minded
since the start of women's soccer in
1979.
"I think this team is going to be
very exciting to watch because
they're going to be a team that goes to
goal," Dorrance said excitedly.
"We have a lot of people who like
to shoot, we have a lot of speed and
quickness and we have enough
experience in key positions for there
to be a good flow."
As well as Higgins and Hyatt
returning with their goal-scoring
abilities, Pam Kalinoski and Julie
Guarnotta come back to haunt
opposing defenders with their quick
cuts and keen senses for the goal.
Kalinoski's 1988 season was
riddled with injuries, but fortunately
for the Tar Heels she became healthy
toward the year's finale. The North
Olmsted, Ohio junior was so
impressive that she was named to the
All-NCAA tournament team.
Teamed up, Kalinoski and
Guarnotta, a senior from Winchester,
Mass., will produce a dynamic duo on
the front line that will baffle the best
in the business.
Well, the team is ranked number
one once again. What a surprise.
But how does a team handle such a
high pedestal without falling off? It's
easy, according to Dorrance.
"It's nothing that intimidates our
players," Dorrance said. "It's
something we take for granted.
"We'd rather be ranked anything
but one, because it would be more
motivational for us."
Motivation is one thing this team
does not need.
But as every head coach has to do,
Dorrance downplays the upcoming
season by emphasizing the squad's
weaknesses.
"The sort of thing that I'm afraid of
right now is that we're going to be
complacent," Dorrance said.
Think about it, though. Seven of
the past eight with two Ail-Americans
returning.
With this sort of experience on the
field, the record will continue to play
National Championship for years to
come.
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