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NFL Dallas 34 Pittsburgh 27 Philadelphia 31 Houston 20 Detroit 31 Tampa Bay 31 Football N Y- Giants 28 N.Y.Jets 10 Phoenix 14 Indianapolis 10 Minnesota 17 Green Bay 3 Washington 24 Buffalo 34 New Orleans 28 Denver 21 Cincinnati 24 Kansas City 26 LA. Rams 14 Atlanta 17 San Francisco 31 Chicago 6 San Diego 13 LA. Raiders (OT)21 Seattle 7 New England 0 JSCs Batmen take control, p. 7 'PORTS 10The Daily Tar HeelMonday, September 14, 1992 5 Purple Paladin Eaters: UNC defense blanks By Eric David Assistant Sports Editor The North Carolina football team used the Atlanta Braves' formula for success Saturday night: Shut out the opponents and wait for an offensive jolt. In its 1992 home opener, UNC took advantage of strong defense and an of fensive spark from pinch-hitter Jason Stanicek to knock off Furman 28-0 be fore 48,500 at Kenan Stadium. The win moved the Tar Heels to 2-0 on the year, 1-0 in the ACC. The Pala dins dropped to 1-1. Despite the lopsided score, the game was anything but a blowout. The feisty Paladins, a Division I-AA team, stayed within six points of the big, bad Tar Heels for nearly 40 minutes, thanks mostly to a series of North Carolina miscues. "Offensively, we didn't do many things right in the first half," said UNC head coach Mack Brown. "We had too many turnovers." Defensively, it was a different story. The Tar Heel defense continually stuffed the overmatched Paladin attack. For the game, Furman could muster just 2 1 4 yards of total offense (112 passing, 102 rushing), compared to 412 yards for UNC. "The big key for the game," said Furman coach Jimmy Satterfield, "was that we couldn't block them, option them or pass on them. That's about it." That pretty much covers it. The chief terror for UNC was junior defensive tackle Austin Robbins, who sacked Paladin quarterback Hugh Swill ing once and batted down two more passes. "Nothing is more frustrating for an Tar Heel Kimberly Byham took medalist , , i- ' Peistrup climbs to 5th on conference assist list By Pete Zifchak Staff Writer UNC volleyball fans needed to know two words this weekend: Peistrup and homestand. Amy Peistrup climbed the ACC ca reer assist list ladder, and UNC opened its season by winning two of three matches at Carmichael Auditorium, defeating St. Mary's (Calif.) College and Arkansas State while losing to Ball State. Totaling 121 assists for the weekend, Peistrup, a senior co-captain, is now ranked in the top five on the league's all-time career assist list. Ball State was the first challenge for head coach Joe Sagula and the Tar Heels Friday night. Senior outside hitter Nancy Bragiel stressed the importance of that first match. "This was a big match, and if we won this one, then we thought we could go 3 0 this weekend." But after four intense games where UNC relinquished the lead in the first and fourth games, the Tar Heels fell short in the weekend's pace-setting tmmi m offense than to have a pass batted down when you have a receiver open," Satterfield said. "Our front seven played as good as I've ever seen," Brown said. "The de fense really gave the offense a chance to get going." In fact, it took a defensive stand to spark the offense and seal the victory for UNC. Four minutes into the third quarter, with North Carolina ahead 6-0, Furman started its most impressive march of the day, going 33 yards in 10 plays. On the drive, Paladin signal-caller Philly Jones, who replaced an injured Hugh Swilling in the second quarter, connected on 3 of 4 passes for 41 yards. At the UNC 25-yard line, Furman faced a fourth down with 1 yard to go. As the Kenan Stadium crowd roared, Satterfield went for it, calling a naked bootleg to the right side. Jones raced for the marker but was chased out of bounds short of the first down by second-team All-ACC defensive back Thomas Smith. "That was the first time we've called (the bootleg) this year," Satterfield said. "We executed it well, but (UNC) just did a great job." The stand seemed to inspire the whole team. Three plays later, sophomore Jason Stanicek, who had replaced starter Mike Thomas late in the first half, went around the left end on an option, faked a pitch and high-stepped through the Furman defense. Fifty-five yards later, Paladin strong safety Jeff Coleman dragged Stanicek down from behind at the 5 yard line. DTHJiin Fditugia honors with a three-day total of 217 match, 13-15, 15-8, 7-15, 13-15. Ball State improved its overall record to 2-3. Sagula acknowledged the never-say-die attitude of the 225 fans in atten dance. "In the third game when we were down 7-14, the crowd still thought we were going to win, but they could not convince our team," the third-year coach said. Peistrup totaled 44 assists in the con test, giving her 3,406 for her career sixth place on the all-time conference i list. Bragiel and outside hitter Joanna Sahm notched 13 kills each to help the Tar Heels to a better hitting percentage f " ' i 3 rw w I. .Mum , ., n i , m iil.im,Wiii, am rr wr nm---- !""' --r- -- j UNC defensive tackle Michael Payne The run was the longest by a Tar Heel quarterback since Paul Miller raced 60 yards versus Duke on Nov. 21, 1970. "I checked off at the line," Stanicek said. "Before, we weren't checking to the right options. That time I checked to Women claim tourney title By Amy McCaffrey Staff Writer Athletic departments looking to streamline your budgets, take note. Save the frequent-flier miles, and don' t bother sending your women's golf team to the Lady Tar Heel Invitational. For the second straight year, the three day event at Finley Golf Course came down to a battle of the locals, as North Carolina and Duke dueled until the final hole. UNC prevailed over the 17-team field with a final score of 896 to the Blue Devils' 900. Kentucky's score of 914 earned the team third place. Even visiting big guns did not get a shot at the individual title Tar Heel Kimberly Byham snatched medalist honors with a 54-hole total of 2 1 7 and a final-round 3-under 70. Duke's Kim Poppmeier dropped four strokes in the final five holes to finish runner-up with a 219. "I don't know how many more of these I can manage," said UNC coach Dot Gunnells. Gunnells had to endure a second In vitational where her team came from behind Duke to win on the final day. This year, Duke led North Carolina by two strokes after the second day. "(Saturday) afternoon, we had a little pep talk," the coach explained. "We talked about how there are four seniors, and this will be their last round at Finley which it will be competitively and to just go out and play the best they can." than the Cardinals, but 1 6 service er rors and 1 2 receiv ing errors spoiled the offensive at tack. Sagula summed up North Carolina's de meanor on the court as nervous and insecure at times. Amy Peistrup Bragiel, an Evanston, 111., native, made a brief match analysis. "We have less experience on the court this year," the co-captain said. "We were leading in every game and should have put them away." Putting the Gaels of St. Mary's away was no problem for Sahm and her team mates, as the Tar Heels swept the Satur day matinee 15-8, 15-12, 15-13. Sahm, a senior from Boca Raton, Fla., led the Tar Heel attack with 17 kills and 17 digs. UNC's Carolyn Flanders added 1 0 kills and contributed eight digs. The Peistrup watch continued, as she moved into fifth place on the all-time (90) gets airborne while teammates celebrate the right one." "When we broke the option it was like the team said, 'Finally,'" Brown said. Junior tailback Natrone Means, who had 21 carries for 75 yards, banged it in Evidence of that talk's success was found on the scoreboard Sunday: Three Tar Heels shot par or better. Justine Richards finished with a 72 (223 for the tourney) and Meredith Quimby ended with a 73 (227). UNC sophomore Meredith Tucker carded a 76 (227). Byham credited much of her team's success to its veteran status. "I think it's helping a lot," she said. "We've all played a lot together in the last four years, and you get real close as a team." So close, in fact, that Byham said she could even tell when her teammates were lying to her. Coming into the 1 8th hole, Byham knew she was leading Poppmeier by one stroke. What she didn't know was how her team was faring. "I had no idea, no idea," Byham admitted. "I didn't think that we were doing that well, by the way one of my team mates said, 'We're doing fine!'" Byham may have gotten a clue, though, when her teammates screamed in approval of her approach shot that landed 1 5 feet below the pin. Poppmeier, meanwhile, put her second shot into a sand trap right of the green. "When she hit it in the bunker, I felt pretty confident that I could two-putt, and I didn't think that she could knock it in," Byham said. "So I felt real confi dent." Byham's chances of winning had looked obsolete on the 13th hole. Poppmeier stood over a gimme putt that would have put her six strokes under conference assist list with 37 for the game and 3,443 at UNC. St. Mary's played the percentages against the stronger Tar Heels, but the percentages were low. Totaling 3 1 kills for the match, the Gaels managed to hit just .060 against North Carolina. In Saturday's nightcap, Arkansas State proved to be as difficult an oppo nent for the Tar Heels as had been advertised. The Indiansentered the weekend with a spotless 5-0 record, but a gutsy five game victory by UNC sullied Arkansas State's unbeaten mark 4-15, 15-13, 7 15, 15-11, 15-8. Sahm punished the Indians with 19 kills and 29 digs, with Peistrup and freshman Kristen Kruse contributing 1 1 kills each. Playing in all five games, the ever present Peistrup accumulated 40 as sists, five service aces and 32 digs. Game two of the match proved to be a wide-open attack on both sides. UNC racked up 20 kills, while Arkansas State totaled 19 kills. Both teams kept the errors down to a minimum as UNC left with 22 and Arkansas State made just 14 errors. DTHErin Randall Saturday's 28-0 victory against Furman two plays later. Means then ran in the two-point conversion to put UNC ahead 14-0. Stanicek continued to spark the Tar Heel offense with his running, finishing the game with 1 04 yards rushing on six par. "I actually started thinking about my team more than anything," Byham said. "I said, 'This girl's going to shoot 62, so I'd better just hang in there so I can help my team.'" Poppmeier missed the putt. Byham played the final five holes 1 -under, while her opponent virtually self-destructed. Poppmeier, a fresh man from Graz, Austria, bogeyed Nck 14 and 4-putted No. 15 before recov ering. "I had a very good tee shot on the par-3," Poppmeier said of the 15th hole. "It was 20 meters behind the pin, and then I had four putts and I do not know why. I was not nervous, I just do not know why." Byham took the lead on the 17th hole, another par-3. Byham and Poppmeier both faced uphill putts of 20 feet. Byham holed her putt, and Poppmeier left hers short. Poppmeier had 14 putts in the final six holes, seven of which died before reaching the hole. "Of course if you leave a putt short, it is always a problem, and you will never have a chance to make the putt," Poppmeier said. North Carolina's next tournament will be Oct. 2-4 at Duke, where the rivalry between the two teams should continue. "It's funny because we' re real close with the Duke team and coach," Byham said, "and so we're always kidding each other back and forth. So it's always extra nice to beat them." Center court: 52.5 million By Marc Franklin Staff Writer As the U.S. Open wound down in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. this week end, a new era of UNC tennis began. At a dedication ceremony Saturday afternoon, the Tar Heel tennis pro gram unveiled the new $2.5 million Cone-Kenfield Tennis Facility. The long-awaited project, located on Laurel Hill Road off N.C. 54, was made possible by a generous contribu tion from the Caesar Cone family. Cone wasa 1928 graduate of UNCand a member of the men's tennis team. The center's name also honors John Kenfield, UNC's first tennis coach, who compiled 434-30-2 record while leading theTar Heels from 1 927-1955. Generations of UNC tennis players reunited to be a part of Saturday's festivities. Many UNC dignitaries, in cluding Chancellor Paul Hardin, were on hand toofficially dedicate the com plex. During the ceremony, Hardin noted that he had been watching the Furman carries. His ground performance was the best by a UNC quarterback since Ricky Lanier raced for 174 yards Nov. 8, 1969, against VMI. UNC's offense started sluggishly, though, following a 35-point explosion last week against Wake Forest. Thomas got the start at quarterback for the Tar Heels, after going 5 of 6 for 80 yards versus the Deacs. On UNC's first possession, Thomas marched the Tar Heels to the Furman 34-yard line only to throw the ball into the hands of Paladin linebacker Robert Beavers. On North Carolina's second series, Thomas again had the offense clicking. He completed a 17-yard bullet to junior wideout Corey Holliday, giving Holliday a reception in a school-record 24 straight games. Thomas then com pleted a 19-yarder to Holliday. On third down from the Furman 25 yard line, Thomas hit junior receiver Steven Jerry on a slant-in, but Jerry promptly fumbled the ball away to Furman 's Clayton Gibson. Two drives, two turnovers, zero points. The Tar Heel offense finally got on the board as junior kicker Tripp Pignetti kicked his first field goal ever for UNC with 50 seconds left in the first quarter. The 26-yard boot put UNC up 3-0. For the next seven minutes, neither team garnered so much as a first down. In fact, both Furman and UNC replaced their quarterbacks during the stretch, Jones coming in for Furman and Stanicek for UNC. At the 4:37 mark of the second stanza, Brown called on Pignetti again, this time from 33 yards. Pignetti split the See FURMAN, page 7 Field hockey at 1-2 after weekend split Staff reports PHILADELPHIA The North Carolina field hockey team split a pair of matches during weekend action at the Temple Invitational, gaining its first victory of the season. The Tar Heels (1-2) fell Saturday 4 1 to the Hawkeyes of Iowa, ranked second in the nation. Senior co-captain Mary Hartzell scored UNC's only goal of the contest at the 26:32 mark of the second period. Iowa junior Kristy Gleason had a hat trick for the Hawkeyes. The Tar Heels rebounded in the con solation game to defeat Princeton 3-1 behind Hartzell and the goalkeeping of freshman Michelle Kelley. The game was tied 1-1 until UNC junior Kelly Staley connected with 1 3 :03 remaining in the first period. Jennifer Blizzard, a junior, added an insurance goal nearly eight minutes later to end the scoring. UNC continues to play without start ing goalkeeper Peggy Storrar and All America midfielder Amy Cox, both competing with the U.S. Junior Na tional Team. Women's Soccer Sets Consecutive Win Record Again DALLAS North Carolina's women's soccer team continued to See SOCCER, page 7 UNC unveils tennis facility U.S. Open. He said UNC now had a tenniscenterof equal quality to that of the United States Tennis Center, the home of the U.S. Open. After the ceremony, members of the men's and women's tennis teams led tours of the impressive facility. The complex has six indoor courts and 12 outdoor courts. In the indoor facility, a raised spec tator section splits the building in half. Three courts are on each side of the seating area. Head architect Herb McKim said die indoor complex had been designed to allow spectators to watch matches from a baseline per spective rather than from a sideline perspective. Adjacent to die viewing deck are the coaches offices, which overlook the courts. A flight of stairs brings players to the court level. This lower level in cludes men's and women's locker rooms for the Tar Heel players as well as for the visiting team. The indoor See TENNIS CENTER, page 7
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