University of North Carolina Athletics
Women's Soccer To Battle William & Mary
November 16, 1999 | Women's Soccer
Nov. 16, 1999
#2 Seed North Carolina Tar Heels (20-2-0) vs.
William & Mary Tribe (19-3-0)
1999 NCAA Women's College Cup Third Round Game
Saturday, November 20, 1999, 7:00 p.m. E.S.T.
Fetzer Field (Capacity 5,700, Natural Grass Field)
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, N.C.
THE BASIC FACTS: The University of North Carolina women's soccer team continues its quest to regain the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I championship when Coach Anson Dorrance's Tar Heels meet the Tribe of the College of William & Mary in the third round of the 1999 NCAA Women's College Cup at 7 p.m. Saturday at Fetzer Field. The Tar Heels have won 14 of the past 17 NCAA championships but failed in their bid last year, falling 1-0 to Florida in the NCAA championship game. Ironically, Florida, this year's #3 seed, was knocked out of the tournament in the second round, losing 1-0 to Hartford. That marked the first time that the defending NCAA champion had failed to make at least the NCAA semifinal round.
Carolina advanced to the third round by blanking Central Florida 8-0 last Saturday at Fetzer Field. William & Mary, which like Carolina, received a first-round bye, advanced by whipping Duke 3-0 this past Sunday in Williamsburg, Va.
The Tar Heels continue to play in the NCAA Tournament third round as a team playing its best soccer of the 1999 campaign. Since a 1-0 loss to top-ranked Santa Clara on September 24 at the Duke adidas Classic, the Tar Heels have played especially well, running off 14 successive wins, including eight against teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference. Standing 6-2 overall and 2-0 in the ACC on the morning of September 25, this youthful Tar Heel team has improved to 20-2 overall and 7-0 in the league as it prepares to meet the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association Saturday. William & Mary is 19-3 overall (8-0 CAA) and has lost only to Clemson, California and Connecticut this year.
The #2 seed in this year's NCAA Tournament, Carolina was one of six Atlantic Coast Conference teams in the tournament field. The Tar Heels earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament field by winning the championship of the 1999 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament. William & Mary earned an automatic bid and a bye in the first round by winning the CAA Tournament.
THE SCORELESS MINUTES STREAK: North Carolina heads into the William & Mary game with a scoreless minutes streak of 697 minutes and 20 seconds. The Tar Heels have not allowed a goal since Duke's Sherrill Kester scored at the 28:59 mark of a game in Durham on October 18, 1999. UNC came back to win that game 3-2 in regulation and has shut out its seven opponents since then. During that stretch UNC had to go 6:19 into overtime against Clemson to beat the Tigers in the ACC Tournament semifinals.
TAR HEELS CAPTURE 11TH SUCCESSIVE ACC CHAMPIONSHIP: North Carolina claimed its 11th successive Atlantic Coast Conference championship in women's soccer during the 13th annual ACC Tournament at Fetzer Field. The Tar Heels defeated Florida State 4-0 in the quarterfinals, Clemson 1-0 in overtime in the semifinals and Wake Forest 3-0 in the championship game to claim its 12th overall ACC championship and its 11th in a row.
UNC won the initial title in 1987 and then beginning in 1989 Carolina has run off 11 more titles in a row.
The only year that Carolina failed to win the ACC title was 1988 when N.C. State earned the championship. That season, UNC and State fought to a 1-1 tie after two overtime periods in an exciting game at Raleigh. The Wolfpack then went on to claim the crown on penalty kicks.
In 1987, the tournament was held using a round robin format over a weekend. The team with the best record earned the championship. The 1988 season was the first year that a seeded and bracketed tournament was used to determine the conference champion.
UNC'S LORRIE FAIR NAMED ACC WOMEN'S SOCCER PLAYER OF THE YEAR, TAR HEELS HAVE EIGHT ALL-ACC PLAYERS FOR 1999: Senior forward Lorrie Fair (Los Altos, Calif.) was named the 1999 Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Soccer Player of the Year November 3. The announcement came at the conference-sponsored banquet before the start of the 1999 ACC Tournament.
Fair was also named first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference for the third straight year. She was joined in the first team by fellow Tar Heels Lindsay Stoecker, a senior defender from Raleigh, N.C., and Danielle Borgman, a sophomore defender from Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Tar Heels had five players named second-team All-ACC. This group includes junior forward Meredith Florance of Dallas, Texas, sophomore forward Anne Remy of Norman, Okla., sophomore midfielder Jena Kluegel of Mahtomedi, Minn., senior midfielder Rebekah McDowell of Lakewood, Colo., and freshman goalkeeper Jenni Branam of Placentia, Calif.
Brief biographies of all of Carolina's All-ACC selections follow:
Lorrie Fair
Third time as first team All-ACC selection...second straight Tar Heel to be named Player of the Year...Cindy Parlow won the award last year...finalist for the Hermann Trophy and Missouri Athletic Club Player of the Year Award...member of 1999 United States World Cup Team which won gold medal...only member of that team who returned to college ranks this year...played midfield as a freshman at Carolina, defense as a sophomore and junior and forward, midfield and defense as a senior.
Danielle Borgman
First time she has been named to the All-ACC Team...was a consensus freshman All-America selection in 1998...has started every game her freshman and sophomore years...leads a UNC defense which is ranked #1 in the ACC and #4 in the nation in goals against average.
Lindsay Stoecker
Moves up to the first team after being named second team All-ACC last year...was a 1999 preseason first-team All-America selection...two-year starter at the center back for Carolina after playing in the midfield her first two years...leads a UNC defense which is ranked #1 in the ACC and #4 in the nation in goals against average.
Meredith Florance
First time she has been named to the All-ACC Team...two-year starter as forward for Carolina...ranks third in the ACC in scoring with 30 points...is tied for third in the conference with 11 goals...has already scored more goals this year as she did as a freshman and a sophomore...tied for second in the ACC in assists with eight.
Anne Remy
First time All-ACC selection...moved into starting right wing position for UNC this year...leads Carolina with five game winning goals...leads ACC with 14 assists...is second in scoring in the league with 32 points and is tied for eighth in goals scored with 9.
Jena Kluegel
First-time All-ACC selection...was a consensus freshman All-America selection last season...has started every game for the Tar Heels the past two seasons...has started at both right wing and playmaking center midfielder for Carolina this season.
Rebekah McDowell
Second consecutive year on the All-ACC Team...one of the great defensive midfielders in UNC history...four-year starter at that position...was a consensus All-America as a junior...is tied for 13th in Carolina history in assists.
Jenni Branam
Only UNC freshman named to All-ACC team...leads the ACC in goals against average at 0.36 and is third in save percentage and second in solo shutouts...ranks second in the nation in goals against average at 0.36.
CAROLINA PLAYERS ON THE CAREER SCORING CHARTS: Junior forward Meredith Florance (Dallas, Texas) has moved into a tie for 21st place in career goals at UNC. Florance has scored 31 goals heading into the William & Mary game and is tied with Jo Boobas (1983-86) for 21st place on the career chart.
Senior midfielder Rebekah McDowell has moved into a tie for 13th place in career assists with 40. She is tied with Emily Pickering, who also had 40 assists from 1981-84. Senior all-everything Lorrie Fair now has 35 career assists as a Tar Heel. That puts her in 19th place in that category on the career charts.
Freshman Jenni Branam has a goals against average of 0.36 so far in her career. That is the third best goals against average in UNC soccer history, trailing only Anne Sherow (1985-88) and Siri Mullinix (1995-98).
STOECKER EARNS ACC TOURNAMENT MVP HONORS: Senior defender Lindsay Stoecker was named the Most Valuable Player of the 1999 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament after leading a spirited UNC defensive effort which shut out three consecutive opponents.
Besides Stoecker, two other Carolina senior tri-captains were also named to the All-ACC Tournament Team. Senior defender Lorrie Fair and senior midfielder Beth Sheppard were both named All-Tournament as was sophomore midfielder Jena Kluegel, who scored the game-winning goal in the Tar Heels' title game victory over Wake Forest.
McDONALD, SHEPPARD SET PERSONAL MARKS IN QUARTERFINAL WIN OVER FSU: In Carolina's 4-0 win over Florida State in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals, a pair of UNC midfielders set personal marks.
Midfielder Beth Sheppard scored the first two goals of the game for the Tar Heels, giving her a two-goal game for the first time in her career.
Midfielder Raven McDonald recorded three assists in the win over the Seminoles. That tied the ACC Tournament record for assists in an ACC Tournament game. The record is also shared by several other players.
KIM PATRICK TABBED ACC WOMEN'S SOCCER PLAYER OF THE WEEK: North Carolina freshman forward Kim Patrick was named the ACC Player of the Week for September 6th after leading the second-ranked Tar Heels to wins over seventh-ranked Notre Dame, fourth-ranked Connecticut and Tennessee with five goals in the team's first three matches of the 1999 season.
Patrick, a native of Pleasanton, Calif., scored the game-winning goal in the Tar Heels' 3-0 season-opening win over the Volunteers, and also added an insurance goal in the second half of that contest. She started the match against Notre Dame in the KeyBank Classic in South Bend, Ind., and sent that match into overtime with the game-tying goal in the 88th minute of UNC's double overtime 3-2 win. In Sunday's matchup with #4 Connecticut, Patrick came off the bench to score the game-tying goal with less than 10 minutes remaining in the first half. Then, with 26:04 remaining in the game, Patrick netted the game winner in the Tar Heels' 3-1 win.
Patrick's five goals in North Carolina's first three matches of the season made her the league leader in goals scored and tied her for the league lead in points with 10.
NORTH CAROLINA'S SUSAN BUSH NAMED ACC WOMEN'S SOCCER CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK: North Carolina freshman forward Susan Bush and Virginia junior midfielder Katie Tracy were named the ACC Women's Soccer Co-Players of the week for September 20th, after leading their respective teams to unbeaten records during that week, including two wins apiece in conference play.
Bush, a native of Houston, Texas, recorded eight points during the weekend in the Tar Heels' wins over Florida State and 18th-ranked Clemson. In UNC's 9-0 win over the Seminoles, Bush scored a goal and assisted on two others. On Sunday, she repeated the feat with another goal and two assists in the Tar Heels' 4-0 victory.
NORTH CAROLINA'S ANNE REMY NAMED ACC WOMEN'S SOCCER PLAYER OF THE WEEK: North Carolina sophomore forward Anne Remy was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Soccer Player of the Week October 25 after leding the Tar Heels to three conference victories that week. The three wins also allowed UNC to clinch the top seed for the ACC Women's Soccer Tournament in Chapel Hill, N.C.
In the first win of the week, a 3-2 triumph over 21st-ranked Duke, Remy assisted on the game-tying goal in the 59th minute. In a 2-0 victory over ninth-ranked Virginia, the Norman, Okla. native netted the game-winning goal in the 12th minute, and assisted on an insurance goal at the 58:31 mark. In the week's final game, Remy connected at the 13:19 mark for the Tar Heels' first goal in their 3-0 win over Maryland. At that point in the season, Remy was tied for second on the team in scoring with 25 points.
SEVERAL UNC PLAYERS NAMED TO SOCCER AMERICA WOMEN'S TEAM OF THE WEEK: Carolina had its usual compliment of players named this year to the weekly Soccer America Team of the Week.
Soccer America magazine named its second Women's Team of the Week for the 1999 women's collegiate soccer season September 7. Two Tar Heels were named to the prestigious team. Junior forward Meredith Florance of Dallas, Texas was named to the team after her golden goal beat Notre Dame. Florance also scored against Connecticut that week. Freshman forward Kim Patrick of Pleasanton, Calif. was named to the squad after scoring two goals against the Huskies and tallying a late goal to tie Notre Dame and send that match into overtime. She also had two goals in the season opener against Tennessee.
Junior defender Kalli Kamholz (Indian Harbor Beach, Fla.) was the third Tar Heel to be named to Soccer America's Team of the Week. Kamholz, a transfer from Vanderbilt, was named to the team on September 21 after tallying the game winning goal in UNC's win over Clemson.
Sophomore striker Anne Remy was named to the team for the first time this season on September 28. Soccer America honored the Norman, Okla. native for her 13th-minute game winner against Southern California.
Freshman midfielder Elizabeth Ball was named to the team of the week October 5 after her second-half goal and assist led a second-half surge that led the Tar Heels to a 4-0 win over ninth-ranked UCLA.
Senior midfielder Lorrie Fair was named to the Soccer America Women's Team of the Week October 12 after her diving header in overtime beat Dartmouth 1-0.
Sophomore forward Anne Remy was named to the Soccer America Team of the week for the second time this season on October 26. She was accorded those honors after scoring game-winning goals and adding assists on insurance goals against both Maryland and Virginia.
Junior defender Tina Murphy was named to the Soccer America Team of the week on November 2 for the first time this season. Her rebounded shot set up the winning goal in UNC's victory over Wake Forest.
Two Tar Heels were named to the Soccer America Women's Collegiate Team of the Week on November 9, 1999. Defender Lindsay Stoecker was named for the first time this year as the ACC tourney MVP after keying three shutout wins for the Heels. Forward Elizabeth Ball was named for the second time during her freshman season after scoring two goals in the ACC tourney, including the overtime winner versus Clemson in the semifinals.
BUSH NAMED MVP OF NIKE CAROLINA CLASSIC: Freshman forward Susan Bush of Houston, Texas was named the Most Valuable Player of the Nike Carolina Classic at UNC September 10 and 12, 1999. Her tremendous overall presence on the field led to her being a unanimous choice for the award.
STOECKER EARNS MVP HONOR AT DUKE ADIDAS CLASSIC: After allowing only one goal in 180 minutes of action in the Duke adidas Women's Soccer Classic September 24 and 26, the Tar Heel defense was honored for its group effort with senior center back Lindsay Stoecker being named the tournament MVP.
THE ATTENDANCE LEADERS: North Carolina has led the nation in average per game home attendance every year from 1995 through 1998 with averages of 2,201 in 1995, 2,343 in 1996, 2,401 in 1997 and 3,046 in 1998.
Carolina has played 10 of its 22 games so far in the 1999 season at the friendly confines of Fetzer Field. UNC is averaging 3,037 fans so far this season, topped by a crowd of 4,655 for the season opener against Tennessee. Carolina's total home attendance for this year is 30,370.
The Carolina-Notre Dame crowd of 6,024 on September 13, 1998 was the second largest for a UNC game in the history of Fetzer Field and the largest crowd for a regular-season game. The largest crowd was a throng of 7,212 fans which saw UNC play Notre Dame on December 1, 1995 in the NCAA semifinals.
In 1995, Carolina led the nation in average home attendance with 2,201 per game and was second nationally in total home attendance with a total of 19,809 fans. The University of Portland led the nation that year in total home attendance.
In 1996, the Tar Heels led the nation in both average (2,343) and total (23,432) home attendance.
During the 1997 season, UNC was #1 nationally in average home attendance and #1 in total home attendance. The Tar Heels drew 21,607 fans in nine home games, an average of 2,401 per contest.
In 1998, Carolina played before 24,366 fans in eight home games at Fetzer Field, an average of 3,046 per contest.
THE DORRANCE LEDGER: Tar Heel head coach Anson Dorrance was named as the head coach of the Carolina women's soccer program for the fall of 1979 when the Tar Heel program was founded by the UNC Department of Athletics.
In the 21 years of the program's existence, UNC has posted a record 462-19-11, a winning percentage of .950, all under Dorrance's brilliant coaching leadership.
FAIR AND BUSH NAMED AS FINALISTS FOR 1999 HERMANN TROPHY: Fifteen male and fifteen female finalists for the 1999 Hermann Trophy were announced September 2, 1999 by the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta, N.Y. on the eve of the upcoming NCAA soccer season. The Hermann Trophy honors the outstanding male and female collegiate soccer players in the United States.
A select board of coaches and U.S. National Team directors participated in picking the finalists, who were listed on official ballots that were mailed to all Division I coaches on October 15th. A write-in slot was also included on the ballot which will be due Monday, November 29th.
The winners of the 1999 Hermann Trophy will be announced Saturday, December 11th, in a ceremony in Charlotte, N.C., site of the Men's 1999 Division I Championships. Two players from perennial national power North Carolina are amongst the female finalists, including Lorrie Fair, a member of this past summer's United States Women's World Cup team, and Susan Bush, the first freshman ever named a finalist. North Carolina players have won seven of the 11 trophies presented since the Hermann became the first major-sport collegiate trophy awarded to both male and female athletes in 1988. Included among that group are four members of the 1999 World Cup champions--Kristine Lilly, Mia Hamm, Tisha Venturini and Cindy Parlow--with Hamm and Parlow the only two-time winners of the female award.
FIFTEEN WOMEN TO VIE FOR M.A.C. SPORTS FOUNDATION COLLEGIATE SOCCER AWARD: Fifteen of the most talented women's collegiate soccer players in the United States have been selected as candidates for the ninth annual Missouri Athletic Club Sports Foundation Collegiate Player of the Year award.
The award is also the official National Soccer Coaches Association of America/adidas award for Division I players.
Among the 15 candidates for the prestigious crystal soccer ball trophy are four players from Notre Dame-- senior goalie LaKeysia Beene, senior defender Jen Grubb, senior midfielder Jen Streiffer and junior midfielder Anne Makinen. Beene, Grubb and Streiffer also were on the ballot for the award in 1998, and other repeat selections are senior forward Mandy Clemens of Santa Clara, senior defender Lorrie Fair of North Carolina, and senior forward Angela Hucles of Virginia.
The remaining 15 candidates, selected by coaches of the top 20 teams in the preseason NSCAA rankings, are Beth Keller, a senior forward from Clemson, Kristin Luckenbill, a junior goalkeeper from Dartmouth, Heather Mitts, a senior defender from Florida, Mary-Frances Monroe, a sophomore forward from Connecticut, Rebecca McDowell, a senior midfielder from North Carolina, Isabelle Morneau, a senior midfielder from Nebraska, Kelly Smith, a senior midfielder from Seton Hall, and Missy Wycinsky, a senior forward from William and Mary.
The winner will be selected in balloting by NSCAA member coaches >from Division I schools. She will be honored at an awards banquet at the Missouri Athletic Club on Friday, Jan. 7, 2000 and at the NSCAA convention in January in Baltimore.
In addition to selecting the 15 candidates for the award, coaches also identified five "players to watch" during the season. The five were Susan Bush, a freshman forward from North Carolina, Lisa Casagrande, a sophomore forward from Portland, Christy Welch, a freshman forward from Penn State, and two players from Santa Clara, sophomore defender Danielle Slaton and freshman midfielder Aly Wagner.
THE LIKELY STARTING LINEUP: Carolina's starting lineup for Saturday's game against William & Mary is likely to be as follows. It includes four seniors, two juniors, three sophomores and two freshmen.
Forwards
| #11 | Anne Remy | Right Wing | Sophomore | Norman, Okla. |
| #5 | Kim Patrick | Center Forward | Freshman | Pleasanton, Calif. |
| #28 | Meredith Florance | Left Wing | Junior | Dallas, Texas |
Midfielders
| #14 | Beth Sheppard | Attacking Center Midfielder | Senior | Cypress, Texas |
| #6 | Rebekah McDowell | Playmaking Center Midfielder | Senior | Lakewood, Colo. |
| #18 | Raven McDonald | Left Midfielder | Junior | Benson, N.C. |
| #9 | Jena Kluegel | Right Midfielder | Sophomore | Mahtomedi, Minn. |
Defenders
| #30 | Danielle Borgman | Right Back | Sophomore | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| #16 | Lindsay Stoecker | Center Back | Senior | Raleigh, N.C. |
| #14 | Lorrie Fair | Left Back | Senior | Los Altos, Calif. |
Goalkeeper
| #1 | Jenni Branam | Goalkeeper | Freshman | Placentia, Calif. |
CAROLINA'S RIGOROUS SCHEDULE: As is always the case, the 1999 Tar Heel schedule reads like a who's who of the nation's Top 25 teams. Besides playing in the nation's most challenging college soccer conference--the Atlantic Coast Conference--the Tar Heels also scheduled trips to play in tournaments at Notre Dame, Duke, the University of San Diego and Hartford.
Among the Tar Heels' opponents this season have been #1 Santa Clara, #5 Notre Dame, #6 Penn State, #8 Clemson (both in the regular season and in the ACC Tournament), #12 Connecticut, #14 UCLA, #15 Wake Forest (both in the regular season and in the ACC Tournament), #16 Virginia, #17 Southern California, #20 San Diego, #22 Duke, #24 Dartmouth and #25 Maryland with ratings based on the final regular season National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll. UNC is the #3 team in the NSCAA poll and is joined in that poll by five other ACC teams--Clemson at #8, Wake Forest at #15, Virginia at #16, Duke at #22 and Maryland at #25. This Saturday's opponent, William & Mary, is ranked #10 in the NSCAA poll.
Fifteen of Carolina's first 22 games of the season have been played against teams which are ranked in the final NSCAA Top 25. It is hard to imagine another school in the nation which has played such a rigorous schedule--both in its conference and against non-league foes. Eight of UNC's 12 non-conference opponents this year are currently ranked in the nation's Top 25. And William & Mary will become the ninth on Saturday night.
"It has always been our philosophy to play the very best," says Dorrance. "We do not have as an experienced team as we are used to but I think our young players will take to the challenge."
TAR HEELS ON THE UNDER-21 NATIONAL TEAM: Carolina had five players compete this past summer on the U.S. Under-21 Women's National Team which won the gold medal at the Nordic Cup in Iceland. The annual Nordic Cup Tournament is tantamount to the under-21 women's world championship event.
Tar Heels who competed on that team included junior midfielder Raven McDonald (Benson, N.C.), freshman forward Susan Bush (Houston, Texas), junior defender Kalli Kamholz (Indian Beach Harbor, Fla.), junior forward Meredith Florance (Dallas, Texas) and 1999 UNC graduate Siri Mullinix, a goalkeeper from Greensboro, N.C.
The head coach of the U.S. under-21 national team was Lauren Gregg (UNC Class of '83). The goalkeeper coach was Chris Ducar, who has been as assistant coach for the Tar Heels since 1996.
THE TAR HEELS IN THE 1990S: Carolina has the best winning percentage and the most total wins in the decade of the 1990s in collegiate women's soccer.
Since the beginning of the 1990 campaign, UNC has a record of 239-7-3.
The Tar Heels also have a winning percentage of .966 in the past 10 years.
CAROLINA VERSUS THE TRIBE: Saturday's match-up will be the 19th contest between the Tar Heels and William & Mary with North Carolina holding a 17-0-1 series advantage.
The most recent meeting came in the 1998 NCAA Tournament third round when Carolina defeated William & Mary 3-0 at Fetzer Field.
CAROLINA'S RETIRED NUMBERS: The following women's soccer jersey numbers have been retired by the University of North Carolina Athletic Council: #2 - April Heinrichs, 1983-86, #3 - Shannon Higgins, 1986-89, #8 - Debbie Keller, 1993-96, #13 - Tisha Venturini, 1991-94, #15 - Kristine Lilly, 1989-92, #19 - Mia Hamm, 1989-93.
CAROLINA IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT: Carolina has an all-time NCAA Tournament record of 57-3-0. That is a winning percentage of .950. The Tar Heels' only three losses in NCAA Tournament play were at the hands of George Mason 2-0 in the 1985 championship match, to Notre Dame 1-0 in a 1995 semifinal match and to Florida 1-0 in the 1998 championship match UNC has won 14 of the previous 17 NCAA championships. The Tar Heels also won one of the two AIAW national championships which were decided before the NCAA began sponsorship of a championship in women's soccer.
GOALS, GOALS, GOALS: In 492 games in its illustrious soccer history, Carolina has outscored its opponents by 1,968 goals. Going into Saturday's game against William & Mary, UNC has scored 2,182 goals in its history while allowing 214, a margin of 1,968 goals. Carolina has averaged scoring 4.43 goals per game in those 492 previous games. Its opponents have scored 0.44 goals per game in the Tar Heels' 20-year history.
THE LAST 14 SEASONS OF CAROLINA SOCCER--ABSOLUTELY AMAZING: In the last 14 years of women's soccer at Carolina, beginning with the 1986 season opener, UNC is 328-7-9, a winning percentage of .966. Over the last 14 years, UNC has had a 92-game winning streak (1990-94), a 101-game unbeaten streak (1990-93) and a 103-game unbeaten streak (1986-90).
HOW ABOUT THESE NUMBERS: The 1999 University of North Carolina coaching staff is responsible for a combined total of 47 national collegiate championships, five Women's World Cup titles and four Olympic Gold Medals.
THE HOME RECORD: Carolina has an all-time home record of 196-7-2 in games in Chapel Hill. That's a winning percentage of .961.
Carolina's only three home losses since the 1980 season have been to Duke in 1994, to Notre Dame in 1995 and to Penn State in 1999. UNC also tied George Mason at home in 1985 and Central Florida in 1986.
Carolina also lost two games at home in 1979 to the McLean Grasshoppers and two in 1980 at home to Virginia Select.
PUNCHING THE CLOCK: Over the past 14 years, the Tar Heels have played 344 games for a total of 31,325 minutes and 52 seconds. UNC has trailed in only 31 of those 344 games for a total of 739 minutes and three seconds. Most recently, UNC trailed Duke for 45:01 in a match on October 18, 1999.
AND NOW THERE WERE FOUR: Only four opponents in Carolina's 20-year women's soccer history have beaten UNC more than once. By beating Carolina 2-1 in overtime October 4, 1996, Notre Dame became the fourth opponent to join that select company. The only teams to turn the trick have been Virginia Select (3-0 versus Carolina), the McLean Grasshoppers (2-0 versus UNC), Notre Dame (2-6-2 versus the Heels) and Connecticut (2-13 versus North Carolina). Notre Dame is the only collegiate opponent to beat UNC in two consecutive meetings in UNC history.
CAROLINA IN OVERTIME: UNC has played 22 overtime games in its illustrious 21-year women's soccer history. The Tar Heels are 12-2-8 in those games, including a 3-0 mark in 1999.
Carolina has played five overtime games in its NCAA Tournament history, going 5-0 in those games. UNC is 2-0-1 in the ACC Tournament in overtime during its history.
PATRICK AND STOECKER REAP TOP AWARDS AT NOTRE DAME'S KEYBANK CLASSIC: Lindsay Stoecker and Kim Patrick, representing the polar opposites of experience on the North Carolina women's soccer roster, earned the top awards at the 1999 KeyBank Soccer Classic at the University of Notre Dame.
Patrick, a freshman from Pleasanton, Calif., was named the tournament's Offensive Most Valuable Player after she scored the game-tying goal against #3 Notre Dame in the first game of the tournament and then followed that up with both game-tying and game-winning goals against #5 Connecticut.
Stoecker, a senior from Raleigh, N.C., was named the tournament's Defensive Most Valuable Player. She led a Carolina defense which limited Notre Dame to only 11 shots on goal in 115 minutes of play in a 3-2 double overtime win over the Fighting Irish and UConn to only seven shots on goal in the 3-1 win over the Huskies.
Other players on the KeyBank Classic All-Tournament Team were goalkeeper LaKeysia Beene of Notre Dame, defender Kara Brown of Notre Dame, midfielder Lorrie Fair of North Carolina, forward Meredith Florance of North Carolina, midfielder Jen Grubb of Notre Dame, midfielder Sherrill Kester of Duke, midfielder Anne Makinen of Notre Dame, midfielder Rebekah McDowell of North Carolina, forward Mary-Frances Monroe of Connecticut and midfielder Jenny Streiffer of Notre Dame.
CAROLINA IN THE POLLS, #3 IN THE COACHES POLL AND #2 EVERYWHERE ELSE: The Tar Heels are currently ranked third in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll and second by the Soccer Buzz, the ESPN.com/Soccer Times and the Soccer America polls. Following are the current rankings of the major polls. All are the final regular season polls for these publications.
National Soccer Coaches Association of America/adidas Women's NCAA Division I National Ranking
Final National Ranking--11/8/99
| Rank | School | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
| 1. | Santa Clara | 20-0-0 | 300 | 1 |
| 2. | Florida | 21-1-0 | 285 | 2 |
| 3. | North Carolina | 19-2-0 | 275 | 3 |
| 4. | Nebraska | 20-1-1 | 268 | 4 |
| 5. | Notre Dame | 18-3-0 | 250 | 6 |
| 6. | Penn State | 18-3-1 | 241 | 5 |
| 7. | Harvard | 14-1-1 | 217 | 9 |
| 8t. | Stanford | 14-4-1 | 212 | 7 |
| 8t. | Clemson | 13-6-1 | 212 | 8 |
| 10. | William & Mary | 18-3-1 | 180 | 12 |
| 11. | Texas A&M | 15-4-1 | 175 | 10 |
| 12. | Connecticut | 15-7-0 | 167 | 13 |
| 13. | Kentucky | 16-2-1 | 162 | 14 |
| 14. | UCLA | 14-4-1 | 149 | 20 |
| 15. | Wake Forest | 15-6-1 | 144 | 15 |
| 16. | Virginia | 12-8-0 | 135 | 16 |
| 17. | Southern California | 14-5-0 | 119 | 11 |
| 18. | Michigan | 16-5-1 | 112 | 18 |
| 19. | Southern Methodist | 15-5-1 | 90 | 19 |
| 20. | San Diego | 15-4-0 | 75 | 17 |
| 21. | Missouri | 14-7-1 | 63 | 25 |
| 22. | Duke | 12-9-0 | 40 | 21 |
| 23. | Brigham Young | 20-3-0 | 34 | 23 |
| 24. | Dartmouth | 9-7-1 | 28 | 24 |
| 25. | Maryland | 10-9-1 | 23 | NR |
Also receiving votes: Georgia, Baylor, San Diego State, Fresno State, James Madison, Minnesota, Hartford College Soccer America Women's Top 20
November 8, 1999
BERKELEY, CALIF.--The following is the Soccer America Women's Collegiate Top 20 as ranked by the editorial staff of Soccer America Magazine, the weekly bible of American soccer fans. Taken into account are games through November 7, 1999.
| Rank | School | Record | Last Week |
| 1. | Santa Clara | 20-0-0 | 1 |
| 2. | North Carolina | 19-2-0 | 2 |
| 3. | Florida | 21-1-0 | 3 |
| 4. | Nebraska | 20-1-1 | 4 |
| 5. | Notre Dame | 18-3-0 | 6 |
| 6. | Harvard | 14-1-1 | 8 |
| 7. | William & Mary | 18-3-0 | 10 |
| 8. | Connecticut | 15-7-0 | 9 |
| 9. | Clemson | 13-6-1 | 15 |
| 10. | Penn State | 18-3-1 | 5 |
| 11. | Wake Forest | 15-6-0 | 14 |
| 12. | Stanford | 14-4-1 | 12 |
| 13. | USC | 14-5-0 | 7 |
| 14. | Kentucky | 16-2-2 | 13 |
| 15. | Virginia | 12-8-0 | 11 |
| 16. | UCLA | 14-4-1 | 20 |
| 17. | Michigan | 16-5-1 | NR |
| 18. | Texas A&M | 15-4-1 | 17 |
| 19. | SMU | 15-5-1 | NR |
| 20. | Fresno State | 14-5-2 | 18 |
NOTE: The Soccer America Collegiate Top 20 will be released by 9:00 p.m. PT every Monday throughout the college regular season. Online users can access the rankings by visiting www.soccer america.com.
