University of North Carolina Athletics
Women's Soccer Takes On Wake Forest For ACC Championship Sunday
November 6, 1999 | Women's Soccer
Nov. 6, 1999
#1 Seed North Carolina Tar Heels (18-2-0, ACC 7-0-0) vs. #3 Wake Forest Demon Deacons (15-5-0, ACC 4-3-0)
1999 ACC Tournament Championship
Sunday, November 7, 1999, 1:00 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 retain the Atlantic Coast Conference championship when Coach Anson Dorrance's Tar Heels meet the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in the ACC Tournament championship game at 1 p.m. Sunday at Fetzer Field. The Tar Heels head into the ACC Tournament championship game 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 12 successive wins, including seven 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 18-2 overall and 7-0 in the league as it prepares to meet the vastly improved Demon Deacons. Wake Forest and North Carolina advanced to Sunday's championship by winning exciting semifinal games on Friday night. The third-seeded Demon Deacons pulled off a mild surprise in the first game as senior Anne Shropshire tallied a goal in the final minute of the first half to lift Wake to a 1-0 win over second-seeded Maryland. The Deacons, in their sixth year as a varsity program, advanced to the ACC championship game for the first time in the program's history. In the second game, the top-seeded Tar Heels were stretched to the limit by fourth-seeded Clemson Tigers before Carolina won on a golden goal in the 97th minute of play by freshman Elizabeth Ball, whose corner kick was bent directly into the Clemson goal for the game-winner. The game matched the nationally #3-ranked Tar Heels against the nationally eighth-ranked Tigers and Clemson proved it deserves that Top 10 ranking. UNC outshot the Tigers 19-2 before a crowd of 2,705 fans. The top four seeds in the ACC Tournament advanced in quarterfinal round play Thursday with #1 UNC beating #8 Florida State 4-0, #2 Maryland defeating #7 Duke 2-1, #3 Wake Forest dowing #6 N.C. State 4-0 and #4 Clemson outlasting #5 Virginia 3-1. It is likely that when NCAA bids come out Sunday night to the 48-team 1999 NCAA Tournament there will be six of eight teams in the tournament field. Maryland surely clinched a bid with its win over Duke Thursday in the quarterfinals. The other five nationally-ranked ACC teams are also sure bets for tournament spots. That group includes third-ranked North Carolina, eighth-ranked Clemson, 15th-ranked Wake Forest, 16th-ranked Virginia and 21st-ranked Duke. The winner of the ACC Tournament Sunday will earn an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Tournament.
TAR HEELS SEEKING 11TH SUCCESSIVE ACC CHAMPIONSHIP: North Carolina will be looking to win its 11th successive Atlantic Coast Conference championship in women's soccer during the 13th annual ACC Tournament this weekend at Fetzer Field. Carolina has won 11 of the previous 12 ACC titles in women's soccer. UNC won the initial title in 1987 and then beginning in 1989 Carolina has run off 10 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 Wednesday night. The announcement came at the conference-sponsored banquet before the start of the 1999 ACC Tournament. The Tournament begins Thursday in Chapel Hill with the Tar Heels the 10-time defending champions. 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. rief 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 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 #6 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 #6 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 27 points...is second in the conference with 10 goals...has already scored as many goals this year as she did as a freshman and a sophomore...fourth in the ACC in assists with 7.
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 10 assists...is second in scoring in the league with 28 points and fourth 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...ranks among the Top 15 in Carolina history in assists.
Jenni Branam
Only UNC freshman named to All-ACC team...leads the ACC in goals against average at 0.45 and is third in save percentage and second in shutouts...ranks third in the nation in goals against average at 0.45.
McDONALD, SHEPPARD SET PERSONAL MARKS IN QUARTERFINAL WIN OVER FSU: In Thursday night'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 a Tournament game. The record is also held by several other players.
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 coach and U.S. National Team directors participated in picking the finalists, who will now be listed on official ballots that will be mailed to all Division I coaches on October 15th. A write-in slot is 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 power North Carolina are among 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 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. Fair's sister Ronnie who plays at Stanford is also a finalist for this year's award, a first in the history of the Hermann. The Hermann Trophy is named after Robert R. Hermann, founding Chairman of the North American Soccer League. The first Hermann was presented in 1967 to Dov Marcus of Long Island University. In addition to the North Carolina winners, other past winners of the Hermann include National Team players Michelle Akers, Shannon McMillan, Cluadio Reyna, Tony Meola and Brian Maisonneuve. This year's 15 finalists for the Hermann Trophy are Lakeysia Beene of Notre Dame, Susan Bush of North Carolina, Mandy Clemens of Santa Clara, Lorrie Fair of North Carolina, Ronnie Fair of Stanford, Angela Hucles of Virginia, Beth Keller of Clemson, Sherill Kester of Duke, Anne Makinen of Notre Dame, Heather Mitts of Florida, Mary-Frances Monroe of Connecticut, Kelly Smith of Seton Hall, Jenny Streiffer of Notre Dame, Aly Wagner of Santa Clara and Missy Wycinsky of William & Mary.
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. eene, 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 Sunday's game against Wake Forest is likely to be as follows. It includes four seniors, one junior, three sophomores and three freshman.
Forwards
| #11 | Anne Remy | Right Wing | Sophomore | Norman, Okla. |
| #5 | Kim Patrick | Center Forward | Freshman | Pleasanton, Calif. |
| #20 | Susan Bush | Left Wing | Freshman | Houston, 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 VERSUS WAKE FOREST: Sunday's match-up will be the 10th contest between the Tar Heels and the Demon Deacons with North Carolina holding a 9-0 series advantage. The most recent meeting came last Sunday as the Tar Heels defeated the Demon Deacons 4-0 here at Fetzer Field. The two teams have played twice previously in the ACC Tournament. UNC defeated the Demon Deacons 9-0 in a first-round tournament game in 1994 when Wake Forest was a first-year varsity program. In 1998, the Tar Heels defeated the Demon Deacons 2-0 in the ACC Tournament semifinals.
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 heads into the 1999 campaign with an all-time NCAA Tournament record of 56-3-0. That is a winning percentage of .949. 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 490 games in its illustrious soccer history, Carolina has outscored its opponents by 1,957 goals. Going into Sunday's game against Wake Forest, UNC has scored 2,171 goals in its history while allowing 214, a margin of 1,957 goals. Carolina has averaged scoring 4.43 goals per game in those 490 previous games. Its opponents have scored 0.44 goals per game in the Tar Heels' 20-year history.
CAROLINA IN THE POLLS, #3 OR #2 DEPENDING ON WHO YOU LISTEN TO: 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.
National Soccer Coaches Association of America/adidas Women's NCAA Division I National Ranking
Eighth National Ranking--11/1/99
| Rank | School | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
| 1. | Santa Clara | 18-0-0 | 300 | 1 |
| 2. | Florida | 18-1-0 | 284 | 2 |
| 3. | North Carolina | 16-2-0 | 271 | 3 |
| 4. | Nebraska | 17-1-1 | 269 | 4 |
| 5. | Penn State | 16-2-1 | 255 | 5 |
| 6. | Notre Dame | 15-3-0 | 241 | 6 |
| 7. | Stanford | 13-4-0 | 210 | 7t |
| 8. | Clemson | 12-5-1 | 204 | 9 |
| 9. | Harvard | 13-1-1 | 198 | 15 |
| 10. | Texas A&M | 15-4-0 | 185 | 11 |
| 11. | Southern California | 14-4-0 | 181 | 10 |
| 12. | William & Mary | 15-3-0 | 159 | 16 |
| 13. | Connecticut | 13-6-0 | 155 | 7t |
| 14. | Kentucky | 16-2-1 | 149 | 14 |
| 15. | Wake Forest | 13-5-0 | 132 | 13 |
| 16. | Virginia | 12-7-0 | 123 | 12 |
| 17. | San Diego | 15-2-0 | 111 | 17 |
| 18. | Michigan | 13-5-1 | 91 | 19 |
| 19. | Southern Methodist | 13-5-1 | 89 | 18 |
| 20. | UCLA | 13-4-1 | 65 | 20 |
| 21. | Duke | 12-8-0 | 55 | 22 |
| 22. | Baylor | 13-5-1 | 50 | 25t |
| 23. | Brigham Young | 17-3-0 | 38 | 23 |
| 24. | Dartmouth | 8-7-1 | 26 | 25t |
| 25. | Missouri | 13-6-1 | 15 | 21 |
Also receiving votes: Minnesota, Maryland, Fresno State, Cal Berkeley, Hartford, San Diego State
TAR HEELS RANKED #2 IN NSCAA SOUTHEAST REGIONAL POLL: North Carolina was ranked second in the Southeast regional ranking of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America released earlier this week. The Tar Heels play in the very competitive Southeast Region. Following is the NSCAA Southeast Region poll for this week:
1. Florida 18-1-0
Last Week's Activity: DH South Carolina 5-0, DH Clemson 2-0
2. North Carolina 16-2-0
Last Week's Activity: DH Wake Forest 4-0
3. Clemson 12-5-1
Last Week's Activity: LA Florida 0-2
4. Wake Forest 13-5-0
Last Week's Activity: DH East Carolina 2-0, DH Louisville 5-0, LA UNC 0-4
5. Duke 12-8-0
Last Week's Activity: DA UNC-Charlotte 4-1, DH UNC-Greensboro 2-0
6. South Carolina 14-5-0
Last Week's Activity: LA Florida 0-5
7. Georgia 13-5-1
Last Week's Activity: DH Davidson 1-0, DH South Alabama 11-0
8. Furman 17-2-0
Last Week's Activity: DA Georgia State 1-0 (ot), DH Iowa 1-0
9. UNC-Charlotte 12-6-1
Last Week's Activity: LH Duke 1-4, LA South Florida 2-3 (ot)
10. East Carolina 11-4-1
Last Week's Activity: LA Wake Forest 0-2, DH N.C. State 1-0
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.
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 20 teams. Besides playing in the nation's most challenging college soccer conference--the ACC--the Tar Heels have scheduled trips to play in tournaments at Notre Dame, Duke, San Diego and Hartford. Among the Tar Heels' opponents this season have been #1 Santa Clara, #5 Penn State, #6 Notre Dame, #8 Clemson (both in the regular season and in the ACC Tournament), #11 Southern California, #13 Connecticut, #15 Wake Forest, #16 Virginia, #17 San Diego, #20 UCLA, #21 Duke and #24 Dartmouth as based on this week's National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll. UNC is the #3 team in the NSCAA poll and is joined in that poll by four other ACC teams--Clemson at #8, Wake Forest at #15, Virginia at #16 and Duke at #21. Thirteen of Carolina's first 20 games of the season have been played against teams which are currently ranked in the 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 11 non-conference opponents this year are currently ranked in the nation's Top 25. "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."
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 237-7-3. The Tar Heels also have a winning percentage of .966 in the past 10 years.
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 eight of its 20 games so far in the 1999 season at the friendly confines of Fetzer Field. UNC is averaging 3,155 fans so far this season, topped by a crowd of 4,655 for the season opener against Tennessee. 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 attendance (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 last year, an average of 2,401 per contest. Last season, Carolina played before 24,366 fans in eight 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 in 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 460-19-11, a winning percentage of .950, all under Dorrance's brilliant coaching leadership.
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 326-7-9, 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). Carolina had a 70-game unbeaten streak and a 46-game winning streak going into the 1998 NCAA final when the Tar Heels lost to Florida 1-0. The Tar Heels are 85-3-1 in their last 89 games dating back to a 2-1 overtime loss to Notre Dame on October 4, 1996 in the Duke adidas Soccer Classic at Durham, N.C. Carolina's 70-match unbeaten streak was the longest for Carolina since the 101-match unbeaten streak that began with a 3-0 win over Brown at Providence, R.I. on September 23, 1990. That streak was ended by Duke on October 19, 1994 in a 3-2 Blue Devil triumph at Chapel Hill. Carolina had also won 46 games in a row since playing to a 2-2 tie with Notre Dame on September 19, 1997 in Notre Dame, Ind. That match was called in the 72nd minute of play because of lightning. That was the longest winning streak in UNC women's soccer history since Carolina won 92 matches in a row from 1990-93. That streak started with a 5-1 win over Dayton on October 12, 1990 in Dayton, Ohio. The 92-game winning streak was ended when UNC played to a 0-0 overtime tie with Notre Dame on October 2, 1994 in St. Louis, Mo.
THE HOME RECORD: Carolina has an all-time home record of 194-7-2 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. Since the inception of the program in 1979, Carolina has played only 41.4 percent of its matches at home, debunking the oft-espoused theory that Carolina has compiled its great overall record by stacking its schedule with home games each year. During the 1999 season, Carolina played only six of its 18 regular-season games in Chapel Hill.
PUNCHING THE CLOCK: Over the past 14 years, the Tar Heels have played 342 games for a total of 31,145 minutes and 52 seconds. UNC has trailed in only 31 of those 342 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 this past weekend 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 on Sunday. 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 Friday's 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 Sunday. 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.
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 third-ranked Notre Dame, fifth-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 #5 Connecticut, Patrick once again 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 make her the league leader in goals scored, and tie 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 the past week, including two wins apiece in conference play. ush, a native of Houston, Texas, recorded eight points this past weekend in the Tar Heels' wins over Florida State and 12th-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. Tracy helped lead the Cavaliers to an upset 4-3 win over Duke on Saturday, by assistingon two of the UVa goals. On Sunday, the Richmond, Va. native netted an insurance goal in the Cavs' 3-1 win over the Wolfpack. Tracy leads Virginia with seven points this season.
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 after leding the Tar Heels to three conference victories last week. The three wins also allowed UNC to clinch the top seed for the upcoming 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 on Monday, Remy assisted on the game-tying goal in the 59th minute. In Friday's 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. On Sunday, Remy connected at the 13:19 mark for the Tar Heels' first goal in their 3-0 win over Maryland. On the season, Remy is tied for second on the team in scoring with 25 points.
SEVERAL UNC PLAYERS NAMED TO SOCCER AMERICA WOMEN'S 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. She also scored against Connecticut. 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 grabbing 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 Cal. 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 American Women's Team of the Week October 13 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.
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 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 as senior center back Lindsay Stoecker was named the tournament MVP for Carolina.
