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No. 2 Women's Lacrosse Routs Ohio State, 19-5
June 21, 1999 | Women's Lacrosse
March 5, 1999
BALTIMORE - Second-ranked North Carolina bounced back from a disappointing season-opening overtime loss to fourth-ranked James Madison this past Tuesday in Chapel Hill by routing Ohio State 19-5 in a game played at a neutral site at Homewood Field on the Johns Hopklins University campus.
The win over the Buckeyes evened Carolinas 1999 season record at 1-1 heading into a huge Atlantic Coast Conference encounter with top-ranked and four-time defending NCAA champion Maryland Sunday at 1 p.m. in College Park, Md. The Buckeyes fell to 1-1 on the season after opening their season with a 20-4 win over Mercyhurst last week.
The game started out tight with the Tar Heels holding a slim 6-3 lead midway through the first half. But the Tar Heels ran off a string of 10 consecutive goals over the course of the rest of the first half and well into the second half. By the time OSU scored again, Carolina had staked itself to an impressive 16-4 lead. UNC had a balanced scoring attack with freshman midfielder Christine McPike leading the way with four goals. She scored on all four of her shots in the game. Junior attacker Kristin Off had three goals and two assists and junior midfielder Meghann Mohler three goals. Carolina senior attackwomen Erin McGinnis had two goals and three assists, while freshman attackwoman Erin McInnes had two goals. Ohio State was led by Megan Mirick with two goals. Three other players scored one goal each for the Buckeyes.
UNC's Debbie Castine played the first 30 minutes in goal for Carolina, making two saves. In the second half, red-shirt freshman Melissa Coyne came off the bench to make seven saves for the Tar Heels. Megan Barnett played the whole way in the goals for OSU, maing nine saves.
SCORE BY HALVES 1 2 TOTAL Ohio State 3 2 5 North Carolina 12 7 19STATISTICAL SUMMARY
Goals Scored
Ohio State-Megan Mirick 2, Celeste Cianfrani, Laurie Ryback, Kylee Reade
North Carolina-Christine McPike 4, Meghann Mohler 3, Kristin Off 3, Erin McGinnis 2, Erin McInnes 2, Amy Havrilla, Brooke Crawford, Kellie Thompson, Eden Rellihan, Nicole Foran
Assists
Ohio State-Celeste Cianfrani, Lauren Cochran
North Carolina-Erin McGinnis 3, Kristin Off 2
SHOTS ON GOAL-
Ohio State 16
North Carolina 28
FREE POSITION SHOTS
Ohio State 1 of 2
North Carolina 3 of 9
SAVES-
Ohio State 9
North Carolina 9
GOALKEEPER SUMMARY
Ohio State-Megan Barnett, 60 minutes played, 9 saves, 19 goals allowed
North Carolina--Debbie Castine, 30 minutes played, 2 saves, 3 goals allowed; Melissa Coyne, 30 minutes played, 7 saves, 2 goals allowed
GROUND BALLS
Ohio State 19
North Carolina 15
TURNOVERS-
Ohio State 4
North Carolina 6
CAUSED TURNOVERS
Ohio State 1
North Carolina 12
FOULS
Ohio State 12
North Carolina 17
DRAW CONTROLS
Ohio State 10
North Carolina 13
