University of North Carolina Athletics
Field Hockey Stumbles at Maryland, 5-0
June 21, 1999 | Field Hockey
October 11, 1998
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The North Carolina field hockey team suffered its second loss in three days on Sunday with a 5-0 defeat at Maryland. The Tar Heels are now 9-3 overall and 1-1 in the ACC.
Carla Tagliente scored twice for the Terrapins, while Dina Rizzo, Kelli Smith and Molly Kauffman scored one goal each. The game marked the Terrapins' first win over the Tar Heels since the 1993 National Championship, which Maryland won 2-1. It was the first shutout against Carolina since Virginia beat the Tar Heels 2-0 On Sept. 19, 1997.
Carolina has a week without competition before playing at Virginia on Oct. 18.
Game summary:
Goals:
UM: Dina Rizzo (Rachel Hiskins), 29:00, 1st
UM: Kelli Smith (Jen Pratt), 8:35, 1st
UM: Carla Tagliente, 33:53, 2nd
UM: Tagliente (Pratt, Molly Kauffman), 9:23, 2nd
UM: Kauffman (Pratt, Tagliente), 0:00, 2nd
Shots on goal: Maryland 12; UNC 14
Goalkeeper saves: Maryland 6, UNC 4
Penalty corners: Maryland 9, North Carolina 13
Defensive saves: none
