University of North Carolina Athletics
Men's Soccer Season Recap
June 21, 1999 | Men's Soccer
October 21, 1998
UNC 3 - UNC Asheville 0
CARRIERI LEADS TAR HEELS TO WIN IN SEASON-0PENER
Asheville, N.C. - Freshman Chris Carrieri scored a goal and added an assist to lead North Carolina to a 3-0 win over host UNC Asheville in the 1998 season opener for both teams Tuesday afternoon at Greenwood Field.
The Tar Heels took control early when Carrieri scored on the game's first shot at the 7:15 mark. Carrieri took a pass from Joe DiSalvo and fired in a shot from about 20 yards to put UNC ahead, 1-0.
The teams settled down after that before the Heels settled scored a goal late in the first half to go up, 2-0. Freshman Nozomu Yamauchi took a pass from Carrieri at the 43:43 mark and tucked it into the back of the net to give Carolina a two-goal lead at the halftime break.
UNC Asheville picked up the pace and outshot the Tar Heels in the first 20 minutes of the second half but couldn't score. Carolina retook the momentum in the final 25 minutes of the game, however, firing the last 12 shots of the contest to finish with a 21-6 advantage in shots. Sophomore Caleb Norkus added the game's final goal for UNC when he took a cross from junior David Popp for a 3-0 final margin.
Freshman Michael Ueltschey, who started the game, and junior William Woodroffe combined on the shutout for Carolina, each playing a half.
Carolina returns to action at the Nike Wake Forest Classic Friday at 6:00 p.m. against St. Bonaventure in Winston-Salem, N.C.
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St. Bonaventure 1 - UNC 0
LATE GOAL LEADS BONNIES OVER TAR HEELS, 1-0
Winston-Salem, N.C. - David Servello scored a goal with under 10:00 remaining in regulation Friday night as St. Bonaventure withstood several golden North Carolina scoring opportunities and defeated the Tar Heels, 1-0, in the opening game of the Nike Wake Forest Classic.
After a scoreless first half, Carolina controlled the ball for much of the second stanza and outshot the Bonnies, 11-4, after halftime. The Tar Heels could not put the ball in the net, however, despite a number of open shots. With the score tied at 0-0 in the second half, Tar Heels Carson Porter, Chris Carrieri, Caleb Norkus and Joe DiSalvo all nearly put UNC ahead but just missed their shots.
After Servello scored to put the Bonnies up, 1-0 at the 80:45 mark, UNC mounted a fierce offensive effort. Carrieri appeared to tie the score at 1-1 with under a minute remaining by heading in a Norkus pass after a free kick, but the goal was nullified as Carrieri was ruled offside.
For the match, Carolina outshot the Bonnies, 16-12.
The win improves St. Bonaventure to 1-0 on the 1998 season. UNC dropped to 1-1.
Carolina returns to action Sunday at 12:00 p.m. at the Nike Wake Forest Classic Friday at 6:00 p.m. against San Francisco.
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UNC 6 - San Francisco 2
HEELS CRUISE BY SAN FRANCISCO, 6-2
Winston-Salem, N.C. - The North Carolina men's soccer team jumped out to an early, 3-0 lead and cruised to a 6-2 win over San Francisco Sunday afternoon in the Nike Wake Forest Classic. Chris Carrieri had two goals and an assist, while Caleb Norkus and Michael Bucy had a goal and an assist apiece. The win improved UNC to 2-1 on the season. USF fell to 0-2.
The Tar Heels took advantage of a sluggish start by the Dons and grabbed a 1-0 lead at the 4:50 mark when Bucy scored off a Carrieri assist. The Heels added two more goals in the next 11:00, with Norkus scoring unassisted at 12:30 and Carrieri driving home an Eddie Robinson assist at 15:42.
Alexsander Akerjordet scored both goals for San Francisco.
Joe DiSalvo and Michael Bucy were named to the All-Tournament Team Sunday. Wake Forest's Jamal Seale was named tournament MVP.
Carolina returns to action next Sunday, Sept. 13, at Clemson in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both schools.
Scoring (time elapsed) - NC Michael Bucy (Chris Carrieri), 4:50; NC Caleb Norkus, 12:30; NC Carrieri (Eddie Robinson), 15:42; SF Alexsander Akerjordet, 65:34; NC Joe DiSalvo, 66:46; SF Akerjordet (Fabio Pires), 71:47; NC Carrieri (Bucy), 78:08; NC Eric Cole (Norkus), 87:42.
Shots - SF 15, NC 15
Corner Kicks - SF 7, NC 5
Saves - SF Zack Vaughn 6; NC William Woodroffe 4
Fouls - SF 7, NC 14
Yellow Cards - NC Robinson, 16:37; SF Brandon Jensen, 66:46; NC David Popp, 80:24
Attendance - 562
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Clemson 5 - UNC 0
#3 CLEMSON BLANKS CAROLINA, 5-0
Clemson, S.C. - Clemson's Wojtek Krakowiak netted three goals as the Tigers exploded for four second-half goals and shutout the North Carolina men's soccer team, 5-0, Sunday afternoon. Clemson, ranked third in the latest NSCAA poll, improved to 5-0 in 1998, 1-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Carolina fell to 2-2, 0-1.
Clemson led just 1-0 at halftime on a Krakowiak goal at the 12:12 mark, but Scott McIlroy and Scott Bower each scored in the first 8:27 of the second half to give the Tigers a 3-0 lead. Clemson cruised the rest of the way, with Krakowiak adding two more goals for the final, 5-0 margin.
The Tar Heels were outshot, 15-9, in the game and could manage just five shots and one corner kick after halftime. Clemson goalkeeper Josh Campbell sparkled for the Tigers, recording seven saves for his second solo shutout of the '98 campaign.
Carolina returns to action Friday when it hosts the Nike Carolina Classic at Fetzer Field. Cornell will face UNC Greensboro at 5:00 p.m. and the Tar Heels will host Dayton at 7:00 p.m.
Scoring (time elapsed) - CU Wojtek Krakowiak (Mark Lisi, Ross Goodarie), 12:12; CU Scott McIlroy, 46:13; CU Scott Bower, 53:27; CU Krakowiak (Alan Woods), 77:03; CU Krakowiak (Mike Hill), 89:49.
Shots - NC 9, CU 15
Corner Kicks - NC 2, CU 6
Saves - NC William Woodroffe 2; NC Michael Ueltschey 2; CU Josh Campbell 7
Fouls - NC 6, CU 6
Yellow Cards - none
Attendance - 2318
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UNC 4 - Dayton 1
TAR HEELS WIN HOME 0PENER OVER DAYTON, 4-1
Chapel Hill, N.C. -Four different Tar Heels scored as the University of North Carolina dominated Dayton, 4-1, Friday evening in the first annual Nike Carolina Classic at Fetzer Field. Noz Yamauchi, a Chapel Hill native playing in his first collegiate game at Fetzer, scored a goal and tallied an assist as UNC won its home opener and improved to 3-2 on the season. Dayton dropped to 2-4.
Carolina outshot the Flyers, 19-9, in the match and used its midfielders to maintain ball possession throughout much of the contest. Caleb Norkus scored on a penalty kick at the 18:59 mark to give Carolina a 1-0 halftime lead. Michael Bucy then headed in a Yamauchi cross at 59:43 for a 2-0 UNC advantage. Ten minutes later, Yamuauchi stole a Flyer defender's pass and drilled the ball quickly in the net for a 3-0 advantage.
R.J. Kaszuba of Dayton scored off assists from Joe Forward and Godfrey Tenoff at the 76:47 mark to cut the lead to 3-1, but it was too little, too late for the Flyers. Carson Porter scored on a direct kick from 22 yards out at 87:40 for UNC's final goal.
In the first game of the evening's doubleheader, UNC Greensboro topped Cornell, 2-0. Siggi Eyjolfsson scored a goal and had an assist as the Spartans improved to 4-2-1 on the season. Cornell dropped to 0-2.
The Nike Carolina Classic continues Sunday with UNC Greensboro facing Dayton at 1:00 p.m. and the Tar Heels battling Cornell at 3:00 p.m.
Scoring (time elapsed) - UNCG Siggi Eyjolfsson, 8:51; UNCG Nathan Horton (Eyjolfsson), 52:12. Shots - CU 10, UNC G 14
Corner Kicks - CU 2, UNC G 3 Saves - CU 3, UNC G 4
Fouls - CU 20, UNC G 15
Yellow Cards - CU James Lukezic (yellow), 41:26; UNC G Robert Terwinkel (yellow), 40:06
Attendance - 250
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North Carolina 4, Dayton 1
Scoring (time elapsed) - NC Caleb Norkus, 18:59; NC Michael Bucy (Noz Yamauchi), 59:43; NC Yamauchi, 69:30; UD R.J. Kaszuba (Joe Forward, Godfrey Tenoff), 76:47; NC Carson Porter, 87:40.
Shots - UD 9, NC 19
Corner Kicks - UD 2, NC 6
Saves - UD Tim McCarthy 6; NC Michael Ueltschey 4
Fouls - UD 9, NC 23
Yellow Cards - UD Dan Cerwinski (yellow), 89:38, NC Ryan Schumacher (yellow), 83:42
Attendance - 714
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UNC 2 - Cornell 1 (OT)
CARRIERI'S GOAL LIFTS UNC OVER CORNELL IN OT
Chapel Hill, N.C. - Freshman Chris Carrieri scored 7:08 into overtime to lift the University of North Carolina men's soccer team to a 2-1 victory over Cornell Sunday afternoon at Fetzer Field in the final game of the first annual Nike Carolina Classic. The win improved the Tar Heels to 4-2 on the season. Cornell fell to 0-3. In the afternoon's first game, UNC Greensboro outscored Dayton, 4-3, behind two goals from Siggi Eyjolfsson.
Carolina dominated the Big Red despite the close score, outshooting Cornell, 20-5, and controlling the tempo of the game throughout most of the second half and overtime. With Cornell playing a man down in the final 5:49 of regulation and all of overtime after Richard Stimpson was issued a red card, the Tar Heels finally capitalized on their scoring opportunities when Carrieri took a long forward pass from Michael Bucy and scored to end the game.
Cornell took a 1-0 lead at the 39:24 mark when James Lukezic scored off a Stimpson corner kick. The Tar Heels could not score until the 51:11 mark when Matt Laycock drilled a shot into the Cornell net from 18 yards out off a Caleb Norkus assist. The goal was Laycock's first of the year. Other than a brief appearance in the Clemson game last Sunday, Laycock had not seen action this year after undergoing knee surgery on August 13.
In the first game, UNC Greensboro's Siggi Eyjolffson scored twice on penalty kicks as the Spartans held off Dayton, 4-3, in an offensive battle. UNC G improved to 5-2-1 on the year with the win. Dayton fell to 2-5.
Junior David Popp was named Carolina's tournament MVP after a weekend of stellar defensive work. Other team tournament MVPs included Adam Brown (Cornell), Rusty Pierce (UNC Greensboro) and R.J. Kaszuba (Dayton).
The Tar Heels return to action Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m. at Winthrop.
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UNC Greensboro 4, Dayton 3
Scoring (time elapsed) - UNCG Siggi Eyjolfsson, 9:45; UD R.J. Kaszuba (Chris Harder); UNCG Alejandro Moreno, 18:55; UD Patrick Wirtz (Rick Roettker, Godfrey Tenoff); UNCG Eyjolfsson, 48:40; UNCG Cliff Patterson (Mark Pinch), 60:03; UD Roettker (Wade Fischer), 62:57.
Shots - UD 9, UNCG 21
Corner Kicks - UD 5, UNCG 3
Saves - UD 10, UNC G 2
Fouls - UD 23, UNC G 19
Attendance - 307
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North Carolina 2, Cornell 1 (overtime)
Scoring (time elapsed) - CU James Lukezic (Richard Stimpson), 39:24; UNC Matt Laycock (51:11); Chris Carrieri (Michael Bucy), 97:08.
Shots - CU 5, NC 20
Corner Kicks - CU 4, UNC 8
Saves - CU Andrew Barton 9; NC William Woodroffe 1
Fouls - CU 21, NC 15
Attendance - 419
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UNC 3 - Winthrop 2
BUCY LEADS HEELS TO ROAD WIN
Rock Hill, S.C. - North Carolina's Michael Bucy scored two goals and added an assist to lead the visiting Tar Heels to a 3-2 victory Wednesday night over Winthrop University. The win, Carolina's third in a row, improves UNC to 5-2 while the Eagles fall to 6-3 after suffering their third loss in the last four games.
Bucy put UNC on the board 27 minutes into the game on a smash off an assist from Joey DiSalvo. The Tarheels dominated the first half as they outshot Winthrop 11-3.
Winthrop, which played a man down for the last 60 minutes of the game following the ejection of defender Rob Bruni, went on the attack in the second half ; knotting the score at 1-1 at the 52-minute mark on an unassisted goal by Darryl Gomez. Bucy put UNC back on top 13 minutes later with a straight-away header off a long pass from Noz Yamauchi. The Tar Heels scored the clinching goal just two minutes later as Chris Carrieri took a pass from Bucy and connected in the far right corner of the goal with 23 minutes left to play.
The Eagles drew to within a goal with only 1:18 left in the game when Dave Oldham headed in a goal from 10 yards away off the assist from Andrew Blackadder. It was Oldham's third goal this year.
Game Summary
Shots: UNC--14; Winthrop--6
Goalkeeper Saves: UNC--2 (Michael Ueltschey); Winthrop--7 (Justin Stevens)
Fouls: UNC--21; Winthrop 10
Offsides: UNC--3; Winthrop--2
Corner Kicks: UNC--2; Winthrop--3
Scoring: UNC - Michael Bucy (Joe DiSalvo) 26:41; WU - Darryl Gomez 52:02; UNC - Bucy (Noz Yamauchi) 65:55; UNC - Chris Carrieri (Bucy) 67:46; WU - Dave Oldham (Andrew Blackadder) 88:42;
Attendance: 311
Time of Game: 2:10
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Virginia 2 - UNC 0
CAVS SHUTOUT HEELS, 2-0
Chapel Hill, N.C. - Virginia scored two unassisted goals in the second half of a closely-fought game to defeat North Carolina, 2-0, on a hot Sunday afternoon at Fetzer Field. With the win, the Cavaliers improve to 6-0-2 this season, 2-0-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Carolina, which had won three games in a row, fell to 5-3, 0-2.
After a scoreless first half in which Virginia dominated the early minutes and the Tar Heels controlled play in the closing minutes, the Cavs scored 4:45 into the second period to take a 1-0 lead. On the game's first goal, Sam Franklin drilled a 25-yard shot into the top right of the net after a cross richocheted off a UNC defender.
Chris Albright scored the Cavs' second goal at the 58:49 mark when Carolina goalkeeper Michael Ueltschey was caught out of position and Albright had an uncontested shot on goal.
The game was fairly evenly matched throughout much of the action, with Virginia outshooting Carolina, 13-11, and having eight corner kicks to UNC's four.
Virginia 2, North Carolina 0
Scoring (time elapsed) - UVA Sam Franklin, 49:45; UVA Chris Albright, 58:49.
Shots - UVA 13, NC 11
Corner Kicks - UVA 8, UNC 4
Saves - UVA Brock Yetso 1; NC Michael Ueltschey 3
Fouls - UVA 22, NC 12
Attendance - 1218
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Duke 2 - UNC 0
BLUE DEVILS SURVIVE PESKY TAR HEEL EFFORT, 2-0
Durham, N.C. -Scott Noble had a goal and an assist in the second half as sixth-ranked Duke survived a valiant North Carolina effort and defeated the Tar Heels, 2-0, at Duke Soccer Stadium Sunday afternoon. The win improved the Blue Devils to 10-1, 2-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Carolina falls to 5-4, 1-2 ACC.
The game was a scoreless battle for the first 70 minutes with both teams totaling just three shots in the first half. The Blue Devil offense poured it on in the second period, however, outshooting the Tar Heels, eight to one after halftime. Noble scored off a Noah Lewkowitz assist at the 70:14 mark to put Duke ahead, 1-0. Fourteen minutes later, Noble fed Troy Garner for a 2-0 lead.
Freshman Chris Carrieri led the Tar Heel attack with three shots on goal, but it was not enough.
Duke 2, North Carolina 0
Scoring (time elapsed) - DU Scott Noble (Noah Lewkowitz), 70:14; DU Troy Garner (Noble), 84:52.
Shots - UNC 4, DU 11
Corner Kicks - UNC 2, DU 9
Saves - UNC William Woodroffe, 3; DU Atli Knutsson, 2
Fouls - UNC 18; DU 24
Attendance - 1900
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UNC 2 - Maryland 1 (OT)
TAR HEELS COME FROM BEHIND TO UPSET #18 MARYLAND, 2-1, IN OT
College Park, Md. - Freshman Chris Leitch scored an overtime goal at the 104:36 mark to give the University of North Carolina a come-from-behind win over #18 Maryland Saturday night in College Park, Md. The win improved the Tar Heels to 7-4 on the season, 1-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Maryland fell to 8-4, 2-2.
Carolina trailed, 1-0, with under 20 minutes remaining in regulation before junior David Popp scored at 71:58 to tie the score. Popp scored unassisted on a put back after an indirect kick for the 1-1 deadlock. After the two teams completed regulation and most of the first overtime without scoring, Leitch scored off a Daniel Jackson assist with 0:24 left in the first extra stanza for UNC's first ACC win of the season.
Maryland's goal came at the 56:15 mark when a Terrapin shot rebounded off Carolina keeper William Woodroffe's chest and Taylor Twellman was there to head the ball into the net.
North Carolina 2, Maryland 1 (OT)
Scoring (time elapsed) - MD Taylor Twellman, 56:15; NC David Popp, 71:58; NC Chris Leitch (Daniel Jackson), 10:36.
Shots - NC 19, MD 13
Corner Kicks - NC 6, MD 8
Saves - NC Woodroffe 4, MD Lewis 7
Fouls - NC 22, MD 16
Attendance - 1907
