University of North Carolina Athletics
On This Day in Carolina History
June 21, 1999 | General
1991 -- Lacrosse Team Stuns Top-Ranked Syracuse
Fourth-ranked North Carolina scored the games first five goals and went on to upset top-rated Syracuse, 10-3, at Fetzer Field.
The Orangemen, who had won three straight NCAA titles, had a 28-game winning streak halted. The victory gave Carolina a 3-0 record, while Syracuse fell to 1-1.
The Tar Heels took control of the game by scoring three goals in the first seven minutes of action. Midfielder Steve Muir scored 3:50 into the game on an unassisted goal. Just 22 seconds later attackman Dennis Goldstein scored the first of his two goals with an assist from Donnie McNichol. Then with 8:01 left in the opening period, midfielder Dan Donnelly took a pass from Jim Buczek to make it 3-0.
Goldstein, who had three assists, hit Eric Seremet late in the quarter for a 4-0 advantage. That grew to 5-0 on Goldsteins second goal in the second period.
Syracuse cut the lead to 6-2 heading into the final period. But, the Tar Heels scored the first four goals of the fourth quarter for a 10-2 edge. The Orangemen did not score again until a harmless extra-man goal in the last minute of play.
Carolina got a great performance from defenseman Graham Harden who held Syracuse All-America attackman Tom Marachek to a single goal. Goalkeeper Andy Piazza probably played the finest game of his career. He played all 60 minutes and allowed only three goals while making 16 saves.
