University of North Carolina Athletics
Field Hockey Tops Duke for 40th Consecutive Time
June 21, 1999 | Field Hockey
September 30, 1998
DURHAM, N.C. - The North Carolina field hockey team beat Duke 3-2 in Durham Wednesday evening to improve to 7-1 on the season. Freshmen Abby Martin and Abbey Woolley and sophomore Jana Toepel scored for the Tar Heels.
Carolina's first goal came on a penalty stroke by Martin with 2:37 remaining in the first half. After Duke's Corey Ceccolini scored twice early in the second half to give her team a 2-1 lead, Woolley scored on a penalty corner with 26:05 remaining. Toepel scored the winning goal on an assist from Nancy Pelligreen with 15 minutes to play. "We had our down moments but we pulled it out when we had to," Toepel said.
The win was Carolina's 40th straight over the Blue Devils and the Tar Heels are now 1-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. "I'm very pleased with the win," UNC coach Karen Shelton said. "To come over here and beat a very good Duke team that played with a lot of heart is an important victory for us."
The Tar Heels, ranked No. 2 in the nation, play at Wake Forest Saturday and host Richmond Sunday at Navy Field. Game time is 1 p.m.
Game summary:
Shots on goal: UNC 18, Duke 10
Goalkeeper saves: UNC 3, Duke 8
Defensive saves: UNC 0, Duke 0
Penalty corners: UNC 13, Duke 5
Penalty strokes: UNC 1, Duke 0
