University of North Carolina Athletics
On This Date With The Tar Heels...
November 20, 2001 | General
November 17
1993--Hilltoppers Fall in Pre-Season NIT
CHAPEL HILL--Donald Williams and Eric Montross combined for 48 points and top-ranked North Carolina shot 57.9 percent from the floor in defeating Western Kentucky, 101-87, in the opening round of the Pre-Season NIT at the Smith Center.
Williams had a game-high 27 points, hitting eight of 17 shots from the field and making all nine of his free throw opportunities. Montross made eight of 10 field goal attempts and five of six foul shots for 21 points.
Carolina, the defending NCAA champion, trailed only once in the game, at 6-4 in the opening moments. Leading 14-13 with 14:30 to go in the first half, the Tar Heels went on to 10-0 run in the next 2:18 to build an 11-point advantage. Freshman Jerry Stackhouse, who came off the bench to score 15, had a pair of baskets in this stretch, including a steal and dunk to culminate the offensive burst.
The Tar Heel lead was 51-38 at the half as UNC shot 64.5 percent from the field in the opening 20 minutes.
But, Chris Robinson scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half as Western Kentucky cut the lead to 64-62 with13:26 in the game. Robinson had eight points, including the last six in a row to key this spurt.
Carolina then reeled off six straight points on a Montross free throw, a three-pointer by Williams and a Montross dunk. However, the Hilltoppers got it back to three at 72-69 with 10:30 remaining.
The Tar Heels then outscored the visitors, 15-2, in the next 3:24 to grab a 16-point lead. Williams had 10 points and Kevin Salvadori the other five in this stretch.
Western eventually closed to within five with 3:08 left, But, Williams and Stackhouse made free throws down the stretch to assure the win.
Salvadori was the other player in double figures for Carolina with 12. Montross had 10 rebounds and Salvadori grabbed nine as UNC controlled the boards, 42-28.
1984--Women Advance to NCAA Soccer Finals
CHAPEL HILL--Amy Machin's overtime goal lifted North Carolina to a 2-1 victory over California in the semi-finals of the NCAA Women's Soccer Championships at Fetzer Field.
The victory improved Carolina's record to 23-0-1 and advanced the Tar Heels into the title game against Connecticut.
Carolina outshot the Bears, 24-14, but managed just a pair of goals. Machin's game-winner came on an assist from Tina Lufts with 9:05 remaining in the second overtime period.
The Tar Heels had taken a 1-0 lead in the first half when April Heinrichs scored from 22 yards away. The shot came from directly in front of the California goal. Jo Boobas was credited with an assist on the play.
The Bears finally tied the game late in the second half when Robin Queen scored on a breakaway. The goal, after 77:48 of action, came on an assist from Jodi Fechner.
The flow of the game was marred by 71 fouls--36 on Cal and 35 on Carolina.
November 16
1974--Tar Heels Outlast Army, 56-42, in Offensive Show
CHAPEL HILL--North Carolina scored 14 points in each quarter and got sensational play from Chris Kupec and Mike Voight to defeat Army, 56-42, in a wild shootout at Kenan Stadium.
Kupec completed 10 of 12 passes for 214 yards and four touchdowns, while Voight ran for 172 yards and scored three times.
Carolina rolled up 31 first downs and 578 yards of total offense on 78 plays. The Cadets had 26 first downs of their own and 376 total yards.
The Tar Heels seemed to have this game in hand, building a 42-20 lead after three periods. However, a pair of short touchdown runs by Scott Gillogly pulled Army to within 42-35 with 10:19 to play.
A 12-play, 80-yard drive ended with Voight scoring on a two-yard run with 5:57 to go. But, Army responded with a 33-yard pass from Leamon Hall to Mike Marquez with 1:39 remaining.
An onsides kick failed to go 10 yards and Carolina then took over on the Cadet 48. Three runs by Voight and a 17-yard TD pass from Kupec to Andy Chacos iced the game with 24 seconds left.
Carolina had taken a 28-20 lead at halftime on a five-yard run by Kupec, a one-yard run by Voight and touchdown passes by Kupec to Pat Norton for 29 yards and to Jimmy Jerome for 32. The TD pass to Jerome came just eight seconds before halftime after a 38-yard punt return by Mel Collins.
The Tar Heels then padded their lead in the third period on a six-yard scoring run by Voight and a sensational diving touchdown catch by Ray Stanford. Kupec delivered that 42-yard throw to end an 87-yard drive.
1963--Edge, Willard Lead Win Over Miami
CHAPEL HILL--Ken Willard rushed for 112 yards and scored one touchdown, while Junior Edge ran for one TD and passed for another as North Carolina defeated Miami, 27-16, in Kenan Stadium.
Willard ran 25 times and scored the Tar Heels last touchdown on a one-yard plunge with 30 seconds in the game. That final TD capped a 15-play, 73-yard drive that burned 6:03 off the clock. Carolina ran the ball 13 times in that last march with Willard getting eight carries.
The Hurricanes had sliced UNC's lead to 20-16 on a seven-yard pass by George Mira with 6:33 to play. But, the time-consuming Tar Heel drive killed Miami's hopes for a comeback win.
Mira, who completed 11 of 25 passes for 191 yards and ran for another 50 himself, had given his team a 7-0 lead on the opening possession of the game. He drove the Hurricanes 78 yards in just nine plays, throwing 23 yards to Nick Spinelli for the score.
Edge tied the game late in the first half on a one-yard dive. A 17-yard pass to Bob Lacey and a 19-yard run by Edge had been the key plays in that 72-yard drive.
After a third-period Miami field goal, Gary Black put Carolina ahead with a 19-yard touchdown pass to Ron Tuthill.
Edge then threw to a wide-open Ronnie Jackson in the end zone to give the Tar Heels a 20-10 edge with 9:27 in the game.
That set the stage for the tight finish.
Edge completed 13 of 21 passes for 174 yards and added 39 yards rushing. Black was seven of 10 in the air for an additional 70 yards. Lacey caught eight of those passes for 108 yards as Carolina rolled up 440 yards of total offense.
November 15
1975--Biddle's Last-Second FG Beats Tulane
NEW ORLEANS, La.--Tom Biddle kicked a 40-yard field goal on the final play of the game, lifting North Carolina to a 17-15 victory over Tulane at The Superdome.
Biddle's winning kick capped 56-yard Tar Heel drive in the final two minutes of the game.
Down 14-3 entering the fourth period, the Green Wave scored touchdowns on its final two possessions of the game to take a 15-14 lead.
An 18-yard kickoff return to the UNC 20 by James Betterson began the winning drive with just 2:00 on the clock. Carolina drove to the Tulane 24 in 11 plays to set up Biddle's game-winning field goal.
Carolina had to convert two fourth-down plays and another third-and-10 to keep the scoring drive alive. On fourth-and-two from his own 28 with 1:12 to play, Betterson picked up four yards off right tackle. After two straight incomplete passes, the Tar Heels faced third-and-10 at that same spot. But, quarterback Bill Paschall connected with tight end Brooks Williams for a 20-yard gain to keep control of the ball.
A pass interference penalty moved the ball to the Tulane 33. Paschall ran for seven yards. After an incomplete pass, Betterson picked up two yards with 12 seconds left, setting up a fourth-and-one. Biddle then came on for the winning field goal as time expired.
Tulane had taken a 3-0 lead on the opening possession of the game with David Walters booting a 42-yard field goal.
But, Alan Caldwell returned the ensuing kickoff 48 yards to the Green Wave 40. Paschall threw 22 yards to wingback Charlie Williams to the 18. Four straight carries by Mike Voighht, the final one from four yards out put Carolina ahead 7-0.
After Bobby Cale recovered a Tulane fumble on the next series at the Green Wave 39, Carolina scored again in eight plays. The touchdown came on a one-yard run by Voight.
Carolina would not threaten again until the final drive. Tulane went 73 yards to score on a one-yard run by Steve Trueting with 7:11 to play. However, a two-point pass failed.
After the Tar Heels failed to get a first down, the Green Wave drove 67 yards for the go-ahead TD. Gary Rudick scored on a three-yard run, but Bill Perdue broke up the two-point pass attempt.
That set the stage for UNC's winning drive.
Tackle Rod Broadway, strong safety Ronny Johnson and linebacker Bobby Gay turned in big defensive plays for Carolina.
Voight finished with 91 yards rushing and Betterson had 66.
1998--Kansas Falls in Women's Basketball
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.--Juana Brown scored 27 points and Chanel Wright added 13 points and 11 rebounds as the North Carolina women's basketball team topped Kansas in the State Farm Tipoff Classic at Purdue's Mackey Arena.
With Brown scoring 16 points in the first half, the Tar Heels jumped to a 41-31 lead at intermission.
Trailing 21-20, Carolina outscored the Jayhawks, 21-11, in the last eight minutes of the half to build its 10-point lead.
The Tar Heels then scored the first seven points of the second half to increase its advantage to 17 points. That grew to as much as 27 with 4:19 to play before Kansas cut it back to the final 18-point margin.
Although Carolina shot just 38.2 percent from the field, Brown made 10 of 17 field goal attempts and four of six three-pointers. The Tar Heels also forced 23 Jayhawk turnovers.
Jackie Higgins was the only other UNC player in double figures, making five of six shots and finishing with 12 points.
November 14
1997--Tar Heels Roll for Guthridge's First Win
CHAPEL HILL--North Carolina got double-figure scoring from five players in defeating Middle Tennessee State, 84-56, in Bill Guthridge's first game as head coach.
Guthridge, replacing Dean Smith who had stepped down as coach prior to practice beginning, saw his team race to a 41-24 lead at halftime.
Leading 26-20 with 6:50 remaining in the first 20 minutes, the Tar Heels outscored the Blue Raiders, 15-4, the rest of the way. Carter had three field goals in this stretch, while Ademola Okulaja and Ed Cota had two each.
Playing without Antawn Jamison, Carolina got 10 first-half points from Vince Carter who was five of seven from the floor. The Tar Heels shot 54.8 percent in the first half against MTSU, coached by former Carolina assistant Randy Wiel.
After the Blue Raiders cut the lead to 11 points early in the first half, the Tar Heels dominated play.
Shammond Williams led all scorers with 17 points, hitting five of 12 three-point attempts. He also had a game-high five assists.
Carter, Okulaja and Cota all scored 15 each. Makhtar Ndiaye came off the bench to add 10.
Cota and Carter each had three steals, while Carter also blocked three shots.
The Tar Heels shot 55.4 percent from the floor. UNC out-rebounded the Blue Raiders, 28-20, with Okulaja grabbing six.
1931--Davidson Falls to UNC's Long Runs and Defense
CHAPEL HILL--North Carolina used its running game and a stifling defense to shut out Daviidson, 20-0 at Kenan Stadium.
The Tar Heels took a 13-0 lead in the first quarter on touchdown runs of 30 yards by Bill Croom and 65 yards by Smoky Ferebee.
Croom's TD followed John Gilbreath's recovery of a Wildcat fumble at the UNC 42. That was one of four turnovers committed by Davidson.
The Wildcats only managed 50 yards of total offense on 43 plays, rushing for 38 and throwing for 12.
Carolina, meanwhile finished with 298 yards rushing and another 46 in the air.
Stuart Chandler bolted 62 yards to the Davidson 12 in the fourth quarter. The Wildcats held, but the Tar Heels added a final touchdown later in the period on a two-yard run by John Phipps.
November 13
1983--Tar Heels Stun Top-Ranked Duke in Men's Soccer
CHAPEL HILL--North Carolina used Mark Devey's overtime goal to upset Duke, the nation's top-ranked team,
2-1, at Fetzer Field.
The Tar Heels finished regular-season play with a 16-3-2 record. Duke slipped to 17-1-2. The Blue Devils had earlier played scoreless ties with Clemson and Indiana.
An overflow crowd of over 5,500 fans, at the time the largest ever to see a soccer match in Chapel Hill, was on hand.
Carolina scored the winning goal with 7:33 remaining in the second overtime. Devey's unassisted goal came on a direct free kick from about 28 yards out and was just out of the reach of Duke goalkeeper Pat Johnston. Shawn Ritchie had been fouled about 10 yards outside the penalty box on a fast break opportunity, setting up the free kick.
Duke actually dominated play most of the game, finishing with a 26-11 shot advantage. The Blue Devils also had a 7-4 edge in corner kicks.
However, the Blue Devils were never able to capitalize on all their scoring opportunities. The entire Carolina defense was outstanding. UNC goalkeeper Larry Goldberg was credited with nine saves, some of them spectacular efforts.
The Tar Heels took a 1-0 lead with 18:52 remaining in the first half when Billy Hartman scored from five yards out after a perfect pass from Devey. It was the first time all year Duke had trailed in a match.
Defender Mike Jeffries tied the score for the Blue Devils 7:53 into the second half. A Duke throw-in had been headed out of the box by midfielder Mike Fiocco. The ball bounced to Jeffries who fired a missile from 45 feet past Goldberg.
In overtime Carolina slowly began to take control of the game, resulting in Devey's winning shot.
1948--Maceyko's Interceptions Highlight 49-20 Win at Maryland
WASHINGTON, D.C.--Bill Maceyko returned a pair of interceptions for touchdowns as North Carolina blasted Maryland, 49-20, at Griffith Stadium.
Bouncing back from a 7-7 tie with William & Mary the previous week, the Tar Heels ran their record to 7-0-1 in what would be a 9-0-1 regular season.
Maceyko picked off a Vic Turyn pass in the opening quarter and ran it back 59 yards for a score. He also had a 66-yard return for Carolina's seventh touchdown of the day in the fourth quarter.
The Tar Heels exploded for 21 unanswered points in the second period to snap a 7-7 tie. Charlie Justice threw a pair of touchdown passes--18 yards to Ken Powell and 15 yards to Bob Kennedy. The other TD came on a three-yard run by Hosea Rodgers as Carolina took a 28-7 halftime lead.
Rodgers threw a five-yard scoring pass to Justice in the third quarter. In addition to Maceyko's return, UNC also got a seven-yard touchdown run from Kennedy in the final period.
Justice had a sensational day punting with two kicks of 64 yards and another of 55.
November 12
1977--Lawrence Breaks Dorsett's Freshman Rushing Record
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.--Amos Lawrence ran for 286 yards, breaking the NCAA single-game rushing record for a freshman, as North Carolina rolled over Virginia, 35-14, at Scott Stadium.
Tony Dorsett had held the mark with 265 yards against Northwestern in 1973.
The 286 yards also broke Don McCauley's school and Atlantic Coast Conference record of 279 yards, set against Duke in 1970.
Lawrence carried 35 times and scored two touchdowns on runs of six and 21 yards.
Led by the freshman's running, the Tar Heels rolled up 588 yards of total offense, including 426 on the ground. Carolina finished with 35 first downs, despite losing five fumbles and being penalized 13 times for 113 yards.
The game was actually scoreless until Lawrence circled left end from six yards out with 51 seconds to go in the first half. That TD capped a nine-play, 82-yard drive. Matt Kupec was five-for-five in the air during this march as the Cavalier defense stacked the line against Lawrence.
Lawrence ran 21 times for 111 yards in the first 30 minutes as Carolina finished with 235 yards at intermission.
The Tar Heels added 214 yards in the third quarter alone. Lawrence had eight carries for 125 yards, breaking away for 46 yards once and getting 21 for his second touchdown of the day. He played just two series in the final period, rushing for 50 yards.
Carolina's other scores came on a two-yard run by Doug Paschal, a one-yard plunge by Billy Johnson and a 28-yard pass from Kupec to Walker Lee.
1994--Three Late Goals Beat State in NCAA Women's Soccer
CHAPEL HILL--North Carolina scored three goals in the final 9:15 of the game to defeat N.C. State, 4-2, in an NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament game on Fetzer Field.
The Wolfpack had taken a 2-1 lead with 10:26 to play on a goal by Monica Hall. That came on State's fifth and final shot of the game. Angela Kelly responded just 1:11 later, firing a missile from 25 yards out into the State net.
Danielle Egan then scored what proved to be the game-winning goal with 3:31 remaining. Wolfpack goalie Katherine Mertz was called for a foul following a Kelly corner kick. Awarded a penalty kick, Egan rifled the ball into the right side of the goal for the go-ahead score.
Freshman forward Robin Confer added the final goal with only three seconds to play.
Carolina dominated play throughout the game finishing with a 28-5 edge in shots and a 12-0 advantage in corner kicks.
The Tar Heels outshot State, 13-1, in the first half, but could only build a 1-0 lead. That came on a Tisha Venturini header off a cross from Keri Sanchez with 4:33 to go before halftime.
Stephanie Sanders tied the game for the Wolfpack just 3:06 into the second half on a 10-yard shot. State then got its lead when UNC goalkeeper Tracy Noonan made a save on a shot by Sanders only to see the rebound go straight to Hall who tapped a five-footer into an empty net.
The win in the NCAA opener pushed Carolina's record to 22-1-1 in what would be another national championship season.
November 11
2000--Field Hockey Team Wins NCAA opener
CHAPEL HILL--North Carolina opened NCAA Tournament play by knocking off Kent State, 5-3, at Francis E. Henry Stadium.
Abby Martin scored two goals and had a pair of assists as the Tar Heels improved to 18-3 for the year.
Carolina built a 5-1 lead before the Golden Flashes scored twice in the final eight minutes. Kent State's three goals equalled the most given up by UNC all season.
Martin assisted Kristen McCann on her 24th goal of the year less than 10 minutes into the game. That came on a penalty corner.
With 18:58 remaining in the first half, Martin had an assist on a goal by Holly Huff for a 2-0 lead. Martin got her first goal of the day with 3:52 remaining in the half with Jana Toepel assisting on a penalty corner.
Jennifer Melnyk scored just 30 seconds later for Kent State, cutting the Tar Heels' halftime margin to 3-1.
Huff's second goal with 29:07 in the game increased the UNC lead. An unassisted goal by Martin finished the Carolina scoring.
Els Brouwer scored unassisted with eight minutes left and then had an assist on an Arlette van Cleef goal at the 5:52 mark for the other KSU points.
1933--Kick Returns Help Down Wake Forest, 26-0
CHAPEL HILL--North Carolina blocked one punt for a touchdown and returned a punt for another in defeating Wake Forest, 26-0, at Kenan Stadium.
Alan McDonald also threw a pair of scoring passes to help spark the victory.
George Barclay gave the Tar Heels a first-quarter lead when he blocked a Deacon punt and returned it 16 yards for a touchdown. Jim Tatum added the PAT for a 7-0 advantage.
McDonald threw for both his TDs in the second period. A 30-yard pass to Charlie Shaffer got Carolina to the Wake Forest 18. On the next play from there, McDonald tossed to Shaffer again for a 13-0 edge.
On the next Deacon series, George Moore recovered a Wake fumble at the 32. McDonald then completed passes of 12 and 20 yards to Julian Frankel for a 19-0 halftime lead.
Carolina threatened in the fourth quarter after Martin returned an interception 51 yards to the Wake Forest four-yard line. The Deacons took over on downs, but were forced to punt. Eddie Martin brought the kick back 40 yards for the final touchdown of the day and added the extra point himself.
