University of North Carolina Athletics
On This Date With The Tar Heels...
November 27, 2001 | General
November 24
2000--Women Reach Soccer Semifinals 19th Straight Time
CHAPEL HILL--Senior striker Meredith Florance scored two goals as North Carolina defeated Connecticut, 3-0, advancing to the semifinals of the NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament for the 19th consecutive season.
Carolina has been in the national semifinals all 19 years the NCAA Tournament has been played.
Florance gave the Tar Heels an early lead, scoring her 24th goal of the season just 13:13 into the game. Her shot into an empty net was set up by a Kalli Kamholz throw-in and a pass by Anne Remy.
After holding just a 1-0 lead and a 6-3 advantage in shots during the first half, the Tar Heels dominated play in the final 45 minutes. Florance's second goal came at the 60:26 mark.
Although being knocked to the ground, Danielle Borgman kept control of the ball deep in the right corner. She managed to cross the ball to freshman Alyssa Ramsey who fed Florance for an easy three-yard shot.
A 24-yard shot by freshman Maggie Tomecka finished the UNC scoring at 73:03.
The Tar Heels finished with a 17-5 edge in shots and had an 11-2 advantage in the second half. Carolina had eight corner kicks to none for the Huskies.
The victory improved UNC's record to 19-3.
1938-- Stirnweiss, Safeties Propel Carolina Over Virginia
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.--George Stirnweiss ran for 98 yards and North Carolina took advantage of two safeties to defeat Virginia, 20-0, in their annual Thanksgiving Day game at Scott Stadium.
Stirnweiss gained his 98 yards on 16 carries and also completed the only pass the Tar Heels threw all day for a seven-yard pickup.
Jack Kraynick added 65 yards on 19 carries as the Tar Heels finished with 182 yards rushing.
The UNC defense limited the Cavaliers to only 39 yards on 41 rushing attempts and 47 total yards.
Carolina took a 5-0 lead in the first quarter when Virginia snapped a ball out of the end zone while trying to punt. Steve Maronic later added a 29-yard field goal.
The Tar Heels added their final 15 points in the third period. Kraynick scored on a five-yard run. A two-point conversion failed, but moments later Carolina blocked a Cavalier punt out of the end zone for another safety. Stirnweiss then finished the scoring with a nine-yard TD run and Maronic added the PAT.
In shutting down the Virginia offense, UNC forced 18 punts. As was typical of play at the time, the Tar Heels punted 14 times themselves in constantly backing the Cavaliers deep in their own territory.
November 23
1946--Justice Stars in Win Over Duke
CHAPEL HILL--Charlie Justice ran for 99 yards and passed for another 122 in leading North Carolina to a 22-7 win over Duke at Kenan Stadium.
The freshman tailback threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to John Tandy and ran 16 yards for UNC's final TD in the fourth quarter.
The Tar Heel defense held the Blue Devils to just 50 yards of total offense on 47 plays. Duke had only 45 yards on the ground and five yards passing.
Justice finished with 20 carries in the game and completed five of 10 passes.
Duke took a second quarter lead on a one-yard run by Leo Long. But, the Justice-to-Tandy pass play tied the game just before halftime.
Jack Fitch gave Carolina the lead with eight minutes left in the game. He scored on a double-reverse with Hosea Rodgers and Justice doing the initial ballhandling. Don Hartig then intercepted a pass on the Blue Devils' next play from scrimmage and returned it to the 33. That set up Justice's TD run. Although the PAT was blocked, Carolina had a 20-7 lead with 5:10 to play.
The Tar Heels added a safety when a center snap sailed out of the end zone.
While Justice was the big offensive star, Carolina got great play from linemen like Chan Highsmith, Ralph Strayhorn and Tandy.
1996--Women Swimmers Take Nike Cup
CHAPEL HILL--With Richelle Depold turning in a great final day performance, the North Carolina women's swimming team won the 11th annual Nike Cup meet at the Koury Natatorium.
Depold, a junior transfer from UCLA, capped an outstanding meet by the winning the 100-yard freestyle in an NCAA automatic qualifying time of 49.28 seconds. That also broke the school record in that event of 49.53, previously held by Kari Haag.
Depold also swam the second leg of Carolina's victorius 400-yard freestyle relay team. Beth Schlessman, Erika Acuff and Jennifer Strasburger also were on that team.
Kelly McLaughlin was UNC's other final day individual champion, She posted a winning time of 2:01.29 in the 200-yard butterfly.
In the team competition, Carolina's winning total was 1120.50 points. Kentucky finished second with 1037.
November 22
1986--Carolina Outlasts Duke Behind Maye and Starr
DURHAM, N.C.--Mark Maye put on a dazzling passing performance and Eric Starr came off the bench to rush for 184 yards as North Carolina edged Duke, 42-35, in a game of offensive fireworks at Wade Stadium.
Maye, a junior from Charlotte, N.C., completed 17 of 23 passes for 319 yards and a pair of touchdowns. He did not have an interception and finished with 348 yards of total offense.
Starr, a junior from Ellenboro, N.C., had touchdown runs of 67 and 57 yards. He came off the bench after starting tailback Derrick Fenner was injured. Fenner broke five tackles to while scoring UNC's first touchdown on a 32-yard run, but suffered a bruised knee on the play and could not return.
Fenner's run, on Carolina's initial series, had tied the game 7-7. Duke had scored on the game's opening possession on a five-yard run by Steve Slayden.
The Blue Devils regained the lead when Slayden threw a 29-yard touchdown pass to Stanley Monk.
Derrick Donald had his first of two interceptions on the day at the UNC 18 in the second quarter. On first down Maye hit Randy Marriott on a post pattern at the Duke 42 and he eluded one defender to complete an 82-yard scoring play.
A 24-yard TD run by Tracy Smith on the next series regained the lead for Duke. But, on UNC's first play from scrimmage after that, Starr broke off the right side for his 67-yard touchdown run. Lee Gliarmis added an 18-yard field goal with three seconds left in the first half to give Carolina its first lead, 24-21.
The lead reached 31-21 in third period on Starr's 57-yard scoring run. However, the Blue Devils responded with a six-yard TD pass from Slayden to Doug Green. A 50-yard field goal by Kenny Miller pushed the Tar Heel advantage to 34-28 late in the third period.
But, with 11:19 in the game, Slayden fired nine yards over the middle to Green for another TD and a 35-34 edge.
Anthony Dilweg then backed Carolina up to its own 15 with a 52-yard punt with just over four minutes remaining. Maye quickly moved his team to the Duke 49. From there he threw across the middle to a cutting Eric Lewis who outran the Blue Devil defenders to the end zone. Maye tossed a two-point conversion pass to Eric Streater for a 42-35 lead with 2:42 to go.
On first down from his 26, Slayden tried to hit Green deep in UNC territory. But, Donald picked the pass off and Carolina was able to run out the clock.
The Tar Heels finished with 605 yards of total offense and Duke had 396.
1987--Men's Soccer Team Reaches NCAA Quarterfinals
COLUMBIA, S.C.--North Carolina won a sudden-death penalty shootout with South Carolina, 2-1, in the second round of the NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament at Stone Stadium
The game was tied 1-1 after regulation and two 10-minute overtime periods. That set up a penalty kick shootout with each team getting five shots.
Both teams made four shots and missed one forcing a one-on-one sudden death.
Tar Heel goalie Darren Royer stopped the Gamecocks' shot by Arnar Jonasson. Carolina's Derek Missimo, the team's leading scorer, then won the match as he fired a shot into the right corner of the net.
The Tar Heels had taken a 1-0 lead in regulation when John Cocking scored at the 21:17 mark. He took a pass from Chad Ashton to quickly flip home the goal from just three yards out.
Doug Allison tied the game after 70:11 had elapsed. He rebounded a shot by Scott Cook to score from 12 yards.
Carolina had a chance to win in the closing moments of regulation when Cocking blasted a shot into the net from the front of the box. However, the Tar Heels were called for being offsides and the goal was disallowed.
This game was evenly played with Tar Heels holding only slight advantages in shots (13-12) and corner kicks (7-3).
November 21
1970--McCauley's Record-Breaking Day Too Much for Duke
CHAPEL HILL--Don McCauley set school, Atlantic Coast Conference and NCAA records in a sensational final game as North Carolina routed Duke, 59-34, at Kenan Stadium.
McCauley, a senior tailback from Garden City, N.Y., ran for 279 yards and five touchdowns--all ACC single-game records at the time. The 279 yards gave him a season total of 1,720, breaking what was then the NCAA season record held by O.J. Simpson.
The five touchdowns gave him 21 for the year and 126 points. Both are still ACC records. His performance set one NCAA record, broke 10 ACC records, tied two league marks and broke 10 school records.
McCauley gained 56 of Carolina's 76 yards on the opening drive of the game, scoring on a 10-yard run. Duke actually took a 10-7 after that on a one-yard run by Steve Jones and a David Pugh field goal.
But, McCauley and UNC quarterback Paul Miller then dominated the game as Carolina reeled off 35 straight points in the second and third quarters.
Miller, in fact, made two of the afternoon's most brilliant plays. Carolina regained the lead when McCauley scored on a three-yard run. He had opened that 66-yard scoring drive with a 17-yard run.
On Duke's next possession, linebacker Ricky Packard recovered a fumble at the Blue Devil 22. McCauley carried five straight times to the one. Then with everyone in the stadium expecting him to get the ball again, Miller faked it to his All-America tailback, put the ball on his right hip and walked untouched into the right corner of the end zone.
With just 33 seconds left in the first half the Tar Heels got the ball on their own 38-yard line. Carolina ran three quick plays--a 22-yard burst by backup tailback Ike Oglesby, a 30-yard run by end Ricky Lanier on a double reverse and a five-yard pass from Miller to Bucky Perry. Ken Craven then kicked a 20-yard field goal with one second left.
On UNC's first series of the second half, Miller circled left end and cut back across the field for a 60-yard touchdown run and a 31-10 lead. He then threw an 18-yard TD pass to tight end Tony Blanchard late in the third period.
Two plays later safety Greg Ward ran a Leo Hart interception back 35 yards to the Duke three. McCauley scored in two plays for a 45-10 advantage.
Duke scored three touchdowns and three two-point conversions in the fourth quarter, but never was in the game as McCauley added his final TDs on eight and three-yard runs.
Carolina rolled up 616 yards of total offense. Miller completed nine of 13 passes for 133 yards, while Oglesby added 82 yards rushing in his reserve role.
Hart threw for two touchdowns and 260 yards for Duke, but was just 13 of 38 in the air and had two interceptions.
1995--McInnis and Calabria Lead Rout of Spartans
LAHAINA, Maui--Dante Calabria scored 22 points and Jeff McInnis had 21 as North Carolina defeated Michigan State in the semifinals of the Maui Classic.
McInnis added nine assists for the Tar Heels. Also scoring in double figures were Serge Zwikker with 12 and Antawn Jamison with 10.
Carolina shot 57.4 percent from the field with Jamison hitting all five of his shots. The Tar Heels also made nine of 19 three-pointers.
After a Vince Carter layup gave UNC the game's first points in the opening minute and Calabria added a short jumper, Carolina never trailed.
Michigan State did tie the game once at 11-11 on a basket by Jamie Fecik. He topped the Spartans with 22 points.
Leading 16-14 with 13:51 to play in the first half, Carolina went on a 13-2 run in just over four minutes to stretch that advantage to 29-16. Calabria had a pair of three-pointers in that stretch and McInnis added a conventional three-point play off a driving layup.
The lead reached 20 with 4:20 to go in the half as Carolina reeled off seven straight points. Calabria had two field goals and Carter added a three-pointer for a 44-24 edge.
The Spartans cut that back to 46-31 by halftime.
However, MSU never got closer than 13 in the second half. The lead reached 26 with 14:51 left as the Tar Heels scored 10 consecutive points for a 69-43 edge. Ademola Oklulaja had a three-pointer and a layup, Calabria buried another three-pointer and Jamison got a layup off a Calabria pass.
November 20
1994--Venturini Stars in NCAA Women's Soccer Finals
PORTLAND, Ore.--Tisha Venturini scored two goals to lead second-ranked North Carolina to a 5-0 victory over previously unbeaten and top-rated Notre Dame in the NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament finals at Merlo Field.
Venturini, a senior midfielder who would be named National Player of the Year and win All-America honors for the fourth straight season, played nearly a flawless game in controlling the center of the field. She was named the Tournament's outstanding offensive player.
Midfielder Angela Kelly had given the Tar Heels a 1-0 lead just 14:22 into the game. A corner kick by Keri Sanchez was controlled by Sarah Dacey. She slipped the ball to Kelly whose header into the net came from just a yard out.
The Irish almost tied the game with 15 minutes left in the half when Michelle McCarthy got behind the UNC defense and for a one-on-one opportunity against goalie Tracy Noonan. But, freshman Staci Wilson, selected the Tournament's top defensive performer, sprinted 15 yards from behind to break up the play with a sliding tackle.
Venturini's first goal came after 10:09 of second half action when she rebounded a teammate's shot and fired into the upper right corner of the goal from 19 yards.
Freshman Robin Confer made it 3-0 at the 72:16 mark when she took a feed from Sanchez and scored from 10 yards out in the middle of the penalty area.
With 7:35 remaining, Sanchez passed to Venturini who got her second goal 15 yards from the front of the net. Dacey then ended the scoring on an unassisted goal at the 88:40 mark.
Carolina had a 26-8 advantage in shots. Notre Dame had one sustained offensive flurry midway in the second half, but Noonan made some great plays in breaking up crosses and corner kicks.
The Tar Heels finished the year 25-1-1 in winning their ninth straight NCAA title.
Venturini and nine other Carolina seniors finished their careers with a four-year record of 97-1-1.
1999--Volleyball Team Reaches ACC Finals
ORLANDO, Fla.--North Carolina defeated Wake Forest in four games to reach the finals of the Atlantic Coast Conference Volleyball Tournament at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex.
The win set up a showdown between the second-seeded Tar Heels and top-seeded Clemson for the ACC title.
Carolina's win over the Deacons came by a 15-3, 14-16, 15-12, 15-11 score.
Freshman Laura Greene recorded a team-high 17 kills and 21 digs to spark the victory. Freshman setter Eve Rackham added 53 assists, nine digs and four blocks.
The win increased the Tar Heel record to 26-5. However, matched was marred by an injury to UNC middle setter Shannon Smith, an All-ACC selection.
"It's really unfortunate because Shannon was playing so well," said Carolina Coach Joe Sagula. "She's been such an important part of the success we've had this year. However, our team was able to stay focused and get us into the championship game."
November 19
1995--Carolina Wins Second NCAA Field Hockey Title
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.--Susannah Schott scored three goals as North Carolina completed a perfect 24-0 field hockey season, defeating Maryland, 5-1, in the NCAA championship game at Wake Forest.
Playing in their sixth title game in seven years, the Tar Heels beat Maryland for the fourth time of the season. Carolina had earlier knocked off the Terps in two regular-season games and the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament finals. All of those wins had been overtime decisions, but this game was not that close.
Schott finished off a penalty corner play from Kim Schroll and Abbi Keller after just 4:58 of play to give the Tar Heels an early lead. Kate Barber deflected a centering pass from Schroll past Maryland goalkeeper Alana Eliwatt for a 2-0 advantage with 23:56 gone in the half.
Maryland cut that lead to 2-1 six minutes later when Christine Debow's blast off a penalty corner bounced off Schroll's stick past UNC goalie Jana Withrow.
Schott's second goal came 14 minutes into the second half. Nancy Pelligreen then raced past the entire Terp defense to score an unassisted goal at the 56:11 mark. Schott then finished the scoring with 10:25 left to play, getting assists from Schroll and Keller.
Schroll had four assists in the game and Keller added three.
The day had actually started on an ominous note for Carolina. The bus scheduled to take the team from its hotel to the stadium failed to show up and players had to jump into cars of parents who took them to the field.
"That's the kind of year it's been for us,' said Tar Heel Coach Karen Shelton. "This team has faced a lot of adversity, but we've also had a lot of things going for us. We've had great chemistry and leadership. With such a small group, we've been able to pull together and have a special year."
2000--Volleyball Team Sweeps ACC Title
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.--Second-seeded North Carolina won its second straight Atlantic Coast Conference volleyball championship by defeating Duke in four games at Wake Forest.
The win marked the second straight conference volleyball title for the Tar Heels and improved the UNC record to 26-7.
Duke won the first game of the finals, 15-10. But, Carolina swept the next three by scores of 15-6, 15-10 and 15-7. Freshman Nicole Reis and senior Casey Simpson had 18 kills each to spark the win. Reis added 20 digs and Simpson had 19. Junior Laura Greene was credited with 12 digs and senior Liz Feldman had 11.
Reis was named the Tournament's most valuable player. She was joined on the all-tournament team by teammates Eve Rackham and Simpson.
Carolina and Georgia Tech had actually tied for first place in the ACC regular-season standings, each posting a 13-3 record. But, the Yellow Jackets got the top seed in the Tournament.
November 18
1978--Sharpe, Lawrence, Defense Key Win Over Virginia
CHAPEL HILL--Tailback Amos Lawrence and quarterback Chuck Sharpe each posted 100-yard rushing days and North Carolina's defense shut down Virginia's ground game in a 38-20 victory at Kenan Stadium.
Lawrence ran for 131 yards on 25 carries and had a two-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. He also drew praise from Coach Dick Crum for setting up other Tar Heel runners with his fakes into the line.
"Amos Lawrence is the best running back I have ever seen," said Virginia Coach Dick Bestwick afterwards. "He's better than Tony Dorsett... better than all of them. He's just super."
Sharpe carried nine times for 100 yards, including a 56-yard run. He scored twice on seven-yard runs and also threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to tight end Bob Loomis, giving UNC a 14-6 lead in the second period.
Following that TD, free safety Bernie Menapace intercepted a Todd Kirtley pass on the Cavaliers' next offensive play. His 32-yard return set up Carolina at the Virginia 13. Three plays later Sharpe scored his first touchdown of the day for a 21-6 edge.
The Tar Heels had taken a 7-0 lead in the first quarter when a Matt Kupec pass bounced off the hands of wide receiver Jim Rouse to flanker Wayne Tucker for a 27-yard touchdown play.
Carolina's other 10 points came in the third period. Sharpe capped a nine-play, 72-yard drive on the second half's opening series with his second TD run. Jeff Hayes added a 36-yard field goal on UNC's next possession.
The Tar Heel defense limited the Cavaliers to just 89 yards rushing on 43 carries. Linebackers Darrell Nicholson and Buddy Curry, tackle Donnell Thompson and outside linebacker Lawrence Taylor dominated the line of scrimmage.
Three Virginia quarterbacks combined to complete 19 of 31 passes. However, Menapace, Steve Streater, Francis Winters and Ricky Barden each had an interception. Barden also broke up three other passes in the secondary.
Loomis and offensive guard Mike Salzano were the blocking stars for Carolina as the Tar Heels finished with 495 yards of offense.
1989--Field Hockey Team Reaches NCAA Finals
SPRINGFIELD, Mass.--North Carolina advanced to the NCAA field hockey championship game with a 1-0 victory over Iowa in the national semifinals.
This marked the second time in three seasons the Tar Heels had reached the NCAA finals. Carolina had dropped a 2-1 decision to Maryland in the 1987 finals, but would win the title this year by beating Old Dominion in the championship game.
Sophomore Nancy Lang scored the only goal of the game against Iowa, rebounding a missed shot with 13:27 to play. It was only her third goal of the season.
"This is incredible," said Lang, a native of Killingworth, Conn., who had family and hometown friends at the game. "I never expected to get a goal. It was just a matter of being in the right place at the right time."
Carolina's Kathy Staley had fired a shot off a penalty corner that was saved by Hawkeye goalkeeper Melissa Sanders. UNC's Cathy Osmer immediately flicked another shot that was deflected by Sanders, but Lang stuck in the rebound.
Although Iowa had a 12-9 advantage in shots, the Hawkeyes could only get three off in the final 35 minutes of action. UNC goalie Evelien Spee recorded five saves.
Carolina got great play throughout the game from senior midfielder Leslie Lyness.
The win boosted the Tar Heel record to 19-2 heading into the title game with the Monarchs. Carolina and Old Dominion had split two earlier regular-season games.
