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On This Date With The Tar Heels...
December 10, 2001 | General
December 8
1979-Wood, O'Koren Spark Late Rally Over Cincinnati
GREENSBORO, N.C.-North Carolina rallied from a six-point deficit in the final 7:33 of the game to defeat Cincinnati, 68-63, at the Greensboro Coliseum.
Al Wood and Mike O'Koren led the late Tar Heel comeback, combining for 11 of their team's final 15 points.
Carolina had outscored the Bearcats, 18-4, in the latter stages of the first half to take a 33-27 lead at intermission. Trailing 23-15, UNC got eight points from Wood and six from Jimmy Black to key that late scoring spurt.
Cincinnati came back in the second half and took a 59-53 lead behind the scoring of Eddie Lee and Bobby Austin. But, Wood then hit a pair of free throws with 7:33 left to start the final Tar Heel drive.
O'Koren hit a 15-foot jumper and Wood added a pair of jump shots as Carolina pulled to within 63-61 at the 4:22 mark. Seconds later the game was tied when O'Koren fed James Worthy for a dunk.
The score remained 63-63 from 4,00 to 1:32 when O'Koren broke the tie, scoring on an offensive rebound. Worthy added a pair of free throws and O'Koren had one in the final 15 seconds to put the game away.
Wood finished with 20 points, getting 10 in each half. O'Koren had 11 of his 16 in the final 20 minutes. Worthy had 12 points and a game-high 13 rebounds. O'Koren had 12 rebounds as Carolina controlled the boards, 39-26.
December 7
1994--Swimmers Crush Duke
CHAPEL HILL--The North Carolina men's and women's swimming teams continued
their mastery of Duke with lopsided wins at Koury Natatorium.
The women, ranked 15th in the nation, defeated the Blue Devils, 191-105, to extend their all-time record to 21-0 against Duke.
The 18th-ranked men rolled to a 182-111 win for their 58th straight victory over the Blue Devils. Duke has not beaten Carolina in men's swimming since 1939.
Chrissy Miller won three individual events, while Shannon Allison and Kari Haag each had two first-place finishes.
Miller won the 200-yard freestyle in 1:53.46, the 100 butterfly in 57.54 and the 200 individual medley in 2:09.60.
Allison captured the 400 individual medley in 4:37.08 and the 200 backstroke in 2:07.74. Haag had first-place finishes in the 100 backstroke (58.00) and the 500 freestyle (4:55.27).
Eric Fehr and Jon Thorpe each won two individual races for the men and also swam on a winning relay team.
Fehr finished first in the 100 breaststroke in 59.17 and the 200 breastroke in 2:10.20. He also swam the second leg of the victorious 200 medley relay team.
Thorpe won the 50 freestyle (21.86) and the 100 freestyle (48.18). He led off UNC's winning 200 freestyle relay team.
Drew Sechrist, Shoff Allison and Ed Abele each won one individual race, as well as competing on winning relays.
1964--Cunningham and Lewis Too Much for Wildcats
CHARLOTTE, N.C.--Billy Cunningham and Bob Lewis combined for 45 points and 27 rebounds as North Carolina upset eight-ranked Kentucky, 82-67, at the Charlotte Coliseum.
Lewis hit eight of 17 shots from the floor and grabbed 14 rebounds, finishing with 23 points. Cunningham hit eight of 16 field goal attempts and had 13 rebounds in a 22-point performance.
After leading just 33-31 at the half, Carolina outscored Kentucky, 49-36, in the final 20 minutes.
Cunningham and Lewis weren't the entire story for the Tar Heels. Ray Respess hit six of seven shots and had 13 points. Tom Gauntlett came off the bench to score 12 points and get eight rebounds.
The Tar Heels shot 55.4 percent from the floor, while holding the Wildcats to just 30.5 percent shooting.
Pat Riley led Kentucky with16 points and John Adams added 14.
December 6
1979--McGlade Stars Against Blue Devils
CHAPEL HILL--Bernie McGlade scored 29 points and grabbed 15 rebounds as the North Carolina women's basketball team routed Duke, 91-58, at Carmichael Auditorium.
McGlade, a senior forward. made 14 of 17 shots from the floor. Her 15 rebounds helped the Tar Heels dominate the backboards, 57-41. She also had five assists, five steals and one blocked shot.
Carolina led just 33-28 at halftime before exploding for a 58-30 advantage in the final 20 minutes. The Tar Heels shot 60.0 percent in the second half, making 27 of 45 field goal attempts.
Henrietta Walls came off the bench to score 14 points and pull down eight rebounds. Two other reserves were also in double figures as Kathy Crawford and Meredith White had 10 each. White also had 10 rebounds.
The UNC defense forced Duke into 27 turnovers and allowed the Blue Devils to shoot just 31.2 percent.
1975--Kupchak, LaGarde Pace Win Over VPI
CHAPEL HILL--Mitch Kupchak scored 24 points and Tommy LaGarde added 18 as North Carolina defeated Virginia Tech, 88-75, at Carmichael Auditorium.
All five Tar Heel starters scored in double figures. That balanced attack offset a 25-point performance by Gobbler forward Russell Davis. The only other VPI player to reach double figures was Larry Cooke with 10.
Kupchak hit seven of his 12 field goal attempts and made 10 of 14 free throws for his 24 points. In addittion, he grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds.
LaGarde also had a double-double, pulling down 10 rebounds to go with his 18 points. He was eight of 13 from the floor as Carolina shot 54.4 percent as a team.
The Tar Heels built a 45-36 halftime lead and never trailed after intermission.
Walter Davis added 13 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. John Kuester and Phil Ford had 10 points each.
December 5
1999--Women Top Irish For Soccer Title
SAN JOSE, Calif.--North Carolina scored a pair of second-half goals to defeat Notre Dame, 2-0, in the finals of the NCAA Women's Soccer Championships.
The victory at Spartan Stadium gave the Tar Heels their 15th title in the 18 years of the NCAA Tournament.
Carolina, 24-2, outshot Notre Dame, 17-3, but could not score until 10:11 had elapsed in the second half. Meredith Florance broke the scoreless deadlock with her 13th goal of the season.
Beth Sheppard added UNC's second score after 79:06 of action.
Florance, Lindsay Stoecker, Kim Patrick and Anne Remy all had good scoring opportunities in the first half, but couldn't convert. Carolina had an 8-1 edge in shots in the first 45 minutes.
The Tar Heels kept pressure on the Irish in the opening moments of the second half with shots by Jena Kluegel and two corner kicks by Lorrie Fair. Florance finally got the game's first goal with a close shot from the left wing. Patrick and Susan Bush had assists on the play.
Sheppard's goal came from inside the penalty box. Bush and Raven McDonald had assists on the play.
The Tar Heels finished with a 6-0 advantage in corner kicks.
Fair was named the outstanding defensive player in the Women's College Cup, while Bush was selected the top offensive player.
1959-- Shaffer and Stanley Lead Rout of Gamecocks
CHAPEL HILL--Lee Shaffer scored 25 points and Ray Stanley added 22 as North Carolina opened its season by rolling past South Carolina, 93-56, at Woollen Gym.
Shaffer hit eight of 16 shots from the floor, made nine of 10 free throws and also grabbed nine rebounds. Stanley was nine of 13 field goal attempts and hit all four of his free throws.
York Larese and Harvey Salz added 18 points each.
South Carolina trailed by only a 32-24 score at halftime. But, the Tar Heels exploded for 61 points in the last 20 minutes.
Carolina was 25 of 57 from the floor, while the Gamecocks shot just 25.4 percent, hitting 16 of 63 attempts.
The Tar Heels also converted 43 of 53 free throws. USC made only 24 of its 43 attempts. Larese led Carolina at the foul line, going 12 for 13. Salz made 14 of his 18 free throw opportunities.
December 4
1980--Women Swimmers Top Penn State and Syracuse
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.--The North Carolina women's swimming team ran its record to 4-0 with victories over host Penn State, 74-57, and Syracuse, 82-49.
Carolina swept 14 of 16 events. Double individual winners for the Tar Heels were Gayle Hegel, Liz Mesmer and Stephanie Hopper.
Hegel won the 200 individual medley in 2:06.01, outdistancing her closest competitor by over five seconds. She also captured the 200 breaststroke in 2:24.59, finishing over four seconds ahead of the field.
Mesmer won the 500 freestyle in 5:04.72 and then was also first in the 100 freestyle (53.60).
Hopper swam 2:07.60 in winning the 200 butterfly and 57.36 to take the 100 fly.
Freshman Sue Walsh was first in the 200 backstroke (2:03.65) and also led off UNC's winning 400 medley relay team. Barb Harris swam that relay's second leg and later placed first in the 200 freestyle.
1993--Women Roll Past Niagara, 99-58
CHAPEL HILL--Freshman guard Marion Jones scored 20 points as North Carolina ran its record to 3-0 by defeating Niagara, 99-58, in the championship game of the Carolina Invitational at Carmichael Auditorium.
Jones came off the bench to hit nine of 16 shots from the floor, including both of her three-point attempts. She also had three assists and eight steals in 24 minutes of playing time.
Tournament MVP Charlotte Smith added 14 and Carrie McKee also scored 14 in a reserve role.
Tar Heel Coach Sylvia Hatchell used 12 players and all of them got in the scoring column.
All-America Tonya Sampson played just 16 minutes as Hatchell tried to give everyone playing time. Sampson still finished with nine points on four-of four shooting and also handed out four assists.
Carolina shot 48.7 percent from the field, while holding Niagara to 32.1 percent.
December 3
1994--Cincinnati Falls to Balanced UNC Attack
CHARLOTTE, N.C.--Jeff McInnis led five North Carolina players in double figures as the Tar Heels defeated Cincinnati in the Tournament of Champions finals at the Charlotte Coliseum.
McInnis was 10 for 10 from the floor, hit his only three-point attempt and added two of three foul shots in sparking the win. He also handed out six assists and committed just one turnover in 32 minutes of action.
Carolina's other double-figure scorers were Jerry Stackhouse with 17, Rasheed Wallace with 14 and Dante Calabria and Donald Williams with 10 each.
The Tar Heels never trailed in the game, jumping out to a 7-0 lead in less than two minutes. McInnis hit a jumper from the top of the key and fed Wallace for a dunk in this early stretch.
Cincinnati eventually cut the lead to one with 9:15 left in the first half. The Bearcats stayed within striking distance for the next three minutes and trailed just 26-24 with 6:30 to go.
But, the Tar Heels then went on a 10-point run, pushing their advantage to 36-24. Stackhouse had six points in this three-minute outburst, while McInnis had a driving layup and one assist.
Stackhouse had 13 of his 17 points in the first half as UNC built a 40-29 lead.
Carolina led by 18 at one point in the second half as McInnis exploded for 16 points.
1986--Passing, Shooting Sensational in Win Over Stetson
CHAPEL HILL--North Carolina had 35 assists on 42 field goals and placed five players in double figures as the Tar Heels routed Stetson, 100-64, at Carmichael Auditorium.
Kenny Smith had 17 points to lead the UNC scoring. Ranzino Smith added 15, Joe Wolf had 12 and J.R. Reid and Steve Bucknall each finished with 10.
The great passing led to numerous easy baskets as the Tar Heels finished with a field goal percentage of 60.8. Carolina made eight of nine three-point attempts as Ranzino Smith was three-for-three and Kenny Smith hit three of four.
Curtis Hunter had seven assists, while Wolf and Ranzino Smith each had six.
Stetson made the game close for the first 10 minutes, trailing just 23-2 with 9:57 left in the opening half. But, torrid shooting by the two Smiths gave the Tar Heels a 48-32 lead at the half.
Stetson could never get the margin closer than 14 in the final 20 minutes.
December 2
1984--Daugherty Has 26 Against Terriers
BOSTON--Brad Daugherty scored 26 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as North Carolina defeated Boston University, 89-72, in a game played at Boston Garden.
Daugherty had 13 points in each half as the Tar Heels improved to 2-0 for the season. Also scoring in double figures were Steve Hale with 17, Dave Popson with 13 and Kenny Smith with 11.
Carolina raced to a 15-point lead in the first half, 42-27. The Terriers twice cut that margin to 10 in the first five minutes of the second period. But, the Tar Heels again pulled away on a pair of layups by Joe Wolf, a three-point play by Smith and a layup by Popson.
Five straight UNC points by Daugherty and a Wolf jumper pushed the lead to 68-48 with 10:31 to play. BU got back to within 10 again with 59 seconds left, but Hale had eight points down the stretch to seal the win.
Hale had also sparked a surge in the final three minutes of the first half to stretch a seven-point advantage to 15 at intermission.
Daugherty hit 11 of 16 shots from the floor, helping Carolina to an overall shooting percentage of 57.1. He also had five of the Tar Heels' 14 offensive rebounds.
Smith had seven assists and four steals. Hale made six of eight shots from the field, made all five of his free throws, grabbed six rebounds and had six assists in an outstanding all-around performance.
1967--Miller's 30 Points Help Beat VPI
CHAPEL HILL--Larry Miller scored 30 points and grabbed nine rebounds leading North Carolina to an 89-76 comeback win over Virginia Tech at Carmichael Auditorium.
With Glen Combs scoring 15 points and Wayne Mallard adding 12, the Gobblers built a 44-37 lead at the half. Miller almost kept the Tar Heels in the game by himself with 19 points in the first 20 minutes.
But, Charlie Scott, making his college debut, scored 12 of his 18 points in the second half and Rusty Clark added eight of his 13 as Carolina rallied for the win.
Miller hit 12 of 19 shots from the floor, made six of seven free throws, pulled down nine rebounds and handed out six assists in a great season-opening performance.
Scott made eight of 18 field goal attempts and also grabbed nine rebounds. Clark finished with 17 rebounds as Carolina outrebounded VPI, 50-37.
Dick Grubar scored 11 points and Bill Bunting contributed eight. Joe Brown came off the bench to score nine.
Combs had a great night for Virginia Tech, going 11 for 16 from the floor and making all five of his free throw attempts for 27 points. Mallard finished with 21 and Chris Ellis had 19.
A key to the comeback was Carolina shooting 57.5 percent from the field in the second half after making just 34.1 percent of its shots in the first 20 minutes.
