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On This Date With The Tar Heels...
December 3, 2001 | General
December 1
2000-Carolina Rallies Past Notre Dame in NCAA Semifinals
SAN JOSE, Calif.-North Carolina recovered from a 1-0 halftime deficit to defeat Notre Dame, 2-1, in the semifinals of the NCAA Women's Soccer Championships at Spartan Stadium.
The Irish had taken a 1-0 lead just 19:48 into the game on a goal by Amy Warner. Notre Dame made that score stand up the rest of the half, although Carolina had a 6-2 edge in shots and a 3-1 advantage in corner kicks during the first 45 minutes.
Kim Patrick finally tied the game for the Tar Heels at the 65:11 mark. The goal came on a header with an assist from Jena Kluegel.
Carolina continued to put tremendous pressure on the Irish defense. In the second half, the Tar Heels' margin in corner kicks was 11-2 and UNC had a 5-2 advantage in shots.
Jordan Walker got the game-winning goal with just 7:27 to play.
Freshman defender Catherine Reddick made one of the game's biggest plays after 16:48 in the second half. She raced downfield to cut off Notre Dame's Ali Lovelace and block a shot to kill the best Irish scoring opportunity after intermission. That would have pushed the Notre Dame lead to 2-0. Just over three minutes later Patrick's goal tied the game.
The victory pushed Carolina's all-time NCAA Tournament record to 65-3.
1985-Wrestlers Topple Oregon State
CHAPEL HILL-North Carolina won five of 10 weight classes in defeating Oregon State, 23-16, at Carmichael Auditorium.
Al Palacio raised his record to 9-0 at 118 pounds with a technical fall over the Beavers' Tim Glennie at 6:36.
Joe Silvestro edged OSU's Pat Gibson, 2-1, at 177 pounds for an 8-0 record for the year.
The 11th-ranked Tar Heels also got victories from All-America Rob Koll at 158, Lenny Bernstein at 142 and Enzo Catullo at 134. Bernstein won by a technical fall at 7:00, while Koll's victory came by a 9-3 advantage and Catullo had an 11-4 win.
There was one tie in the match. Carolina's Tad Wilson and Oregon State's Marvin Seal had a 2-2 draw.
The win improved UNC's record to 4-1.
November 30
1946--Justice Sets Rushing Record in Rout of Virginia
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.--Charlie Justice ran for 169 yards and scored three touchdowns as North Carolina crushed Virginia, 49-14, at Scott Stadium.
Justice, who had injured a knee the previous week against Duke, had touchdown runs of 56, 40 and 18 yards. No one in school history had previously run for that many yards in a single game.
His 169 yards came on just 16 carries. In addition, he had a pair of kickoff returns for 42 yards and an 11-yard punt return.
Walt Pupa had 15 carries for 128 yards, tan for two touchdowns and threw for another. Bob Cox had the touchdown reception and also made seven straight PATs.
The other UNC score came on a short run by Floyd Simmons.
The Tar Heels finished with 453 yards of total offense, gaining 398 of that on the ground.
1981--USC Falls to Carolina's Balanced Attack
GREENSBORO, N.C.--All five starters scored in double figures as North Carolina defeated Southern California, 73-62, at the Greensboro Coliseum.
James Worthy and Sam Perkins had 18 points each to lead the Tar Heel attack. But, Carolina also got 15 points from Jimmy Black, 12 from Michael Jordan and 10 from Matt Doherty.
Carolina controlled this game from the very start, trailing only once, at 2-0.
The Trojans, however, stayed within striking distance and never trailed by more than eight points until UNC took a 62-52 lead with 8:32 left. Jordan pushed a 58-52 advantage to 10 by hitting a 15-foot jumper and then going around a Perkins screen to score from the corner.
A layup by Black out of the four-corners offense and a dunk on an offensive rebound by Jordan provided the final 11-point margin.
Carolina shot 54.7 percent from the field with the backcourt of Black (five of six) and Jordan (six of eight) leading the way. Black also handed out a game-high seven assists, while Perkins grabbed 12 rebounds.
November 29
1987--Men's Soccer Team Reaches NCAA Semifinals
BALTIMORE--North Carolina defeated Loyola of Maryland, 1-0 at Homewood Field in a quarterfinal game of the NCAA Men's Soccer Championships.
The victory advanced the Tar Heels to the national semifinals against Clemson.
Derek Missimo's goal late in the first half provided the game's only score as UNC improved to 20-4 for the season.
Weather conditions were terrible as the game was played in a steady downpour.
But, with 2:33 remaining in the first half, Carolina got the only goal it would need. Chad Ashton knifed a corner kick from the left corner into the penalty box. A header by Missimo bounced off the shoulder of a Greyhound defender into the net.
It was Missimo's 12th goal of the year, his seventh in the last 10 games and his sixth game-winner.
"Derek's goal was a great one," said UNC Coach Anson Dorrance. "It's tough for an opponent to go head-to-head against someone 6-4 on a near post run. Derek is really difficult to stop in those situations."
The two teams were evenly matched in the styles of play, size in the back and ability to win balls in the air. Keyed by David Smyth, the Tar Heels played a great second half to make the 1-0 lead stand up.
Carolina also got standout performances from Donald Cogsville, Marc Buffin and Steve Dragisics.
Loyola outshot the Tar Heels, 10-7 and had an 8-6 edge in corner kicks.
1997--Williams' Three-Pointer Sparks Win Over Purdue
ANCHORAGE, Alaska--Shammond Williams broke a 67-67 tie with a three-pointer, leading North Carolina to a 73-69 victory over Purdue in the championship game of the Great Alaska Shootout at Sullivan Arena.
Purdue had tied the game, 67-67, on a pair of free throws by Brad Miller with1:53 to play. Williams then took a pass from Vince Carter to bury a three-point shot at the 1:25 mark.
The Boilermakers cut that lead back to 70-69, but Antawn Jamison made one free throw and Williams hit two in the final 10 seconds to seal the win.
Carolina led only once in this game until the final four minutes. That came on a tip-in by Carter with 12:04 to go. But, Purdue regained control, building a seven-point advantage with 7:13 left.
The Tar Heels then reeled off eight straight points to take a 62-61 lead. Jamison started it with a jumper, Williams followed with a pair of dunks and Carter hit a jump shot.
At one point Purdue had an 11-point lead early in the second half before the Tar Heels slowly began to cut that down.
Purdue's big front line produced 29 points from Miller and 18 from Brian Cardinal.
Jamison, hitting 10 of 14 shots from the floor, finished with 23 and nine rebounds. Williams also had 23 points and Ed Cota added 12 for Carolina.
November 28
1963--Chapman's Late FG Tops Duke for Gator Bowl Bid
DURHAM, N.C.-- Max Chapman's field goal with 21 seconds to play lifted North Carolina to a 16-14 victory over Duke at Wade Stadium, earning the Tar Heels a berth in the Gator Bowl.
Carolina had built a 13-0 lead in the third quarter on touchdown runs by Ken Willard and Eddie Kesler. However, Chapman's second conversion attempt was wide left.
Duke came back on a 70-yard TD pass by Scotty Glacken and a 24-yard scoring run by Jay Wilkinson. When Steve Holloway added his second extra point, the Tar Heels trailed, 14-13, with just 4:38 to play.
Carolina hopes began to fade when a Junior Edge pass was intercepted on UNC's next possession. However, the Tar Heels got the ball back after a punt with 1:23 left.
Two Edge runs and a pair of passes to Bob Lacey moved Carolina downfield. With just 21 seconds on the clock, Chapman kicked a 42-yard field goal that gave the Tar Heels the win and an 8-2 regular-season record.
Edge completed 14 of 32 passes on the day for 230 yards. Willard had 65 yards rushing and Lacey caught eight passes for 84 yards.
Based on the outcome of the Duke game, an invitation was extended to Carolina to face the Air Force Academy in the Gator Bowl. That would end in a 35-0 rout.
1980--Perkins, Wood Star in Trip to Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska--Freshman Sam Perkins came off the bench to score 20 points as North Carolina defeated Alaska-Anchorage, 69-50, in the opening round of the Great Alaska Shootout at the Sports Center.
Carolina, making its first appearance in the tournament, led only 31-26 at the half. However, sparked by the scoring of Perkins and Al Wood, the Tar Heels outscored Seawolves, 38-24, after intermission.
Perkins hit nine of 12 shots from the floor and two of four foul shots in 23 minutes of action. He also grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds.
Wood was nine-for14 from the field and added seven rebounds.
Jimmy Black handed out seven assists. James Worthy, experiencing one of the worst shooting performances of his career, had only three points, but did contribute five assists. It was the passing of those two that constantly set up Wood and Perkins, allowing Carolina to shoot 53.2 percent from the field. That included a percentage of 57.6 in the second half.
The UNC defense allowed the Seawolves to make just 33.9 percent of their shots.
November 27
1997--Carolina Deals Bruins 41-Point Loss
ANCHORAGE, Alaska--Antawn Jamison scored 23 points and Vince Carter added 22 leading North Carolina to a 109-68 victory over UCLA in the opening round of the Great Alaska Shootout at Sullivan Arena.
The Tar Heels led almost the entire first half and extended that advantage to 53-32 by outscoring the Bruins, 17-3, in the final four minutes of the first period.
Jamison had 15 points and Carter scored 10 in the decisive first half.
The lead eventually reached as much as 44 points in the latter stages of the game.
Jamison hit 10 of 15 field goal attempts and three of five free throws for his 23 points. Carter was eight of 13 from the floor, made one three-pointer and hit five of six free throws.
The Tar Heels shot 62.7 percent from the field, while holding UCLA to 40.6 percent shooting. The Bruins also hurt themselves by making just 10 of 19 free throws.
But, those missed free throws really made no difference in this game.
Carolina outrebounded UCLA, 45-28. Jamison had 11 of those.
In addition to Jamison and Carter, three other UNC players scored in double figures. Ed Cota had 14, while Ademola Oklulaja and Mahktar Ndiaye added 12 each.
Shammond Williams only had eight points, but played a great floor game with 10 assists and just two turnovers in 25 minutes of playing time.
1943--Tar Heels Rout Virginia, 54-7
NORFOLK, Va.--George Grimes ran for 155 yards and Hosea Rodgers added 108 as North Carolina ripped Virginia, 54-7, in the season-ending game for both teams.
Sparked by those two backs, the Tar Heels finished with 555 yards rushing and 600 yards of total offense.
Carolina grabbed a 13-0 lead in the first quarter on a 12-yard pass from Eddie Teague to Barney Poole and a 65-yard run by Rodgers. Jack Fitch returned an interception 44 yards early in the second period to the Cavalier 36. Moments later he scored on an 18-yard run and Virginia could never get back in the game.
The Tar Heels had several big plays in the game, scoring on a 35-yard interception return by Tucker McDaniel and 41 and 23-yard runs by Billy Myers.
Myers finished with 85 yards rushing and Teague had 76.Poole had a pair of touchdown catches. In addition to the first-quarter pass from Teague, he also caught a four-yard pass from Grimes.
This marked the first time Carolina and Virginia had faced each other off one of their campuses since 1916.
November 26
1959-- Tar Heels Crush Duke, 50-0, on Thanksgiving Day
DURHAM, N.C.--A game rated a tossup was over by halftime as North Carolina crushed old rival Duke, 50-0, on Thanksgiving Day at Wade Stadium.
Carolina scored 14 points in each of the first three quarters and added eight more in the final period to complete a game that would become one of the most famous in the history of this long series.
Don Klochak scored a pair of touchdowns, including the clincher to open the second half, while Jack Cummings, Milam Wall, Ray Farris, Sonny Folckomer and George Knox added one each.
Six of the touchdowns came on the ground as the Tar Heels rushed for 231 yards Duke had 195 yards passing, but suffered a pair of interceptions and lost four fumbles.
Even down 28-0 at halftime, the Blue Devils had hopes of a second-half comeback. But, Klochak shattered that by returning the opening kickoff of the third quarter back 93 yards for his second TD of the day and a 35-0 lead. Klochak had scored UNC's second touchdown on a one-yard dive.
Carolina's final touchdown came on a 32-yard run by Knox. Other than that play and the kickoff return, the Tar Heels' longest scoring run was a three-yarder by Folckomer following a 43-yard interception return by Mike Greenday.
The only controversy of this game came after Knox's TD when Farris drew the wrath of UNC Coach Jim Hickey for diving for a two-point conversion to get an even 50 points instead of allowing the extra point to be kicked.
1976--Tar Heels Rally Past State, 78-66
GREENSBORO, N.C.--North Carolina outscored N.C. State, 38-24, in the final 20 minutes to erase a two-point halftime deficit and defeat N.C. State, 78-66, at the Greensboro Coliseum.
Opening its season in the first round of the Big Four Tournament, Carolina trailed 42-40 at intermission. That was despite the Tar Heels shooting 57.7 percent from the field in that opening period to 52.8 for the Wolfpack. Carolina also had six more free throws and were only out-rebounded by two.
However, turnovers and offensive rebounds allowed State to get off 10 more field goal attempts. The Wolfpack, in fact, led the last 14 minutes of the half, although never by more than five points.
State maintained its advantage in the early minutes of the second half and had a 56-51 lead with 12:38 to play after a 20-foot jumper by Kenny Carr.
Carolina then went on a 10-point run in taking the lead 61-56. A jump shot and offensive rebound by Walter Davis got that streak started. Phil Ford followed with a layup and John Kuester added a short jump shot. Ford then made two free throws on a technical foul on the State bench and added another jumper. A basket by Mike O'Koren finished that streak for a 66-61 lead. The Tar Heels never trailed again. Davis and Tommy LaGarde led a balanced scoring attack with 16 points each for Carolina. Ford and 15 and nine assists, while O'Koren also had 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds. The Tar Heels made 16 of 25 field goal attempts in the second half and finished with a 60.8 shooting percentage for the game. Carr led the Wolfpack with 16, but had just six in the second half.
November 25
1978--Lawrence, Kupec Lead Miracle Comeback vs. Duke
CHAPEL HILL--Amos Lawrence's 11-yard touchdown run with 13 seconds to play capped an amazing late comeback as North Carolina scored an improbable 16-15 victory over Duke at Kenan Stadium
Trailing 15-3 with just over four minutes to play, quarterback Matt Kupec directed 66 and 61-yard touchdown drives to give the Tar Heels one of the most exciting wins in the history of this fierce rivalry.
A 29-yard TD run by Mike Dunn had given the Blue Devils a 15-3 lead with 4:20 in the fourth quarter. After the kickoff, Carolina took possession on the Duke 34 with 4:14 left.
The Tar Heels scored in eight plays. All were passes with Kupec completing six of them. The drive almost stalled when UNC faced a fourth-and-six pass at the Blue Devil 35. But, Kupec got the first down on a 12-yard pass to tight end Bob Loomis.
Two plays later Kupec threw to Loomis for 10 yards and a touchdown. Jeff Hayes kicked the PAT with 2:46 on the clock.
Carolina then used its timeouts on defense. After one first down because of a penalty, Duke was forced to punt, with the ball rolling dead at the Tar Heel 39. Ricky Barden and T.K. McDaniels made the biggest defensive play on that series.
A first-down pass lost two yards and Kupec's next throw was incomplete. But, on third down, Lawrence ran a sprint draw for 18 yards to the Blue Devil 45.
With the clock running down, Lawrence was able to get just four yards on a third-and-five at the 40. On fourth-and-one, UNC Coach Dick Crum again called the sprint draw and Lawrence picked up 21 yards to the Duke 15.
A four-yard pass to Jim Rouse moved the ball to the 11, but Kupec then threw incomplete in the end zone for Loomis.
With just 13 seconds left and no timeouts, it seemed imperative that Kupec continue to throw for the end zone. But, Crum instead called for another spring draw and Lawrence broke up the middle into the end zone for a 16-15 lead with only 13 seconds remaining. If he had been stopped short of the goal, Carolina would not have been able to line up for a final play.
"We made the decision to stop the clock on defense, thinking we could manage it ourselves if we got the ball back," said Crum. "We ran the draw with Amos because Duke was looking for the pass. But, Amos running it is as good as a pass. I had confidence he could get into the end zone, as did our entire team. He's not your ordinary back."
Carolina's entire defense played well with Barden, cornerback Francis Winters and linebackers Buddy Curry and Darrell Nicholson giving standout performances. Until Dunn's fourth-quarter TD, the Blue Devils had managed just three field goals. Duke had 308 total yards, but only 106 after intermission.
Lawrence finished with 167 yards rushing on 30 carries. He was 16 for 111 yards in the second half. Kupec was 14 for 24 passing for 138 yards after completing only two of six throws for 30 yards in the first two periods.
1988--Lebo and Madden Spark Win Over Hoosiers
NEW YORK, N.Y.--Jeff Lebo scored 29 points and Kevin Madden added 25 as North Carolina defeated Indiana, 106-92, at Madison Square Garden.
The two teams met in the consolation game of the Pre-Season NIT after suffering upsets in the semifinals.
Carolina shot a sizzling 67.2 percent from the floor against Indiana, one of the best defensive teams in college basketball. That included 75.0 percent (21-28) accuracy in the second half.
Lebo hit nine of 13 shots, including six of eight from three-point range. Madden was nine-for-12 from the floor and made seven of eight free throws.
Carolina never trailed, building a 15-2 lead in the first four minutes of the game. Lebo had a pair of three-pointers and Steve Bucknall and King Rice also had treys in this early stretch.
The Tar Heels increased their advantage to 17 in the first half, before the Hoosiers cut it back to 48-41 at intermission.
Indiana trimmed the deficit to three at 55-52 with17:19 left in the game. But, Carolina slowly pulled away behind the scoring of Lebo, Madden and Scott Williams.
Williams finished with 10 points, while Bucknall and Hubert Davis had 13 each.
Indiana got 31 points from Jay Edwards and 27 from Todd Jadlow, but couldn't stop UNC's torrid shooting.
