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May 11, 2001 | Women's Lacrosse
May 11, 2001
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No. 6 seed North Carolina (10-6, 1-2 ACC) vs. No. 3 seed Georgetown (15-2, 6-0 Big East)
Date & Time: Sunday, May 13, 2000, 1 p.m.
Site: Kehoe Field, Washington, D.C.
Carolina's Series Record vs. Georgetown: Georgetown leads, 4-3
Websites: North Carolina (TarHeelBlue.com), Georgetown (guhoyas.com)
No. 6 Tar Heels Visit No. 3 Georgetown for Rematch
Sixth-seeded North Carolina (11-6) takes to the road this weekend, visiting third-seeded Georgetown (15-2) on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. in the 2001 NCAA Tournament quarterfinals. At stake is a bid to the 2001 NCAA Final Four, to be held next weekend in Baltimore on the campus of Johns Hopkins University.
The Tar Heels advanced to Sunday's game with a 14-9 win over No. 11 seed Syracuse on Thursday afternoon. The Hoyas defeated No. 14 seed Hofstra, 20-5, on Thursday in Washington D.C.
Last month, the Hoyas defeated Carolina, 15-9, on April 7 in Chapel Hill. That six-goal margin of defeat is the second-largest of the season for UNC, trailing only Boston University's 14-7 win over Carolina in Baltimore on March 11.
Earlier this Season Versus the Hoyas
No. 5 Georgetown got seven goals and three assists from Sheehan Stanwick and five goals and one assist from Wick Stanwick to defeat No. 6 North Carolina 15-9 in women's lacrosse action on April 7 at Fetzer Field in Chapel Hill.
The teams traded goals and leads in the first half before a goal by Wick Stanwick with 2:32 left in the first half sparked a nine-goal run by Georgetown. The Tar Heels went 23:55 without scoring a goal as Georgetown went from a 7-6 deficit to a 15-7 lead. Lindsay Stone scored her fourth goal of the game to finally break the scoring drought for UNC with 6:14 to play in the second half but that was UNC's first goal since Erin McInnes had scored to give the Tar Heels a 7-6 lead with 4:09 to play in the first half.
Georgetown has now defeated the Tar Heels in the last three meetings between the two teams.
The Series Against Georgetown
After Carolina won three of the first four games between the Tar Heels and Hoyas, Georgetown has now won three in a row over UNC. The Hoyas lead the all-time series, 4-3.
The two teams have played every year since the founding of the Carolina program in 1996. UNC defeated Georgetown in the 1997, 1998 and 1999 regular seasons, while the Hoyas downed the Tar Heels in the 1996, 2000 and 2001 regular seasons and in the 1999 NCAA Tournament.
This is the second meeting between Georgetown and Carolina in the NCAA Tournament. In 1999, the Hoyas defeated the Tar Heels, 7-6, in a first-round game in Washington D.C. Amy Havrilla scored twice and Kellie Thompson once in that game for Carolina.
Carolina Aiming for Third Final Four in Five Years
A win over Georgetown on Sunday would give North Carolina its third NCAA Final Four appearance in the last five years. After first fielding a varsity team in 1996, Jenny Slingluff Levy's Tar Heels reached the 1997 and `98 Final Fours.
UNC lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to Georgetown in 1999 and lost in the quarterfinals to Loyola in 2000.
Tar Heels Top Syracuse, 14-9, to Advance to Quarterfinals
Kellie Thompson tied a school record with six goals as Carolina defeated No. 11 seed Syracuse, 14-9, on a warm Thursday afternoon in the NCAA Tournament first round at Henry Stadium.
Thompson's six goals tie her career high, set last year against Penn State, and tie the school record for goals in a game. It is the sixth time in Carolina history that a Tar Heel has scored six goals in a game. The six goals are the most ever by a UNC player in an NCAA Tournament game. She now has 49 goals this season, equalling the school record for goals in a season set by Erin McGinnis in 1996.
"I think jumping out to a 4-0 lead right away really helped us," Carolina head coach Jenny Slingluff Levy said after the game. "I don't know if the heat was a factor for Syracuse or not, but I we run really well in the warm weather."
In addition to Thompson's six goals, Lindsay Stone tallied four goals and an assist for the Heels and Betsy Gaines scored twice. Leigh-Ann Zimmer and Carrie Soults each scored three goals for Syracuse, Thompson's goal just 37 seconds into the game was the 100th of her career. It also was her 57th point of the season, a new career high. She scored again just 27 seconds later for a 2-0 Tar Heel lead. She scored again at the 24:19 mark for her third goal of the contest. Just under two minutes later, Erin McInnes fed Betsy Gaines for a 4-0 lead.
Jenna Szyluk cut the UNC lead to 4-1 with an unassisted goal at the 21:50 mark. Eleven seconds later, Szyluk fed Lauren Brady for a fast-break goal in the upper left corner of the cage to make it 4-2. Tar Heel junior Christine McPike scored on a free position shot to push the lead back to three goals at 5-2 at 17:14 of the first half. Gaines raced down the field and scored again at 14:05 for Carolina's sixth goal to make it 6-2 Tar Heels. The Orangewomen cut it to 6-3 with 8:30 left in the opening period when Brady scored again. UNC quickly made it a four-goal lead again at 6:59 when Lindsay Stone scored off the rebound of an Amy Havrilla shot. Leigh-Ann Zimmer's goal made it 7-4, but Thompson and Stone responded with two quick goals for a 9-4 lead with 4:10 left before halftime. Amy Havrilla scored her first goal of the game off an assist from Stone to make it 10-4 Carolina at halftime.
In the second half, the two teams traded two goals apiece and Carolina maintained its six-goal lead, 12-6, with 13:58 left to play. Syracuse then rallied and scored three straight goals to cut it to 12-9 with 6:33 left in the second half before Stone broke the Orangewomen momentum with two goals in the final five minutes to ice the victory.
"Carolina set the tone early and Thompson had a great individual game," Syracuse head coach Lisa Miller said. "They caught us sleeping a little bit early in the game. We trailed 10-4 at halftime, and that's a tough deficit to overcome."
No. 6 Tar Heels Enter NCAA Tournament as No. 6 Seed
The University of North Carolina women's lacrosse team has earned the No. 6 seed in the 2001 NCAA Women's Lacrosse Tournament, the NCAA announced on May 6. The Tar Heels defeated No. 11 seed Syracuse, 14-9, on Thursday May 10 at Henry Stadium, and play at No. 3 Georgetown on Sunday
The NCAA Final Four will be held on May 18 and 20 at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
"We're very excited about the opportunity to get our fifth NCAA bid in a row," UNC head coach Jenny Slingluff Levy said Sunday evening. "I think it will be a very competitive tournament, with every team very capable of advancing to the Final Four. With the field expanding to 16 teams this year, the tournament should be very competitive."
The Carolina squad, receiving an at-large tournament bid in its sixth year as a varsity team, is making its fifth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. The Tar Heels are aiming for their third Final Four appearance in the last five seasons, having reached the Final Four in both 1997 and 1998.
"We played a very tough schedule this year," Slingluff Levy said. "I hope the tough schedule will prepare us for the tournament. I'm glad the NCAA Committee rewarded us for our schedule because although we did have six losses, we had some very good wins as well."
UNC is one of four Atlantic Coast Conference teams named to the NCAA Tournament field. Maryland, the six-time defending national champions, are the tournament's top seed. Duke is the No. 2 seed and Virginia is the No. 8 seed.
In This Week's National Rankings
Carolina is ranked No. 6 in this week's IWLCA poll. It is the second week in a row that UNC has been ranked sixth. The Tar Heels have been ranked as high as No. 5 in the March 5 poll this season.
Georgetown is ranked No. 3 this week.
Carolina in the NCAA Tournament
A program in only its sixth season as a varsity team, North Carolina is making an impressive fifth successive trip to the NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship this year.
The Tar Heels have an all-time tournament record of 3-4, including 2-1 at home, 1-1 on the road and 0-2 at neutral sites.
UNC advanced to the NCAA Final Four in both the 1997 and 1998 seasons.
On Thursday, May 10, the Tar Heels defeated Syracuse to advance to Sunday's NCAA quarterfinal game at Georgetown.
Last season, Carolina was the No. 4 seed and received a first-round bye. In the quarterfinal round, UNC lost to No. 5 seed Loyola, 7-5, at Henry Stadium in Chapel Hill. In 1999, the Tar Heels lost at Georgetown in the first round.
Thompson Needs One Goal to Set School Record for Goals in a Season
Kellie Thompson had a career day on May 10 against Syracuse, tying her career high and the UNC school record with six goals.
Thompson now has 49 goals this season, equalling the school record for goals in a season set by Erin McGinnis in 1996.
Thompson's six goals tie her career high, set last year against Penn State, and tie the school record for goals in a game. It is the sixth time in Carolina history that a Tar Heel has scored six goals in a game. The six goals are the most ever by a UNC player in an NCAA Tournament game.
Thompson Sets Career High in Goals & Points
For the second year in a row, junior Kellie Thompson is leading Carolina in scoring. The Grasonville, Md., native has a team-high 49 goals and 62 points. With a goal in Sunday's matchup with Georgetown, she will set a new school record for goals in a season. Erin McGinnis set the school record with 49 goals in 1996.
Thompson's 13 assists are third among Tar Heels. Thompson ranks third in the ACC in scoring and is second in goals scored.
Thompson set her previous career highs last year with 36 goals, 20 assists and 56 points.
Thompson Finalist for Tewaaraton Trophy
University of North Carolina junior Kellie Thompson has been named a candidate for the Tewaaraton Trophy, the Tewaaraton Trophy Women's Coaches Selection Committee announced on April 25. Also named were Susie Gibbons of Dartmouth, Betsy Wheeler of Middlebury and Kristin Foster of Duke.
These four players join University of Maryland's Jen Adams, Quinn Carney and Allison Comito, Tricia Dabrowski and Stacey Morlang from Loyola College, Kate Kaiser from Duke University, Erin Elbe, Bowen Holden, Caitlin McLean and Sheehan Stanwick from Georgetown University, Kristin Osborn from Amherst College, Gina Sambus from University of Virginia, and Julie Shaner, Lauren Simone and Kim Smith from Princeton University.
The Tewaaraton Trophy is the most cherished and prestigious award a varsity lacrosse player can receive and a symbol of excellence in college lacrosse. The award will be given to the top male and female college players in a ceremony at the University Club of Washington, D.C., on June 6. Sportscaster and best-selling author Dick Schaap will serve as master of ceremonies for the first-ever Tewaaraton Trophy presentation.
"The consensus among the coaches on the committee was that these players have really established themselves the last three weeks," said Tewaaraton men's committee chair Richie Moran. "With the 15 candidates we selected at the beginning of the season, we now have the best players in the country as candidates for the award."
Thompson led Carolina in goals, assists, points, shots and free position shot percentage last season and was named a third-team All-America.
The women's selection committee will meet again on May 15th to narrow the 19 candidates to 5 finalists for the award. The men's committee will do the same, and male and female winners will be chosen from the ten finalists at a ceremony at The University Club in Washington DC on June 6.
McInnes Sets School Record for Single-Season Assists
Carolina junior Erin McInnes, the Tar Heels' top playmaker this season, has established a new UNC school record for assists in a season. McInnes enters Sunday's game with Georgetown with 25 assists this year, second in the ACC. The previous school record was 22, established by Erin McGinnis in 1996.
Four Tar Heels Named to All-ACC Teams
Four University of North Carolina players were named to the 2001 All-Atlantic Coast Conference women's lacrosse team, the conference announced on April 20.
Attacker Lindsay Stone, midfielders Christine McPike and Kellie Thompson and defender Porter Wilkinson all earned All-ACC recognition. Wilkinson was named All-ACC for the second year in a row, while Stone, McPike and Thompson received the honor for the first time.
In 2000, the Tar Heels placed two players on the All-ACC team - Wilkinson and midfielder Meghann Mohler.
Duke led the 2001 All-ACC women's lacrosse team with five members selected to the team. Maryland and Carolina had four players each selected to the team, while Virginia placed two members on the team.
Maryland senior Jen Adams, the two-time national player of the year, earned ACC Player of the Year honor for the second consecutive year. Adams holds the ACC records for career point, goals and assists. She ranks second in the NCAA in career points, and earlier this year, she broke the NCAA career assist record.
Virginia's Caitlin Banks and Duke's Meghan Miller earned Rookie of the Year honors. Maryland head coach Cindy Timchal earned Coach of the Year honors for the third time. She won the honor in 1999 and shared the honor with Duke head coach Kerstin Kimel last year.
Five Tar Heels Named to IWLCA South Region All-America Teams
Five Carolina players were included on the 2001 Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches' Assocation South Region All-America first and second teams, released on May 10 by UNC head coach Jenny Slingluff Levy, chairperson of the South Region All-America Committee. In all, 11 of the 16 first-team selections play for Atlantic Coast Conference schools.
Carolina juniors Porter Wilkinson and Christine McPike were named to the first team. UNC sophomore Andy Fortino and juniors Lindsay Stone and Kellie Thompson were named to the second team.
Breakout Seasons for Havrilla and Stone
Senior Amy Havrilla and junior Lindsay Stone both have enjoyed breakout seasons for UNC in 2001. Havrilla has set new career highs with 37 goals, eight assists and 45 points (fourth on the team). Stone also has set new career highs with 40 goals, 18 assists and 5 8 points (second on the team).
Among the ACC Leaders
Kellie Thompson (3rd points, 2nd goals, 10th ground balls)
Erin McInnes (9th points, 2nd assists, 1st ground balls)
Amy Havrilla (T5th goals)
Christine McPike (9th goals)
Lindsay Stone (5th points, T5th goals)
Melissa Coyne (3rd goals against average, 2nd save percentage)
