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January 28, 2002 | General
1980-Carolina Edges Tigers, 73-70
CHAPEL HILL-North Carolina put down a late Clemson rally and defeated the Tigers, 73-70, at Carmichael Auditorium.
Trailing by 13 with 9:21 in the game, Clemson slowly cut into a 63-50 Tar Heel lead. A turnaround jumper by Larry Nance pulled the Tigers to within 66-60 with 3:26 to play. A steal and layup by Billy Williams 21 seconds later trimmed the lead to just four points. A tip-in by Mitchell Wiggins with 2:38 on the clock made it 66-64.
But, Al Wood and Jimmy Black each sank both ends of a one-and-one with just over a minute left to lift Carolina back to a six-point lead. Nance scored from the lane with 1:09 to play, getting the Tigers back to within 70-66.
Clemson was forced to foul and Wood hit a one-and-one with 36 seconds remaining for a 72-66 edge. A jumper by Williams with 15 seconds on the clock made it 72-68.
However, Dave Colescott's free throw just a second later pushed the lead to five points. An 18-footer by Wiggins with five seconds to go accounted for the final Clemson basket.
The Tigers led most the first half, building an eight-point edge three times. A tip-in by Pete Budko with just a second left gave the Tar Heels their only lead of the first period, 35-33.
Carolina expanded that advantage by scoring the first six points after intermission. John Virgil hit a pair of free throws, Wood scored on an offensive rebound and Colescott tossed in a baseline jumper. The Tigers never led again.
Wood scored 17 points to lead the UNC scoring, hitting four of five shots from the floor and nine of 10 free throws, With the Tigers concentrating on Mike O'Koren, he got off only three shots. However, that gave more opportunities to Rich Yonakor, who finished with 16 points, and Virgil, who scored 12. Colescott also added 12 as Carolina hit 26 of 39 field goal attempts (66.7 percent).
Williams hit 12 of 23 shots from the floor and topped the Tiger scoring with 26. Nance was the only other player in double figures with 14.
1988-Wrestlers Beat Duke 15th Straight Time
CHAPEL HILL-North Carolina captured its 15th dual meet win in a row over Duke with a 35-6 win at Carmichael Auditorium.
The Blue Devils have not beaten Carolina on the mats since 1973.
Rob Koll, the top-ranked performer in the country at 158 pounds, wrestled up two weight classes and pinned Jim Walsh at the 6:12 mark. It was his 13th pin of the season.
All-America Lenny Bernstein, out of action since November with a knee injury, returned to the lineup in outstanding fashion. The defending Atlantic Coast Conference champion at 142 pounds also wrestled up a weight and pinned Jim Ackerman with 22 seconds left in his match.
The Tar Heels also got a pin from Stocky Cabe at 158. That came over Jim Amerman after 1:21 of action.
In addition, Carolina got big wins from Neal Burkhead at 118 (9-1 over Chris Keene) and Jay Landolfo at 167 (17-4 over Chris Hoyt).
January 25
1975--Carolina Knocks Off # 2 Terps
COLLEGE PARK, Md.--North Carolina played the final 7:31 without All-America center Mitch Kupchak, but
held off second-ranked Maryland, 69-66, at Cole Field House.
Carolina had a slim 61-60 lead when Kupchak fouled out with the 7:31 in the game. However, Phil Ford ran the Four Corners offense to near perfection down the stretch as the Tar Heels escaped with a narrow victory.
Although there were several possession changes after missed shots, neither team scored after that until only 1:56 remained. John Kuester knocked down both ends of a one-and-one at that time for a 63-60 advantage.
Ford stretched the lead to five points 21 seconds later by also converting two shots in a one-and one situation. Owen Brown's layup after a scramble under the Maryland basket brought the Terps to within 65-62. The Tar Heels then missed a short shot and a John Lucas jumper sliced the lead to 65-64 with just 56 seconds in the game.
Maryland fouled Ford immediately on the inbounds pass and he made both free throws, pushing the lead back to three.
Maurice Howard's 15-footer with 40 seconds left again brought the Terps within a single point. A missed free throw gave Maryland a chance to win the game, but Lucas was off target with 15 seconds to go. The Terps tried to foul, but Carolina kept moving the ball with quick passes and Ford's dribbling. Mickey Bell sealed the win with two foul shots and just three seconds on the clock.
Maryland never led in the second half. The Tar Heels had opened play by jumping to a quick lead, but the Terps led most of the final 15 minutes of the first half. But, Carolina outscored the home team, 10-2 in the last 4:38 for a 43-38 halftime lead. Tommy LaGarde had six points in this stretch.
LaGarde finished with 16 points for Carolina, while Ford had 15 and Kupchak added 12.
Lucas topped the Maryland scoring with 17.
1997--Depth Carries Men's Swimmers Past Virginia
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.--Virginia won 11 of the 16 events, but 11th-ranked North Carolina used its superior depth to edge the Cavaliers in a men's swimming meet.
Carolina, the four-time defending Atlantic Coast Conference champion, won this meet with its numerous second and third-place finishes.
The Tar Heels trailed Virginia, 142-135, heading into the 400-yard freestyle relay, the meet's final event. But, Carolina's strength in the sprints allowed Tar Heel teams to take first and second place in the relay. The Tar Heels outscored the Cavaliers, 15-2, in that event alone to secure the team victory.
Carolina had opened the meet with a win the 200-yard medley relay. Ted Brisson, Steve Bonack, Tucker Shade and Jason James swam on that first-place team.
The Tar Heels' other winners in the meet were Brisson in the 100 freestyle, Trevor Runberg in the 200 freestyle and Micah Copeland in the 500 freestyle.
January 24
1985--Leake Sets Steal Record With Triple-Double
CHAPEL HILL--Pam Leake scored 25 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and came up with a school-record 10 steals, leading North Carolina to a 74-71 victory over Clemson at Carmichael Auditorium.
Carolina trailed much of this game and was down 39-30 at halftime. The Tar Heels finally gained a 59-59 tie with 5:17 to play on a basket by Kathy Wilson. The two teams traded field goals for a 61-61 score.
Leake then put Carolina ahead to stay when she was fouled on a driving layup. She added the free throw for a 64-61 advantage.
Clemson had a chance to win in the closing moments after a Carolina turnover with 15 seconds to go. But, Dawn Royster rebounded a missed shot by Sandy Bishop in the last five seconds. She hit an open Pam Hammond for an easy layup to finish the scoring.
Leake hit 10 of 20 field goal attempts, including six of nine in the final 20 minutes. She also added all five of her free throws after intermission for a 17-point second half. In addition to her 11 rebounds and 10 steals, Leake also handed out seven assists.
Royster grabbed a game-high 18 rebounds, blocked five shots and added 15 points. Marlene List came off the bench to score 12. Tia Poindexter had 10 rebounds and eight points as the Tar Heels out-rebounded Clemson, 50-34.
The Tigers had four players finish in double figures, led by Janet Knight with 18 and Bishop with 16.
1981--Miller and Staton Star in Track Competition
CHAPEL HILL--Skip Miller equalled his indoor school record in the 60-yard high hurdles and Lisa Staton set new Tar Heel marks in the 60-yard dash and the long jump as North Carolina swept dual meet competition at the Tin Can Track.
The men's team swept 10 of 13 events to defeat Duke and Wake Forest, while the women topped N.C. State, St. Augustine's and East Carolina.
Miller ran a school-record 7.3 seconds in the high hurdles for the third straight week. He also won the 60-yard dash in 6.3 seconds.
Staton's time of 6.8 seconds in the 60-yard dash broke her own school record of 6.9 set last year. She also broke her own record of 18 feet, 11 3/4 inches in the long jump by going 19 feet, 9 1/4 inches.
The men's team won 10 of 13 events to finish with 83 points, Duke was second with 40 and Wake Forest was last with seven. Miller led a one-two-three Carolina finish in both the 60-yard dash and the high hurdles. The Tar Heels swept the top four spots in the long jump with Phil farris finishing first at 22 feet, five inches.
Staton was the only double winner for the women who finished with 46 1/2 points. N.C. State followed with 29, St. Augustine's had 27 1/2 and East Carolina had six.
January 23
1983--Women Roll Past State in Swimming
RALEIGH, N.C.--North Carolina used its overall depth and standout performances from Polly Winde and Sue Walsh to defeat N.C. State, 91-58, in women's swimming.
Winde won three individual events and swam on one winning relay. Walsh had two first-pace finishes in individual competition and anchored both of Carolina's victorious relays.
Carolina won 10 of the 15 swimming races at the N.C. State Pool. The Wolfpack scored 16 of its 58 points in the two diving events.
Winde led a one-two-three Tar Heel finish in the 100 breastroke with a time of 1:05.422. Her time of 2:20.715 gave Carolina a sweep of the four top spots in the 200 breastroke. She then won the 400 individual medley in 4:22.842 with teammate Gayle Hegel taking second place.
All of Winde's times qualified her for the NCAA Championships. She also broke the Wolfpack's pool record in the 200 breastroke and the 400 IM. She swam the second leg of the winning Tar Heel 200 medley relay team.
Walsh breezed to first place in the 100 backstroke in 56.422 with the Tar Heels' Cami Berizzi taking second. Walsh also was an easy winner in the 100 freestyle at 51.769. Her backstroke time was an NCAA qualifying measure.
Walsh led off the 200 medley relay and then anchored the winning 400 freestyle relay. Amy Pless, Hegel and Betsy Liebers gave Carolina a sweep of the 100 IM. Pless had an NCAA qualifying time of 58.968. Pless anchored the medley relay and led off the freestyle relay.
Other Tar Heel winners were Berizzi in the 200 backstroke and Cay Andres in the 500 freestyle. Berizzi also was on the medley relay team.
1991--Rice, Fox, Davis Star at Wake Forest
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.--Rick Fox scored all 20 of his points in the second half and King Rice finished with 22 as North Carolina defeated Wake Forest, 91-81, at Joel Coliseum.
Fox was 0-5 from the floor in the first half that ended with the Deacons holding a 42-39 lead. But, Fox hit five of nine shots after intermission, including a pair of three pointers, to spark a second-half comeback.
Rice made six of 10 shots from the floor, including five of seven three-pointers. He also had seven assists.
Hubert Davis added 14 points, scoring 10 in the final 20 minutes.
Trailing 51-46 with 16:41 to play, Carolina scored eight straight points to take the lead. Fox nailed a three-pointer and then scored on an offensive rebound to tie the game. Henrik Rodl put the Tar Heels ahead with a three-pointer from the left wing.
The game was tied three times in the next minute before the Tar Heels took the lead for good on a short jumper by Fox. He added another three-pointer, George Lynch scored on a driving layup and Davis hit a three-pointer in transition.
Another three-pointer by Davis and one by Rice then lengthened the lead.
Carolina dominated the backboards in this game with Eric Montross grabbing 12 rebounds and Lynch getting eight.
January 22
1998--Gaspar Sparks Late Comeback Over Wolfpack Women
CHAPEL HILL--Jessica Gaspar scored all eight of her points in the final 6:52 as the North Carolina women rallied from a 10-point deficit to defeat N.C. State, 67-64, at Carmichael Auditorium.
The Tar Heels were trailing, 59-49, when Gaspar took a Nikki Teasley pass and drilled a three-pointer from the left wing at the 6:52 mark. Teasley then fed Tracy Reid for a layup 39 seconds later to cut the State lead to five points.
Chasity Melvin's layup for State momentarily stopped the Carolina surge. The Tar Heels then scored on two straight inbounds plays under their own basket with Gaspar first feeding Chanel Wright and then Reid for layups. Reid's basket with 4:44 to play sliced the Wolfpack lead to 61-58.
Reid got another layup on a pass from Gaspar with 2:56 left and the State lead had been cut to a single point. Lyschale Jones made it 62-60 with a free throw and 1:54 on the clock.
But, Teasley again found Gaspar open on the left side and her three-pointer gave the Tar Heels a 63-62 advantage at the 1:41 mark. After the Wolfpack failed to score on its next possession, State was forced to foul. Nicole Walker hit a pair of foul shots with 40 seconds remaining to increase the Carolina lead to 65-62.
Melvin's baseline hook shot with 29 seconds left brought State to within 65-64. But, Gaspar nailed both ends of a one-and-one free throw opportunity nine seconds later to finish the scoring.
Reid led the Tar Heel attack with 18 points, Wright had 16, Teasley added 11 and Sheneika Walker finished with 10. Teasley also had eight assists.
Jones had 21 points for State.
1981--Wood and Worthy Too Much For Deacs
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.--Al Wood scored 25 points and grabbed 17 rebounds and James Worthy added 19 points as North Carolina defeated Wake Forest, 74-60, at Memorial Coliseum.
Wood was sensational, hitting eight of 11 field goal attempts and nine of nine free throws. He and Worthy each had 11 points in the first half as the Tar Heels raced to a 28-19 lead. Carolina's pressure defense forced the Deacons into 29.6 percent shooting in the first half.
Alvis Rogers and Mike Helms sparked a Wake Forest surge in the first seven minutes of the second half to pull the Deacons within 37-34.
However, the Tar Heels pushed out to a 52-40 lead in the next six minutes. Wood did most of the damage in this stretch, scoring twice on offensive rebounds and hitting four free throws.
Wake Forest could never get closer than seven points after that, cutting the lead to 57-50 with 2:38 to play. But, the Tar Heels responded with a Worthy dunk out of the Four Corners and a pair of Wood foul shots to keep Carolina in control.
Sam Perkins added 13 points off the bench and Jimmy Black scored 10 for the Tar Heels. Helms had 16 for Wake Forest. Rogers and Jim Johnstone had 12 each for the Deacs who shot only 38.5 percent for the game.
January 21
1978--Early Second-Half Spurt Downs Terps, 85-71
CHAPEL HILL--Phil Ford scored 10 points in an early second half stretch to lead North Carolina to an 85-71 victory over Maryland at Carmichael Auditorium.
With Albert King scoring 16 points in the first half, the Terps trailed just 42-40 at intermission.
But, with Ford leading the way, the Tar Heels outscored Maryland, 22-5, in the first 7:08 of the final period.
Ford hit a jump shot eight seconds into the half to start the decisive run and was fouled on a driving layup just 14 seconds later. He added the free throw and when Mike O'Koren drilled a 19-footer at the 19:09 mark, Carolina had a nine-point lead.
After Larry Gibson finally scored for the Terps, Ford fed Al Wood for an open jumper. John Virgil followed with another field goal and Wood added two more jump shots.
The scoring run continued as Ford got himself open for a 15-footer and then fed O'Koren with a terrific pass after driving into the lane. Ford added a free throw when a technical foul was called on the Maryland bench and capped the scoring stretch by pulling up for a jumper. Carolina then had a 64-45 lead and the outcome was decided.
Ford finished with 23 points, six assists and five steals. Wood came off the bench to score 13, O'Koren finished with 12 and Virgil had 10.
A key to the game was the defensive work of Dudley Bradley, O'Koren and Wood. After King got his 16 points in the first half for Maryland, he never scored again as those three alternated covering him on defense.
Carolina shot 60.9 percent in their impressive second half, while limiting the Terps to 41.9 percent shooting.
1995--Tar Heels Win Eight Track Events at VPI
BLACKSBURG, Va.--North Carolina runners won nine events, most of any other school, in the Virginia Tech Track and Field Invitational.
Freshman Monique Hennagan continued her impressive initial season by winning the women's 400 meters in 55.8.
Other Tar Heel winners in the women's events were Monique Hunt in the 500, Leigh Dickson in the 800, Jenny Musselwhite in the 3,000 and the 4x400 relay team.
Winners for the men were freshman Milton Campbell in the 400, Bill Lickert in the mile, Ken Harnden in the 500 and the 4x400 relay.
January 20
1991--Big Second Half Downs 17th-Ranked Pack
RALEIGH, N.C.--North Carolina jumped to an early second half lead and went on to a 91-81 victory over 17th-ranked N.C. State at Reynolds Coliseum.
Hubert Davis broke a 36-36 halftime tie with a three-pointer and a layup, both off fast breaks, to push the Tar Heels ahead to stay in the final period.
The game remained close the rest of the way. Although the Wolfpack never trailed by more than 10 points in the second half, State could never take the lead or even tie the score.
Scott Williams scored 27 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Tar Heel attack. He had 16 points in Carolina's second half surge. Williams converted 12 of 16 field goal attempts.
Rick Fox had 14 points in the final 20 minutes and 21 for the game. He hit all seven of his shots from the floor, including a pair of three-pointers, and five of seven free throws. Davis, who was scoreless in the first half, finished with 15. Also in double figures were Kevin Madden and George Lynch with 10 each.
Rodney Monroe led the Wolfpack with 27.
Carolina shot 66.7 percent from the floor in the decisive second half, while State made just 42.9 percent of its shots.
The Wolfpack pulled to within 78-72 with 3:59 to play. But, Williams scored from the baseline with a finger roll layup and Fox came up with a steal and dunk to help Carolina pull away. The Tar Heels then iced the game down the stretch on four free throws by Davis, three by Fox and a pair by King Rice.
Rice scored just six points, but had 12 assists and just two turnovers in 37 minutes of action.
1979-- Shirey, Brown Star for Women as Swimming Teams Rout Clemson
CHAPEL HILL--Cindy Shirey won three individual events and Bonny Brown captured two in highlighting North Carolina men's and women's swimming victories over Clemson at Bowman Gray Pool.
The Tar Heel women toppled the Tigers, 91-40, while the men won 70-43.
Shirey and Brown were the meet's individual stars. Shirey had first-place finishes in the 50 and 100 backstrokes and the 100 breaststroke. Brown won the 50 freestyle and the 100 individual medley. She also anchored Carolina's winning 200 individual medley and 200 freestyle relay teams.
Barb Harris swam on both first-place relay teams and was second in the 50 and 200 freestyles.
The Carolina women won nine of the 12 swimming events in the meet and finished second 11 times.
The Tar Heel men also swept nine of the 12 swimming events. There were no double winners in individual competition. However, Dave Hansen and Fritz Homans each finished first in one race and also swam on winning relays.
Hansen won the 200 individual medley and led off the Tar Heels' victorious 400 medley relay. Homans and Hansen finished one-two in the 100 freestyle and Homans anchored the medley relay.
Ken Ireland was another multiple-point producer-- winning the 1,000 freestyle, finishing second in the 200 backstroke and taking third place in the 500 freestyle.
