University of North Carolina Athletics
Tar Heels Finally Return Home Saturday
October 19, 2002 | Women's Soccer
Oct. 19, 2002
2002 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WOMEN'S SOCCER GAME NOTES & STATISTICS
#2 North Carolina Tar Heels (12-1-2, ACC 2-1) vs. Virginia Cavaliers (7-4-2, ACC 0-2)
Fetzer Field, Chapel Hill, N.C., Saturday, October 19, 2002, 4 p.m.
CAROLINA RETURNS HOME. FINALLY!: - The second-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels will play their first home game in 41 days Saturday when Carolina plays host to long-time Atlantic Coast Conference rival Virginia at Fetzer Field. Match time is 4 p.m. The game is the first of a doubleheader. UNC's men's team will meet arch-rival NC State at 7 p.m. A single ticket gains admission to both games. The Tar Heels have not been at home since meeting 11th-ranked Washington at Fetzer Field on Sunday, September 8, a game the Tar Heels won 5-1. Since then the Tar Heels have played 11 successive matches on the road. Of Carolina's first 16 matches (including an exhibition with Notre Dame), 14 have been played on the road. Fortunately, of UNC's four remaining regular-season matches, three are at home. The only remaining road game before post-season play starts is at Wake Forest on October 30. In addition to Virginia, UNC also hosts Duke September 27 and Maryland November 1.
TAR HEELS ATOP MUDDLED ACC: - Despite losing its ACC opener at NC State last week, UNC finds itself atop the ACC standings just nine days later. It is certainly a muddled race at this point but the Tar Heels now control their own fate. Four wins in the four remaining games and the Tar Heels are the ACC regular season champions once again and the #1 seed in the ACC Tournament at Florida State November 7, 8 and 10. Currently UNC leads the league with a 2-1 mark. Wake Forest and NC State are tied for second at 2-1-1. Clemson is fourth at 3-2. Maryland is fifth at 2-2. Florida State and Duke are tied for sixth at 1-2-1 and Virginia is eighth at 0-2. Florida State plays at NC State Saturday at 2 p.m. in another league game that will adjust the standings, potentially muddying the outlook in the conference even more.
THE SERIES WITH THE CAVALIERS: - The Tar Heels and the Cavaliers first began playing in 1980 when Virginia competed against vrasity teams with a club team of its own. In 1985, the Wahoos' program was elevated to varsity status. UNC is 25-0 against Virginia since the Cavaliers were elevated to varsity staus in 1985. UNC also won six games against UVa club teams from 1980-84. The 25 wins since Virginia became a varsity include two in the NCAA Tournament and four in the ACC Tournament.
TAR HEEL WOMEN'S SOCCER ON THE RADIO: - Four University of North Carolina women's soccer games are being broadcast on the radio this fall on WCHL Radio, the voice of Tar Heel sports in Chapel Hill. One of those matches will be this Saturday's game against Virginia at 4 p.m. Dean Linke will be the play by play voice of the Tar Heels this fall while Dan Satter will serve as the color analyst. Earlier this season the Guilford and Washington games were on WCHL. Future broadcasts include UNC versus Virginia at 4 p.m. on Saturday, October 19 and UNC versus Duke at 1 p.m. on Sunday, October 27.
THE ALL-TIME RECORD: - North Carolina is currently in its 24th year as a varsity athletic team. Heading into the Virginia game the Tar Heels have an all-time record of 523-24-13. UNC's average record per year is 21.8-1.0-0.5.
A QUICK LOOK AT THE TAR HEELS: - Carolina enters the Virginia game with a record of 12-1-2. The Tar Heels are 2-1-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Tar Heels are ranked #2 by the NSCAA coaches, #3 by Soccer America, #2 by Soccer Buzz and #2 by Soccer Times. The Tar Heels feature one of the most balanced scoring attacks in college soccer with seven players with nine points or more. Atop the Tar Heel scoring charts are the dynamic forward duo of freshman Lindsay Tarpley and junior Alyssa Ramsey. Tarpley leads UNC in points with 28 (10 goals and 8 assists) while Ramsey leads Carolina in goals scored with 11. She also has four assists and is second in points with 26. Five other Tar Heels have between nine and 14 points. Sophomore midfielder Mary McDowell has 14 points (5g, 4a) and senior forward Susan Bush also has 14 points (2g, a team-leading 10 assists). Freshman midfielder Lori Chalupny has 13 points (3g, 7a), sophomore forward Anne Morrell has 11 points (5g, 1a) and sophomore midfielder Anne Felts has nine points (3g, 3a). UNC uses a two-goalkeeper rotation which has been very successful this season. Senior starter Jenni Branam has been unable to play for much of the season as she is still recovering from knee surgery last January. Therefore freshman Aly Winget has started most of UNC's games this season. In UNC's recent games the two goalkeepers have rotated in and out quite a bit, giving Carolina a rotation that will serve it well in the post season. Branam has started seven matches and she has an 0.27 goals against average and a 3-0-1 record. Winget has started 13 matches, has an 0.82 goals against average and a record of 9-1-1. Branma has played 332:37 in goal and made 10 saves while Winget has played 984:14 and made 43 saves.
GAME-WINNING GOALS: - Carolina has spread around its 12 game-winning goals this season. Lindsay Tarpley leads the team with three and three Tar Heels--Alyssa Ramsey, Lori Chalupny and Anne Morrell--have two each. Other game winners have come from Mary McDowell, Kacey White and Catherin Reddick.
THE GOAL DIFFERENTIAL: - Carolina has outscored its opponents 49-10 this season. That is a per game average of 3.13-0.64. UNC is outshooting opponents by an average of 21.8-9.5 per game. Carolina has scored on .150 percent of its shots, its opponents on only .070 percent.
ONLY THREE SENIORS: - Carolina has the fewest seniors on this team that at any point in the 24-year history of the program. All are starters--Leslie Gaston on defense, Susan Bush at forward and Jenni Branam in the goal. Although those will be three big losses for the Tar Heels, 24 of the team's 27 players will return next season and to that mix the Heels hope to add another outstanding recruiting class.
UNC VERSUS RANKED OPPONENTS: - Carolina has played nine of its first 14 games of the season against nationally-ranked teams, going 7-0-2 in those games. The Tar Heels tied #8 Nebraska 1-1 in two overtimes in Lincoln, Neb. on August 30, beat #23 Southern California 2-0 in Lincoln, Neb. on September 1, beat #11 Washington 5-1 in Chapel Hill on September 8, beat #8 Texas A&M 4-1 in Houston on September 13, beat #3 Texas 3-2 in Houston on September 15, tied #4 Portland 0-0 in overtime in Portland, Ore. on September 28, beat #1 Stanford 1-0 on October 4 in Moraga, Calif., beat #19 Clemson 2-1 in two overtimes on October 12 in Clemson, S.C., and beat #21 Florida State 5-1 in October 15 in Tallahassee, Fla.
PROJECTED LINEUP: - The projected starting lineup for Carolina against Carolina is as follows:
Forwards--#12 Alyssa Ramsey, #17 Elizabeth Ball, #25 Lindsay Tarpley
Midfielders--#5 Maggie Tomecka, #9 Anne Felts, #11 Susan Bush, #38 Lori Chalupny
Defenders--#26 Carmen Watley, #29 Leslie Gaston, #31 Catherine Reddick
Goalkeeper--#24 Jenni Branam
Top Reserves (UNC uses as much as a 18-player rotation on a regular basis):
Forwards--#37 Anne Morrell
Midfielders--#9 Kacey White, #10 Sara Randolph, #33 Mary McDowell, #36 Leigh Blomgren
Defenders--#34 Kendall Fletcher
Goalkeepers--#59 Aly Winget
UNC'S LONG SHUTOUT STREAK: Earlier this season the Tar Heels kept their opponents from scoring for a long streak of 557:54. The streak started at the 3:40 mark of a game against Marquette on September 20 and lasted until UNC allowed a goal to NC State at 1:34 of the game with the Wolfpack on October 10. The scoreless streak included complete shutouts in successive games against Florida International, Portland, Oregon, Stanford and Saint Mary's.
TWO TIED GAMES: Carolina has played two tie games this year in the first 15 matches of the season. The Tar Heels played to a 1-1 with Nebraska on August 30 as well as a scorless tie with Portland on September 28. Prior to the Nebraska match, UNC's last tie game had been five seasons earlier when Carolina played to a 2-2 tie at Notre Dame on September 19, 1997. The last time and only time UNC had as many as two ties in the same season was 1988 when the Tar Heels finished with an 18-0-3 record.
RAMSEY NAMED ACC PLAYER OF THE WEEK SEPTEMBER 9: - North Carolina junior forward Alyssa Ramsey was named Atlantic Coast Conference Co-Player of the Week in women's soccer after leading the Tar Heels to a 2-0 record the week of Sept. 2-8. Ramsey guided the Tar Heels over Guilford College, 9-0, and Washington, 5-1, in the Nike Carolina Classic, improving #1 UNC to 3-0-1 on the campaign. Against Guilford, Ramsey scored two goals and added two assists for a total of six points in the game. In the second game of the Classic against the Washington Huskies, the Cornelius, N.C., native scored one goal and added one assist in the victory.
TARPLEY WINS ACC PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS SEPTEMBER 16: - North Carolina freshman forward Lindsay Tarpley was named Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Week for women's soccer and the Carolina Waterscapes Player of the Week after leading the Tar Heels to a 2-0 record September 13 and 15 over two Top 10 ranked teams Tarpley guided the Tar Heels over #8 Texas A&M, 4-1, and #3 Texas, 3-2, in the Houston College Challenge. Against Texas A&M, Tarpley scored one goal and added one assist for a total of three points in the game. She had the assist on the game-winning goal against the Aggies. In the second game of the Challenge, the Kalamazoo, Michigan native had the game-winning goal against #3 Texas.
TARPLEY EARNS ACCOLADES FROM SOCCER BUZZ, SOCCER AMERICA: - University of North Carolina freshman forward Lindsay Tapley was not only the Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Soccer Player of the WeeK September 16, she also was named to Soccer Buzz's Elite Team of the Week and Soccer America's Team of the Week. Soccer Buzz said of Tarpley, "Freshman continued dominant play scoring game-winner against Top 5 foe Texas and goal and assist against Texas A&M in two huge wins for Carolina." Soccer America also praised Tarpley, saying, "U.S. U-19 heroine paces top-ranked Tar Heels past No. 8 Texas A&M and No. 3 Texas, contributing goal and assist in 4-1 win over Aggies and another goal--her fifth of the season--in 3-2 victory over Longhorns.
GASTON MERITS KUDOS FROM ACC, SOCCER BUZZ, SOCCER AMERICA: - Senior defender Leslie Gaston won a troika of accolades September 7 as she was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Week, a member of Soccer America's Team of the Week and and was tapped for Soccer Buzz's Elite Team of the Week. Gaston was the bedrock of a UNC defense which had not allowed a goal in the previous 556:20. Gaston has moved to center defense much of that time as Catherine Reddick missed almost two full games with a red card and then was gone from the team for three matches when she played with the U.S. National Team in the 2002 U.S. Nike Cup.
TARPLEY CELEBRATES 19TH BIRTHDAY IN GRAND STYLE: - Freshman forward Lindsay Tarpley celebrated her 19th birthday on September 22, 2002 in grand style as she recorded the first hat trick of her Tar Heel career in a 6-0 whitewashing of Florida International. Tarpley scored Carolina's first two goals of the game and then added the fifth UNC goal early in the second half to finish the hat trick. The hat trick was the first by a UNC freshman since September 5, 1997 when Meredith Florance scored three goals in an 8-0 victory over Tennessee.
CAROLINA INDIVIDUALS IN THE NCAA STATS: - Freshman forward Lindsay Tarpley is tied for 21st in the nation in points per game at 2.17. She is tied for 26th in the nation in goals per game at 0.83. In assists, freshman midfielder Lori Chalupny is tied for 14th in the nation at 0.67. Senior midfielder Susan Bush is tied for 16th in the nation in assists at 0.64.
CAROLINA IN THE NATIONAL TEAM STATS: - Carolina is ninth in the nation in scoring offense at 3.14 goals per game starting this week. The Tar Heels are 12th in goals against average at 0.62 goals. The Tar Heels are tied for 24th in shutout percentage at 0.50. UNC is tied for eighth in winning percentage at 0.857.
THE ACC LEADERS: - North Carolina currently leads the Atlantic Coast Conference in the following team statistical categories: Shots Per Game--21.80; Goals Per Game--3.27; Assists Per Game--3.73; Points Per Game--10.27; Goals Allowed Per Game--0.67; Shutouts Per Game--0.47; Goals Against Average--0.64; and Corner Kicks Per Game--7.67. UNC ranks fourth in saves per game at 3.67 and fouls per game 11.27. The Tar Heels are third in offsides per game at 2.07 and tied for sixth in yellow cards per game at 0.27. Freshman forward Lindsay Tarpley leads the ACC in points per game with 2.15; goals per game with 0.77 and shots per game with 4.85. She is second in assists per game with 0.62. She is tied for game winning goals with 0.23 per game. Junior forward Alyssa Ramsey ranks second in the ACC in goals per game with 0.73 and third in points per game with 1.73. Freshman Lori Chalupny leads the ACC in assists per game with 0.67. Senior Susan Bush is third in assists per game with 0.60. Freshman goalkeeper Aly Winget leads the ACC in goals against average at 0.82. She is fifth in saves per game at 3.31. Winget is tied for seventh in shutouts per game at 0.23 while Jenni Branam is tied for ninth at 0.14.
TAR HEELS IN THE POLLS THIS WEEK: - North Carolina is ranked #2 this week by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America/adidas National Rankings; Soccer Buzz; and SoccerTimes.com College Coaches Division I Women's Soccer Poll. UNC is ranked third in the Soccer America poll.
REGIONAL POLLS HAVE CAROLINA #1: - As the nation's #1 team, it is obvious Carolina also tops the Southeast Region rankings as well. Regional rankings are conducted by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America/adidas and Soccer Buzz.
THE DORRANCE LEDGER: - Carolina heads into the Virginia game Saturday with an all-time record of 523-24-13 in 24 years of college soccer. All of those games have been played under the aegis of Tar Heel head coach Anson Dorrance.
REDDICK WITH THE U.S. NATIONAL TEAM: - Three current members of the Tar Heels were called into the National Team training camp on Wednesday, September 25, 2002 by U.S. National Team Head Coach April Heinrichs. Junior defender Catherine Reddick, freshman forward Lindsay Tarpley and freshman midfielder Lori Chalupny were amongst the 28 players called to training camp by Heinrichs. Heinrichs released Chalupny and Tarpley after three days of practice with the National Team to return to the Tar Heels while Reddick was retained and has not played with Carolina in the last three matches. The National Team was playing in the Ninth Annual U.S. Nike Cup Tournament. The U.S. played Russia September 29 in Uniondale, N.Y., Australia in Cary, N.C. on October 2 and will face Italy in Cary, N.C. on October 6. Reddick rejoined the Tar Heels October 7 and played against NC State, Clemson and Florida State.
THE INJURY SITUATION: - Three Tar Heels have been lost to Carolina for the remainder of the 2002 season, including a pair of potential starters. Freshman defender Amy Steadman had left knee surgery in early September and junior midfielder Jordan Walker will have surgery on her right knee during UNC's fall break October 17-19. Sophomore defender Laura Winslow is also out for the season after having surgery on the arch in her left foot.
REDDICK NAMED TO SOCCER BUZZ AND SOCCER AMERICA PRE-SEASON ALL-AMERICA TEAMS: - University of North Carolina junior defender Catherine Reddick is one of 12 players named to the Soccer Buzz preseason All-America team. She was also one of the 11 players selected a preseason All-America by Soccer America. She is the sole member of the top-ranked Tar Heels named to the squads.
CAROLINA PICKED TO WIN 2002 ACC TITLE: - The 2001 NCAA runner-up North Carolina Tar Heels were selected preseason favorites for the 2002 ACC Women's Soccer season in a poll completed by the league's eight coaches. The Tar Heels received 62 of a possible 64 points. North Carolina, holder of 17 national championships and the last thirteen ACC Tournament Championships, returns numerous key players from last year's team, including three seniors. The Tar Heels will return eight starters, including All-America's Catherine Reddick, Alyssa Ramsey and Sara Randolph. Virginia claimed the second spot in the poll with 57 points, as the Cavaliers look to last season's ACC leader in goals per game, Lindsay Gusick. Virginia edged out third place Clemson, which received 41 points in the poll. Clemson returns starters Deliah Arrington and Lindsay Browne, who were both named First-Team All-ACC and First-Team All-South. Florida State received 35 points for fourth place in the poll, while Duke fell just five points behind in fifth place. Wake Forest and Maryland finished with 27 and 23 points respectively, while NC State rounded out the poll in eighth place with 13 points.
FOUR TAR HEELS HELP U.S. UNDER 19 TEAM WIN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: - Four freshmen members of Carolina's 2002 team were instrumental in helping the United States' Under 19 National Team win the title at the 2002 Under 19 World Championships held in August and September in Canada. Forward Lindsay Tarpley, midfielder Lori Chalupny and defender Kendall Fletcher were all starters on the team. Defender Amy Steadman was slated to start but she tore in ACL in practice in preparation for the tournament and is now out for the entire 2002 season. The American Team won the championship 1-0 over host Canada on a golden goal in overtime by Tarpley. Tarpley also served as the captain of the U.S. Team.
