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March 9
1991--Lacrosse Team Stuns Top-Ranked Syracuse
The Orangemen, who have won three straight NCAA titles, had a 28-game winning streak halted. The victory gives Carolina a 3-0 record, while Syracuse fell to 1-1.
The Tar Heels took control of the game by scoring three goals in the first seven minutes of action. Midfielder Steve Muir scored 3:50 into the game on an unassisted goal. Just 22 seconds later attackman Dennis Goldstein scored the first of his two goals with an assist from Donnie McNichol. Then with 8:01 left in the opening period, midfielder Dan Donnelly took a pass from Jim Buczek to make it 3-0.
Goldstein, who had three assists, hit Eric Seremet late in the quarter for a 4-0 advantage. That grew to 5-0 on Goldstein's second goal in the second period.
Syracuse cut the lead to 6-2 heading into the final period. But, the Tar Heels scored the first four goals of the fourth quarter for a 10-2 edge. The Orangemen did not score again until a harmless extra-man goal in the last minute of play.
Carolina got a great performance from defenseman Graham Harden who held Syracuse All-America attackman Tom Marachek to a single goal. Goalkeeper Andy Piazza probably played the finest game of his career. He played all 60 minutes and allowed only three goals while making 16 saves.
1996--Hennagan Wins NCAA 400 Meters
Hennagan, a sophomore from Columbia, S.C., won the event in 52.27 seconds. That is the best mark in Atlantic Coast Conference history in the 400 meters.
Ryan Tobert of Vanderbilt was second in 52.75.
Sparked by Hennagan's performance the Tar Heels finished 10th in the team race.
Several Carolina women had finished second in the NCAA Championships--LaTasha Colander in the 1995
55-meter hurdles, Kim Austin in the 1989 triple jump, Tisha Waller in the 1991 indoor and outdoor high jumps, Linda Lipson in the 1992 javelin and Marion Jones in the 1994 long jump.
Hennagan had produced the nine fastest times by a high school athlete in the 400 in 1994 and earned a silver medal in the 1994 World Junior Championships in Portugal.
March 8
1985--A Struggle at The Omni
Sparked by the playmaking of Mugsy Bogues and the scoring of Kenny Green and Mark Cline, Wake Forest led by as many as 10 points in the first half before the Tar Heels cut that margin to 30-25 at intermission.
The Deacs still had an eight-point lead, 47-39, with 7:30 to go in the game. But, Carolina then reeled off nine straight points in a three-minute span.
Joe Wolf started this streak with a basket off an offensive rebound and Warren Martin scored from the baseline. After Kenny Smith hit a free throw because of a technical foul, Wolf scored again from the lane. A steal and breakaway layup by Smith then gave Carolina its first lead, 48-47, since a 6-4 edge in the game's opening moments.
Wake Forest refused to quit, however, and a Delaney Rudd layup with 1:22 remaining pushed the Deacs ahead, 53-52. A rebound basket by Wolf at the 1:00 mark regained the lead for the Tar Heels. But, Rudd made one of two free throws with 37 seconds left to tie the game and forcethe overtime.
Carolina outscored Wake, 18-7, in the extra period for the victory. Steve Hale hit a long jumper to get things started and Smith got a dunk off a fast break. After Thomas made a pair of foul shots for Wake, Martin had a dunk. Brad Daugherty then fed Martin and Smith for layups and added two free throws himself to break the game open.
Daugherty finished with 14 points and 18 rebounds. Smith scored 18, Martin 16 and Wolf 12 to lead UNC. Rudd finished with 24 for the Deacs.
March 7
1998--Shammond's late Heroics Save Tar Heels
The Tar Heels trailed by nine points with 9:30 to go. But, Vince Carter, Ed Cota and Brendan Haywood made some of the key plays down the stretch as Carolina cut into that deficit.
A pair of free throws by Williams pulled Carolina to within 66-64 with 1:44 to go. He was then fouled attempting a three-pointer with four seconds on the clock. Maryland Coach Gary Williams tried to ice the Carolina guard with substitutions and a timeout. But, UNC's star free throw shooter made two of three to send the game into an extra period.
In overtime, Carter stole the ball on Maryland's opening possession and fed Williams for a layup. A three-pointer and free throw by Ademola Okulaja pushed the Carolina advantage to six.
Williams finished with 25, Carter added 18 and Antawn Jamison scored 11. Okulaja had a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
March 6
1975--A Stunning Comeback in the ACC Tournament
The Demon Deacons seemingly had the game wrapped up with a 90-82 lead in the final minute of regulation. But, Phil Ford hit a jumper with 44 seconds left, and after a Dave Hanners steal and pass to Mitch Kupchak for a layup, it was 90-86 with 36 seconds remaining.
Then came one of the most talked-about plays in Tournament history. A long inbounds pass from Jerry Schellenberg to Skip Brown was ruled to have clipped the Coliseum's overhanging scoreboard. Carolina was awarded the ball and Walter Davis cut the lead to two with a long jumper and 24 seconds still in the game.
Wake missed a free throw, but the Tar Heels couldn't convert on their end. Brad Hoffman had to foul Brown, an excellent free throw shooter, with 11 seconds left.
However, Brown also missed and Carolina grabbed the rebound at the nine-second mark. After a timeout, Ford found Hoffman in the right corner. The Tar Heel guard dropped in a 10-footer with two seconds to go, tying the game.
The score was 96-96 in overtime when Carolina went to its four corners offense. The Deacons wouldn't come out of a zone defense although being warned by officialsto force action. When Wake didn't do so, a technical foul was called with 29 seconds left. Ford hit the free throw and two more after being fouled when play resumed.
Phil Perry made it 99-98 with 13 seconds left. But, John Kuester's two foul shots at the nine-second mark gave Carolina a 101-98 lead and made a last-second tip-in by Lee Foye meaningless.
Davis had 31 points and 12 rebounds for the Tar Heels. Ford scored 25 and Kupchak had 16 points and 14 rebounds.
March 5
1983--A Rout at Cameron
The 24-point victory margin equalled Carolina's second-biggest ever at Duke.
The Tar Heels actually only had a six-point edge at halftime, 49-43. Jordan had 13 in the first 20 minutes, while Brad Daugherty, Sam Perkins and Curtis Hunter had seven each. However, the Blue Devils got 13 points from Johnny Dawkins and 12 from Chip Engelland to stay close.
A 17-foot jumper by Dawkins had Duke within 57-51 with 14:27 to play.
However, Jordan then went above defenders and teammates to score on an offensive rebound. After Perkins made two foul shots, Engelland hit a short jumper for Duke.
Carolina then reeled off seven straight points for a 68-53 lead. Daugherty scored inside on a pass from Matt Doherty, Steve Hale found Doherty open for a three-pointer and Jordan scored from the lane.
Mark Alarie's layup made it 68-55. But, the Tar Heels then scored 10 consecutive points to take a 23-point lead. Doherty started this run with two free throws, Perkins hit a short hook shot, Jordan pulled up on a fast break to nail a three-pointer and he then fired in another three-pointer from 21 feet on a pass from Perkins.
Jordan's 32 points came on 10 of 18 field goals, including five of seven from three-point range, and seven of eight free throws. He also had six rebounds, two steals and two assists.
Perkins added 16, Hunter and Jim Braddock each had 12, Daugherty scored 11 and Doherty had 10. Carolina shot 56.7 percent from the floor, made 25 of 33 free throws and was 12 of 15 on three-pointers.
Engelland finished with 30 for Duke and Dawkins had 21.
CHAPEL HILL-- North Carolina's fourth-ranked lacrosse team scored the game's first five goals and went on to upset top-rated Syracuse, 10-3, at Fetzer Field.
INDIANAPOLIS--Monique Hennagan became the first University of North Carolina woman to win an NCAA track and field title as she captured the 400 meters in the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships at the RCA Dome.
ATLANTA--North Carolina, which had struggled with Wake Forest in two regular-season games, topped the Deacons, 72-61, in overtime in the Atlantic Coast Conference quarterfinals at The Omni.
GREENSBORO, N.C.-- Shammond Williams hit two free throws with four seconds in regulation to tie the game and then scored 10 points in overtime as North Carolina defeated Maryland, 83-73, in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament semi-finals at the Greensboro Coliseum.
GREENSBORO, N.C.-- Trailing by eight points with 55 seconds to play, North Carolina rallied to a 101-100 overtime victory over Wake Forest, in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament quarterfinals at Greensboro.
DURHAM, N.C.-- Michael Jordan scored 32 points, one of six North Carolina players in double figures, as the Tar Heels ripped Duke, 105-81 at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
