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No. 1 Johns Hopkins Works Overtime To Overcome No. 8 Tar Heels
March 29, 2003 | Men's Lacrosse
March 29, 2003
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. ? Top-rated Johns Hopkins scored a pair of late goals in regulation and then scored on the first possession of overtime to rally past No. 8 North Carolina 11-10 in men's lacrosse before a sun-drenched crowd of 2,953 fans at Fetzer Field.
Carolina was nursing a 10-8 lead and regained possession with 2:20 to play only to be whistled for a 10 second violation while clearing the ball. In the ensuing confusion the Tar Heels were called for too many men on the field and Hopkins took advantage of the two violations to tie the game.
Adam Doneger scored just after the penalty expired and after winning the following faceoff Pete LeSeuer scored the game tying goal with 1:16 to play. Hopkins also won the faceoff in overtime and Kyle Harrison scored for the lue Jays on the opening possession of overtime 56 seconds in.
The loss was especially disappointing for a rebuilding North Carolina team which rallied from three goals down in the second quarter to twice take two goal leads in the second half. UNC, now 5-3 on the season, was seeking its first win over a team ranked No. 1 in the nation since April 6, 1996 when the Tar Heels defeated Virginia 19-18 at Fetzer Field.
Hopkins, the consensus No. 1 team this week, improved to 5-1 on the season. The Blue Jays were led by Kyle Barrie who had four goals and one assist and Harrison who had three tallies. Kevin Boland scored twice for JHU and LeSeuer had a goal and an assist.
UNC was led by sophomore attackman Jed Prossner with two goals and three assists. Both sophomore midfielder Bryant Will and sophomore attackman Mike McCall had two goals and one assist for Carolina, which has lost to Hopkins each of the last two years by just one goal.
Hopkins was in command of the game early as it sped to leads of 4-1 and 5-2 before the Tar Heels rallied before halftime with goals by Will, Lance Zimmerman and Austin Garrison. Hopkins retook the lead at 6-5 2:03 into the third quarter on an extra-man goal by Barrie before Ryan Blair and McCall had back to back goals for UNC to give the Tar Heels their first lead at 7-6 with 7:21 left in the third period. Harrison answered those goals within a minute for Hopkins to tie the game and then goals by Kyle Bell and McCall, the latter with four seconds left in the third quarter had the Heels up 9-7.
ut Hopkins, the more veteran and deeper team, turned its game up a notch in the final quarter as would be expected of a No. 1 team. The Blue Jays outshot the Tar Heels 15-4 in the final period, had an 8-4 advantage in ground balls and a 4-1 faceoff edge. UNC goalkeeper Paul Spellman, who had 16 saves, made eight of them in the final quarter to keep the Blue Jays at bay until the final couple of minutes when Hopkins capitalized on a worn down UNC defense.
The Blue Jays ended with a shot advantage of 46-32 and won 14 faceoffs to 10 for UNC. Hopkins had 31 ground balls and UNC 30. Both teams face stern tests again next week as Carolina must travel to Charlottesville, Va. to face No. 2 ranked Virginia at Klockner Stadium. Carolina is 2-0 in the ACC and a win at UVa would give Carolina its first outright regular season ACC title since 1992. Hopkins hosts Duke next Saturday at Homewood Field.
2003 NORTH CAROLINA MEN'S LACROSSE
No. 1 Johns Hopkins (5-1) vs. No. 8 North Carolina (5-3)
Fetzer Field, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Saturday, March 29, 2003, 1:00 p.m. E.S.T.
SCORING SUMMARY Qtr. Team Time Score Goal Assist 1 JHU 13:53 0-1 18 Kyle Harrison 1 JHU 11:19 0-2 12 Kevin Boland 1 UNC 9:03 1-2 28 Bryant Will 1 JHU 4:23 1-3 12 Kevin Boland 29 Peter LeSueur 2 JHU 13:36 1-4 5 Kyle Barrie 2 UNC 13:12 2-4 1 Jed Prossner 2 JHU 13:03 2-5 5 Kyle Barrie 16 Conor Ford 2 UNC 10:58 3-5 28 Bryant Will 2 UNC 9:01 4-5 9 Lance Zimmerman 2 UNC 6:13 5-5 27 Austin Garrison 2 Mike McCall 3 JHU 12:57 5-6 5 Kyle Barrie (EMG) 29 Peter LeSueur 3 UNC 10:22 6-6 10 Ryan Blair 1 Jed Prossner 3 UNC 7:21 7-6 2 Mike McCall 1 Jed Prossner 3 JHU 6:33 7-7 18 Kyle Harrison 3 UNC 5:17 8-7 29 Kyle Bell 28 Bryant Will 3 UNC 0:04 9-7 2 Mike McCall 1 Jed Prossner 4 JHU 13:55 9-8 5 Kyle Barrie 4 UNC 7:21 10-8 1 Jed Prossner 27 Austin Garrison 4 JHU 1:36 10-9 25 Adam Donegar 5 Kyle Barrie 4 JHU 1:16 10-10 29 Peter LeSueur 25 Adam Donegar OT JHU 3:04 10-11 18 Kyle HarrisonEMG= Extra Man Goal
OX SCORE SCORING 1 2 3 4 OT TOTAL Johns Hopkins 3 2 2 3 1 11 North Carolina 1 4 4 1 0 10
INDIVIDUAL SCORING SUMMARY
Goals Scored
Johns Hopkins - Kyle Harrison-3, Kevin Boland-2, Kyle Barrie-4, Adam Doneger-1, Peter LeSueur-1
North Carolina - Bryant Will-2, Jed Prossner-2, Lance Zimmerman-1, Austin Garrison-1, Ryan Blair-1, Mike McCall-2, Kyle Bell-1
Assists
Johns Hopkins - Peter LeSueur-2, Conor Ford-1, Kyle Barrie-1, Adam Doneger-1
North Carolina - Mike McCall-1, Jed Prossner-3, Bryant Will-1, Austin Garrison-1
SHOTS 1 2 3 4 OT TOTAL Johns Hopkins 6 9 14 15 2 46 North Carolina 10 10 8 4 0 32SAVES 1 2 3 4 OT TOTAL Johns Hopkins 4 2 0 3 0 9 North Carolina 0 3 5 8 0 16
GOALKEEPER SUMMARY Johns Hopkins Minutes Saves Goals Allowed Rob Scherr 60 9 10 North Carolina Minutes Saves Goals Allowed Paul Spellman 60 16 11
FACEOFFS 1 2 3 4 OT TOTAL Johns Hopkins 1 4 4 4 1 14 North Carolina 4 3 2 1 0 10
GROUND BALLS 1 2 3 4 OT TOTAL Johns Hopkins 8 9 6 8 0 31 North Carolina 13 8 5 4 0 30
EMO OPPORTUNITIES: UNC 0 for 1; JHU 1 for 5
PENALTIES: UNC 5-4:30, JHU 1-1:00
ATTENDANCE: 2953
OFFICIALS: Mark Goldsmith, Referee; Scott Smith, Umpire; Paul Espinosa, Field Judge
