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No. 2 Tar Heel Women's Soccer Team Rallies Past No. 24 Clemson, 2-1
October 9, 2004 | Women's Soccer
Oct. 9, 2004
CLEMSON, S.C. - Freshman forward Jaime Gilbert and senior striker Anne Morrell scored second-half goals less than two minutes apart to rally the second-ranked University of North Carolina women's soccer team to a 2-1 victory over 24th-rated Clemson Saturday night before a crowd of 3,820 fans at Riggs Field.
The win improved to Tar Heels on the season to 12-0-1 overall and 5-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. UNC is now undefeated in its last 40 matches, going 39-0-1 over the past two seasons. Clemson fell to 8-5 overall and 3-3 in the ACC with the loss.
For the second time this season the Tar Heels fell behind early in the match just as they did earlier this season in an eventual 2-1 double overtime victory over Maryland. The Tigers got on the board at the 6:48 mark of the match as Courtney Foster tallied her third goal of the season, assisted by Lindsay Browne. Browne played a through ball that penetrated the Tar Heel defensive line. Foster ran onto the ball, gathered it in and went one-on-one with UNC goalkeeper Aly Winget, slotting it past her for the score.
Clemson would hold on to that lead for almost 60 full minutes before Jaime Gilbert got the tying goal for the Tar Heels at the 66:40 mark. UNC junior defender Kendall Fletcher sent a free kick from near the midfield stripe to the top of the 18-yard box where Gilbert gathered it in and roofed a shot from 18 yards out into the upper left 90. It was Gilbert's eighth goal of the season.
Less than two minutes later, UNC scored the game-winning goal as senior Anne Morrell tallied her second goal of the 2004 campaign. UNC senior defender Sara Randolph gave Morrell a ball in the center midfield area and Morrell attacked the Clemson defense, eluding one defender and then sending a daisy cutter from about 20 yards away past diving Tiger goalkeeper Lauren Johnston, slotting it just inside the right post.
UNC held on the final 21 plus minutes to preserve the triumph with Winget making a season-high five saves in goal for the Tar Heels. Johnston finished with two saves for Clemson.
Each of the last three games between UNC and Clemson at Riggs Field have been decided by 2-1 scores with Clemson winning in 2000, UNC winning in double overtime in 2002 and UNC winning again by 2-1 this season. Carolina will return to the pitch with a match against 22nd-ranked Wake Forest (7-4-1, ACC 1-3) next Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Spry Soccer Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C. The Tigers will next be in action when they host UNC Asheville on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Riggs Stadium in Clemson, S.C.
North Carolina 0 2--2
Clemson 1 0--1
Scoring Summary
6:48--CU--Courtney Foster, 3rd (Lindsay Browne)
66:40--UNC--Jaime Gilbert, 8th (Kendall Fletcher)
68:14--UNC--Anne Morrell, 2nd (Sara Randolph)
Shots: UNC 18, CU 11
Saves: Aly Winget (UNC) 5, Lauren Johnston (CU) 2
Corner Kicks: UNC 5, CU 4
Fouls: UNC 10, UC 14
Yellow Cards: Elizabeth Jobe (CU), 29:31; Lindsay Browne (CU), 58:33
Offsides: UNC 0, CU 1
Referee: Brian Kirkley; Assistant Referees: Jason Shepard, Jason Session; Alternate Official: Kirt Hinkle
Attendance: 3,820
Records: North Carolina 12-0-1 overall, 5-0-0 in the ACC; Clemson 8-5-0 overall, 3-3-0 in the ACC
