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White's Penalty Kick Goal In 108th Minute Sends Tar Heels Past Terrapins
September 24, 2004 | Women's Soccer
Sept. 24, 2004
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Junior Kacey White converted a penalty kick at the 107:02 mark of the match to lift second-ranked North Carolina to a 2-1 women's soccer victory over Maryland Friday night before a crowd of 3,128 fans at Fetzer Field. Playing at home for the first time in 19 days, UNC dominated the match statistically, outshooting the Terrapins 35-4 and taking 19 corner kicks to zero for Maryland. But Carolina trailed for most of the match and did not cinch the win until sophomore forward Heather O'Reilly was taken down in the penalty area with less than three minutes remaining in the second overtime period.
Maryland played a well organized defense that forced the Tar Heels to shoot from long distance most of the night and the Tar Heels had trouble placing shots on goal as only 10 of their 35 attempts found the frame of the net. The Terps, short on numbers, played their starters the entire 110 minutes and fatigue set in at the end allowing Carolina to control play most of the final 65 minutes.
The Terps took advantage of a turnover by UNC in its own defensive end in the 17th minute of play and Mallory Mahar jumped on the loose ball to finish with a shot from the top of the box past UNC goalkeeper Aly Winget. The goal, Mahar's fifth of the year, gave Maryland a 1-0 lead at the 16:45 mark.
Maryland would stubbornly hold the lead until well into the second half despite being outshot 13-3 in the first 45 minutes and 14-1 in the second half. But less than one minute after UNC head coach Anson Dorrance reinserted a rested Heather O'Reilly into the lineup in the late stages of regulation, she delivered with her third goal of the season. UNC sophomore defender Jessica Maxwell won control of the ball in the defensive third and she lofted a pass that cleared the Maryland defense, allowing O'Reilly to use her speed to run onto the ball and finish past Terp goalie Nikki Resnick at the 78:21 mark. The Terp lead had held up for nearly 62 minutes.
UNC had several great opportunities to end the match in regulation, including Anne Felts' shot which sailed just high in the last 15 seconds. Carolina also outshot the Terps 6-0 in the first overtime but again was off with its finishing, forcing Resnick to make only one save in the period.
Maryland appeared to be on its way to achieving no worse than a tie when O'Reilly was tripped up in the penalty area as she advanced the ball at 107:02. White then stepped up and converted the penalty kick to Resnick's right. It was White's third goal of the year, her second on a penalty kick, and her second game-winner of the year.
The Tar Heels improved to 8-0-1 on the season, 1-0 in the ACC, while the Terps fell to 3-3-1 overall and 0-3 in the ACC. Carolina will play at Virginia Tech on Sunday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. in the Tar Heels' next match.
Maryland 1 0 0 0--1
North Carolina 0 1 0 1--2
Scoring Summary
16:45--MD--Mallory Mahar, 5th
78:21--UNC--Heather O'Reilly, 3rd (Jessica Maxwell)
107:02--UNC--UNC--Kacey White, 3rd
Shots: Maryland 4, UNC 35
Saves: Nikki Resnick (MD) 7, Aly Winget (UNC) 1
Corner Kicks: Maryland 0, UNC 19
Fouls: Maryland 12, UNC 11
Offsides: Maryland 0, UNC 6
Referee: George Vergara; Assistant Referees: Mark Kadlecik, Michael Hill; Alternate Official: Jim Carpenter
Attendance: 3,128
Records: Maryland 3-3-1, ACC 0-3; North Carolina 8-0-1, ACC 1-0
