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O'Reilly Notches Pair As Tar Heels Storm Past Virginia Tech
September 26, 2004 | Women's Soccer
Sept. 26, 2004
BLACKSBURG, VA. - Heather O'Reilly scored a pair of goals to power the second-ranked North Carolina women's soccer team past Virginia Tech 6-1 Sunday afternoon but in the process the Tar Heels suffered a major blow when consensus 2003 National Player of the Year Lindsay Tarpley suffered a broken right fibula in the process and will be sidelined for an indeterminate length of time. The victory improved Carolina to 9-0-1 on the season and 2-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference while the Hokies fell to 6-3 overall and 2-1 in the ACC.
Tarpley suffered the injury just over 14 minutes into the match after taking a shot on goal. The junior forward from Kalamazoo, Mich. collided with Virginia Tech goalkeeper Mallory Soldner shortly thereafter. Tarpley was replaced in the lineup by Anne Morrell with the score tied 1-1 and the Tar Heels went on to rally against the Hokies, chalking up the final five goals of the match.
UNC opened the scoring in the seventh minute of play as junior midfielder Lori Chalupny took a pass from the bottom of the box area from Kacey White and finished past Soldner to put Carolina up 1-0. It was Chalupny's third goal of the 2004 season. UNC's lead was short-lived, however, as Virginia Tech tied the match in the 13th minute with the Hokies' Heather Hallberg scoring her third goal of the season, taking a pass from Molly McCall and scoring from about 10 yards away.
The Tar Heels took the lead for good on the first of O'Reilly's two goals as the sophomore forward from East Brunswick, N.J. took passes from Kacey White and freshman forward Jaime Gilbert and finished to the right side at 16:32.
UNC scored twice more in the first half to take a 4-1 halftime lead. At the 26:15 mark, Kendall Fletcher, a junior defender, chalked up her third goal of the season, on a header off a cross by sophomore defender Amy Steadman. Sophomore defender Jessica Maxwell also assisted on the goal. Then just over a minute later, North Carolina made it 4-1 when senior midfielder Mary McDowell sent a cross from the left side to Kacey White who finished the scoring opportunity for her fourth goal of the season.
Carolina made the count 5-1 less than five minutes into the second half as Anne Morrell sent a cross from the left side to Heather O'Reilly who scored her second goal of the match and fifth of the season from about 10 yards out. Sophomore midfielder Elizabeth Guess also earned an assist on the tally. Junior forward Leea Murphy finished the scoring for Carolina at the 80:13 mark as Mary McDowell sent a pass from the left side, leading to Murphy's first goal of the 2004 season and her first goal since she was a freshman in 2002.
UNC outshot the Hokies 35-8 and the Tar Heels had a 14-4 advantage in corner kicks. Soldner made 10 saves while allowing six goals for Virginia Tech. Aly Winget started in goal for UNC and had two saves and one goal allowed. Elizabeth Lancaster played the last 6:51 in the goal, making one save.
The Tar Heels return to action Thursday when they play NC State at 7:00 p.m. at SAS Soccer Stadium in Raleigh, N.C.
North Carolina 4 2--6
Virginia Tech 1 0--1
Scoring Summary
6:06--UNC--Lori Chalupny, 3rd (Kacey White)
12:05--VT--Heather Hallberg, 3rd (Molly McCall)
16:32--UNC--Heather O'Reilly, 4th (Kacey White, Jaime Gilbert)
26:15--UNC--Kendall Fletcher, 3rd (Amy Steadman, Jessica Maxwell)
27:42--UNC--Kacey White, 4th (Mary McDowell)
49:36--UNC--Heather O'Reilly, 5th (Anne Morrell, Elizabeth Guess)
80:13--UNC--Leea Murphy, 1st (Mary McDowell, Kendall Fletcher)
Shots: UNC 35, Virginia Tech 8
Saves: Aly Winget (UNC) 2, Elizabeth Lancaster (UNC), 1, Mallory Soldner (VT) 10
Corner Kicks: UNC 14, Virginia Tech 4
Fouls: UNC 11, Virginia Tech 7
Offsides: UNC 3, Virginia Tech 9
Attendance: 1,183
Records: North Carolina 9-0-1, ACC 2-0; Virginia Tech 6-3, ACC 2-1
