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Edwards and Davis Named Carolina Performers of the Week
September 26, 2005 | Football
Sept. 26, 2005
Tailback Barrington Edwards rushed for 129 yards and a score and defensive end Tommy Davis had two sacks in leading the Tar Heels to a 31-24 win at NC State. Edwards and Davis are co-recipients of the Carolina Performer of the Week ward for September 19-25, 2005.
Edwards carried 25 times for 129 yards and scored one touchdown in Carolina's 31-24 victory over NC State. Against the ACC's second-ranked defense, Edwards got Carolina started early with a career-best 62-yard run on the second play of the game. Trailing by 10 in the third quarter, Carolina marched 80 yards and scored on a 2-yard run by Edwards. Attempting to run time off the clock on their final drive of the game, Edwards had a 16-yard run on 3rd and 8 to pick up a first down.
Davis had what coach John Bunting called "his best game ever at Carolina," in Carolina's 31-24 victory over NC State. Davis officially was credited with two sacks for 24 yards and three quarterback pressures. He had the highest grade of any Tar Heel defensive lineman in the victory. Davis's first sack came on NC State's first drive of the game and was an 18-yard loss on 3rd and 6. His second sack came in the third quarter on 3rd and 7, forcing another Wolfpack punt.
Other Nominees:
Karl Wishart
Men's Tennis
Sophomore, Baden-Baden, Germany
Karl Wishart was one of three Tar Heels to claim either a singles or doubles championship at the 2005 UNC Fall Invitational at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis. Wishart won the singles title in the White Singles Flight (which was the second highest of the five seeded flights in the tournament). Wishart prevailed by winning four successive matches in straight sets in the 16-player bracket. He beat players from Davidson, Charlotte and East Carolina before dispatching Radford's Brandon Johnson 7-6 (7-1), 6-4 in the championship duel.
Katie Brooks
Women's Soccer
Forward
Sophomore, Winchester, Mass.
Sophomore forward Katie Brooks came off the bench to score only her third and fourth career goals but they were timely scores indeed as they last No. 1 North Carolina past No. 7 Florida State 4-1 on Thursday, Sept. 22 in Tallahassee, Fla. Brooks had not scored in the opening eight games of the season but was opportunistic late in the first half when she scored the first goal of the game unassisted in the 41st minute. Brooks' goal came less than three minutes after entering the match. Just 2:49 after her first goal, Brooks scored again to give the Tar Heels an insurmountable 3-0 lead in the ACC opener for both teams. Brooks now has four career goals, three against Florida State.
Ford Williams
Men's Soccer
Goalkeeper
Senior, Raleigh, N.C.
Williams made a season-best six saves and posted his fifth shutout in seven games to lead the Tar Heels to a 1-0 win over No. 17 Clemson Friday. He made three stops in each half, including a save with just nine seconds left in the match to secure the win. For the season, Williams owns a 0.42 goals against average and has allowed just three goals, while making 19 saves. Williams now has five shutouts in each of the last four seasons for 20 in his career.
