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North Carolina Advances To ACC Women's Soccer Semifinals
November 7, 2007 | Women's Soccer
Nov. 7, 2007
Photo Gallery from UNC vs. Clemson
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. - North Carolina's stout defense held Clemson to four shots and three different forwards scored for the Tar Heels, including two goals by reserves, as top-seeded UNC downed eighth-seeded Clemson Wednesday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the 2007 ACC Tournament at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex. The Tar Heels improve to 16-3 on the season with their ninth straight win and they will play in the tournament semifinals Friday at 5 p.m. against Virginia.
This marks the 20th straight year the Tar Heels have advanced to the ACC semifinals and it improved Carolina's all-time record in ACC Tournament play to 50-0-2. Clemson is now 9-5-5 as the Tigers await their NCAA fate next Monday when bids are announced.
The Tar Heels opened the scoring in the 16th minute of the match on sophomore forward Nikki Washington's third goal of the season. The scoring play started when senior defender Jessica Maxwell sent a pass to sophomore forward Whitney Engen. Engen then sent a through ball to the speedy Washington who ran on to it and went 1v1 with Clemson keeper Ashley Phillips. Washington slotted her shot perfectly and UNC was up 1-0 at 15:15.
Senior forward Jaime Gilbert scored her third goal of the season at 39:11 to give the Tar Heels some insurance. Meghan Klingenberg sent a pass from the wing to the box and Gilbert collided with a Clemson defender. Gilbert was able to win the ball and then sent the ball into the goal from four yards away.
Carolina finished off the scoring at 81:51 on junior forward Mandy Moraca's second goal of the season. Klingenberg sent a 60-yard pass over the defense that freshman forward Rachel Givan possessed and carried into the box. Givan then centered the ball to Moraca who poked it in from the eight yard line.
UNC will play the winner of the Miami versus Virginia quarterfinal game Friday at 5 p.m. in the semifinals.
Carolina outshot the Tigers 23-4. Phillips went all the way for Clemson in goal making five saves. Anna Rodenbough and Ashlyn Harris split halves in the goal for UNC and combined for three saves.
