University of North Carolina Athletics
Moriarty And Spaulding Named Progress Energy Co-Performers Of The Week
February 22, 2010 | Softball
Feb. 22, 2010
Laura Moriarty won three individual events at the ACC Women's Swimming and Diving Championships and softball pitcher Danielle Spaulding hurled a pair of no-hitters in the Carolina Classic to share Progress Energy Tar Heel of the Week honors for February 15-21.
Moriarty, a sophomore from Methuen, Mass., won three individual events at the 2010 ACC Women's Swimming & Diving Championships, earning UNC's only three individual titles of the meet and helping lead UNC to a second-place finish. Moriarty won the 400-yard individual medley in 4:07.66, the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:00.93 and she tied for the title in the 200-yard breaststroke at 2:09.94. Moriarty broke ACC, school and ACC Championships records in the 400 IM but most importantly shattered the Koury Natatorium record set 21 years ago by four-time Olympic gold medalist Janet Evans. Moriarty's time in the 200-yard breaststroke also shattered ACC, school and ACC Championships records.
Spaulding, senior from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., tossed no-hitters against Delaware and St. Joseph's during the three-day Carolina Classic. Spaulding's performance led Carolina to four wins and a victory in the championship game. In Spaulding's three appearances in the circle over the weekend she amassed 38 strike outs, yielded no runs and only allowed one hit over sixteen innings pitched. At the plate, the two-time ACC Player of the Year added two home runs and seven RBIs for the No. 23 Tar Heels.
Other nominees:
BILLY BITTER
Men's Lacrosse
Junior, Attackman
Stowe, Vt.
Junior attackman Billy Bitter helped the Tar Heel offense explode for the first time this season as the Tar Heels compiled 17 goals, their most since March 3 of last year, in beating Lehigh 17-5. Bitter had two goals on his three on-goal shots, and he matched his career high for assists with four for six points overall. Bitter assisted on UNC's first two goals of the game in the opening two minutes to give the Tar Heels a quick 2-0 lead. He has two goals and an assist in the second quarter when the Tar Heels went on a 7-2 scoring run to pull away from the Mountain Hawks for a 9-4 halftime lead. Bitter's goal with just seven seconds left in the second quarter started a seven-goal run that extended into the second half, eventually leading to a 15-4 lead with 11:24 left in the game.
COREY DONOHOE
Women's Lacrosse
Junior, Attacker
Jarrettsville, Md.
Donohoe, a junior attacker, tallied a total of six goals and three assists in a pair of Tar Heel wins over the weekend, helping the fourth-ranked Tar Heels improve to 3-0 this season. On Friday at home against No. 11 Vanderbilt, Donohoe had two goals, one assist and seven ground balls in a 12-6 Carolina victory. In Sunday's 19-7 win at Richmond, Donohoe finished with four goals, two assists and three draw controls. She scored the game-winning goal in the victory over the Spiders.
MIKE CAVASINNI
aseball
Senior, Outfielder
Huntersville, N.C.
Fifth-year senior Mike Cavasinni posted a .308 average (4-13) in No. 11 North Carolina's three-game series sweep over George Washington this week. The senior hit safely in every game to extend his hit streak to nine games, a career-best, which dates back to last season. Cavasinni was at-bat twice Friday when the Tar Heels faced their last out and twice he delivered base hits to keep the Heels afloat. Cavasinni tied the game Friday in the tenth with a two-out RBI infield single. Saturday, the senior's two-out two RBI single pushed the Tar Heels in front 2-1, before winning 4-2.
THOMAS LE GUILLOU
Fencing
Junior, Epee
Paris, France
Thomas Le Guillou went 3-0 against Duke Friday evening as the Tar Heels hosted the Blue Devils in the final meet of the regular season. Le Guillou, a junior, rebounded from an 0-3 performance against Duke in Durham on Feb. 6 to turn in a standout performance in the Carolina loss.
KAITLIN WILLIAMSON
Fencing
Junior, Foil
Austin, Texas
For the second time this season, junior Kaitlin Williamson went 3-0 in a matchup with Duke. Her most recent undefeated outing came on Friday, as the Tar Heels hosted the Blue Devils and she finished the evening with an unblemished record. Williamson also was unbeaten when UNC faced Duke on Feb. 7 in Durham.
CHRISTINE NGUYEN
Gymnastics
Senior
Plano, Texas
Christine Nguyen captured her fourth all-around title of 2010 in a tri-meet with No. 25 NC State and No. 10 Nebraska with a 39.375 score. She placed first on balance beam, helping the Tar Heels win the event. Nguyen tied a personal best on balance beam (9.925) and on uneven bars (9.850). Nguyen earned second place on vault (9.900) after completing a one and a half twisting vault. The Plano, Texas native broke 39.000 for the second time this season and recorded her highest all-around score of 2010.
JOSE HERNANDEZ
Men's Tennis
Freshman
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Hernandez has already played a large part in North Carolina's success this year as a freshman, as he has compiled a 6-2 record at No. 2 singles. This week, he upset Michigan's 34th-ranked Evan King to help Carolina to a 6-1 win over the Wolverines.
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