CLEMSON, S.C. -- Ryan Kneipper scored one goal and assisted on another to lead the 23rd-ranked North Carolina men's soccer team to a 3-1 win against No. 6 Clemson on Sunday.
With the win, UNC coach Elmar Bolowich tied Marvin Allen for the school record for most career wins with 174.
The Tar Heels (12-5-1, 3-2-1 in the ACC) scored three second half goals to take the win. Mike Gell scored an unassisted goal at the 49:27 mark to tie the game at 1-1.
UNC scored the go-ahead goal at 85:55 as David Testo scored on an assist from Kneipper. Kneipper added a goal three minutes later to clinch the win.
Field Hockey Drops Last Game
NORFOLK, Va. -- The North Carolina field hockey team fell 4-2 to Princeton on Sunday in its final game of the regular season.
Playing on neutral ground at Old Dominion's Foreman Field, Princeton (9-6) scored first on a penalty corner in the ninth minute. Cory Picketts had the goal, assisted by Natalie Martirosian and Ilvy Friebe.
UNC (9-10, 4-2 in the ACC) evened the game in the 32nd minute on a Kerry Falgowski goal. Less than two minutes before halftime, Martirosian scored on a penalty corner to give Princeton a 2-1 lead heading into the break.
Princeton added two more after the break, and the Tar Heels could not climb back.
On Saturday UNC fell to top-ranked Old Dominion 3-2 after two overtime periods and penalty strokes.
After neither team scored in the first half, the Lady Monarchs (7-3) got on the board in the 50th minute of play on a penalty corner goal by Lotte Bant, assisted by Tiffany Snow.
UNC tied the score 23 seconds later on a goal by senior Stephanie Fuller, assisted by sophomore Laura Douglas.
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The Tar Heels took a 2-1 lead in the 63rd minute when Douglas scored on an assist by senior Meredith Keller, but Old Dominion tied the score less than a minute later.
Rowers Finish on Top
GAINESVILLE, Ga. -- North Carolina's novice rowers took the top two spots in the women's novice eight collegiate/club race Saturday at the Head of the Hooch regatta on Lake Lanier. Racing in a field of 41 boats, UNC's A boat won in 21:24.3 and the Tar Heels' B boat came in second in 21:38.7.
"Both boats rowed very strong, controlled, focused races," said UNC novice coach Laura Fogt. "They did everything we asked them to do: go out there and pull hard, race hard and come across the finish line first and second. I'm very excited about their performance."
Men's Tennis Wins Singles Titles
Andy Metzler and Derrick Porter captured singles titles Sunday morning at the Josephine Groot Memorial Invitational at the Cone-Kenfield Indoor Tennis Center. The Tar Heels advanced four of five players competing in this weekend's tournament to the finals of their respective singles flights.
Metzler headlined the day with a rugged 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7-5) victory against Elon's Ter Malasitt. Metzler's victory was his third tournament title in his one and a half seasons at North Carolina. He has posted an impressive 20-7 singles record in tournament play during that period.
Playing in only the second tournament of his career, Porter captured his first singles title. The Coral Springs, Fla., defeated teammate Jonathan Janda 6-0, 6-3.
The final UNC player involved in action Sunday, Ben Aiken, fell short in his bid to make the tournament a clean sweep for the Tar Heels in singles.
Aiken wrapped up his most successful fall campaign as a Tar Heel by teaming with Janda to finish fifth in the doubles draw. Aiken and Janda defeated Charlotte's Jess Rutledge and Jean Michel Werk 8-2.
