UNC field hockey hosts storied Monarchs program
In her four years on the North Carolina field hockey team, senior captain Katelyn Falgowski has had a lot of experience with the team’s rivalry with Old Dominion.
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In her four years on the North Carolina field hockey team, senior captain Katelyn Falgowski has had a lot of experience with the team’s rivalry with Old Dominion.
Despite giving up a goal in both games this weekend, the No.1 North Carolina field hockey team had a successful trip while participating in the Vonnie Gros Classic in West Chester, Pa.
The Duke football team enters the 2010 season following a landmark year. They will have to work to remain consistent after losing some key players to graduation.
The defending champion North Carolina field hockey team started the year by meeting expectations.
One bad inning in each was all it took for the North Carolina softball team to lose the first two games of its final ACC home series, but Sunday it was determined to stop the potential sweep.The weekend started poorly for the No. 23 Tar Heels (35-15, 9-9 ACC) as Maryland (27-18, 5-9) took both games Saturday by scores of 5-2 and 2-1.UNC was able to bounce back Sunday in a convincing 4-0 win.In the first game of the series, UNC was up 2-0 when senior pitcher Danielle Spaulding gave up five runs in the top of the sixth inning.After sloppily starting the inning with a hit batter and an error, UNC gave up two runs when Maryland brought home two on a single. The eventual backbreaker was a three-run home run by the Terps’ cleanup hitter Alex Schultz that gave them a 5-2 lead. “To have one inning where we gave up five runs, that’s very unlike us,” UNC coach Donna Papa said. “Especially with Dani on the mound.”Schultz, who was 5-for-9 on the weekend, came up big in the second game as well, getting a two-RBI single off pitcher Amber Johnson that would lead Maryland to the doubleheader sweep.Spaulding took the mound again Sunday and set out to prevent letting one bad inning ruin the game like Saturday.She pitched seven scoreless innings and allowed only two hits while striking out nine.Spaulding said the key to shutting out the Terps was focusing on her pitches, hitting her spots and believing in herself.“Just have confidence and just know that on a good day they can’t really touch me,” Spaulding said.Papa said a big factor was Spaulding’s ability to get the lead-off hitter out, something she did in all but two innings.“Dani’s a great pitcher — she’s at another level,” Papa said. “I thought she did a great job coming back from having an inning that was very, very uncharacteristic of Dani Spaulding in all the years that she has thrown here.”The scoring started for UNC when sophomore Constance Orr singled home freshman Chelsey Butler in the bottom of the second inning.It continued the next inning as junior Brittany McKinney hit a two-run home run off the scoreboard in left field to extend the lead to 3-0. The Tar Heels would earn another run in the fifth when senior Christine Knauer scored on a wild pitch.“We hit the ball (Saturday), but we hit it at people,” Papa said. “We left a lot of people on base, but today we capitalized more so I think that was the difference.”Spaulding was happy to come away with the victory after the disappointing Saturday losses.“I think obviously it was a big win,” Spaulding said. “Every game counts. We might have lost the series, but when it all comes down to it, every game counts.”While UNC is almost guaranteed an NCAA tournament spot regardless of how it fares in its final handful of games, Papa stressed that it was important for the team to finish strong.“Every game that we play from here on out is our ticket to get to the postseason,” Papa said. “You have to have a sense of urgency, and you cannot leave it in anybody’s hands but your own.”Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu.
The No. 2 North Carolina women’s lacrosse team beat rival Duke on Wednesday night, but it sure wasn’t pretty.The Tar Heels (12-1, 4-1 ACC) beat No. 4 Duke (11-4, 2-3) 9-6 despite numerous UNC first half turnovers and not scoring until almost 25 minutes into the game.“It was a really ugly game tonight,” UNC coach Jenny Levy said. “We had nine turnovers in the first half. We weren’t real happy with that, and that was certainly due to what Duke was doing to us.”One thing the Blue Devils were doing to UNC was holding the ball for long possessions on offense by passing the ball around for multiple minutes before trying to get a shot on goal.“Our defense is prepared emotionally to sit and work for that long amount of time,” Levy said. “But it does affect your offense.”The Blue Devils’ possessions did not allow UNC’s offense to get settled, and the Tar Heels committed turnovers on many of their first possessions, missing and mishandling passes they usually control.Junior Corey Donohoe said that it was different having so few possessions in the first half.“It’s frustrating for us, because we couldn’t get into a flow,” Donohoe said. “But once we started getting the ball and just settling down and waiting for our opportunities to come it started coming to us.”Senior Megan Bosica said she was not sure as to exactly why the Tar Heels came out so sloppy.“The looks were there to score, and we just couldn’t finish them,” Bosica said. “It just made it extra hard on our defense, and then when we finally got back down it was like we couldn’t finish anything.”After stopping another long Duke possession that started the half, UNC sophomore Laura Zimmerman beat the defense and scored to tie the game on UNC’s first second-half possession. This sparked the UNC offense and the Tar Heels were noticeably sharper as they quickly took control of the game by scoring the first six goals of the second half. Levy said that settling down at halftime was key in the victory.“I think we just had to get in the locker room and look at each other in the eyes and say, ‘OK, we all need to do a little bit better out here,’” Levy saidDonohoe said that she thinks the team won’t have the same issues in the rest of its games.“We just have to focus on what we can control and not worry about what they’re doing against us,” Donohoe said. “If we just come out and play our game, I think we’ll be fine.Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu.
The Maryland women’s lacrosse team has to be growing weary of facing ACC rival North Carolina. Led by Kristen Taylor’s four goals and goaltender Logan Ripley’s career-high 13 saves, the No. 3 Tar Heels defeated the previously undefeated No. 2 Terrapins 13-9 Saturday afternoon at Fetzer Field.The UNC (11-1, 3-1 ACC) victory handed Maryland (12-1, 3-1) only its second loss in its last 35 games, the other also to the Tar Heels in last year’s national semifinal.“What was nice about this game is they’ve had a lot of, I guess you could say excuses about they didn’t play well, they didn’t show up to the final four,” UNC senior defender Kristen Carr said. “So it was really awesome for our team to come out and to make a statement and be like, no, this is who we are.”UNC led 6-4 going into the halfway point after the two teams played a tight first 30 minutes that featured great defense and fantastic goaltending by both teams. Ripley made eight first-half saves, and Maryland’s Brittany Dipper had five of her own.At the start of the second half, UNC began to increase its lead. The Tar Heels were able to score the first three goals of the half due in large part to their ability to control possession off the draw. Carr’s work on the draws led to a 15-9 draw control possession for UNC in the game.“We’ve really been practicing the draw this year throughout the whole season and we’ve really made it an emphasis,” Carr said.UNC’s lead swelled to six with less than 10 minutes to play, but the Terps did not quit, scoring three straight to cut the lead to three at 12-9.With 4:45 left, UNC’s Laura Zimmerman was able to get off a pass while falling to Taylor, who ripped a shot from 10 yards out to give the Tar Heels a 13-9 lead that would eventually be the final.“I thought it was a really important goal actually because I think up by three is fool’s gold,” UNC coach Jenny Levy said. “I think it’s anyone’s game still if you’re up by three.”While the offense was key in putting the game away, it was defense and goaltending that allowed the Tar Heels to take down the undefeated Terps.“Our focus on (defense) was to stick together as a unit and just not to give up,” Carr said. “Maryland has a powerhouse offense, and we were able to stop them.”Ripley was key in stopping the vaunted offense, making numerous close saves by stuffing Maryland players.“It’s always nice to come up with those saves,” Ripley said. “That’s something we do every day in practice as part of the warm-ups, so I think getting those shots a lot really helps.”With the victory, UNC is expected to move to No. 2 in the polls but will have to work to maintain that spot as they face No. 5 Duke on Wednesday and then travel to play defending champion No. 1 Northwestern on Sunday.Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu.
After a tight physical first half, the No. 4 North Carolina women’s lacrosse team pulled away from another overmatched opponent, defeating Florida 18-5 Sunday at Fetzer Field.This is the fourth out of the Tar Heels’ first five games that they won by at least 10 goals.The offense was led by the typical cast of characters, with seniors Megan Bosica, Jenn Russell and Kristen Taylor all scoring three or more goals.The game wasn’t a total mismatch, as Florida scored three goals in the last three minutes of the first half to cut the Tar Heels’ (5-0) lead to 6-4 at the break.Coach Jenny Levy said the poor first-half finish was due to her team concentrating on the wrong things.“I thought we were losing our focus on things that we couldn’t control, i.e. the refs, and you just can’t do that,” Levy said. “You can’t control what they’re going to call, and you got to play above that.”Bosica said the team came out in the second half with a much better mindset.“I think poise was the key to the second half,” Bosica said. “We needed to come out here relaxed, and focus on the little things definitely helped us in the second half.”The young Florida team that started all but one freshman is in its first year as a varsity program.The Gators showed no backing down to the veteran UNC team as they played an aggressive game, especially in their defensive end.“It was very physical, and they were being allowed to do some things that maybe aren’t within the rules, but that’s the deal, you can’t control that,” Levy said.The physical play led to a slow, foul-filled game that included five total yellow cards, four going to Florida. Levy said she doesn’t mind the physical play and that her team just needs to adjust to it.“We’re going to see physical defenses. That’s part of the game, it’s not a big deal to us. We have to take what they’re giving us and adjust and play the game,” Levy said. “It’s a chess match every game. Every defense is going to show you new challenges.”Bosica, who had two of her four goals off free position shots following fouls by the Gators, said she actually loves a physical defense.“It was definitely different from what we’ve seen, but personally I like that,” Bosica said.The Gators’ rough play did cost them, as UNC scored nine of its 18 goals on free position shots resulting from fouls. The Tar Heels converted all but four of their 13 free-position chances.On the defensive end, Logan Ripley was solid in goal, making a few outstanding saves on wide-open chances.Florida goalkeeper Cara Canington also played excellently, keeping her team in the first half with five saves on 16 UNC shots. But she was unable to keep up with the Tar Heels’ vaunted offense in the second half, facing eight free position shots and 20 shots overall.The Tar Heels head into March undefeated and mostly untested. UNC will be challenged, facing three top-15 teams starting with No. 3 Penn on Saturday at home.Bosica said she feels the team is prepared for the tougher opponents.“Penn had a really good game on us last year, and I think we kind of want to show them that we can play with them and we’ve been working hard,” Bosica said. “It’s definitely going to be a great matchup.”Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu.
The excitement of starting a new season led to a sloppy, turnover-filled game on Sunday for the No. 4 North Carolina women’s lacrosse team.But the Tar Heels still won 18-7, defeating an overmatched Denver team.
DURHAM — The North Carolina women’s lacrosse team’s South of the Border Tournament was canceled due to weather, so the Tar Heels scrimmaged Duke and beat the Blue Devils on Sunday afternoon 13-3. The tournament was set to have both teams face off against eight others in a full day of exhibition games.But coach Jenny Levy was still excited to get a chance to face some different competition before the season officially kicks off next weekend. “It was nice to play somebody else,” Levy said. “We’ve been killing each other in practice for about three, four weeks.”The Tar Heels came out to a roaring start, scoring three goals in the first three minutes. They led 9-3 at halftime and never looked back en route to routing their rivals by double digits. The key to the quick start was not only a potent offensive attack that Levy called the best since she’s been at the programUNC’s early success in getting possession from face-offs created plenty of scoring opportunities.“I think the biggest part for us is winning the draw,” Levy said. “That’s such a big part of our game.”The increased possessions allowed senior Kristen Taylor and junior Corey Donohoe many opportunities to score, which they cashed in on. Both players scored at least four goals against an overmatched Duke defense.“I think our offense has really come together over the past month that we’ve been practicing,” Taylor said.The Tar Heels’ offensive experience was just one of the team’s bright spots that was showcased in the scrimmage. “A lot of us played together last season, so there was a lot of chemistry that was already there, which is nice,” Taylor said.Donohoe was pleased with the team’s quick start, something she said the offense had trouble with in the past. The offense wasn’t the only bright spot for the team. North Carolina’s defense regrouped after a rough start to shut the Blue Devils out in the final 10 minutes of the first half and the entire second half.Defender Mia Hurrin said that the defense picked up its intensity in the second half. UNC’s defense only lost one player from last year’s team and also hopes its experience is an advantage. In goal, Logan Ripley made multiple big saves in the second half of Sunday’s scrimmage to shut down the Blue Devils’ offense. But it wasn’t all perfect for the Tar Heels. Levy said there’s still room for improvement. “As always, with the beginning of the season there’s moments of brilliance and things we think we can do better,” Levy said.Levy said the team must sustain a high level and urgency of play for the whole game to be successful. “That’s something that takes time,” Levy said. “Once you get game fit it’s easier to do.”The team is anxious for the season to begin next week as it tries to build off of last season’s success. UNC lost in the title game 21-7 to Northwestern last year. The team officially kicks off its season Sunday versus Denver at Fetzer Field.“I’m excited,” Taylor said. “I wanted this game to count.”Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu.