North Carolina
Penn State
North Carolina Drops Heartbreaker to Penn State
June 21, 1999 | Women's Lacrosse
April 21, 1999
BALTIMORE, Md. - Penn State senior attacker Jen Johnson scored her fourth goal of the game with 6:56 to play in the second half to lift the seventh-ranked Nittany Lions to a 7-6 victory over sixth-ranked North Carolina in women's lacrosse action. The match was played at Goucher College in Baltimore, Md.
With the victory Penn State improved to 12-4 on the season while the Tar Heels saw a three-game winning streak stopped, falling to 7-5.
Johnson led the Penn State attack and she was aided by attacker Julie Tice who had one goal and four assists and midfielder Emily Mechem, who scored twice.
Attacker Erin McGinnis and midfielder Kellie Thompson each scored twice for the Tar Heels who were held to only one goal in the final 45:39 of the game by the Penn State defense.
North Carolina returns home to play host to the third annual Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Lacrosse Tournament this weekend in Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels will play host to #1-ranked Maryland on Saturday at 1 p.m. in the first semifinal game of the tournament at Henry Stadium.
1999 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WOMEN'S LACROSSE SUMMARY #7 PENN STATE (12-4) vs. #6 NORTH CAROLINA (7-5) Goucher College, Baltimore, Md. Wednesday, March 21, 1999, 5:00 p.m. E.D.T. SCORING SUMMARY Half Team Scoring Time Score Goal By Assist By 1 North Carolina 29:30 UNC 1-0 Erin McGinnis Meghann Mohler 1 Penn State 25:46 Tied 1-1 Emily Mechem Julie Tice 1 Penn State 24:06 PSU 2-1 Jen Johnson Julie Tice 1 North Carolina 23:52 Tied 2-2 Meghann Mohler 1 North Carolina 21:50 UNC 3-2 Erin McGinnis Kristin Off 1 North Carolina 20:25 UNC 4-2 Kellie Thompson Gray MacNair 1 North Carolina 15:39 UNC 5-2 Gray MacNair Meghann Mohler 1 Penn State 15:16 UNC 5-3 Julie Tice 1 Penn State 7:12 UNC 5-4 Jen Johnson Julie Tice 1 Penn State 6:55 Tied 5-5 Jen Johnson Julie Tice 2 Penn State 16:56 PSU 6-5 Emily Mechem 2 North Carolina 14:18 Tied 6-6 Kellie Thompson 2 Penn State 6:56 PSU 7-6 Jen JohnsonFPS=Goal Scored on Free Position Shot SCORING BY PERIODS 1 2 TOTAL Penn State 5 2 7 North Carolina 5 1 6
STATISTICAL SUMMARY
Goals Scored
Penn State - Jen Johnson 4, Emily Mechem 2, Julie Tice.
North Carolina - Erin McGinnis 2, Kellie Thompson 2, Meghann Mohler, Gray MacNair.
Assists
Penn State - Julie Tice 4.
North Carolina - Meghann Mohler 2, Kristin Off, Gray MacNair.
SHOTS ON GOAL: Penn State 16, North Carolina 27
FREE POSITION SHOTS: Penn State 0, North Carolina 6
FREE POSITION GOALS: Penn State 0, North Carolina 0.
SAVES: Penn State 13, North Carolina 6
GOALKEEPER SUMMARY: Penn StateMegan Ames, 60 minutes played, 13 saves, 6 goals allowed; North CarolinaDebbie Castine, 60 minutes played, 6 saves, 7 goals allowed.
GROUND BALLS: Penn State 19, North Carolina 31.
CAUSED TURNOVERS: Penn State 4, North Carolina 15.
TURNOVERS: Penn State 22, North Carolina 12
DRAW CONTROLS: Penn State 7, North Carolina 8
FOULS: Penn State 9, North Carolina 7
