North Carolina
Georgetown
Women's Lacrosse Explodes in Overtime
June 21, 1999 | Women's Lacrosse
April 10, 1999
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Needing a win in the worst way, the seventh-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels exploded for four unanswered goal in overtime to overcome a gallant effort by eighth-ranked Georgetown as the Tar Heels won 10-6 in womens lacrosse action at Francis E. Henry Stadium.
The win was the second in a row for the Tar Heels and it boosted their record to 6-4, only the second time this season North Carolina has been two games over the .500 mark. Georgetown fell to 7-4 with the loss despite a ferocious comeback effort.
Carolina took the lead for good in the game when junior attacker Kristin Off took a feed from freshman attacker Erin McInnes and scored 40 seconds into overtime, putting the Heels ahead 7-6. Junior midfielder Gray MacNair scored an unassisted goal for the Tar Heels just 33 seconds later to boost the lead to 8-6 and later in the overtime McInnes and freshman midfielder Kellie Thompson scored open next goal for the Heels to run the final margin to four goals. Carolina won all six draw controls in overtime and possessed the ball for all but eight seconds in the six-minute overtime period.
The Tar Heels had led most of regulation time but the Hoyas never went away. Two goals by senior attacker Erin McGinnis and one by freshman midfielder Christine McPike staked Carolina to a 3-0 lead with 12:38 left in the first half. But the Hoyas closed to a single goal on an unassisted goal by Kate Ahearn and a free-position goal by Sarah Oglesby. McInnes reclaimed a two-goal lead for the Tar Heels with 2:06 left in the first half but just 13 seconds later Ahearn scored her second goal for the Hoyas and the teams went to the intermission with the Heels nursing a slim 4-3 lead.
Neither team scored for over 12 minutes in the second half before UNC sophomore attacker Amy Havrilla came off the bench to give Carolina a 5-3 lead off an assist by Off. But Georgetown came right back. Susan Stewart scored with 16:21 left in the second half, assisted by Sheehan Stanwick and then 13 seconds later Caitlin McLean scored an unassisted goal and the game was tied for the first time at 5-5.
UNC retook the lead on Havrillas second goal of the game with 14:08 to play but freshman Erin Elbe provided the equalizer for the Hoyas with 6:10 left in the second half. Eventually the two teams went to overtime and the Tar Heels exploded for their game-winning rally.
Sophomore Bowen Holden was credited with 14 saves for the Hoyas while UNC senior Debbie Castine had eight saves on the afternoon.
The key statistic of the game was in the draw control area where Carolina won 17 of 20 draws allowing the Tar Heels to dominate time of possession in the game.
Carolina will now be off for one week before the Tar Heels play at 17th-ranked Vanderbilt next Saturday at 12 noon in Nashville, Tenn.
#8 GEORGETOWN HOYAS (7-4)
vs. #7 NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS (6-4)
Francis E. Henry Stadium
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Saturday, April 10, 1999, 3:00 p.m.
SCORING SUMMARY Hlf Team Time Score Goal By Assist By 1 UNC 29:18 UNC 1-0 Erin McGinnis 1 UNC 16:40 UNC 2-0 Christine McPike Erin McGinnis 1 UNC 12:38 UNC 3-0 Erin McGinnis (FPS) 1 GU 6:14 UNC 3-1 Kate Ahearn 1 GU 3:36 UNC 3-2 Sarah Oglesby (FPS) 1 UNC 2:06 UNC 4-2 Erin McInnes Meghann Mohler 1 GU 1:53 UNC 4-3 Kate Ahearn Sheehan Stanwick 2 UNC 17:46 UNC 5-3 Amy Havrilla Kristin Off 2 GU 16:21 UNC 5-4 Susan Stewart Sheehan Stanwick 2 GU 16:08 Tied 5-5 Caitlin McLean 2 UNC 14:08 UNC 6-5 Amy Havrilla Christine McPike 2 GU 6:10 Tied 6-6 Erin Elbe 1OT UNC 2:20 UNC 7-6 Kristin Off Erin McInnes 1OT UNC 1:47 UNC 8-6 Gray MacNair 2OT UNC 2:10 UNC 9-6 Erin McInnes Meghann Mohler 2OT UNC 1:10 UNC 10-6 Kellie Thompson Erin McGinnis FPS=Goal Scored on Free Position ShotSCORING BY PERIODS 1 2 OT TOTAL Georgetown 3 3 0 6 North Carolina 4 2 4 10
STATISTICAL SUMMARY
Goals Scored Georgetown-Kate Ahearn 2, Sarah Oglesby, Susan Stewart, Caitlin McLean, Erin Elbe North Carolina-Erin McGinnis 2, Erin McInnes 2, Amy Havrilla 2, Christine McPike, Kristin Off, Gray MacNair, Kellie Thompson
Assists Georgetown-Sheehan Stanwick 2 North Carolina-Erin McGinnis 2, Meghann Mohler 2, Kristin Off, Christine McPike, Erin McInnes
SHOTS ON GOAL 1 2 OT TOTAL Georgetown 7 8 0 15 North Carolina 8 8 4 20 FREE POSITION SHOTS 1 2 OT TOTAL Georgetown 2 1 0 3 North Carolina 5 5 0 10
SAVES 1 2 OT TOTAL Georgetown 7 7 0 14 North Carolina 4 4 0 8
GOALKEEPER SUMMARY Georgetown--Bowen Holden, 66 minutes played, 14 saves, 10 goals allowed North Carolina--Debbie Castine, 66 minutes played, 8 saves, 6 goals allowed
GROUND BALLS 1 2 OT TOTAL Georgetown 7 8 0 15 North Carolina 8 10 0 18
TURNOVERS 1 2 OT TOTAL Georgetown 4 4 0 8 North Carolina 6 4 1 11
CAUSED TURNOVERS 1 2 OT TOTAL Georgetown 5 5 0 10 North Carolina 3 1 1 5
FOULS 1 2 OT TOTAL Georgetown 6 6 2 14 North Carolina 6 2 1 9
DRAW CONTROLS 1 2 OT TOTAL Georgetown 2 1 0 3 North Carolina 6 5 6 17
ATTENDANCE: 248 OFFICIALS: Laura Hebert, Sandy Goldthorpe, Lynn Craun
