North Carolina
Johns Hopkins
No. 14 Carolina Falls to #3 Johns Hopkins 21-12
June 21, 1999 | Men's Lacrosse
April 3, 1999
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Led by seven combined goals from brothers Conor and Dan Denihan, third-ranked Johns Hopkins defeated the fourteenth-ranked North Carolina men's lacrosse team 21-12 Saturday afternoon in Chapel Hill. Junior Conor Denihan led all scorers with four goals and one assist, his brother Dan added three goals and one assist in front of the 1,773 fans at Fetzer Field.
The game was a back and forth battle much of the first quarter, with no team leading by more than two goals. The Tar Heels entered the second quarter with a 4-3 edge over the Blue Jays, but the lead wouldn't last for long. Hopkins rattled of seven goals in the second, more than any Tar Heel opponent this season, to open up the lead 10-7 a at the half. The flurry of goals was led by Blue Jay junior Dave Rabuano, who had two in the second and finished with a career high three goals. Tar Heels Ryan Beard, Matt Crofton and Jeff Sonke all scored in the second to keep the Heels within three.
The Blue Jays came out of the gates quickly and set the tone for the second half striking 31 seconds into the third on a goal by Dan Denihan. Conor Denihan added a short handed goal just over a minute later to open up the Blue Jay lead to 12-7. Justin Bowman scored his second of three goals 30 second later, but it wasn't enough quiet the Hopkins offense that went on to outscore the Heels 6-2 in the third.
Carolina junior Matt Crofton scored two goals in the fourth and senior Todd McElduff added one to close the gap in the score, but it didn't match the Blue Jays' four goals in the fourth as Johns Hopkins went on to win it fifth straight against the Tar Heels, 21-12.
The 21 goals marks the most any Carolina opponent has scored in Chapel Hill since 1978 when Maryland scored 23 at Fetzer Field. It is also the most goals Hopkins has scored against Carolina in the 27 previous meetings.
For the first time this season, all three Tar Heel goal keepers played in one game. Freshman Kris Blindenbacher had his third start of the season and left the game at the half with six saves and ten goals allowed. Senior Jarron Harkness played most of the second and left the game at the 4:38 mark with 11 saves and ten goals allowed. Sophomore Robert D'Urso finished the game in the net for the Heels and allowed one goal.
In the Hopkins net junior Brian Carcaterra finished with 16 saves an ten goals allowed, his performance moved him to sixth on the all-time Blue Jay saves list with 434 total saves. Nick Murtha relieved Carcaterra at the 4:38 mark and allowed two goals.
Three Tar Heels, Bowman, Crofton and Sonke, finished with three goals each. The game marked the ninth consecutive game Sonke has scored a goal for the Heels.
With the win, the Blue Jays improve to 4-1 and the Tar Heels drop to 5-4. Carolina travels to Charlottesville, Va. this Saturday to take on ACC opponent Virginia at 3 p.m.
1999 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA MEN'S LACROSSE SUMMARY
#3 JOHNS HOPKINS (4-1) vs. #14 NORTH CAROLINA (5-4)
Fetzer Field, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Saturday, April 3, 1999
SCORING SUMMARY Qtr Team Scoring Time Score of Game Goal By Assist By 1 North Carolina 12:08 1-0 Justin Bowman (unasssisted) 1 Johns Hopkins 9:50 1-1 Conor Denihan (unasssisted) 1 Johns Hopkins 9:24 2-1 Dan Denihan (unasssisted) 1 Johns Hopkins 9:05 3-1 John Brasko Dan Denihan 1 North Carolina 7:57 3-2 Jeff Sonke (unasssisted) 1 North Carolina 7:40 3-3 Justin Bowman--EMG Jeff Sonke 1 North Carolina 1:15 4-3 Jeff Sonke Ryan Damon 2 North Carolina 10:40 5-3 Ryan Beard (unassisted) 2 Johns Hopkins 10:23 5-4 Dylan Schlott (unassisted) 2 Johns Hopkins 10:17 5-5 Eric Wedin (unassisted) 2 Johns Hopkins 6:52 6-5 Dave Rabuano (unassisted) 2 Johns Hopkins 5:59 7-5 Matt O'Kelly--EMG Conor Denihan 2 Johns Hopkins 5:24 8-5 Dave Rabuano Joe Driscoll 2 North Carolina 5:09 8-6 Matt Crofton Jeremy Carey 2 Johns Hopkins 4:28 9-6 Jason Moolenaar (unassisted) 2 Johns Hopkins 2:19 10-6 Conor Denihan (unassisted) 2 North Carolina 2:02 10-7 Jeff Sonke Jeremy Carey 3 Johns Hopkins 14:29 11-7 Dan Denihan (unassisted) 3 Johns Hopkins 12:53 12-7 Conor Denihan-SHG (unassisted) 3 North Carolina 11:15 12-8 Justin Bowman-EMG Chase Martin 3 Johns Hopkins 10:48 13-8 Conor Denihan (unassisted) 3 Johns Hopkins 10:26 14-8 Ryan Quinn (unassisted) 3 North Carolina 2:10 14-9 Jeremy Carey (unassisted) 3 Johns Hopkins 1:21 15-9 Justin Shaberly Matt O'Kelly 3 Johns Hopkins 0:51 16-9 Ryan Quinn Paul LeSueur 4 Johns Hopkins 11:15 17-9 Dave Rabuano (unassisted) 4 North Carolina 9:51 17-10 Matt Crofton Chase Martin 4 Johns Hopkins 9:09 18-10 Jason Moolenaar (unassisted) 4 Johns Hopkins 8:18 19-10 Dan Denihan (unassisted) 4 Johns Hopkins 4:38 20-10 Chris Lynch Joe Driscoll 4 Johns Hopkins 3:11 21-10 Sol Kumin Dave Rabuano 4 North Carolina 3:00 21-11 Matt Crofton Chase Martin 4 North Carolina 2:33 21-12 Todd McElduff (unassisted) EMG= Extra Man Goal SHG= Short Handed GoalSCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TOTAL Johns Hopkins 3 7 6 5 21 North Carolina 4 3 2 3 12
STATISTICAL SUMMARY Goals Scored Johns Hopkins-- Conor Denihan 4, Dan Denihan 3, Dave Rabuano 3, Jason Moolenaar 2, Ryan Quinn 2, John Brasko 1, Dylan Schlott 1, Eric Wedin 1, Matt O'Kelly 1, Justin Shaberly 1, Chris Lynch 1, Sol Kumin 1. North Carolina-- Justin Bowman 3, Jeff Sonke 3, Matt Crofton 3, Ryan Beard 1, Jeremy Carey 1, Todd McElduff 1. Assists Johns Hopkins-- Joe Driscoll 2, Conor Denihan 1, Dan Denihan 1, Dave Rabuano 1, Matt O'Kelly 1, Paul LeSueur 1. North Carolina-- Chase Martin 3, Jeremy Carey 2, Jeff Sonke 1, Ryan Damon 1.
SHOTS ON GOAL 1 2 3 4 TOTAL Johns Hopkins 6 13 13 14 46 North Carolina 8 7 12 10 37
SAVES 1 2 3 4 TOTAL Johns Hopkins 3 3 5 5 16 North Carolina 3 3 6 5 17
FACE-OFFS WON: 1 2 3 4 TOTAL Johns Hopkins 3 6 6 2 17 North Carolina 4 4 3 7 18
GOALKEEPER SUMMARY Johns Hopkins--Brian Carcaterra 55:22, 16 saves, 10 goals; Nick Murtha 4:38, 0 saves, 2 goals. North Carolina--Kris Blindenbacher 30:00, 6 saves, 10 goals; Jarron Harkness 25:22, 11 saves, 10 goals; Rob D'Urso 4:38, 0 saves, 1 goal.
GROUND BALLS 1 2 3 4 TOTAL Johns Hopkins 10 12 19 14 55 North Carolina 9 8 9 9 35
PENALTIES 1 2 3 4 TOTAL Johns Hopkins 1-1:00 1-1:00 4-3:00 2-1:30 8-6:30 North Carolina 0-0:00 1-0:30 0-0:00 0-0:00 1-0:30
CLEARS 1 2 3 4 TOTAL Johns Hopkins 5 6 6 6 23 North Carolina 5 4 7 2 18 ATTENDANCE: 1,773 OFFICIALS: Referee--Tony Cullen; Umpire-- Steve Dahl; Field Judge-- Scott Smith.
