North Carolina
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Men's Soccer Earns First Victory Over Duke Since 1996
October 1, 2000 | Men's Soccer
Oct. 1, 2000
DURHAM, N.C. - Seventeenth-ranked North Carolina recorded one of its biggest victories in several years Sunday afternoon, upsetting 10th-ranked Duke 4-2 in men's soccer action before 4,759 fans at Koskinen Stadium at Duke University.
It was a breakthrough game for Coach Elmar Bolowich's Tar Heels, who improved to 8-2 overall on the season and 2-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The game marked the first time since 1997 that the Tar Heels had scored against the Blue Devils and it was the first win for Carolina over the arch-rival since 1996 when the Heels beat Duke 3-2, also at Koskinen Stadium in Durham. The Blue Devils had won the past four meetings, including a 4-0 win in the ACC Tournament semifinals last year.
Four second-half goals propelled the Tar Heels to the comeback victory with four different UNC players finding the back of the Duke net. The win also provided Carolina with three points in the initial Carlyle Cup competition between the two schools. North Carolina now leads Duke 7.5 points to zero in the all-sports competition for the 2000-01 school year sponsored by Greensboro, N.C.-based Carlyle and Company.
The win also marked the first time in Carolina men's soccer history that the Tar Heels have beaten traditional ACC powers Clemson and Duke on the road in the same season.
Duke, which lost its second match in a row and fell to 5-4 overall and 2-1 in the ACC, got on the scoreboard first at the 22:04 mark when freshman Jordan Cila scored after a scramble in front of the Carolina net. Cila tapped the ball in on the right side just a couple of feet off the goal line. Donald McIntosh and Trevore Perea assisted on the goal.
The half ended with Duke ahead 1-0 but the Tar Heels came out on fire in the second half and scored on four of their 10 second half shots. Senior Eddie Robinson pulled the Heels even just 3:57 into the second period as he took a pass from crafty junior striker Chris Carrieri and rocketed a low line drive into the left corner from about 25 yards away. The game remained tied for almost 20 minutes before Carrieri put the Tar Heels ahead at 68:11. Carrieri's initial offering was rejected by the Duke defense but he pounced on the rebound and stuck it in from six yards out on the left, thus tallying his ninth goal of the season.
Freshman defender David Stokes extended the Tar Heels' lead to 3-1 at 76:15 with his first career goal, a hard strike from 22 yards out on the left side. The Devils would not die as senior Robert Russell pushed a shot from just outside the penalty area into the lower right corner at 83:13, assisted by Scott Noble and Perea.
ut the Heels put the win away with 1:01 to play as senior Caleb Norkus took a pass from Mike Gell and beat his defender to score into the left side past Duke goalkeeper Jeff Haywood.
The Tar Heels outshot the Blue Devils 18-12. Hayward made four saves for Duke while Michael Ueltschey had five save for the Tar Heels.
Carolina will play host to William & Mary this Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Fetzer Field in the Tar Heels' next venture onto the pitch.
#17 NORTH CAROLINA 0 4--4
#10 DUKE 1 1--2
Scoring Summary
DU: Jordan Cila (Donald McIntosh, Trevor Perea), 22:04
UNC: Eddie Robinson (Chris Carrieri), 48:57
UNC: Chris Carrieri (unassisted), 68:11
UNC: David Stokes (unassisted), 76:15
DU: Robert Russell (Scott Noble, Trevor Perea), 83:13
UNC: Caleb Norkus (Mike Gell), 88:59
Shots: UNC 18, Duke 12
Corner Kicks: UNC 4, Duke 3
Goalie Stats: Michael Ueltschey (UNC), 90 minutes played, 5 saves, 2 goals allowed, Jeff Haywood (DU), 90 minutes played, 4 saves, 4 goals allowed
Fouls: UNC 15, Duke 18
Offside: UNC 1, Duke 2
Yellow Cards: Donald McIntosh (DU), 20:44, Dwayne Harris (DU), 70:06
UNC Starting Lineup: Michael Ueltschey, David Stokes, Eddie Robinson, Danny Jackson, Noz Yamauchi, Caleb Norkus, Chris Carrieri, Sean McGinty, Matt Crawford, Michael Bucy
UNC Reserves: Matt Laycock, Mike Gell, C.J. Steffen
Duke Starting Lineup: Jeff Haywood, Kevin Sakuda, Donald McIntosh, Robert Russell, Ali Curtis, Trevor Perea, Jordan Cila, Scott Noble, Dwayne Harris, Andy Borman, Nii-Amar Amamoo
Duke Reserves: Adam Guren, Ryan Furgurson, Demetrio Sanchez, Robert Antonious, Danny Wymer
UNC Shots: Caleb Norkus 5, Chris Carrieri 4, Mike Gell 2, Eddie Robinson 2, Noz Yamauchi 2, David Stokes, Danny Jackson, Matt Crawford
Duke Shots: Donald McIntosh 3, Adam Guren 2, Ali Curtis 2, Jordan Cila 2, Robert Russell, Scott Noble, Demetrio Sanchez
Officials: Ken Andres (Referee), Charles Mitchell (Assistant Referee), Kevin Bowers (Assistant Referee), Terry Boose (Fourth Official)
Weather: Partly Cloudy, 71 degrees
Attendance: 4,759
Records: UNC 8-2, ACC 2-1, Duke 5-4, ACC 2-1
