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UNC Women's Lacrosse Falls To Boston University
March 17, 2000 | Women's Lacrosse
March 17, 2000
BALTIMORE, MD.--Twelfth-ranked Boston University used a balanced scoring attack featuring six different goal scorers to pull off a 7-4 women's lacrosse upset over fifth-ranked North Carolina Friday night at Homewood Field at Johns Hopkins University.
The Terriers improved to 2-0 on the season while the Tar Heels fell to 4-2 on the campaign and saw a four-match winning streak ended.
The Tar Heels will be out to bounce back into the win column Sunday when it plays at 11th-ranked George Mason (3-0) at 1 p.m.
BU was led by Kristin Abbruzzese who had two goals. Five other players scored for the Terriers while UNC had four different players with one goal. Burke Barett was a standout in the goal for BU as she made 10 saves.
Boston University led 3-1 at halftime and then outscored the Tar Heels 4-3 in the second half in the first ever meeting between the two teams.
NORTH CAROLINA 1 3--4
BOSTON UNIVERSITY 3 4--7
GOALS: UNC--Kellie Thompson,
Meghann Mohler,
Lindsay Stone,
Christine McPike,BU--Kristin Abbruzzese 2,
Katie Nordhoff,
Krissie Lombard,
Erica Hergenroeder,
Gabby Juocyz,
Kyle Rudkowksi.ASSISTS: UNC--Kristin Off.
SHOTS: UNC 16, BU 23.
FREE POSITION SHOTS: UNC 6, BU 3.
GROUND BALLS: UNC 29, NU 18.
DRAW CONTROLS: UNC 6, BU 6.
SAVES: Melissa Coyne (UNC) 5,
Burke Barett (BU) 10.RECORDS: UNC 4-2, BU 2-0.
