North Carolina
William & Mary
UNC Field Hockey Shuts Out William & Mary
October 28, 2001 | Field Hockey
Oct. 28, 2001
NORFOLK, Va.-The University of North Carolina field hockey team finished out its regular season Sunday afternoon with a 2-0 neutral site win over No. 11 William & Mary at Old Dominion's Foreman Field. The fourth-ranked Tar Heels are 14-5 overall heading into the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament, which begins Thursday in Chapel Hill.
Sunday's game was scoreless at halftime before the Tar Heels got on the board in the second half with goals from senior Carrie Lingo and junior Meredith Keller. Lingo's goal, on a penalty corner, was assisted by senior Abby Martin. Keller's goal, from the field, was assisted by freshman Kerry Falgowski.
"It wasn't very pretty, but it was a win," UNC coach Karen Shelton said. "We had chances, we just didn't produce much offense. I thought we controlled the game, but that wasn't reflected on the scoreboard."
The game was the sixth shutout of the season for Carolina.
Seedings for the 20th annual ACC Field Hockey Tournament, which begins on Thursday, will be finalized following today's games. All five ACC teams currently are ranked in the nation's top 15.
The tournament opener features the No. 4 and No. 5 seeded teams at 4 p.m. on Thursday. The No. 2 and No. 3 seeds meet Friday at 4 p.m. and the No. 1 seed plays at 7 against the winner of the Thursday game. The championship is scheduled for Sunday at 1 p.m. and will be televised live by Fox Sports Net South.
All games will be played at Francis E. Henry Stadium on the UNC campus. There is no charge for admission to the tournament.
