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Tar Heel Men Bounce Back with 5-0 Win over Brown
September 15, 2002 | Men's Soccer
Sept. 15, 2002
Providence, R.I. -- Sophomore forward Ryan Kneipper scored a goal and added an assist to lead the defending National Champion North Carolina men's soccer team to a 5-0 victory over Brown on the second day of the adidas/Brown soccer Classic at Stevenson Field.
The loss breaks a two-game losing streak for Carolina, which lost on Friday to Yale and last weekend to Davidson. UNC is now 4-2 this season. Brown is 1-1.
Carolina, which lost to Yale on Friday night in the first round of the tournament, got on the scoreboard early when senior Matt Crawford stole the ball from a Brown defender, dribbled in and drilled the ball past sophomore goalkeeper David Mahoney at the 8:06 mark.
The Tar Heels opened a 2-0 lead when Kneipper dribbled down the left side, crossed to sophomore Jonathan Davis, who headed the ball into the net at the 28:29 mark. Kneipper gave Carolina a 3-0 advantage when he picked off an errant Brown pass at the top of the box and drilled the ball into the net five minutes later.
Carolina broke the game open at the 54:11 mark when junior Sean McGinty scored on a header on a scramble in front of the Brown net, giving the Tar Heels a 4-0 lead. Senior Mike Gell added one more goal for the Tar Heels at 84:23 for a final score of 5-0.
Freshman Ibrahim Diane and junior Adom Crew were named to the All-Tournament Team for the Bears. Crawford, sophomore Ray Fumo, and junior Logan Pause were named All-Tournament for the Tar Heels.
SCORING:
North Carolina - Matt Crawford, 8:06
North Carolina - Jonathan Davis (Ryan Kneipper), 28:29
North Carolina - Ryan Kneipper, 33:20
North Carolina - Sean McGinty, 54:11
North Carolina - Mike Gell, 84:23
SHOTS: North Carolina 12 ; Brown 13
SAVES: North Carolina - Ford Williams (90:00)
Brown - David Mahoney - 2 (45:00); Peter Mahoney - 1 (45:00)
FOULS: North Carolina 17 Brown 8
OFFSIDES: North Carolina 5 Brown 6
CAUTIONS: North Carolina-David Stokes, 50:52, North Carolina-Logan Pause, 64:22
Attendance: 2,648
