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Women's Lacrosse Falls To No. 11 Penn State, 9-7
March 30, 2003 | Women's Lacrosse
March 30, 2003
COLUMBUS, Ohio - No. 11 Penn State defeated No. 9 North Carolina, 9-7 in the third game of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. The Nittany Lions (5-4) had two goals scored by Emily Chambers and Kristen Burke. The Tar Heels (4-6) had two goals scored by Beth Ames and Melissa McCarthy. In the final game of the Challenge, No. 2 Maryland (10-0) defeated No. 16 Ohio State (7-2), 10-5.
Penn State opened the scoring with the first three goals of the game. Colleen O'Hara started the scoring at 7:06. Chambers scored at 10:22, assisted by Katie Hartman. PSU made it 3-0 with a Katie Jeschke goal at 13:46. North Carolina responded with the next three-goal beginning with a free position score by McCarthy. At 17:44 McCarthy scored her second goal. Brooke Young, on a free position attempt, scored at 19:17 to tie the game at three. Penn State scored two quick goals with Kristen Burke scoring from Chambers at 21:02 and Stephanie Curnoles scoring at 21:18 to hold a 5-3 lead. The Tar Heels closed out the scoring in the half with an Ames goal assisted by Brooke Dieringer to have Penn State lead 5-4.
The Nittany Lions opened the second half the another three-goal run. Shari Maslin started the run with a goal at 37:23. Second goals by Burke (40:37) and Chambers (47:43) gave Penn State an 8-4 lead. The Tar Heels responded with a free position goal by Ames, her second, at 53:56. North Carolina scored again at 56:08 with a Dieringer goal, assisted by McCarthy to cut the PSU lead to 8-6. The Nittany Lions made it a three-goal lead (9-6) at 58:16 with a free position goal by Jamie Donohue. The Tar Heels responded with a Lynne Quattrone goal at 58:53 on an assist from Dieringer to close to the final margin of 9-7.
In goal for North Carolina was Katelyn Hoffman who recorded six saves for the Tar Heels. Penn State's Lee Tortorelli picked up 11 saves for the Nittany Lions in the win.
No 9 North Carolina vs. at No. 11 Penn State, March 30, 2003
Columbus, Ohio (Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium)
Weather: overcast 33 degrees F, wind-North 9-14 mph, wind chill -4
Attendance: 406
Linescore 1 2 Final No. 9 North Carolina 4 3 7 (3-6) No. 11 Penn State 5 4 9 (5-4)Scoring Summary NC-PS Time School Score Goal Assist 07:06 PS 0-1 Colleen O'Hara - 10:22 PS 0-2 Emily Chambers Katie Hartman 13:46 PS 0-3 Katie Jeschke - 15:58 NC 1-3 Melissa McCarthy FP 17:44 NC 2-3 Melissa McCarthy (2) - 19:17 NC 3-3 Brooke Young FP 21:02 PS 3-4 Kristen Burke Emily Chambers 21:18 PS 3-5 Stephanie Curnoles - 27:03 NC 4-5 Beth Ames Brooke Dieringer 37:23 PS 4-6 Shari Maslin - 40:37 PS 4-7 Kristen Burke (2) - 47:43 PS 4-8 Emily Chambers (2) - 53:56 NC 5-8 Beth Ames (2) FP 56:08 NC 6-8 Brooke Dieringer Melissa McCarthy 58:16 PS 6-9 Jamie Donohue FP 58:53 NC 7-9 Lynne Quattrone Brooke Dieringer (2)
North Carolina Goals: Ames 2, McCarthy 2, Quattrone 1, Dieringer 1, Young 1
Penn State Goals: Chambers 2, Burke 2, Maslin 1, Jeschke 1, O'Hara 1, Curnoles 1, Donohue
North Carolina Assists: Dieringer 2, McCarthy 1
Penn State Assists: Chambers 1, Hartman 1
Goalies Min Svs GA North Carolina- Katelyn Hoffman 60:00 6 9 Penn State- Lee Tortorelli 60:00 11 7
Draws: UNC 4-5=9, PS 4-3=7
Groundballs: UNC 8-7=15, PS 7-3=10
Turnovers: UNC 4-4=8, PS 4-10=14
Caused Tournovers: UNC 2-3=5, PS 4-4=8
Fouls: UNC 4-8=12, PS 8-3=11
Fress Position Shots: UNC 2-1=3, PS 2-2=4
Shots: UNC 6-13=19, PS 6-8=14
