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UNC Earns Overtime Win At Maryland
October 23, 2004 | Field Hockey
Oct. 23, 2004
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The North Carolina field hockey team beat host Maryland 2-1 in overtime Saturday afternoon to finish 4-0 in Atlantic Coast Conference play, claiming the regular-season conference title and the top seed in the ACC Tournament. The No. 2 Tar Heels improved to 17-1 overall with the win while No. 4 Maryland fell to 13-4, 2-2 in the ACC.
"Maryland is a highly-ranked opponent and the No. 1 seed in the ACC Tournament was up for grabs, so the game was huge," UNC coach Karen Shelton said. "I was very pleased with our defense. We only gave up one penalty corner in regulation and one in overtime. Our defense was the difference in the game today."
The gamewinner for Carolina came 12 minutes into the sudden-death overtime period on a penalty corner. Senior Laura Douglas scored the goal, assisted by sophomore Rachel Dawson. UNC is now 2-1 in overtime games this season.
The Terrapins got on the board first when Tiffany Marsh scored on a pass from Janneke van Leeuwen in the 24th minute of play. The Tar Heels tied the score five minutes into the second half when senior Kerry Falgowski tipped in a shot by senior Carey Fetting-Smith on a penalty corner. The game remained tied at 1-1 through the rest of regulation, forcing the seven-on-seven extra period.
UNC had 14 shots on the day, nine in the second half and just the gamewinner in overtime. Maryland had 11 shots, six of them in the first half. The Tar Heels led 7-2 on penalty corners. UNC goalkeeper Katy Tran made three saves, one in each period, and Maryland's Kathryn Masson had five.
Carolina plays its final regular-season game on Saturday when the Tar Heels travel to Norfolk, Va., to take on No. 6 Old Dominion. In the season's first matchup, on Sept. 18 in Chapel Hill, UNC won 1-0.
No. 2 UNC 2, No. 4 Maryland 1, OT
Scoring: UM - Tiffany Marsh (Janneke van Leeuwen), 1st, 11:23; UNC - Kerry Falgowski (Carey Fetting-Smith), 2nd, 29:50; UNC - Laura Douglas (Rachel Dawson), OT, 3:04
Shots: UNC 14, UM 11
Penalty corners: UNC 7, UM 2
Goalkeeper saves: UNC (Katy Tran) 3, UM (Kathryn Masson) 5
Records: UNC 17-1, 4-0 ACC; UM 13-4, 2-2 ACC
