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#4 North Carolina Falls To Defending NCAA Champion Virginia In Women's Lacrosse Action
March 19, 2005 | Women's Lacrosse
March 19, 2005
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Amy Appelt scored three goals and added one assist while Tyler Leachman had two goals and one assist to lead defending NCAA champion Virginia to an 11-5 victory over fourth-ranked North Carolina in women's lacrosse action Saturday afternoon at Fetzer Field. The sixth-ranked Cavaliers improved to 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the ACC with the victory while Carolina saw its six-match winning streak broken as the Tar Heels fell to 6-2 overall and 1-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Kelly Renzi led the Tar Heel offense with a pair of goals. The goalkeepers on both sides of the field were stellar as UNC's Kristen Hordy made 11 saves as did the starting keeper for the Cavaliers, Ginger Miles. Virginia jumped out to a 4-0 in the opening 14:29 of the match as four different Wahoo players dented the scoreboard. UNC rallied to cut the Virginia lead to 5-3 by halftime as Stephanie Scurachio, Kelly Renzi and Christina Juras found the back of the net for Carolina.
But Virginia came out and scored the first five goals of the second half to build its lead to an imposing 10-3 count. Leachman had her two goals in the five-goal run and Appelt added a goal and an assist as the Wahoos built a lead UNC could not overcome.
The Tar Heels will return to action when they play Ohio State on Friday, March 25 at 5 p.m. in Annapolis, Md.
STATISTICAL SUMMARY:
GOALS: Virginia--Amy Appelt 3, Tyler Leachman 2, Nikki Lieb 2, Cary Chasney, Kate Breslin, Courtney Young; North Carolina--Kelly Renzi 2, Christina Juras, Gina Allen, Stephanie Scurachio; ASSISTS: Virginia--Tyler Leachman, Kim Connors, Cary Chasney, Amy Appelt; North Carolina--Nicki Barnes-Wagner. SHOTS: Virginia 26, North Carolina 24; FREE POSITION SHOTS: Virginia 6, North Carolina 4; GROUND BALLS: Virginia 17, North Carolina 24; TURNOVERS: Virginia 13, North Carolina 11; CAUSED TURNOVERS: Virginia 4, North Carolina 6; DRAW CONTROLS: Virginia 8, North Carolina 8; FOULS: Virginia 8, North Carolina 19; SAVES: Virginia 15 (Ginger Miles), North Carolina 11 (Kristen Hordy); OFFICIALS: Lynn Craun, Lisa Clark, Patty Daley.
SCORING SUMMARY
HALF TEAM GOAL ASSIST TIME
1 UVA Coutney Young 25:15
1 UVA Kate Breslin Tyler Leachman 23:15
1 UVA Amy Appelt 16:55
1 UVA Cary Chasney 15:31
1 UNC Stephanie Scurachio (FPS) 11:54
1 UNC Kelly Renzi 9:39
1 UVA Amy Appelt 8:26
1 UNC Christina Juras Nicki Barnes-Wagner 4:08
2 UVA Tyler Leachman Kim Connors 26:42
2 UVA Kim Connors Amy Appelt 24:10
2 UVA Amy Appelt 23:05
2 UVA Nikki Lieb Cary Chasney 21:32
2 UVA Tyler Leachman 14:50
2 UNC Gina Allen (FPS) 12:13
2 UVA Nikki Lieb 7:46
2 UNC Kelly Renzi 6:57
