March 8, 1998

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.--North Carolina's women's lacrosse team scored its biggest victory yet in the program's brief three-year history as a varsity program as the second-ranked Tar Heels upset top-ranked and three-time defending NCAA champion Maryland 10-9 Sunday after at Navy Field.

Carolina, which never trailed in the game, got the winning goal with 2:04 to play as senior midfielder Sarah Dacey broke a 9-9 time when she scored off an assist by junior attackwoman Erin McGinnis. McGinnis had been fouled on the previous play and was given a free position shot. She passed the ball to Dacey on the right edge of the crease and Dacey beat Maryland goalkeeper Alex Kahoe for the winning score. Maryland won the ensuing draw control, but the Terrapins turned the ball over with just over a minute to play. UNC controlled the ball until around the 15-second mark, before turning the ball over deep in the Maryland end of the field. The Terps hurried to move the ball upfield but they were unsuccessful in getting off a shot before time expired. Led by Gray MacNair's three goals and one goal and three assists by Dacey, UNC maintained control of the game for most of the 60 minutes. The Tar Heels never trailed although the Terrapins did rally to tie the game three times, including twice in the first half. However, an explosion in the last 1:06 of the first half staked North Carolina to a 7-4 lead as MacNair scored twice and McGinnis added her only goal in a span of 51 seconds to give the Tar Heels their biggest lead of the game. The Terps, who were led by Quinn Carney's three goals, scored two quick goals in the second half to pull within 7-6 and then the two teams traded the next four goals. Carney's third goal of the game tied the score for the last time with 4:53 left.

Sascha Newmarch finished with one goal and four assists for the Terrapins, while Meredith Egan had two goals and Cathy Nelson had two goals and one assist. Lori Pasquantonio had two goals for UNC and Kristin Off added two assists.

Maryland outshot North Carolina 31-25, but the Tar Heels won the ground ball category decisively 39-20. Both Kahoe for Maryland and UNC's Debbie Castine made 12 saves.

Maryland is now 0-2 on the season and 0-2 in the ACC. North Carolina improves to 2-0 on the season and 1-0 in the ACC. The Tar Heels play host to Johns Hopkins on Thursday at 4 p.m. at Fetzer Field.

#1 MARYLAND (0-2, ACC 0-2) vs. #2 NORTH CAROLINA (2-0, ACC 1-0)
Site: Navy Field, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Date: March 8, 1998
SCORING BY HALVES   1   2   1OT   2OT   FINAL
Maryland            4   5                 9
North Carolina      7   3                10

GOALS (Maryland): Quinn Carney 3, Meredith Egan 2, Cathy Nelson 2, Victoria Wellington, Sascha Newmarch
ASSISTS (Maryland): Sascha Newmarch 4, Cathy Nelson, Jen Adams
GOALS (North Carolina): Gray MacNair 3, Lori Pasquantonio 2, Meghann Mohler, Brooke Crawford, Erin McGinnis, Meghan Stringer, Sarah Dacey
ASSISTS (North Carolina): Sarah Dacey 3, Kristin Off 2, Tricia Cummings, Erin McGinnis

TOTAL SHOTS      1    2   1OT   2OT   TOTAL
Maryland        15   16                 31
North Carolina  19    6                 25

FREE POSITION SHOTS   1   2   1OT   2OT   TOTAL
Maryland              5   2                 7
North Carolina        5   1                 6

SAVES               1   2   1OT   2OT   TOTAL
Maryland            9   3                12
North Carolina      5   7                12

Maryland Goalkeepers: Alex Kahoe, 60 minutes played, 12 saves, 10 goals allowed, 25 shots faced

North Carolina Goalkeepers: Debbie Castine, 60 minutes played, 12 saves, 9 goals allowed, 31 shots faced

DRAW CONTROLS       1   2   1OT   2OT   TOTAL
Maryland            7   7                14
North Carolina      4   2                 6

GROUND BALLS         1    2   1OT   2OT   TOTAL
Maryland             6   14                20
North Carolina      23   16                39

FOULS               1    2   1OT   2OT   TOTAL
Maryland            8   13                21
North Carolina      8    8                16

TURNOVERS           1   2   1OT   2OT   TOTAL
Maryland            6   3                 9
North Carolina      3   5                 8
ATTENDANCE: 286
OFFICIALS: Sue Diffenderffer, Renee Scheide, Suzie Ganzemuller 

#1 MARYLAND (0-2, ACC 0-2) vs. #2 NORTH CAROLINA (2-0, ACC 1-0)
Site: Navy Field, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Date: March 8, 1998
Attendance: 286
Half   Team   Time    Score   Goal   Assist
1      UNC    29:06    UNC    1-0    Meghann Mohler   Sarah Dacey
1      UNC    27:22    UNC    2-0    Gray MacNair (FPS)
1      MD     26:13    UNC    2-1    Meredith Egan (FPS)
1      MD     13:17   Tied    2-2    Cathy Nelson   Sascha Newmarch
1      UNC    10:45    UNC    3-2    Brooke Crawford   Kristin Off
1      UNC     9:19    UNC    4-2    Lori Pasquantonio   Sarah Dacey
1      MD      6:12    UNC    4-3    Victoria Wellington   Cathy Nelson
1      MD      5:34   Tied    4-4    Quinn Carney   Sascha Newmarch
1      UNC     1:06    UNC    5-4    Gray MacNair   Sarah Dacey
1      UNC     0:37    UNC    6-4    Gray MacNair (FPS)
1      UNC     0:15    UNC    7-4    Erin McGinnis   Tricia Cummings
2      MD     26:55    UNC    7-5    Meredith Egan   Sascha Newmarch
2      MD     23:08    UNC    7-6    Quinn Carney (FPS)
2      UNC    15:46    UNC    8-6    Lori Pasquantonio   Kristin Off
2      MD     13:02    UNC    8-7    Sascha Newmarch
2      UNC    11:48    UNC    9-7    Meghan Stringer
2      MD      8:01    UNC    9-8    Cathy Nelson   Sascha Newmarch
2      MD      4:53   Tied    9-9    Quinn Carney   Jen Adams
2      UNC     2:04    UNC   10-9    Sarah Dacey   Erin McGinnis

FPS=Free Position Shot