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Carolina Set to Host Virginia in NCAA Quarterfinal
May 10, 2002
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No. 3 seed North Carolina (16-2) vs. Virginia (15-3)
Date & Time: Sunday, May 12, 2002, 1 p.m.
Carolina Hosts Virginia with Final Four Berth on the Line The Tar Heels are seeking their third Final Four berth in their program's seven-year history. Carolina reached the national semifinals in 1997 and '98. On March 23 at Virginia, the Cavaliers defeated the Tar Heels, 11-8, going on to finish 3-0 in the ACC regular season. Carolina has not lost since that trip to Charlottesville, winning the ACC Tournament and its last 11 games to equal a school record. In the final IWLCA national rankings, Carolina (16-2) was ranked No. 3 and Virginia (15-3) was No. 4.
Tar Heels Run Past UMBC in Opening Round
With the win, Carolina (16-2) set a new school record with their 16th win of the season and equalled a school record with its 11th win in a row. UMBC fell to12-4 to end the season after its first-ever NCAA Tournament bid. The Tar Heels tied a school record with 22 goals in the game and came within one goal of the NCAA Tournament single-game record, set on two previous occasions. Thompson's eight goals and 10 total points both are single-game school records. With her third goal of the game at the 5:48 mark, Thompson broke her own school record with her 52nd score of the season. She now has 57 goals on the year. Thompson also broke the UNC career scoring record on Thursday afternoon. She now has 215 career points in her four-year Tar Heel career, breaking the previous UNC mark of 211 set by Erin McGinnis (1996-99). "We're glad that we performed well today," Carolina head coach Jenny Slingluff Levy after the game. " I thought the team did a good job playing as a unit. I thought we did a really good job of not sitting back and waiting for the game to come to us. Something we really focused on today was pushing the tempo from the defense up to our offense."
Record-Setting Game for Thompson vs. UMBC Thompson's eight goals and 10 total points both are single-game UNC records. With her third goal of the game at the 5:48 mark, Thompson broke her own school record with her 52nd score of the season. She now has 57 goals on the year. Thompson also broke the UNC career scoring record against UMBC. She now has 215 points in her four-year Tar Heel career, breaking the previous UNC mark of 211 set by Erin McGinnis (1996-99). She is already Carolina's career goals leader with 156. The previous record was 149 by McGinnis. Thompson was named to the All-ACC Tournament Team in April after totaling eight goals and one assist in UNC's two Tournament wins. She had five goals and an assist in the semifinals versus Duke and three goals in the championship game against Maryland.
McPike Tears Right ACL; Will Miss UVa Game McPike was taken to UNC Hospitals for examination before returning to the Carolina bench late in the game on crutches and wearing an air cast. She will not play in Sunday's NCAA quarterfinal game versus Virginia and will be re-evaluated by UNC doctors on Monday.
Five NCAA Quarterfinal Appearances in Seven Years In '97 and '98, UNC reached the NCAA Final Four.
New School Record for Wins in a Season
11-Game Winning Streak Equals School Record
Tar Heels Enter NCAA Tournament as No. 3 Seed "We're thrilled to be the third seed and host the first weekend," Carolina head coach Jenny Slingluff Levy said upon release of the bids. "We've completed a solid regular season and achieved one of our team goals when we won the ACC Tournament. But our ultimate goal is the national title and there is a lot of lacrosse left to be played. All 16 teams in the tournament enter with a clean slate, and it will be interesting to see how things shake out. I think it will be an extremely competitive tournament."
The Series - Carolina vs. Virginia UNC won the only previous NCAA Tournament meeting between the two schools, a 12-11 win in three overtime periods in the NCAA quarterfinals in Charlottesville. Earlier this season in Charlottesville, the Cavaliers jumped out to a 5-0 lead while the defense kept UNC off the scoreboard for the first 22:59 of the game. The Wahoos led, 9-3, with 24:13 left in the second half. Carolina battled back to cut the lead but could not take the lead, losing 11-8. Christine McPike, who broke her nose in the first half and returned to the field in the second half, scored three goals despite missing much of the middle of the action. Lindsay Stone had two goals and an assist for UNC. Amy Appelt scored five goals and had an assist for UVa.
Carolina in the NCAA Tournament A program in only its seventh season as a varsity team, North Carolina is making an impressive sixth successive trip to the NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship and fifth quarterfinal appearance this year. The Tar Heels have an all-time tournament record of 4-5, including 3-1 at home, 1-2 on the road and 0-2 at neutral sites.
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