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down.” BYKURT TONDORF come Saturday’s wire-to-wire battle was a stretched it out a little bit. But it was 3-pointers the second of which gave SPORTS BRIEFS Clemson has moral SENIOR WRITER one. early.” the Tar Heels a 67-62 lead with 3:30 left traditionally been “Ihey’ve got fivegreat offensive play- It was also time for Carter to take and was UNC’s last field goal of the CLEMSON, S.C. The old strategy among the best at ers out there five NBA The knock for probably play- over. on the junior forward game crushed Clemson’s spirit beating, slowing down or simply limiting the UNC ers at least,” said Clemsoris Greg used to be he couldn’t his “I thought Okulaja’s Parlour, Confer named hanging around North Carolina create own 3s were the was forward, especial- Buckner, who kept the Tigers close with shot off the dribble. But after replacing biggest difference in the game,” Barnes always two-fold. at tops in collegiate soccer ly home. The a career-high tying 30 points. “Andwith Ed Cota at the 17:56 mark. Carter took said. Fold number one: Deny Antawn Tigers held those guys, (Jamison) has other a pass outside the knifed “For North Carolina juniorforward Cindy Jamison the ball. Fold options 3-point arc, a guy who hasn’t been shooting number two: Ifhe Jamison to 4-of-7 that can score.” into the lane and back for an off- it real well, he knocked itdown when he Parlow swept college soccer’s most pres- gets it, don’t let him score. pulled shooting in both The Tar Heels repeatedly found ways balance fadeaway jumper. had to.” tigious awards, taking home the When opponents shut him of his down, previous to keep their second-half lead without After Buckner bricked a trey to end a With 29 seconds left, Jamison resur- Hermann Trophy and being selected the they’d generally be satisfied by game’s trips to Littlejohn MlUNC fofward Jamison doing anything more than tak- personal 8-0 run that tied the game at faced to grab a Mclntyre miss and was Missouri Athletic Club Player of the end. But Jamison, held to just one field Coliseum. ADEMOLA Year. ingup space in the post. 46, Carter regained the lead for UNC sent to the free throw line. He goal (a putback) in the second half of This from a OKULAJA hadn’t Fellow Williams went first. The senior, play- with an emphatic, rally-killing fast-break touched the ball than a handful striker Robin Confer placed UNC’s 73-70 win hit two more of Saturday against man who has aver- second-half ing a few miles away from his home- dunk. He shot 4 of 6 for the half, chased times all half, but the didn’t show. second in the voting for the Hermann Clemson, knows that this season, aged 12 field 3-pointers that helped rust that’s over town of Greenville, S.C., started the half Buckner and Mclntyre for most of the With the crowd he Trophy and was named National Player no longer the case. the Tar Heels hold off Littlejohn raging, of goal attempts per for UNC with a driving layup and a game and scored 17 points. calmly made both of his shots from die Year bySoccer News. “Inthe past, I think they probably game his col- a late Clemson rally. the over gutsy pull-up 3-pointer over Terrell Even the defensive-minded Okulaja to seal the win, his team's Parlow is the 10th winner of the would have been successful with that,” charity stripe lege career. Mclntyre to give the Tar Heels a nine- added an offensive 31st in its last games. Hermann Trophy, and next year could said who scored 15 of his 19 spark. Entering 32 Jamison, On Saturday, Jamison took just six point lead. Williams went on to score 15 Saturday’s game, the junior forward had “Ilike to have the ball in hand, Hamm as the only two-time points in the first half. “LikeI said, this shots, his lowest total in 50 my games. But of his team-high 24 points after halftime. hit only five of his last 22 shots from 3- but it’s team sport,” Jamison said. “If winner of the award. team’s been We’ve with a together. got guys Shammond Williams, Vince Carter “Shammond, he went over Terrell point land and watched his field goal I’m not and Vince or Parlow received 83 first-place votes who can make key plays, clutch shots. and Ademola scoring, for the Okulaja scorching the and then he stepped out on the perime- percentage dip to 41 percent. Shammond or Ed are doing a tremen- MAC, outdistancing runner-up “You cannot stop just one person on nets down the stretch, the ter HollyManthei of Notre Dame. only victory and hit a 3,” Clemson coach Rick But he rediscovered his outside touch dous job, why even question what’s this team and expect the whole team to the Tigers were able to take from Barnes said. “That Confer became the fourth Tar Heel was big. They against the Tigers. His two second-half going on?” to be named Player of the Year by Sopcer News in five years. Parlow won the award in 1996. Confer totaled 22 assists and scored 20 goals in 1997. Of her 77 career goals, Tar Heels earn top ranking, 27 game-winners cruise were North through —a December Carolina record. STAFF REPORT minutes of the contest. coach at North with 17 The North Carolina points. advantage on the strength of their long- Wilson, Scinmy among men’s basketball The victory was the Tar Heels’ tenth Carolina, was the The North Carolina range team defense forced shooting. Georgia converted 12 of remained unbeaten on the 1997-98 straight to open the season, which, cou- fifth coach to be 16 FSU and held the 31 from 5 tar Heel All-Americans season, its nation’s turnovers attempts beyond the arc. extending best win- pled with top-ranked Duke’s loss at honored by the Seminoles to 44 percent shooting. from streak games j| Fjve players the national cham- ning to 15 and capturing Michigan, vaulted UNC to the top of magazine. Senior LaMarr Greer led the ’Noles Ctrtßf dmjfft boMCMriM| pion North Carolina women’s its first two conference matchups. The the for the first time this soccer polls season. with 17 points. Carter made a return named Tar Heels off to their best UNC downs spectacular to team were to the National are start since 'Neks his hometown of Beach, Soccer Coaches Association of 1985-86 when the UNC pounds Pirates; Smith honored in ACC opener late Daytona Fla., they opened season Tar Heals' push buries Bulldogs scoring 18points on six-of-seven shoot- America /Umbro All-America team. with 21 consecutive victories. off Jamison, coming a six-point per- The Tar Heels The Tar Heels rallied from an 11- ing to lead UNC in a 97-46 romp over Junior forward Cindy Parlow and formance against Princeton, led the Tar opened their ACC Tar Heal* dm past Tigers & point deficit late in the second half Dec. Bethune-Cookman on Dec. 29. sophomore midfielder Laurie Schwoy Heels with a season-high 28 points and slate Dec. 20 with 27 and knocked off 82-80 in were both honored UNC Georgia The Tar Heels built a 46-18 halftime with a first team overcame a tough Princeton 15 rebounds in a 92-69 victory over an 81-73 victory in Tar Heel swingman overtime at Athens, Ga. while the Wildcats selection. Itwas Parlow’s third selection defense and a season-low six points Dec. advantage limiting Hampton 16. Tallahassee, Fla., VINCECARTER, UNC trailed by eight points with to 22 percent shooting in the to first team in three forward Antawn Jamison opening the years. from to edge Playing for the first time as the No. 1 over No. 17 returning to his 3:16 remaining in regulation, but the stanza. Forward Robin Confer and defenders the 20th-ranked Tigers 50-42 Dec. 13 at team in the nation, UNC shot 55 per- Florida State. Florida hometown, Tar Heels used solid defense and clutch Jamison all with and Staci the Smith Center. led scorers 22 points NdLFettig Wilson, all seniors, cent and forced 19 Pirate turnovers. Jamison and notched 18 points in free throw down the stretch to of Senior shooting on eight 10 from the floor. Williams were all named to the second team. swingman Shammond Athalftime, former UNC head coach swingman Vince a 97-46 win ever dose the gap. added 14 off the bench of Williams led all scorers with 19 Dean BsthuneCookman. points on four points Smith was honored as Sports Carter paced a Jamison knocked down 13 of 16 free five treys and freshman Brian on 7-of-12 Bersticker Bly, Ellis, Simmons head shooting. Dlustrated’s Sportsman of the Year. balanced scoring throws and tallied 26 points to lead scored a 16 in 14 Princeton connected on four of Smith, career-high points only who won an NCAA Div. I- attack with 22 points apiece. Williams UNC. Carter added 18 points and 12 minutes of action. Cota matched his Ist team All-America list its 21 3-point attempts and games as was held to record 879 in 36 years head poured in 18 and converted on two of rebounds. season high with 12 assists. Senior defensive lineman Greg Ellis, just seven points over the final eight eight 3-point attempts. Point guard Ed The Bulldogs built their second-half sophomore comerback Dre’ Bly and UNC 92, Hampton Cota dealt a season-high 12 assists to go senior outside linebacker Brian UNC SO, 89 Princeton 42 Score box UNC 82, Georgia 80 (OT) Stor# Simmons were all named first team All- Score box UNC 81,FSU 73 Americans bythe Associated Press. Hampton 34 36 8# Score box UNC 46 SI , Princeton 21 42 ' It was the first time in school history 21 UNC 47 46 92 UNC 37 36 9 83 8-C 18 28 48 UNC 21 29 SO UNC 44 37 33 that UNC had more than one player Hteatet hnimtti 746002 ft town 6-1804 M. 6ten 3- DU 35 7 M 810 1-2 fi3410, Hteam 4-7 04 3, Dote FSI# 38 35 73 selected to the AP All-America Team. 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