10 the Seahawk \ S P O R T S I January 29,2004 Morgan’s hard-nosed play shows after broken nose Carolina Panthers vs. New England Patriots M a h G o h l ie b S p o r t s E d it o r 6:25 p.m., Feb. 1, CBS One-point games rarely impress. But Tracy Morgan’s performance Jan. Record: 14-5, won NFC South Record: 16-2, won AFC East 22 in UNCW’s 61-51 comeback win over James Madison at Trask Coliseum made Super Bowl record: Super Bowl record: observers take notice. 0-0, first appearance 1-2, won Super Bowl XXXVI After all, Morgan underwent surgery for her broken nose three days earlier. First Season: 1995 First Season: 1960 The senior forward from Cincinnati said she felt fine during the game. She even set Player to watch: RB Stephen Davis Player to watch: DB Ty Law (6 inter­ up guard Jennifer Kapper for a key layup in (1,444 regular-season yards). If Carolina ceptions, 87 tackles). New England’s the second half. keeps the ball in this bruising back’s defense ranks among the NFL’s all-time “It wasn’t that bad. A little drugged up hands and keeps both the New England best, and if the Patriots completely but... I didn’t get my tubes out until the day offense off the field and prevents the knock out Carolina’s passing game and of the game. I wasn’t going to feel well,” Patriots’ defense from making a big play, can contain Davis. said Morgan, who also scored 11 points the Panthers have a chance to win. and seven rebounds Jan. 25 in an 80-69 New England will win if: 1. New road win over VCU. Nolan Dean/the SeahavA Carolina will win if: 1. Keep the ball on England quarterback Tom Brady can fig­ The whole thing was ail too familiar for Senior guard Jennifer the ground. 2. Get a defensive or special ure out the Carolina defense. 2. Place Morgan. When junior forward Tanika Kapper goes up for a basket teams touchdown. 3. Don’t turn the ball kicker Adam Vinatieri is called on to Harrison accidentally hit her in practice, over. make a clutch field goal. 3. The defense Morgan endured her third broken nose as a past Tracy Morgan (12) eliminates any Carolina passing game Seahawk. against James Madison. and can concentrate on Davis. “1 knew right away it was broken. You can hear a crunch,” Morgan said. “We were “She’s going to play as hard as she can. just playing one-on-one on the lone post... I think (against the Dukes), just with that I was playing defense. She went to fake, broken nose, she gave us all she had,” when she fakes sh? kind of came back a bit Hancock said. - it’s going to happen.” “But sometimes, with a broken nose, Morgan underwent a quick surgery Jan. that’s all you can do is get out there. I don’t 19 and quickly returned to the court. think she was as effective, but I think she “I’ve never seen anybody as tough as played as hard as she could and tried really I k r e are some things money can't buy that girl,” UNCW coach Ann Hancock hard. But if you had seen her yesterday or said. “The day before, she had two tubes the day before, you’d have thought there stuck up her nose. And she looked like, I was no way she could play,” she said. yonr health. Share it so others m live and gro». don’t know, like some sort of animal with But Morgan played, and helped extend tusks. She’s walking around with a mask the Seahawks’ winning streak to four Donating plasma is a safe and easy way to help others and, the last two days. She said, ‘Coach, I’m games. going to be able to play.’” “(My teammates) always tell me that I about $150/mo Morgan posted no gaudy stats against need to be put in a bubble. They always JMU (one point, four rebounds and two give me stuff about it,” Morgan said. “It assists), but playing a key role in a key makes it a lot easier, that they care just as game was more than enough. much.” DClBiolog ofWilmington The 6eahawk 108 S 17th St 762 1665 wants you! Explore your publishing potential with UNCW*s Student Newspaper..