UNC in the NCAA Tournament Making their 20th appearance in the NCAA Field Hockey Tournament 2003 Schedule and Results field, the fourth-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels (16-5) will open play (16-5 Overall, 2-2 ACC) on Saturday, Nov. 15 at 11 a.m. with a first-round game against sixth- ranked Michigan (15-5) in East Lansing, Mich. Carolina is the fourth Aug. 31 At Michigan^ W 4-0 seed in the 16-team tournament. Sept. 1 Iowa (Ann Arbor, Mich.)^ W 3-1 This weekend’s games, hosted by Michigan State, will be played at the Sept. 6 Michigan State (Philadelphia)# W 3-0 MSU Field Hockey Complex (cap. 1,000). Other teams playing at Michigan State are Louisville (13-9) and the Sept. 7 At Temple# W 6-1 host Spartans (16-4), who will meet Saturday at 2 p.m. in the other first- Sept. 10 At Davidson W 6-0 round game. The winners will meet Sunday, Nov. 16 at 2 p.m. for a spot in the NCAA Championships Nov. 21 and 23 in Amherst, Mass. Sept. 14 James Madison W 9-1 Sept. 20 Old Dominion W 4-0 Quick Facts on UNC Field Hockey Sept. 21 Virginia W 5-1 2003 Record: 16-5 (2-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) Sept. 23 Miami, Ohio W 10-0 Current NFHCA poll ranking: No. 4 Head Coach: Karen Shelton (West Chester, ‘79) Sept. 26 At Wake Forest L 2-1 OT Record at UNC and overall: 376-106-9 (23rd season) Oct. 3 Duke W 4-1 Assistant Coaches: Jackie Pereira, Cindy Werley, Jana Withrow Team Captains: Carey Fetting-Smith, Naomi Weatherald Oct. 5 Penn State W 3-2 Home Stadium: Francis E. Henry Stadium (Astroturf) Oct. 10 At Appalachian State W 6-0 Stadium Capacity: 1,086 Oct. 12 At Virginia W 6-0 NCAA Championships: Four–1989, ‘95, ‘96, ‘97 ACC Championships: 14–1983, ‘84. ‘85, ‘86, ‘87, ‘88, ‘89, ‘90, ‘91, Oct. 18 At Duke L 5-0 ‘93, ‘94, ‘95, ‘96, ‘97 Oct. 19 Wake Forest L 2-1 Quick Facts on the University of North Carolina Oct. 25 Maryland L 3-2 OT Location: Chapel Hill, N.C. Oct. 26 Radford W 6-0 Chartered: 1789 Nov. 1 At Old Dominion W 4-2 Enrollment: 25,972 (15,961 undergraduate) Chancellor: Dr. James Moeser Nov. 2 At William & Mary W 1-0 Director of Athletics: Dick Baddour Nov. 7 Duke (Charlottesville, Va.)* L 4-3 Senior Woman Administrator: Dr. Beth Miller Nov. 15 Michigan (East Lansing, Mich.)+ 11 a.m. Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Atlantic Coast Nickname: Tar Heels ^ ACC/Big Ten Challenge Mascot: Rameses the ram # Temple Invitational School colors: Carolina blue and white * Atlantic Coast Conference Championship Athletic department web site: www.TarHeelBlue.com + NCAA Tournament UNC Athletic Communications Field hockey contact: Dana Gelin Email address: [email protected] Tar Heels in the ACC and national rankings Cell phone: (919) 824-4984 In order of ACC rankings, with national ranking in parentheses Office phones: (919) 962-2123/962-0083 Points scored: 4. Kelsey Keeran 43 (T12th nationally); 6. Laura Office fax: (919) 962-0612 Douglas 40 (T18th nationally); T7. Rachel Dawson 39 UNC headquarters in East Lansing, Mich.: Goals per game: 3. Rachel Dawson, 0.90 per game (13th nationally); Marriott University Place, (517) 337-4440 5. Kelsey Keeran, 0.86 per game (T12th nationally) Assists per game: 2. Laura Douglas, 0.95 per game (3rd nationally); Tar Heel statistical leaders 8. Katy Potter, 0.62 per game (16th nationally) Goals: Rachel Dawson 19, Kelsey Keeran 18, Laura Douglas 10 Shutouts: 1. Katy Tran, 9 Assists: Laura Douglas 20, Katy Potter 13, Kelsey Keeran 7 Goals against average: 3. Katy Tran, 1.18 (9th nationally) Points: Kelsey Keeran 43, Laura Douglas 40, Rachel Dawson 39 (Wake Forest), Kelly Carolina vs. the East Lansing field This week’s national poll UNC vs. Michigan: The Tar Heels and Doton (Wake Forest), (records through Nov. 9) Wolverines have met eight times, with Carolina Laura Douglas (UNC), 1. Wake Forest (18-1) holding a 6-2 advantage in the series. The teams Katie Jo Gerfen 2. Duke (17-3) played in this year’s season opener, at the ACC/Big (Virginia), Katie Grant 3. Maryland (18-3) Ten Challenge in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Aug. 31. (Duke), Paula Infante 4. North Carolina (16-5) UNC won that game 4-0, with goals by Rachel (Maryland), Kelsey 5. Michigan State (16-4) Dawson, Kerry Falgowski, Carey Fetting-Smith Keeran (UNC), Claire 6. Michigan (15-5) and Katy Potter. Laubach (Wake Forest), 7. Penn State (17-6) The teams’ only NCAA Tournament meeting was Lauren Powley 8. Old Dominion (13-9) in the first round in 2001, when Michigan won 5-2 (Maryland), Katie Ridd 9. Northeastern (17-5) in Ann Arbor. The game was scoreless at halftime, (Wake Forest), Lucy T10. Princeton (12-5) but the Wolverines took over in the second half to Shaw (Wake Forest), T10. Richmond (18-3) earn their first-ever win over UNC. Carolina fin- Gracie Sorbello (Duke) Laura Douglas 12. Connecticut (16-5) ished the year 14-7 and UM went on to win the • The members of the 13. Boston College (15-6) 2001 NCAA Championship. Tar Heel coaching staff have made a total of seven 14. William & Mary (12-6) UNC vs. Michigan State: appearances on the All-ACC team. Assistant 15. Ohio State (13-7) The Tar Heels and Spartans met this season on coaches Cindy Werley and Jana Withrow both were 16. Iowa (11-8) Sept. 6 in the Temple Invitational in Philadelphia, three-time all-conference picks during their careers 17. Delaware (14-7) where UNC won 3-0. Laree Beans, Laura Douglas as Tar Heel players. Undergraduate assistant coach 18. Harvard (12-5) and Kelsey Keeran scored second-half goals as Meredith Keller earned All-ACC honors in 2002. 19. American (16-3) Carolina earned the win. The Tar Heels lead the 20. California (12-3) series with Michigan State 4-0. Dawson best of the freshmen UNC vs. Louisville: Midfielder Rachel Dawson, the Tar Heels’ leader The Tar Heels and Cardinals have met just twice in goals, earned 2003 ACC Freshman of the Year and their series is tied at 1-1. The most recent game honors, announced following last weekend’s con- An eye on the record books: was in 2002, when Louisville won 3-2 in overtime ference tournament. She is the fourth Tar Heel to UNC single-season assists in the opening game of the Temple Invitational in win the honor, following Kate Barber (1994), (Player, games played, total assists) Philadelphia. Carolina’s victory in the series came Stephanie Walsh (1990) and Meredith Keller Player G A in the 1977 season, when UNC won 2-0 on Nov. 11 (1999). 1. Peggy Anthon (1990) 24 31 in the AIAW Region I Tournament in A starter in all 21 games Ashley Hanson (1996) 24 31 Williamsburg, Va. this season, Dawson has a 3. Joy Driscoll (1996) 24 29 team-high 19 goals, 4. Nancy Lang (1990) 24 27 A look at the rest of the field including one in each of 5. Lori Bruney (1987) 21 24 6. Leslie Lyness (1989) 22 23 Four Atlantic Coast Conference teams claimed the last two games. With 7. Abbi Keller (1995) 24 22 the top four seeds in the 2003 NCAA Tournament one assist, she has 39 Kim Schroll (1995) 24 22 field. Conference champion Wake Forest is the No. points, the third-highest 9. Laura Douglas (2003) 21 20 1 seed, Duke is No. 2, Maryland is No. 3 and UNC total on the team. 10. Barbara Hansen (1994) 23 19 is No. 4. The seeding matches the current national Dawson and sophomore poll, which has ACC teams in the top four spots. forward Karen Mann UNC single-season goals Louisville, Michigan, Michigan State and North were named to the 2003 (Player, games played, total goals) Carolina will battle in East Lansing. Here’s a look ACC All-Tournament Player Gm Gl at the other four sites: Team, also announced last Rachel Dawson 1. Cindy Werley (1997) 23 36 • Wake Forest (18-1) will open against Boston Sunday. Both players 2. Bashi Buba (1978) 23 27 College (15-6) in Storrs, Conn., where the other scored goals in UNC’s 4-3 loss to Duke in the ACC Kristen McCann (2000) 24 27 two teams are Connecticut (16-5) and Northeastern Tournament semifinals on Nov. 7. 4. Kathy Staley (1989) 22 26 (17-5). 2003 ACC All-Tournament Team: MVP–Kelly 5. Imke Lempers (1989) 22 25 • Duke (17-3) hosts American (17-3), with Old Doton (Wake Forest), Kelly Dostal (Wake Forest), 6. Cindy Werley (1994) 23 24 Dominion (13-9) and Richmond (18-3) also travel- Lucy Shaw (Wake Forest), Ariel Meyers (Wake Kate Barber (1995) 24 24 ing to Durham, N.C. Forest), Hilary Linton (Duke), Johanna Bischof 8. Bashi Buba (1977) 18 23 • Maryland (18-3) hosts California (13-3) with (Duke), Brooke Johnson (Maryland), Paula Nancy Pelligreen (1996) 24 23 Penn State (17-6) and Princeton (12-5) meeting in Infante (Maryland), Karen Mann (North Carolina), 10. Judith Jonckheer (1984) 19 21 the other first-round game in College Park, Md. Rachel Dawson (North Carolina), Mia Link (Virginia) Julie Blaisse (1986) 21 21 Betsy Gillespie (1987) 21 21 ACC Honors Tar Heels in the national poll Julie Blaisse (1988) 20 21 Two Tar Heels were named to the 15-member Jennifer Clark (1990) 24 21 UNC has spent the season ranked among the top All-ACC team, announced during the 2003 confer- Susannah Schott (1996) 24 21 four teams in the National Field Hockey Coaches ence tournament.