Field Hockey DIVISION I Highlights Maryland rallies past North Carolina in OT, captures its eighth national championship: Maryland (19-4) came back from a two-goal defi cit with less than four minutes remaining in regulation to top North Carolina, 3-2, in overtime for its eighth national title. Freshman Katie Gerzabek scored the fi rst Terrapin goal in the 67th minute, senior Jemma Buckley ripped in the equalizer with no time on the clock in regulation, and sophomore Jill Witmer netted the game-winner in the 81st minute for the Terps’ fi fth NCAA crown in seven years (2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011). Since the NCAA began seeding the top four teams in the tournament in 2002, the Terps are the fi rst unseeded team to win a title. They beat the top three teams (Syracuse, Old Dominion, North Carolina) in order, en route to their repeat crown. “Can’t say enough what an amazing team North Carolina (23-2) is and they have been all year,” head coach Missy Meharg said. “They were so far above us in the fi rst half and at halftime, we just spoke about competing and playing with intangibles. We couldn’t be more proud of the Maryland team.” The Tar Heels took a 1-0 lead in the ninth minute when Kelsey Kolojejchick found Elizabeth Stephens by the post for the defl ection. They would take that one-goal lead into the break. North Carolina added its second goal with 7:57 left in the game when Kolojejchick brought it up and again found Stephens around the cage for the tip-in. Meharg pulled goalkeeper Melissa Vassalotti with 4:28 left in the game and the Terps down by two. Forty-two seconds later, Gerzabek tipped in a long pass from the corner by junior Harriet Tibble to cut the Heels’ lead to 2-1. With 17 seconds to play, the Terrapins were awarded their third penalty corner of the game. Janessa Pope inserted on the play, Tibble stopped, and Buckley drilled in the equalizer with no time left on the clock to send the game to overtime for the second consecutive year. In the 81st minute, Witmer checked in after a quick break with a fresh pair of legs. She instantly took the ball, streaked down the sideline and crossed across to the other side of the circle. She wound up and took a hard shot that fl ew into the net behind North Carolina goalkeeper Sassi Ammer. Vassalotti tied her career-high eight saves in the win and Ammer had one. North Carolina outshot the Terps, 13-6, and had six penalty cor- ners to Maryland’s fi ve. Buckley, Megan Frazer, Tibble and Witmer were all named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team. This marked the Terps’ 11th appearance in the NCAA fi nals and fi fth time Maryland and North Carolina had met in the NCAA title game, including the last three consecutive years. “Karen (Shelton) is just a dynamic coach,” Meharg said. “The way those women compete. It’s a history. One thing I have found is they’re very systematic. They don’t make a lot of mistakes. So for us to get on the board against that backfi eld was really a miracle. The rivalry’s there. It’s fun. Without North Carolina, Maryland could never be doing what we’re doing.” North Carolina leads the overall series, 33-24, but Maryland has won four of the last fi ve. “Today’s game for me was better than Friday’s (semifi nal) game because we play a similar style,” Shelton said. “I like the way both teams move the ball. And it’s more of a chess match playing the University of Maryland than it is playing some other teams. I think playing them in the ACC, you don’t want it to become a bitter, nasty rivalry because we see them so much. That’s negative energy.” Maryland’s Buckley, who scored the Terrapins’ key goal that tied the game at the end of regulation, said the team tries not to focus too much on the hoopla. “I think there’s a rivalry there,” Buckley said. “But we do have to keep a level head and treat it as any other game. I think we try to concentrate more on ourselves.” 2 DIVISION I CHAMPIONSHIP SEMIFINALS CHAMPIONSHIP 2011 RESULTS NOV. 18 AT LOUISVILLE, KY. NOV. 20 AT LOUISVILLE, KY. North Carolina 4, Connecticut 3 (2 ot) Maryland 3, North Carolina 2 (ot) Goals by period 1 2 OT 2OT Total Goals by period 1 2 OT Total FIRST ROUND Connecticut ..........................................3 0 0 0 3 Maryland ....................................................... 0 2 1 3 North Carolina 4, Ohio 0 North Carolina .....................................0 3 0 1 4 North Carolina ............................................ 1 1 0 2 Michigan 5, New Hampshire 4 Penn St. 1, Northeastern 0 SCORING SUMMARY SCORING SUMMARY Connecticut 3, Princeton 2 14:35 C Marie Elena Bolles (11) (Cara Silverman) 8:03 NC Elizabeth Stephens (10) (Kelsey Kolojejchick) Syracuse 2, Richmond 0 22:56 C Bolles (12) (unassisted) 62:03 NC Stephens (11) (Kolojejchick) Maryland 4, Iowa 2 34:19 C Anne Jeute (15) (Jestine Angelini) 66:14 MD Katie Gerzabek (17) (Harriet Tibble) Duke 5, Stanford 0 56:20 NC Kelsey Kolojejchick (22) (J. Gaudioso Radvany) 70:00 MD Jemma Buckley (22) (Janessa Pope, Megan Old Dominion 5, Ohio St. 0 69:06 NC Caitlin Van Sickle (7) (Katelyn Falgowski) Frazer) 69:37 NC Katie Plyler (5) (Radvany) 80:09 MD Jill Witmer (16) (unassisted)W SECOND ROUND 93:15 NC Kolojejchick (23) (Loren Shealy) Shots: Maryland 6, North Carolina 13. North Carolina 5, Michigan 1 Shots: Connecticut 7, North Carolina 28. Saves: Maryland 8 (Melissa Vassalotti 8), North Carolina 1 Connecticut 3, Penn St. 2 Saves: Connecticut 19 (Sarah Mansfield 19), North Carolina (Sassi Ammer 1). Maryland 2, Syracuse 1 (ot) 4 (Sassi Ammer 4). Penalty Corners: Maryland 5, North Carolina 6. Old Dominion 2, Duke 1 Penalty Corners: Connecticut 1, North Carolina 19. Attendance: 557. Attendance: 724. Maryland 4, Old Dominion 0 Goals by period 1 2 Total Maryland .................................................................. 2 2 4 Old Dominion .......................................................... 0 0 0 SCORING SUMMARY 14:30 MD Colleen Gulick (2) (unassisted) 17:51 MD Megan Frazer (9) (unassisted) 56:55 MD Harriet Tibble (2) (Katie Gerzabek) 58:06 MD Jemma Buckley (21) (Jill Witmer) Shots: Maryland 8, Old Dominion 11. Saves: Maryland 6 (Melissa Vassalotti 6), Old Dominion 2 (Devon Seifert 2). Penalty Corners: Maryland 3, Old Dominion 11. Attendance: 724. History Team Results Year Champion (Record) Coach Score Runner-Up Host or Site 1981 ................... Connecticut (15-2-3) Diane Wright 4-1 Massachusetts Connecticut 1982 ................... Old Dominion (20-1) Beth Anders 3-2 Connecticut Temple 1983 ................... Old Dominion (19-1) Beth Anders 3-1 (3 ot) Connecticut Penn 1984 ................... Old Dominion (23-0) Beth Anders 5-1 Iowa Springfield 1985 ................... Connecticut (19-2) Diane Wright 3-2 Old Dominion Old Dominion 1986 ................... Iowa (19-2-1) Judith Davidson 2-1 (2 ot) New Hampshire Old Dominion 1987 ................... Maryland (18-4-1) Sue Tyler 2-1 (ot) North Carolina North Carolina 1988 ................... Old Dominion (26-1) Beth Anders 2-1 Iowa Penn 1989 ................... North Carolina (20-2) Karen Shelton 2-1 (3 ot)* Old Dominion Springfield 1990 ................... Old Dominion (23-2-1) Beth Anders 5-0 North Carolina Rutgers 1991 ................... Old Dominion (26-0) Beth Anders 2-0 North Carolina Villanova 1992 ................... Old Dominion (25-0) Beth Anders 4-0 Iowa VCU 1993 ................... Maryland (21-3) Missy Meharg 2-1 (2 ot)* North Carolina Rutgers 1994 ................... James Madison (20-3-1) Christy Morgan 2-1 (2 ot)* North Carolina Northeastern 1995 ................... North Carolina (24-0) Karen Shelton 5-1 Maryland Wake Forest 1996 ................... North Carolina (23-1) Karen Shelton 3-0 Princeton Boston College 1997 ................... North Carolina (20-3) Karen Shelton 3-2 Old Dominion Connecticut 1998 ................... Old Dominion (23-2) Beth Anders 3-2 Princeton Penn 1999 ................... Maryland (24-1) Missy Meharg 2-1 Michigan Northeastern 2000 ................... Old Dominion (25-1) Beth Anders 3-1 North Carolina Old Dominion 2001 ................... Michigan (18-5) Marcia Pankratz 2-0 Maryland Kent St. 2002 ................... Wake Forest (20-2) Jennifer Averill 2-0 Penn St. Louisville 2003 ................... Wake Forest (22-1) Jennifer Averill 3-1 Duke Massachusetts 2004 ................... Wake Forest (20-3) Jennifer Averill 3-0 Duke Wake Forest 2005 ................... Maryland (23-2) Missy Meharg 1-0 Duke Louisville 2006 ................... Maryland (23-2) Missy Meharg 1-0 Wake Forest Wake Forest 2007 ................... North Carolina (24-0) Karen Shelton 3-0 Penn St. Maryland 2008 ................... Maryland (22-2) Missy Meharg 4-2 Wake Forest Louisville 2009 ................... North Carolina (20-2) Karen Shelton 3-2 Maryland Wake Forest 2010 ................... Maryland (23-1) Missy Meharg 3-2 (2 ot) North Carolina Maryland 2011 ................... Maryland (19-4) Missy Meharg 3-2 (ot) North Carolina Louisville *Penalty strokes. DIVISION I CHAMPIONSHIP 3 1987 1994 Team Championships Kim Chorosiewski, Maryland Eileen Arnaldo, James Madison Carolyn Muller, Maryland Kelley Bloomer, James Madison Old Dominion 9, Maryland 8, North Carolina 6, Wake Forest 3, Carin Peterson, Maryland Heather Colbert, James Madison Connecticut 2, Iowa, James Madison, Michigan, 1 each. Cheryl Rudio, Maryland Carole Thate, James Madison Kim Turner, Maryland Barbara Hansen, North Carolina Jessica Wilk, Maryland Meredith Lawrence, North Carolina Lori Bruney, North Carolina Sharon Moore, North Carolina All-Tournament Teams Maryellen Falcone, North Carolina Cindy Werley,