March 30, 2003
COLUMBUS, Ohio - No. 11 Penn State defeated No. 9 North Carolina, 9-7 in the
third game of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. The Nittany Lions (5-4) had two
goals scored by Emily Chambers and Kristen Burke. The Tar Heels (4-6) had
two goals scored by Beth Ames and Melissa McCarthy. In the final game of the
Challenge, No. 2 Maryland (10-0) defeated No. 16 Ohio State (7-2), 10-5.
Penn State opened the scoring with the first three goals of the game.
Colleen O'Hara started the scoring at 7:06. Chambers scored at 10:22,
assisted by Katie Hartman. PSU made it 3-0 with a Katie Jeschke goal at
13:46. North Carolina responded with the next three-goal beginning with a
free position score by McCarthy. At 17:44 McCarthy scored her second goal.
Brooke Young, on a free position attempt, scored at 19:17 to tie the game at
three. Penn State scored two quick goals with Kristen Burke scoring from
Chambers at 21:02 and Stephanie Curnoles scoring at 21:18 to hold a 5-3
lead. The Tar Heels closed out the scoring in the half with an Ames goal
assisted by Brooke Dieringer to have Penn State lead 5-4.
The Nittany Lions opened the second half the another three-goal run. Shari
Maslin started the run with a goal at 37:23. Second goals by Burke (40:37)
and Chambers (47:43) gave Penn State an 8-4 lead. The Tar Heels responded
with a free position goal by Ames, her second, at 53:56. North Carolina
scored again at 56:08 with a Dieringer goal, assisted by McCarthy to cut the
PSU lead to 8-6. The Nittany Lions made it a three-goal lead (9-6) at 58:16
with a free position goal by Jamie Donohue. The Tar Heels responded with a
Lynne Quattrone goal at 58:53 on an assist from Dieringer to close to the
final margin of 9-7.
In goal for North Carolina was
Katelyn Hoffman who recorded six saves for
the Tar Heels. Penn State's Lee Tortorelli picked up 11 saves for the
Nittany Lions in the win.
No 9 North Carolina vs. at No. 11 Penn State, March 30, 2003
Columbus, Ohio (Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium)
Weather: overcast 33 degrees F, wind-North 9-14 mph, wind chill -4
Attendance: 406
Linescore 1 2 Final
No. 9 North Carolina 4 3 7 (3-6)
No. 11 Penn State 5 4 9 (5-4)
Scoring Summary
NC-PS
Time School Score Goal Assist
07:06 PS 0-1 Colleen O'Hara -
10:22 PS 0-2 Emily Chambers Katie Hartman
13:46 PS 0-3 Katie Jeschke -
15:58 NC 1-3 Melissa McCarthy FP
17:44 NC 2-3 Melissa McCarthy (2) -
19:17 NC 3-3 Brooke Young FP
21:02 PS 3-4 Kristen Burke Emily Chambers
21:18 PS 3-5 Stephanie Curnoles -
27:03 NC 4-5 Beth Ames Brooke Dieringer
37:23 PS 4-6 Shari Maslin -
40:37 PS 4-7 Kristen Burke (2) -
47:43 PS 4-8 Emily Chambers (2) -
53:56 NC 5-8 Beth Ames (2) FP
56:08 NC 6-8 Brooke Dieringer Melissa McCarthy
58:16 PS 6-9 Jamie Donohue FP
58:53 NC 7-9 Lynne Quattrone Brooke Dieringer (2)
North Carolina Goals: Ames 2, McCarthy 2, Quattrone 1, Dieringer 1, Young 1
Penn State Goals: Chambers 2, Burke 2, Maslin 1, Jeschke 1, O'Hara 1, Curnoles 1, Donohue
North Carolina Assists: Dieringer 2, McCarthy 1
Penn State Assists: Chambers 1, Hartman 1
Goalies Min Svs GA
North Carolina- Katelyn Hoffman 60:00 6 9
Penn State- Lee Tortorelli 60:00 11 7
Draws: UNC 4-5=9, PS 4-3=7
Groundballs: UNC 8-7=15, PS 7-3=10
Turnovers: UNC 4-4=8, PS 4-10=14
Caused Tournovers: UNC 2-3=5, PS 4-4=8
Fouls: UNC 4-8=12, PS 8-3=11
Fress Position Shots: UNC 2-1=3, PS 2-2=4
Shots: UNC 6-13=19, PS 6-8=14
