Nov. 30, 2009
Casey Nogueira scored three goals to beat Wake Forest in the NCAA women's soccer quarterfinal and is the Progress Energy tar Heel of the Week for November 23-29, 2009. The senior from Raleigh helped UNC to a 5-2 quarterfinal win over the Demon Deacons. It was the fourth hat trick of Nogueira's career and the 11th multi-goal game of her time at UNC. Nogueira scored less than four minutes into the match and then added back-to-back goals less than three minutes apart in the second half to give UNC a 5-1 lead.
Other nominees:
Deon Thompson
Men's Basketball
Senior, Forward
Torrance, Calif.
Deon Thompson scored 45 points and grabbed 18 rebounds in wins over Gardner-Webb and Nevada. He matched his career high with 22 points and added 10 boards against GW, then set a new career high with 23 points in the win over Nevada. It was the first time in his career he scored 20 or more points in consecutive games.Thompson was 19 for 28 from the floor in the two games (67.9 percent) and 7 for 9 from the line.
T.J. YATES
Football
Quarterback, Junior
Marietta, Ga.
Yates completed 13 of 19 attempts for 280 yards and two touchdowns in Carolina's 28-27 loss at NC State. He threw a pair of touchdown passes of 35 and 70 yards.
Alex Dixon
Men's Soccer
Sophomore, Forward
Humble, Texas
Sophomore forward Alex Dixon lifted Carolina past Indiana, 1-0, with a 28th-minute goal Sunday in the third round of the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship. The Humble, Texas, native scored for the second straight postseason game and is second on the team with seven goals on the season.
THOMAS SCOTTON
Wrestling
Junior, 157 pounds
Willingboro, N.J.
Junior Thomas Scotton remained unbeaten on the season with three victories Saturday at the Northeast Duals. With a decision against Columbia and major decisions versus No. 12 Lehigh and Binghamton, Scotton improved to 11-0 on the year.
