March 27, 1999

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The No. 7 Maryland mens lacrosse team scored five unanswered goals in the fourth quarter to break open an 8-7 lead at the end of the third quarter and defeat No. 11 North Carolina 13-7 at Byrd Stadium in front of 1,453 on Saturday.

The Terps won their fourth game in a row and first in the ACC behind the potent duo of junior Marcus LaChapelle (Severna Park, Md./St. Marys) and senior Scott Hochstadt (Columbia, Md./Boys Latin). LaChapelle scored a career-high three goals and tied his career best with five points, while Hochstadt netted his third hat trick in four games and moved into a tie for 18th on the all-time point-scoring list in Maryland history with 134 points, tying Dave Dempsey (1970-74).

The Terrapins (6-1, 1-1 ACC) held a narrow lead over Tar Heels (5-3, 0-1 ACC) for much of the afternoon. Maryland lead by one goal on six different occasions, the final being 8-7 to close the third quarter. Sophomore Chris Malone (Timonium, Md./Loyola) opened the fourth quarter with a goal just nine seconds into the quarter off a pass from sophomore Andrew Combs (Baltimore, Md./St. Pauls). The onslaught continued as Hochstadt and LaChapelle each scored their third goals of the game at 12:27 and 10:04, respectively. Brian Zeller (Forest Hill, Md./Loyola) scored his team-high 15th goal of the game and Jason Carrier (Boonton Township, N.J./Mountain Lakes) scored his second goal of the season to close out the scoring for the Terps. Fifteen different Terps recorded points in the game.

The win was Marylands fourth win in a row against North Carolina and keeps the Tar Heels winless against ACC teams since April 27, 1996, when they defeated Virginia. The victory was also Marylands largest win over North Carolina since a 16-6 victory on March 28, 1987.

On defense, Marylands Chris Lamy (Linthicum, Md./North Country) shut down North Carolinas Chase Martin (Owings Mills, Md./Gilman School) and held him scoreless. The Tar Heels top scorer Jeff Sonke (Birmingham, Mich./Seaholm) was held to one goal on nine shots. Marylands goalie Kevin Healy (Manhasset, N.Y./Manhasset) made a season-high 13 saves to secure the win.

The Terps return to action next Saturday, as they travel to Charlottesville to play the No. 4 Virginia Cavaliers at 2 p.m.

GAME SCORING 
#11 UNC (5-3, 0-1)     2 1 4 0 -- 7 
#7 Maryland (6-1, 1-1) 4 0 4 5 -- 13