Nov. 14, 2002

CARY, N.C. -- Wasting no time, the No. 6 seeded Clemson Tigers capitalized immediately on an unassisted goal by Dimelon Westfield at the 2:17 mark. No. 3 North Carolina responded shortly after with an unassisted goal from David Testo at the 7:40 mark.

The teams continued to trade goals as Westfield scored his second goal of the night unassisted at the 18:59 mark only to be countered by David Testo on an assist by Ray Fumo. The Tigers were finally able to seperate themselves on an unassisted goal scored by Steven Rhyne at the 40:55 mark.

With the victory, Clemson improves to 12-3-3 while North Carolina falls to 13-6-1. The Tigers will advance to Friday's semifinals to face the second-seeded Maryland Terrapins at 8:00 p.m.

Box Score              1          2          F
Clemson                3          0          3
North Carolina         2          0          2

Scoring: 2:17- Clemson: Dimelon Westfield (unassisted); 7:40 - North Carolina: David Testo (unassisted); 18:59 - Clemson: Dimelon Westfield (unassisted); 32:11 - North Carolina: David Testo (Ray Fumo); 40:55 - Clemson: Steven Rhyne (unassisted).
Shots: Clemson 6, North Carolina 22
Corner Kicks: Clemson 1, North Carolina 9
Fouls: Clemson 14, North Carolina 7
Offsides: Clemson 2, North Carolina 1
Goalkeeping: Clemson - Doug Warren (90 minutes, 2 goals against, 7 saves); North Carolina- Jay Batt (90 minutes, 3 goals against, 1 save)
Cards: Clemson 2, North Carolina 2