Oct. 5, 2008

No. 1 Terps Escape With an OT over UVA, 4-3

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Emma Thomas scored her first career goal with a little over four minutes left in the first overtime period to give No. 1 Maryland field hockey a come-from-behind 4-3 victory over No. 10 Virginia on Saturday in Charlottesville, Va. The win extends the Terrapins winning streak over the Cavaliers to 10 games.

"The staff is extremely proud of this team for finding a way to compete at the highest level and coming back from being down two times," said Maryland head coach Missy Meharg. "The opportunity to pull our goalkeeper and use Amanda [Himmelheber] and get the goal back [after trailing late in the game] is a credit to this team for paying attention to the game plan."

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No. 4 Tar Heels Edge Wake Forest In ACC Battle

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - In a battle of top-five Atlantic Coast Conference field hockey teams, No. 4 North Carolina beat No. 3 Wake Forest 4-3 Saturday afternoon at Francis E. Henry Stadium. The host Tar Heels improved to 9-2 on the season, 2-0 in ACC play. The Demon Deacons fell to 9-2 overall and 1-2 in conference action.

The teams' first meeting of the year, Sept. 5 in Winston-Salem, was decided by penalty strokes after the game was tied following two overtime periods. Saturday's game was a typically-exciting Wake Forest-UNC matchup, with each team holding the advantage at some point in the action. "Wake Forest is such a well-respected opponent for us," Carolina coach Karen Shelton said. "I was proud of our performance today, especially with the ebb and flow - we scored first, they scored, they went ahead, we came back, we get a two goal lead, they close it to one ... We had to play really well together and we also had to maintain poise and composure late in the game. We knew they wouldn't quit. They sustained pressure, they had a final thrust and we were able to hold on for the win."

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No. 9 Duke Field Hockey Drops Boston College, 5-0

DURHAM, N.C. – The No. 9 Duke field hockey team earned its first conference win of the season with a convincing 5-0 victory over No. 13 Boston College Saturday afternoon at Williams Field. The win brought Duke to 7-3 (1-2 ACC) on the season, while the Eagles fell to 6-4 (0-3). It was the Blue Devils’ fourth win of the season over a ranked opponent.

The Blue Devils’ five goals marks its largest scoring output of the season, the first time since Oct. 21, 2007 that Duke has netted five in a contest, a feat it accomplished twice last season.

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