May 24, 2001

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Five Tar Heels Named IWLCA All-Americas
Five University of North Carolina women's lacrosse players were named to the IWLCA All-America teams, the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Assocation announced on Monday afternoon. Junior midfielder Christine McPike earned first-team honors, while juniors Lindsay Stone (attack), Kellie Thompson (midfield) and Porter Wilkinson (defense) were named to the second team. Sophomore defender Andy Fortino was named to the third team.

Wilkinson earned first-team IWLCA All-America honors last year, while Thompson was named to the third team in 2000. It is the first All-America recognition for McPike, Stone and Fortino. All five are slated to return to a veteran, talented UNC squad in 2002.

McPike (Farmingdale, N.Y.) set new career highs with 36 goals and 44 assists while tying her career high with eight assists this season. McPike started all 18 UNC games in the midfield, led the team with 42 draw controls and was second with 26 caused turnovers. She ranked among the ACC leaders in ground balls and was named to the 2001 All-Atlantic Coast Conference team last month.

In her first year as a starter, Stone (Stony Brook, N.Y.) earned second-team honors. She finished second among Tar Heels in scoring with a career-high 58 points on 40 goals and 18 assists. She finished tied for sixth in the ACC in scoring. Stone was named to the 2001 All-ACC team last month.

In 2001, Thompson (Grasonville, Md.) led Carolina in scoring for the second year in a row and earned second-team honors. She set a new school record with 51 goals and set a personal best with 64 points on the season. She finished third in the ACC in scoring and second in goals. Thompson was named to the 2001 All-ACC team last month.

Wilkinson (Charlottesville, Va.), a first-team All-America a year ago, earned second-team honors in 2001. One of the top defenders in the ACC and the nation, she was named to the 2001 All-ACC team in April. Wilkinson has started 48 of the last 51 Tar Heel games over the last three seasons.

In her first full season as a starter, Fortino (Medford, N.J.) has developed into one of the top defenders in the ACC. She started all 18 Tar Heel games in 2001 and led the team with 30 caused turnovers. She finished fourth on the team with 40 ground balls.

McPike, Stone and Thompson Earn US Lacrosse All-America Honors
University of North Carolina women's lacrosse midfielder Christine McPike was named a first-team All-America by US Lacrosse on Wednesday. Teammates Lindsay Stone and Kellie Thompson were named honorable mention All-Americas.

Earlier in the week McPike was named a first-team All-America by the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association, while Stone and Thompson were named to the second team. Thompson also was named an honorable mention All-America by US Lacrosse in 2000.

McPike (Farmingdale, N.Y.) set new career highs with 36 goals and 44 assists while tying her career high with eight assists in 2001. She started all 18 UNC games in the midfield, led the team with 42 draw controls and was second with 26 caused turnovers. She ranked 10th in the Atlantic Coast Conference leaders in ground balls and was named to the 2001 All-ACC team in April.

In her first year as a regular starter, Stone (Stony Brook, N.Y.) finished second among Tar Heels in scoring with a career-high 58 points on 40 goals and 18 assists. She finished tied for sixth in the ACC in scoring. Stone was named to the 2001 All-ACC team last month.

In 2001, Thompson (Grasonville, Md.) led Carolina in scoring for the second year in a row and was a finalist for the Tewaaraton Trophy given to the National Player of the Year. She set a new school record with 51 goals and set a personal best with 64 points on the season. She finished third in the ACC in scoring and second in goals. Thompson was named to the 2001 All-ACC team last month.

Wilkinson Named Academic All-District
University of North Carolina women's lacrosse player Porter Wilkinson was named a second-team Academic All-District III choice on Tuesday by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Wilkinson, a junior defender who has been named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference team in each of the last two seasons, was named to the Women's University Spring At-Large Team, which includes female athletes in all spring sports.

In the classroom, Wilkinson (Charlottesville, Va.) is an outstanding student who has been named to the ACC Honor Roll and UNC Dean's List in each of her three years at Carolina.

On the field, Wilkinson was a first-team All-America in 2000 and second-team choice in 2001. One of the top defenders in the ACC and the nation, she was named to the 2001 All-ACC team in April. Wilkinson has started 48 of the last 51 Tar Heel games over the last three seasons.

Hoyas Down Tar Heels to Advance to NCAA Final Four
The No. 3 Georgetown Hoyas, propelled by four goals apiece from senior All-American attacker Sheehan Stanwick and senior midfielder Sarah Oglesby, handed No. 6 North Carolina a 10-4 loss on May 13 on Kehoe Field in quarterfinal action of the NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Tournament. With two goals in the game, UNC junior Kellie Thompson finished the season with 51 scores, eclipsing the previous school record for single-season goals (49, Erin McGinnis, 1996).

The Hoyas' offense put seven points on the scoreboard while the defense stepped up to hold the Tar Heels scoreless in the first half. Stanwick notched all four of her goals in the first period. She tallied the first goal of the game on a free position shot just 1:56 into the contest. Oglesby also took advantage of a free position shot at 27:36 to go up 2-0. Stanwick then fired off three-straight goals to push the score to 5-0. Sophomore attacker Kate Ahearn netted GU's sixth goal of the day off a free position shot at 6:49. The last goal of the first half came from junior attacker Erin Elbe, who found the back of the net with 4:01 on the clock to give Georgetown a 7-0 lead at the intermission.

Oglesby opened the scoring of the second half with an unassisted tally at 28:55. North Carolina's Christine McPike recorded the Tar Heels first goal of the day at 28:42 to make the score 8-1. Oglesby raced down the field, fired from the right side, and scored to make it 9-1 in favor of the Hoyas, but the UNC offense came roaring back with three-consecutive goals to cut GU's lead to five (9-4). North Carolina's Thompson registered back-to-back goals at 26:35 and 16:40, respectively, and Brooke Young added the third at 15:45. It was Oglesby who wrapped up the scoring on the afternoon with an unassisted goal with only 3:57 left in the game to give Georgetown a 10-4 victory.

Senior All-American Bowen Holden was sensational in goal for the Hoyas. Holden rejected 15 Tar Heel shots on the day while giving up just four goals. North Carolina junior goalkeeper Melissa Coyne posted two saves and allowed all 10 GU goals.

Georgetown outshot Carolina 20-17, caused five more turnovers (12-7), and held a 21-20 edge in ground balls. The Hoyas also won nine draws to the Tar Heels' seven.

Tar Heels Top Syracuse, 14-9, to Advance to Quarterfinals
Kellie Thompson tied a school record with six goals as Carolina defeated No. 11 seed Syracuse, 14-9, on a warm Thursday afternoon in the NCAA Tournament first round at Henry Stadium.

Thompson's six goals tie her career high, set last year against Penn State, and tie the school record for goals in a game. It is the sixth time in Carolina history that a Tar Heel has scored six goals in a game. The six goals are the most ever by a UNC player in an NCAA Tournament game. She now has 49 goals this season, equalling the school record for goals in a season set by Erin McGinnis in 1996.

"I think jumping out to a 4-0 lead right away really helped us," Carolina head coach Jenny Slingluff Levy said after the game. "I don't know if the heat was a factor for Syracuse or not, but I we run really well in the warm weather."

In addition to Thompson's six goals, Lindsay Stone tallied four goals and an assist for the Heels and Betsy Gaines scored twice. Leigh-Ann Zimmer and Carrie Soults each scored three goals for Syracuse, Thompson's goal just 37 seconds into the game was the 100th of her career. It also was her 57th point of the season, a new career high. She scored again just 27 seconds later for a 2-0 Tar Heel lead. She scored again at the 24:19 mark for her third goal of the contest. Just under two minutes later, Erin McInnes fed Betsy Gaines for a 4-0 lead.

Jenna Szyluk cut the UNC lead to 4-1 with an unassisted goal at the 21:50 mark. Eleven seconds later, Szyluk fed Lauren Brady for a fast-break goal in the upper left corner of the cage to make it 4-2. Tar Heel junior Christine McPike scored on a free position shot to push the lead back to three goals at 5-2 at 17:14 of the first half. Gaines raced down the field and scored again at 14:05 for Carolina's sixth goal to make it 6-2 Tar Heels. The Orangewomen cut it to 6-3 with 8:30 left in the opening period when Brady scored again. UNC quickly made it a four-goal lead again at 6:59 when Lindsay Stone scored off the rebound of an Amy Havrilla shot. Leigh-Ann Zimmer's goal made it 7-4, but Thompson and Stone responded with two quick goals for a 9-4 lead with 4:10 left before halftime. Amy Havrilla scored her first goal of the game off an assist from Stone to make it 10-4 Carolina at halftime.

In the second half, the two teams traded two goals apiece and Carolina maintained its six-goal lead, 12-6, with 13:58 left to play. Syracuse then rallied and scored three straight goals to cut it to 12-9 with 6:33 left in the second half before Stone broke the Orangewomen momentum with two goals in the final five minutes to ice the victory.

"Carolina set the tone early and Thompson had a great individual game," Syracuse head coach Lisa Miller said. "They caught us sleeping a little bit early in the game. We trailed 10-4 at halftime, and that's a tough deficit to overcome."

No. 6 Tar Heels Enter NCAA Tournament as No. 6 Seed
The University of North Carolina women's lacrosse team has earned the No. 6 seed in the 2001 NCAA Women's Lacrosse Tournament, the NCAA announced on May 6. The Tar Heels defeated No. 11 seed Syracuse, 14-9, on Thursday May 10 at Henry Stadium, and play at No. 3 Georgetown on Sunday The NCAA Final Four will be held on May 18 and 20 at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.

"We're very excited about the opportunity to get our fifth NCAA bid in a row," UNC head coach Jenny Slingluff Levy said Sunday evening. "I think it will be a very competitive tournament, with every team very capable of advancing to the Final Four. With the field expanding to 16 teams this year, the tournament should be very competitive."

The Carolina squad, receiving an at-large tournament bid in its sixth year as a varsity team, is making its fifth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. The Tar Heels are aiming for their third Final Four appearance in the last five seasons, having reached the Final Four in both 1997 and 1998.

"We played a very tough schedule this year," Slingluff Levy said. "I hope the tough schedule will prepare us for the tournament. I'm glad the NCAA Committee rewarded us for our schedule because although we did have six losses, we had some very good wins as well."

UNC was one of four Atlantic Coast Conference teams named to the NCAA Tournament field. Maryland, the six-time defending national champions, are the tournament's top seed. Duke is the No. 2 seed and Virginia is the No. 8 seed.

Carolina in the NCAA Tournament
A program in only its sixth season as a varsity team, North Carolina made an impressive fifth successive trip to the NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship in 2001.

The Tar Heels have an all-time tournament record of 3-5, including 2-1 at home, 1-2 on the road and 0-2 at neutral sites. UNC advanced to the NCAA Final Four in both the 1997 and 1998 seasons.

Thompson Sets School Record for Goals in a Season
Kellie Thompson had a career day on May 10 against Syracuse, tying her career high and the UNC school record with six goals. That gave Thompson 49 goals this season, equalling the school record for goals in a season set by Erin McGinnis in 1996.

Thompson broke the record in her next game with two goals at Georgetown in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals. She ended the 2001 season with a school-record 51 goals.

Thompson's six goals versus Syracuse tied her career high, set in 2000 against Penn State, and tied the school record for goals in a game. It is the sixth time in Carolina history that a Tar Heel had scored six goals in a game. The six goals are the most ever by a UNC player in an NCAA Tournament game.

Thompson Sets Career High in Goals & Points
For the second year in a row, junior Kellie Thompson led Carolina in scoring. The Grasonville, Md., native had a school-record 51 goals and a team-high 64 points.

Thompson's 13 assists were third among Tar Heels. Thompson ranked third in the ACC in scoring and second in goals scored. She set her previous career highs in 2000 with 36 goals, 20 assists and 56 points.

Thompson Finalist for Tewaaraton Trophy
University of North Carolina junior Kellie Thompson was named a candidate for the Tewaaraton Trophy, the Tewaaraton Trophy Women's Coaches Selection Committee announced on April 25.

The Tewaaraton Trophy is the most cherished and prestigious award a varsity lacrosse player can receive and a symbol of excellence in college lacrosse. The award will be given to the top male and female college players in a ceremony at the University Club of Washington, D.C., on June 6. Sportscaster and best-selling author Dick Schaap will serve as master of ceremonies for the first-ever Tewaaraton Trophy presentation.

McInnes Sets School Record for Single-Season Assists
Carolina junior Erin McInnes, the Tar Heels' top playmaker in 2001, established a new UNC school record for assists in a season. McInnes ended the season with 25 assists, second in the ACC. The previous school record was 22, established by Erin McGinnis in 1996.

Four Tar Heels Named to All-ACC Teams
Four University of North Carolina players were named to the 2001 All-Atlantic Coast Conference women's lacrosse team, the conference announced on April 20.

Attacker Lindsay Stone, midfielders Christine McPike and Kellie Thompson and defender Porter Wilkinson all earned All-ACC recognition. Wilkinson was named All-ACC for the second year in a row, while Stone, McPike and Thompson received the honor for the first time.

In 2000, the Tar Heels placed two players on the All-ACC team - Wilkinson and midfielder Meghann Mohler.

Duke led the 2001 All-ACC women's lacrosse team with five members selected to the team. Maryland and Carolina had four players each selected to the team, while Virginia placed two members on the team.

Maryland senior Jen Adams, the two-time national player of the year, earned ACC Player of the Year honor for the second consecutive year. Adams holds the ACC records for career point, goals and assists. She ranks second in the NCAA in career points, and earlier this year, she broke the NCAA career assist record.

Virginia's Caitlin Banks and Duke's Meghan Miller earned Rookie of the Year honors. Maryland head coach Cindy Timchal earned Coach of the Year honors for the third time. She won the honor in 1999 and shared the honor with Duke head coach Kerstin Kimel last year.

Five Tar Heels Named to IWLCA South Region All-America Teams
Five Carolina players were included on the 2001 Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches' Assocation South Region All-America first and second teams, released on May 10 by UNC head coach Jenny Slingluff Levy, chairperson of the South Region All-America Committee. In all, 11 of the 16 first-team selections play for Atlantic Coast Conference schools.

Carolina juniors Porter Wilkinson and Christine McPike were named to the first team. UNC sophomore Andy Fortino and juniors Lindsay Stone and Kellie Thompson were named to the second team.

Breakout Seasons for Havrilla and Stone
Senior Amy Havrilla and junior Lindsay Stone both enjoyed breakout seasons for UNC in 2001. Havrilla set new career highs with 37 goals, eight assists and 45 points (fourth on the team). Stone also set new career highs with 40 goals, 18 assists and 58 points (second on the team).

Among the ACC Leaders
Kellie Thompson (3rd points, 2nd goals)
Erin McInnes (10th points, 2nd assists, 4th ground balls)
Amy Havrilla (8th goals)
Christine McPike (9th goals)
Lindsay Stone (5th points, 7th goals)
Melissa Coyne (3rd goals against average, 2nd save percentage)