Oct. 29, 2009

 

Nogueira Scores Twice As Tar Heels Blank Clemson 3-0
Sixth-ranked North Carolina started eight seniors and played all 26 players who were dressed Thursday night as the Tar Heel women's soccer team broke a two-match losing streak by beating Clemson 3-0 at Fetzer Field. Senior Casey Nogueira scored a pair of goals and junior Jessica McDonald added one while the Tar Heel defense held Clemson without a shot while recording its 10th shutout of the campaign in 17 matches.

UNC's Nogueira scored in the 12th minute of the game to account for the game-winner and then McDonald and Nogueira scored less than two minutes apart early in the second half to power the Tar Heels to the win. UNC improved to 13-3-1 overall with the victory and the Heels are now 6-3 in the ACC. Clemson saw its season end with a mark of 3-15 overall and 0-10 in the ACC.

UNC moved into sole possession of third place in the ACC standings with the victory. Boston College and Florida State are now tied for first place in the league standings after Thursday's games with 19 points apiece while Carolina is in third place with 18 points. Wake Forest is in fourth place with 17 points followed by Virginia Tech in fifth place with 15 points and Maryland in sixth place with 14 points.

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No. 7 Boston College Earns 1-0 Win Over Duke
Boston College junior Amy Caldwell scored the lone goal to lead the Eagles past ACC foe Duke, 1-0, at the Newton Soccer Field. The Eagles improved to 14-2-1 overall and 6-2-1 in the ACC, while Duke dropped to 7-7-4 and 3-4-2 in the conference.

Caldwell's goal came in the 24th minute of the game. The play began when Julia Bouchelle sent a ball which led freshman Victoria DiMartino into the box to the left of the Duke goalkeeper Tara Campbell. DiMartino and Campbell collided in an attempt to reach the ball. As the loose ball rolled out, Caldwell followed the play, took one dribble and struck a shot from about 19 yards out into the open goal.

The Eagles thought they had a goal early on a shot by Gina DiMartino 12 minutes into the match. DiMartino shot was from about 22 yards out and Campbell jumped up to stop the shot but bobbled the ball. It looked like the ball crossed the goal mouth on by the BC players but the linesman never signaled a goal and Campbell picked up the save.

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No. 11 Wake Forest Downs No. 12 Maryland 3-1 for Key ACC Victory
Wake Forest senior Kaley Fountain assisted on a pair of first half goals and added a goal of her own in the second half to lift the 11th-ranked Demon Deacons to a 3-1 win at No. 12 Maryland on Thursday night at Ludwig Field.

With the victory, Wake Forest improves to 13-3-2 and 5-2-2 in Atlantic Coast Conference play. Maryland drops to 12-3-2 and 4-3-2 in league play. With the results of other conference games on Thursday, Wake Forest now sits in fourth place in the league with 17 points.

The Demon Deacons had control for much of the match, thanks to two first half goals. Jill Hutchinson staked Wake Forest to an early lead with a goal in the third minute, while Caitlin Farrell added a goal with 40 seconds left in the half. After Maryland cut the lead to 2-1 with a goal in the 75th minute, the Deacs added a third goal from Fountain in the 86th minute.

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Irby, Dugas Give Pack Win Over Francis Marion
The NC State women's soccer team scored twice in the first half to record a 2-0 victory over Francis Marion in a non-league tilt Thursday evening at Dail Soccer Field.

The Wolfpack broke through with a goal in the 10th minute from senior midfielder Kendall Irby. She one-touched a cross from sophomore Paige Dugal for her first of the season.

Midway through the opening half NC State struck again on a similar play for a 2-0 lead. Sophomore Tanya Cain setup senior midfielder Chantalle Dugas for her second marker of the year at 21:41 and that was all the Wolfpack needed to move its record back to an even 8-8-2 on the year.