THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, March 17, 1996 TAG: 9603170208
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C15 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY KEVIN DOEPP, STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: NORFOLK LENGTH: Short : 43 lines
The self-proclaimed fastest sport on two feet more than lived up to its billing Saturday as national college lacrosse powers North Carolina and Princeton collided at Foreman Field in the second half of the annual Old Dominion lacrosse doubleheader.
The Tigers, entering the match as the fifth-ranked team in the nation, used seven fourth-period goals to upset the fourth-ranked Tar Heels, 16-9.
This was the third meeting between the teams at Foreman Field. Princeton prevailed in the first two meetings, 9-8 in 1995 and 16-9 in 1994.
Two of the Tigers' top players had a field day against the Tar Heels. Jesse Hubbard and Chris Massey netted six goals, with Hubbard adding an assist.
Hubbard was shut out in the team's 12-9 loss at top-ranked Virginia March 9. ``This week in practice I worked on shooting the ball more,'' Hubbard said.
``Today we moved around a lot more and they (teammates) were able to set picks for me.''
Other goal scorers for the Tigers were Bert Bansbach, Lorne Smith, Don McDonough and Jon Hess.
North Carolina's Merrill Turnbull had a hat trick.
Princeton coach Bill Tiernery was satisfied with the way his team dealt with North Carolina's in-your-face play. He also was especially proud of how the Tigers got over their first-half jitters.
``The thing that I was really pleased with was the way they made the adjustments on their own,'' Tierney said.
``They (North Carolina) attack you and are all over you. I think we showed a lot of composure in the second half.''
In the opening game, Loyola College scored six first-half goals and withstood a second-half rally by the Lady Monarchs to capture a 9-6 win.
Erica Attonito paced Loyola with three goals.
Old Dominion's Anne Windover netted two. by CNB