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#15 North Carolina 13, Delaware 4
March 10, 2001

Sonke Scores Five Times in Tar Heel Win

 

Willie Hopkins had two assists for Delaware

NEWARK, DE -- All-American attackman Jeff Sonke struck for five goals and dished out one assist and Austin Garrison scored three times as No. 15 ranked University of North Carolina led from start to finish in a 13-4 non-league men's lacrosse victory over the University of Delaware Saturday night at Rullo Stadium.

Sonke, a second team All-American last season and the team's leading goal scorer with 13 this season, tallied once in each of the first three quarters and scored twice and added an assist in the final stanza as the Tar Heels won their second straight to improve to 3-1.

The Blue Hens, who dropped out of the national Top 20 last week, continued to struggle on offense and dropped their third straight game to fall to 1-4 on the season.

Chris Bickley scored a goal and added an assist while Jason Lavey, Dave Christopher, and Brad Downer each scored once. Willie Hopkins dished out two assists for the Hens, who also got 14 saves from goalkeeper Dave Mullen.

The Tar Heels jumped out to a 4-0 lead early in the second quarter on Sonke's second goal of the game and never looked back in defeating Delaware for the second straight season. Garrison scored three times for North Carolina while Andrew Lucas and Tim Gosier each tallied twice. Goalkeeper Robert D'Urso turned back 11 Blue Hens shots.

Delaware cut the North Carolina lead to 7-3 on a goal by Christopher with 12:39 left in the third quarter, but the Tar Heels responded with three straight goals to go up 10-3 heading into the final stanza.

Delaware, which lost its second straight at Rullo following a seven-game win streak, returns to action next Saturday at 7:30 p.m. when the Blue Hens host No. 3 ranked University of Maryland at Rullo Stadium.

AGATE:

North Carolina.......3.......3.......4.......3..........13
Delaware...............0.......2.......1.......1..........4

Scoring (Goals-Assists)

North Carolina - Jeff Sonke, 5-1, Austin Garrison, 3-0, Andrew Lucas, 2-0, Tim Gosier, 2-0, Kyle Bell 1-0, Judd Lattimore, 0-1, Dane Almassy, 0-1, Steve Will, 0-1

Delaware - Chris Bickley, 1-1, Jason Lavey, 1-0, Dave Christopher, 1-0, Brad Downer, 1-0, Willie Hopkins, 0-2

Shots: NC - 37, Delaware - 25; Groundballs: NC - 28, D - 29; Saves: NC - 11 (Robert D'Urso); Delaware - 17 (Dave Mullen, 56 minutes, 13 goals, 14 saves; Derrick Schmidt, 4 minutes, 0 goals, 3 saves); Penalties: NC - 4 for 3:30; Delaware - 11 for8:00; Extra Man Goals: NC - 3 for 10; Delaware - 0 for 4; Faceoffs: NC - 6; Delaware - 11; Clears - Not available; Attendance: 900.

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