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March 9, 2002 Tar Heels Turn Big Early Lead into Victory
CHAPEL HILL, NC --Host North Carolina jumped out to a 6-0 lead to start the game and the University of Delaware could never recover as the Blue Hens dropped a 16-9 decision in a non-league men's lacrosse game Saturday afternoon at Fetzer Field. North Carolina (4-0) remained unbeaten on the season as brothers Steven and Bryant Will did most of the damage. Steven Will scored four goals and dished out an assist and Bryant dished out four assists to lead the Tar Heels. Delaware (2-2) got two goals each from sophomores Ryan Metzbower (St. Mary's/Severna Park, MD) and Andrew Benazzi (Chaminade/Glen Cove, NY) in the loss. UNC downed the Hens for the third straight season. The loss began a rugged three-game road swing for the Hens that will continue with games at national powers University of Maryland next Saturday and at Colonial Athletic Association foe Towson March 23. North Carolina, which had won two overtime games to start the season 3-0, put this one away early as UNC went up 6-0 in the first 10 minutes of the contest and led by an 8-1 score at halftime. Delaware cut the lead to four goals midway through the third quarter at 8-4, but could never get closer. Tim Gosier scored three goals for North Carolina, including two in the opening 6-0 run, and Austin Garrison, Jed Prossner, and Mike McCall each added two goals. North Carolina outshot the Hens 49-36 with goalkeeper Paul Spellman stopping 10 shots to earn the win. Metzbower, who upped his team-leading point total to 14 points on 12 goals and two assists, led the Hens with a goal and an assist. Ryan Overs, R.C. Reed, Chris Bickley, Greg Grevey, and Andy Hipple also scored for the Hens. Goalkeeper Dave Mullen stopped 14 shots. Delaware didn't score its first goal until early in the second quarter when Overs took a feed from Metzbower to cut the lead to 6-1 with 11:58 left before halftime. But the Hens would not score again until the 12:48 mark of the third quarter when Reed converted. Delaware cut the lead to 8-4 on a goal by Metzbower with 7:08 left in the third, but UNC came right back as Steven Will scored once and assisted on another in a 3-0 run to put the game away. Delaware managed five fourth quarter goals, but North Carolina scored seven times in the quarter, two by Steven Will, to keep the Hens away. AGATE: Delaware............0.......1.......3.......5.......9 Scoring: Goals: Delaware - Andrew Benazzi-2, Ryan Metzbower -2, Ryan Overs, R.C. Reed, Chris Bickley, Greg Grevey, Andy Hipple; North Carolina - Steve Will-4, Tim Gosier - 3, Austin Garrison -2, Jed Prossner - 2, Mike McCall - 2, Pat Jackson, Andrew Lucas, Steve Perdue Assists: Delaware - Metzbower, Matt Lehmann, Matt Golini; UNC - Bryant Will-4, Prossner-2, Garrison-2, Steve Will, Kyle Bell. Shots: D - 36, NC - 49; Saves: D - 14 (Dave Mullen, 59 minutes, 16 goals, 14 saves; Chris Collins, 1 minute, 0 goals, 0 saves), NC - 10 (Paul Spellman); Groundballs: D - 34, NC - 45; Faceoffs: D - 9, NC - 20; Extra Man Goals: D - 0 for 3, NC - 2 for 6; Penalties: D - 8 for 6:00, NC - 3 for 2:00; Clears: D - 20 of 26, NC - 34 of 36; Attendance: 1,048.
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