Seahawks break home soccer attendance record and they beat the Tar Heels too

WILMINGTON, NC (UNCW) — Jamie Dell scored twice, including the game-winner, as #22 UNCW topped ninth-ranked UNC Chapel Hill, 4-3, before a UNCW Soccer Stadium attendance record of 2,613 on Tuesday.

The Seahawks ran their winning streak to six straight and improved to 8-1-1. The Tar Heels, meanwhile, dropped their third consecutive outing and fell to 5-4.

UNCW improved to 4-0 this season against nationally-ranked opponents.

Dell, who now has six goals on the season, gave the Seahawks the lead in the 52nd minute and would notch his team-leading fourth game-winner of the season in the 80th minute.

UNC opened the scoring in the eighth minute as Walker Hume took a cross from Rob Lovejoy on the leftside and flicked his shot inside the right post for a 1-0 lead.

Newcomer Alexander Schlobohm drew the Seahawks even in the 36th minute with a shot from the top of the penalty area on the right side. His shot knuckled past UNC goalkeeper Brendan Moore and inside the far left post.

On Dell’s first strike of the evening, a pass chipped into open area allowed him to race with the ball almost 40 yards on the right flank before he cut the ball back to the middle of the field and past the keeper for the goal.

Colin Bonner then netted his third goal when he was on the open end of a short pass from Daniel Escobar in the 62nd minute for a 3-1 Seahawk lead.

Verneri Valimaa cut the deficit to 3-2 for the Tar Heels when he weaved his way through the UNCW defense and scored on a shot inside the right post.

Dell’s second strike of the game came in the 80th minute off a short pass from Freddy Nzekele. Dell’s shot from the top of the penalty area sailed into the left side of the goal for a 4-2 lead.

Trailing 4-2 in the 85th minute, Alan Winn would make it a one-goal game for the Tar Heels.

UNCW held a 13-10 advantage in shots and a 6-4 lead in corners.

UP NEXT: The Seahawks host 23rd-ranked Delaware on Oct. 4 at 7 p.m.

NOTES: For the Seahawks, that’s the second straight win over the Tar Heels after clipping UNC last season in Chapel Hill, 1-0 … UNCW’s four goals were a season-high as were the three goals allowed … Schlobohm was making his third appearance for the Seahawks … UNCW’s six-game winning streak is the longest since 1998 … The previous stadium attendance record was 1,620 against Duke in 2010.

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Tuesday High School Scoreboard

GIRLS TENNIS
EAST COLUMBUS 7 – FAIRMONT 2
PENDER 5 – EAST BLADEN 4

VOLLEYBALL
NORTH BRUNSWICK 3 – SW ONSLOW 0
TRASK 3 – WEST BLADEN 2
ASHLEY 3 – NEW HANOVER 0
SOUTH COLUMBUS 3 – SOUTH ROBESON 0
PENDER 3 – EAST BLADEN 0
WHITEVILLE 3 – RED SPRINGS 0
LANEY 3 – TOPSAIL 1

BOYS SOCCER
LANEY 5 – TOPSAIL 1 **Click icon to see highlights
NEW HANOVER 3 – ASHLEY 2
WEST BRUNSWICK 2 – SOUTH BRUNSWICK 1 IN OT
COASTAL CHRISTIAN 5 – PARROTT ACADEMY 2

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GREENSBORO, NC (UNCW) — Annette Lyche fired a sizzling 5-under-par 67 on Tuesday to tie for second individually while the UNCW women’s golf team closed at fifth place overall in UNC Greensboro’s Forest Oaks Fall Classic.

Lyche opened the final round tied for 13th place, but carded six birdies, 11 pars and one bogey for her career low and move into a tie with James Madison’s Shabril Brewer for the runner-up spot on the individual leaderboard behind Mercer’s Katy Harris. Lyche’s three-round total was a 1-over 73-77-67=217, two shots behind Harris at 70-72-73=215, on the 6,267 layout at Forest Oaks Country Club.

UNCW fashioned a 301 total on the last round to wind up in fifth place in the team standings with a 298-311=301=910 card, trailing only champion Elon (298-301-300=899), Rollins (308-300-297=905), Jacksonville (304-309-295=908) and Maryland (305-303-301=909).

“I was really pleased and proud of the team throughout the entire tournament,” said Cindy Ho, UNCW’s head coach. “We struggled with our start today and that put us in a hole right away, but I was proud of how our players stayed focused and did not let that bother them.

“We battled, battled and battled throughout the day. We kept going up and down in the standings. We rode a very hot Annette (Lyche) and her score helped tremendously. It thought we hit the ball better than we scored. We gave ourselves a chance today and did a lot of fantastic things throughout the tournament.”

Lyche, a junior transfer from Baylor, was UNCW’s top finisher for the second time in as many appearances this fall after taking third in the William & Mary Invitational. Fellow junior Meghan Theiss narrowly missed a top-10 finish with a 70-75-79=224, tying for 11th place in the 96-player field.

“I was really proud of Annette,” said Ho. “She had six birdies and a three-putt for her only bogey on No. 15. “

Individual Leaderboard: Katy Harris, Mercer, 1., 70-72-73=215; Annette Lyche, UNCW, T2., 73-77-67=217; Shabril Brewer, James Madison, T2., 72-74-71=217; Jessica Welch, Jacksonville, 4., 74-73-71=218; Annie Dulman, Rollins, 5., 75-73-71=219; Emily Brooks, Elon, 6., 75-70-75=220; Juliet Vonghoumy, Maryland, T7., 75-75-71=221; Sarah Bae, High Point, T7., 72-74-75=221.

UNCW Individual Results: Annette Lyche, T3., 73-77-67=217; Meghan Theiss, 70-75-79=224; Mallory Warrick, T.40, 76-82-75=233; Kayla Thompson, T.61, 79-79-80=238; Sydney Boyd, 87., 86-80-85=251.

Team Standings: 1. Elon, 298-301-300=899; 2. Rollins, 308-300-297=905; 3. Jacksonville, 304-309-295=908; 4. Maryland, 305-303-301=909; 5. UNCW, 298-311-301=910; 6. High Point, 296-315-301=912; T7. James Madison, 306-302-309=917; T7. Charleston Southern, 313-304-300=917; 9. Mercer, 306-304-309=919; 10. UNCG, 306-312-302=920; 11. Winthrop, 316-302-308=926; T12. Gardner-Webb, 314-308-311=933; T.12 Cincinnati, 311-311-311=933; T14. Appalachian State, 317-306-311=934; T14. North Florida, 321-313-300=934; 16. Radford, 319-316-304=939; 17. Longwood, 314-320-309=943; 18. Presbyterian, 341-324-326=991.

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MEADOWS OF DAN, VA (UNCW) -– UNCW carded its lowest round of the young season (284) in the third and final round of the Primland Collegiate Invitational on Tuesday at the Primland Resort Course. Freshman Thomas Eldridge again led the Seahawks, tying for 21st overall at four-under par.

On a great day to score low, four Seahawks recorded scores of par or lower. Eldridge posted his second score of 70 in the three-round tournament while Grant Houser and David Kostyal finished the round one-under. Thomas Lilly finished even-par.

Host Wake Forest held off Auburn in the final round for the team championship while UNC Chapel Hill’s William Register edged Michael Johnson by a stroke to take medalist honors.

UNCW Results: T21. Thomas Eldridge 70-72-70=212; T40. Grant Houser 76-74-71=221; 45. Thomas Lilly 77-75-72=224; 46. David Kostyal 77-78-71=226; 47. Ross Robison 73-76-78=227

Team Results: 1. Wake Forest 275-274-277=826; 2. Auburn 276-277-274=827; 3. Penn State 280-278-280=838; 4. Virginia Tech 285-276-278=839; 5. Clemson 285-286-272=843; 6. Virginia 290-278-277=845; 7. UNC Chapel Hill 284-282-283=849; 8. Tennessee 281-284-287=852; 9. UNCW 296-297-284=877

Individual leaderboard: 1. William Register (UNC) 66-65-68=199; 2. Michael Johnson (AUB) 67-67-66=200; T3. Cole Miller (PSU) 70-69-66=205; T3. Paul McBride (WF) 68-67-70=205; T3. Matt Gilchrist (AUB) 69-69-67=205; T3. Davis Womble (WF) 71-66-68=205; T7. Billy Kennerly (CLEM) 69-72-65=206; T7. Trevor Cone (VT) 72-65-69=206; T7. Danny Guise (WF) 66-70-70=206; T10. Ben Griffin (UNC) 69-69-69=207; T10. Chad Merzbacher (UT) 69-71-67=207

UP NEXT: The Seahawks compete in the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate in Johnson City, Tenn., on Oct. 10-12.