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Nov. 12, 2000
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The University of Virginia men’s soccer team lost a hard-fought 1-0 contest to the North Carolina Tar Heels in the championship game of the 2000 Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Soccer Tournament. The tournament was held at Spry Soccer Stadium on the campus of Wake Forest University.
UVa, seeded number two in the tournament, lost to the top-seeded Tar Heels just 13 seconds into the first overtime period after the two teams battled to a 0-0 tie through 90 minutes of regulation. Right off the opening kickoff, North Carolina’s Caleb Norkus gathered a cross from teammate Michael Bucy and scored the game-winning goal when he beat UVa goalkeeper David Comfort (Richmond, Va./Monacan) with a shot from 10 yard out at the 90:13 mark, lifting the Tar Heels to a 1-0 victory.
Both teams played an outstanding game and the contest was a back-and-forth affair during regulation. UNC outshot UVa 17-15, but capitalized on its final shot of the game.
With the loss, Virginia’s record falls to 15-5-1 overall, while the victory improves North Carolina’s record to 19-2-0 on the season. UVa falls to 22-7-3 all-time in the ACC Tournament.
Virginia’s Jonathan Cole (Annapolis, Md./McDonogh), Kyle Martino (Westport, Conn./Staples) and Ryan Gibbs (West Chester, Pa./East) were selected to the 2000 ACC All-Tournament team for their performances in the tournament. UNC’s Norkus was named the tournament’s MVP.
The Cavaliers will now await to see where they are seeded after the 2000 NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship field is selected on Monday, November 13th at 3:30 p.m. Virginia will most likely host a NCAA Tournament first round game on the weekend of November 18-19.
Scoring 1 2 OT FVirginia (15-5-1 ) 0 0 0 0North Carolina (19-2-0) 0 0 1 1
Goals: UNC 1 – Norkus (Bucy) @ 90:13.
Shots: UNC 17, UVa 15.
Corner Kicks: UNC 5, UVa 4.
Saves: UNC 8, UVa 7.
Fouls: UVa 20, UNC 11.
Cautions: UNC 1 – Ueltschy, UVa 1 – Kelly.
2000 ACC All-Tournament Team
Name School
Caleb Norkus North Carolina MVP
Michael Bucy North Carolina
Chris Carrieri North Carolina
David Stokes North Carolina
Noz Yamauchi North Carolina
Jonathan Cole Virginia
Ryan Gibbs Virginia
Kyle Martino Virginia
Robert Russell Duke
Ian Fuller Clemson
Will Hesmer Wake Forest