{"id":1736,"date":"2011-05-06T23:56:48","date_gmt":"2011-05-07T03:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/capitalsports.us\/?p=1736"},"modified":"2011-05-06T23:56:48","modified_gmt":"2011-05-07T03:56:48","slug":"no-12-carolina-lacrosse-beats-no-3-notre-dame-in-ot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capitalsportsnc.com\/?p=1736","title":{"rendered":"No. 12 Carolina lacrosse beats No. 3 Notre Dame in OT"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>A goal from Pat Foster just over a minute into overtime gave No. 12 North Carolina a 9-8 victory over third-ranked Notre Dame in non-conference men’s lacrosse action on Friday evening at Fetzer Field. The Fighting Irish conclude the regular season with a 10-2 record. <\/p>\n

Notre Dame ended regulation on a 4-0 run to force the extra session. The Irish surge began on a Westy Hopkins goal with 6:22 left in the fourth quarter. Junior attackman Sean Rogers cut the Tar Heel lead to two (8-6) with 1:24 remaining. Notre Dame made it a one-goal game seven seconds later after senior Jake Marmul won the faceoff and assisted on a Colin Igoe goal. Igoe, a senior attackman, knotted the game (8-8) with 13 seconds left in regulation. <\/p>\n

North Carolina (10-5) jumped out to a 3-0 lead behind back-to-back goals from Nicky Galasso and a score from Marcus Holman, who had a game-high three goals. Hopkins, a freshman attackman, put the Irish on the board with 3:18 left in the opening quarter. The Tar Heels led 3-1 after the first quarter. <\/p>\n

Goals from Holman and Ryan Creighton 52 seconds apart gave North Carolina a 5-1 lead by the 8:31 mark of the second period. The Irish answered back with a goal from sophomore midfielder Tyler Kimball off a pass from Eric Keppeler. It was the first career goal for Kimball. North Carolina led 5-2 at the intermission. <\/p>\n

A goal from Fighting Irish senior midfielder David Earl cut the Tar Heel lead to two (5-3) just over a minute into the second half. Scores from Creighton and Foster extended the North Carolina advantage to four (7-3) midway through the third quarter. Earl’s second tally of the quarter put the Irish back to within three (7-4) by the end of the third period. <\/p>\n

North Carolina went up by four (8-4) less than a minute into the final stanza on goal from Holman. <\/p>\n

Sophomore goalie John Kemp made 12 saves, including nine in the first half, for the Fighting Irish. Steven Rastivo had 13 stops for the Tar Heels. North Carolina held a 36-35 edge in shots. The Tar Heels won 15 of 21 faceoff attempts. <\/p>\n

Pairings for the 2011 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship will be announced at 9:00 p.m. (ET) on Sunday during the ESPNU Selection Show. The official bracket will be posted on NCAAsports.com. The tournament’s first round will take place May 14-15 on campus sites.<\/p>\n

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