May 20, 2009
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The University of North Carolina women's lacrosse team, the No. 3 seed in the 2009 NCAA Tournament, will play second-seeded Maryland in the national semifinals on Friday night at Johnny Unitas Stadium in Towson, Md.
Carolina and the Terrapins will play in the second game on Friday night at approximately 8:30 p.m. The winner will advance to Sunday's championship game to face the winner of Friday's first contest between Northwestern and Penn, which is set to begin at 6 p.m.
"It's a great opportunity and we're excited to be heading to Towson," UNC head coach Jenny Levy says. "We don't really care who we play. That's been our motto for the whole tournament. We're just excited to have another week together. The team gets along great and works hard, and I'm excited."
The Tar Heels (15-4, 4-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) are making their fourth appearance in the NCAA semifinals and their first since 2002. UNC reached the national semifinals in 1997, 1998, 2002 and 2009. Carolina is making its fifth consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament and its 11th overall.
Prior to this season, the Tar Heels had reached the quarterfinals of four consecutive NCAA Tournaments and lost each time in road games at Duke (2005), Northwestern (2006), Virginia (2007) and Syracuse (2008).
TAR HEELS MAKING FOURTH APPEARANCE IN NCAA SEMIFINALS
North Carolina will be making its fourth appearance in the NCAA Tournament semifinals this weekend in Towson.
The Tar Heels also reached the semifinals in 1997, 1998 and 2002, all under head coach Jenny Levy, who has guided the UNC program since its inception in 1996.
Carolina is 0-3 in its three previous Final Four appearances, losing in the semifinals each time.
HOMECOMING THIS WEEKEND FOR EIGHT TAR HEELS
Eight players on the 2009 North Carolina team hail from the state of Maryland, including junior attacking midfielder Megan Bosica (Ellicott City/Mt. Hebron), junior midfielder Kristen Carr (Baltimore/Mercy), sophomore attacker Corey Donohoe (Jarrettsville/North Harford), freshman midfielder Kira Paterakis (Stevenson/McDonogh), sophomore defender Meredith Newton (Severna Park/Severna Park), senior All-America defender Amber Falcone (Westminster/Winters Mill), senior attacker Chelsea Parks (Ellicott City/Centennial) and freshman midfielder Lucy Hayes (Bethesda/Holton-Arms).
UNC head coach Jenny Levy is a Baltimore native and attended Roland Park Country School.
SERIES HISTORY VS. MARYLAND
Maryland leads the all-time series with Carolina, 15-7, including wins in each of the last four meetings. Maryland has beaten UNC in eight of the last 10 matchups in the series over the last seven seasons (starting in 2003).
The Terps have won four consecutive meetings with the Tar Heels in the last three years, including regular season wins in College Park in 2007 and 2009, a regular season win in Chapel Hill in 2008 and an ACC Tournament semifinal win in Charlottesville, Va., in 2008.
Prior to the last four meetings won by Maryland, Carolina won a pair of games over the Terrapins in 2006, both in Chapel Hill (regular season and NCAA Tournament first round).
Carolina is 1-1 against Maryland in NCAA Tournament play. The Terps beat UNC, 14-9, in the 1998 national semifinals in Baltimore. The Tar Heels defeated Maryland, 9-6, in the 2006 opening round in Chapel Hill.
Including a 2-4 mark against the Terrapins in ACC Tournament play, Carolina is 3-5 all-time in the postseason against Maryland.
