Spartans top Heels in field hockey

Michigan State's Angela Pagura stole an errant North Carolina pass and scored with 4:15 remaining to lift the host Spartans to a 3-2 victory over the Tar Heels in the first round of the NCAA field hockey tournament on Saturday.

Seventh-ranked North Carolina ended the season with a 14-6 record. No. 10 Michigan State improved to 17-5.

"When you get to this point in the season, everyone is a good team," UNC coach Karen Shelton said. "It was a great clash today.

"As a coach, I'm proud to be a part of those kinds of contests. Unfortunately, we just came out a little short."

At the 32:31 mark, Melanie Brill scored her fifth goal of the season, assisted by senior Kate Scholl and sophomore Kiki Norbruis to give UNC a 2-1 lead.

MSU answered just over five minutes later on the team's first corner of the half. Geraldine Raynor sent a straight shot into the goal, assisted by Gwen Riley and Michelle Ciliberti.

ALSO SATURDAY

MORE FIELD HOCKEY

WAKE FOREST 7, AMERICAN 1: Hilary Moore and Minou Gimbrere scored two goals each to lead the third-seeded Deacons past visiting American in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.

Wake Forest (20-3) will host ACC-rival Virginia (14-8) in the quarterfinals today at 2 p.m.

DUKE 2, CONNECTICUT 1: A tip-in goal from senior Marian Dickinson off Laura Suchoski's shot sent No. 8 Duke over fifth-ranked Connecticut in the first round of NCAA Tournament at College Park, Md.

Lauren Miller scored Duke's other goal in the first half.

Duke (15-5) will face top-seeded Maryland (19-2) in the second round today at 2 p.m.

VOLLEYBALL

MARSHALL 3, EAST CAROLINA 1: Host Marshall (12-14, 5-11 C-USA) defeated East Carolina (13-18, 3-13) in the Pirates' final regular-season match 25-21, 25-14, 27-29, 25-22.

Stephanie Turner led East Carolina with 13 kills.

WRESTLING

ACC/BIG TEN CLASH: Senior 165-pounder Keegan Mueller won two of his three bouts and recorded a victory over No. 14 Rex Kendle of Michigan State to lead host North Carolina in the third annual event.

The Big Ten won eight of nine dual-team matches. Virginia's 23-15 victory over Michigan State was the ACC's lone victory.

North Carolina lost 18-12 to Michigan State, 27-8 to No. 12 Wisconsin and 26-9 to No. 9 Illinois.

NOTE

WOMEN'S SOCCER

ACC TEAMS HOST NCAA TOURNAMENT GAMES: North Carolina, Duke and Wake Forest will host second-round games today in the College Cup.

No. 4 North Carolina (20-1-2) will face Charlotte (18-3-1) today at 1 p.m. at Fetzer Field in the second round of the College Cup.

The Tar Heels defeated the 49ers 5-1 early in the season.

Duke (13-5-3), ranked 15th, will face William & Mary (15-6-1) at 1:30 p.m. at Koskinen Stadium.

No. 23 Wake Forest (13-7-0) will face James Madison (13-6--2) at 1 p.m. in Winston-Salem.