Michigan
North Carolina
Wolverines Fall to North Carolina in Challenge
9/3/2000 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- The University of Michigan field hockey team suffered its first loss of the season, going down to North Carolina 4-2 on Sunday (Sept. 3) in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge at the Anheuser Busch Sports Center.
The Wolverines found themselves behind 2-0 until an unassisted goal by sophomore Jessica Rose (Warwick, Pa./Warwick HS) cut the Tar Heel advantange to 2-1.
North Carolina added to its lead in the second half with two goals to take the score to 4-1. Jessie Veith (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park-River Forest HS) put in the last goal of the afternoon, assisted by Kelli Gannon (Escondido, Calif./San Pasqual HS).
The Wolverines will return to action against Duke University in their final game in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge on Monday (Sept. 4) at noon CDT.
MATCH SUMMARY
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
| North Carolina | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Michigan | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Scoring, Time (Assist)
1st -- UNC, Katie McDonall (unassisted)
1st -- UNC, Abbey Wooley (unassisted)
1st -- U-M, Jessica Rose (unassisted)
2nd -- UNC, Jana Toepel (unassisted)
2nd -- UNC, Holly Huff (Wooley)
2nd -- U-M, Jessie Veith (Kelli Gannon)
Shots: U-M 10, UNC 16
Penalty Corners: U-M 3, UNC 5
Contact: Jason Binge (734) 763-4423
