<p>Sophomore keeper Lizzie Barnes made a career-high 11 saves in the loss to the Tar Heels</p>
<p>Nov. 12, 2006 </p>
<p>CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – No. 1-ranked and top-seeded North Carolina (23-1) ended Navy’s record-setting season Sunday afternoon in the second round of the 2006 NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament, as the Tar Heels toppled the Midshipmen, 4-0, at Fetzer Field in Chapel Hill. Navy ended its season with a 21-2-1 record and made the program’s second appearance in the NCAA Championship in the last four years. </p>
<p>“I’m extremely proud of my team,” said Navy head coach Carin Gabarra. "We’ve had an incredible season. We set a lot of high goals at the beginning of the season and I think we’ve been able to achieve quite a few of them. </p>
<p>“If we are going to go out fighting, I’d rather go out against a team like North Carolina that has such a storied tradition.” </p>
<p>Carolina put its first marker on the scoreboard in the 11th minute when Heather O’Reilly sent the ball from two yards out on the right edge across to Elizabeth Guess who shot the ball over Navy keeper Lizzie Barnes’ (New Orleans, La.) head. It marked Guess’ third game-winner in the last four contests. Just over 11 minutes later, Barnes came out of the cage to intercept a cross, but the wind lifted the ball and rookie midfielder Whitney Engen headed it into the net to give the Tar Heels a 2-0 lead at the half. </p>
<p>The Mids’ lone shot of the game came in the first half when sophomore forward Sam Schroth (Chester Springs, Pa.) booted the ball from the top left side of the box only to be blocked out of play by a UNC defender. Awarded a corner, Navy freshman Cassie Barbaresi (Bradenton, Fla.) put the ball into the box, but it was snatched out of the air by UNC keeper Anna Rodenbough. </p>
<p>Carolina peppered Barnes in the early minutes of the second half, but it wasn’t until the 71st minute that the Tar Heels were able to add to their lead. O’Reilly sent a ball from the left side of the box to Engen who was streaking up the middle. Engen lowered her head and punched in UNC’s third goal of the game, rippling the bottom left corner of the net. </p>
<p>UNC’s final goal of the game came with 44 seconds left in the contest with Melissa Hayes heading in her first goal of the season. </p>
<p>Carolina owned a 20-1 shots advantage, including putting 15 on goal. Barnes made a career-high 10 stops for the Midshipmen, while freshman defender Lauren Bresnahan (Weston, Fla.) also booted out a goal-line shot in the fourth minute of the contest. </p>
<p>The four goals are the most scored against the Midshipmen since last year’s season finale against nationally-ranked Penn State in which the Nittany Lions shut out Navy, 5-0. </p>
<p>“We pride ourselves on defense,” added Gabarra. "That’s the foundation of our program. Their speed of play was the big difference and it made it hard for us to organize behind them. UNC is talented at every position. </p>
<p>“There are things we can take away from this game to help us improve in future years. Naval Academy kids are tough and we will learn from this experience, get better and come back next year with the same goals in mind.” </p>
<p>The Mids end their season with a school-record 21 wins and their four seniors – Meggie Curran (Silver Spring, Md.), Kristi Coonfare (Aurora, Colo.), Carmen Myers (Woodbridge, Va.) and team captain Molly Burd (Englewood, Colo.) – conclude their careers as the first players in program history to play in two NCAA Tournaments.</p>