No. 22 Buckeyes Fall in Third Overtime to No. 13 UNC, 13-12 – Ohio State Buckeyes
2/16/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse
Feb. 16, 2002
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State men’s lacrosse team just fell short in its season opener, losing on the road to North Carolina in three overtimes, 13-12. Goalie Tony Russo (So. Fallston, Md./Calvert Hall) had a standout game for the Buckeyes, posting 20 saves, while Curtis Smith (Jr., Victoria, British Columbia/Oak Bay) led the squad with four goals and an assist.
UNC sophomore midfield Johnny Seivold scored with 2:33 left in the third overtime period to give the Tar Heels the win after 69 minutes and 27 seconds of play.
In the game, there were nine ties and four lead changes. The Buckeyes’ extra-man offense was efficient, scoring four goals on four opportunities. The Buckeyes were outshot, 63-31, in the game. Russo made 20 saves while allowing 13 goals, while UNC goalie Paul Spellman had 15 saves and allowed 12 goals.
The Buckeyes ended the first half up, 7-6. After UNC opened the game with two straight goals, the Buckeyes responded with three consecutive tallies, scored by Pat Myers (Jr., Kennebunk, Maine/Kennebunk), Mike Norton (Jr., Timonium, Md./Calvert Hall) and Tom Randisi (Fr., Towson, Md./Calvert Hall). The teams traded goals after that, with Pat Donohue (Jr., West Babylon, N.Y./West Babylon) scoring for OSU, and the Buckeyes then went up, 7-4, with a string of goals by Randisi, Smith and Myers. UNC’s Andrew Lucas tallied twice to end the half, including a goal with 42 seconds remaining, to bring the Tar Heels within one. UNC outshot Ohio State, 33-12, in the half.
In the second half, neither team could put together more than a one-goal lead. The score was tied at eight at the end of three quarters, as UNC’s Bryan Will and Austin Garrison scored around a Smith goal. In the fourth quarter, UNC took a 10-9 lead, its first lead since late in the first quarter, on back-to-back goals by Tim Gosier. The Buckeyes’ Anthony Gilardi (So., Baldwin, N.Y./Baldwin) and Smith scored to give Ohio State the lead, 11-10. UNC’s Lucas then tallied his third goal of the game at 5:31 to tie the game at 11.
The Buckeyes took the lead with 2:06 remaining on another Smith goal. However, Gosier scored his third goal of the fourth quarter with 1:31 left to tie the game at 12. There was no scoring until Seivold’s goal in the third overtime.
For the game, Smith led the Buckeyes with five points, on four goals and an assist. Myers had two goals and two assists and Gilardi had two goals and one helper. Randisi tallied twice in his first collegiate game. Norton and Donohue also scored in the game and Mark Marion (Sr., South Hadley, Mass./South Hadley), Nick Miceli (Jr., Monkton, Md./Loyola), Bryan Mulford (Jr., Lutherville, Md./Calvert Hall) and Mark Engel (Sr., Columbus, Ohio/Upper Arlington) all had one assist.
Ohio State returns to action at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 when it travels to Washington, D.C. to face Georgetown.
No. 13 North Carolina 13, No. 22 Ohio State 12 (3 OT)
Henry Stadium, Chapel Hill, N.C.
SCORING 1 2 3 4 1OT 2OT 3OT TOTAL Ohio State 2 5 1 4 0 0 0 12 North Carolina 2 4 2 4 0 0 1 13
SCORING SUMMARY Qtr. Team Time Score Goal By Assist By 1 UNC 9:19 UNC 1-0 Steven Will Kyle Bell 1 UNC 6:52 UNC 2-0 Bryant Will 1 OSU 5:05 UNC 2-1 Pat Myers (EMO) Mike Norton 1 OSU 2:08 Tied 2-2 Mike Norton 2 OSU 13:40 OSU 3-2 Tom Randisi Mark Marion 2 UNC 13:01 Tied 3-3 Pat Jackson Kyle Bell 2 OSU 12:00 OSU 4-3 Pat Donohue Nick Miceli 2 UNC 10:17 Tied 4-4 Austin Garrison Jed Prossner 2 OSU 7:08 OSU 5-4 Tom Randisi Pat Myers 2 OSU 6:32 OSU 6-4 Curtis Smith Bryan Mulford 2 OSU 5:53 OSU 7-4 Pat Myers (EMO) Anthony Gilardi 2 UNC 4:24 OSU 7-5 Andrew Lucas 2 UNC 0:42 OSU 7-6 Andrew Lucas Steven Will 3 UNC 8:52 Tied 7-7 Bryant Will 3 UNC 6:45 OSU 8-7 Curtis Smith Mark Engel 3 UNC 6:15 Tied 8-8 Austin Garrison (EMO) Bryant Will 4 OSU 14:34 OSU 9-8 Anthony Gilardi (EMO) Curtis Smith 4 UNC 13:16 Tied 9-9 Tim Gosier 4 UNC 9:37 UNC 10-9 Tim Gosier Jed Prossner 4 OSU 8:39 Tied 10-10 Anthony Gilardi Pat Myers 4 OSU 7:04 OSU 11-10 Curtis Smith Mike Norton 4 UNC 5:31 Tied 11-11 Andrew Lucas 4 OSU 2:06 OSU 12-11 Curtis Smith (EMO) 4 UNC 1:31 Tied 12-12 Tim Gosier 3OT UNC 2:33 UNC 13-12 Johnny Seivold
EMG= Extra Man Goal SHG= Short Handed Goal
INDIVIDUAL SCORING SUMMARY Goals Scored Ohio State Curtis Smith 4, Pat Myers 2, Anthony Gilardi 2, Tom Randisi 2, Mike Norton, Pat Donohue North Carolina Tim Gosier 3, Andrew Lucas 3, Austin Garrison 2, Bryant Will 2, Pat Jackson, Steven Will, Johnny Seivold
Assists Ohio State Pat Myers 2, Mike Norton 2, Mark Marion, Nick Miceli, Bryan Mulford, Anthony Gilardi, Mark Engel, Curtis Smith North Carolina Kyle Bell 2, Jed Prossner 2, Steven Will, Bryant Will
SHOTS 1 2 3 4 1OT 2OT 3OT TOTAL Ohio State 6 6 7 9 2 1 0 31 North Carolina 16 17 10 13 4 2 1 63
SAVES 1 2 3 4 1OT 2OT 3OT TOTAL Ohio State 4 6 4 4 1 1 0 20 North Carolina 3 1 6 2 2 1 0 15
GOALKEEPER SUMMARY Ohio State Minutes Saves Goals Allowed Tony Russo 69:27 20 13 North Carolina Minutes Saves Goals Allowed Paul Spellman 69:27 15 12
FACEOFFS 1 2 3 4 1OT 2OT 3OT TOTAL Ohio State 1 5 2 4 0 0 0 12 North Carolina 4 5 2 4 1 1 1 18
GROUND BALLS 1 2 3 4 1OT 2OT 3OT TOTAL Ohio State 6 9 7 5 3 1 0 31 North Carolina 13 9 8 8 3 2 1 44
EXTRA MAN OPPORTUNITIES Goals Attempts Ohio State 4 4 North Carolina 1 6
PENALTIES Number Minutes Ohio State 6 4.5 North Carolina 4 4.0
OFFICIALS: Referee– Tommy Brannock Umpire– Al Sadtler Field Judge– Steve Dahl
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