6/27/15

North Carolina gets Win and Draw at 2015 Clash

DANIEL ISLAND, SC - The ninth annual Clash of the Carolinas was held Saturday afternoon at Blackbaud Stadium on Daniel Island and North Carolina retained the girls and boys trophies with a draw and a win, respectively. The girls’ match ended in a scoreless draw while the Tar Heels recorded the largest margin of victory in the boys’ series with a 7-0 shutout. North Carolina now leads the girls’ series 6-1-2 and the boys’ contests 5-1-3.

The girls' game was highlighted by the play of all three goalkeepers and their efforts were rewarded with Most Valuable Player honors for North Carolina's Celeste Barnard of Panther Creek High School (Cary) and South Carolina's Sara Dooley of Pickens HS. Barnard was credited with three saves, including several reflex plays, while Dooley claimed five saves on 11 shots and controlled South Carolina’s back line the full 90 minutes. Allie Cutler of Broughton HS chipped in four saves as the Tar Heels faced 14 shots by the Sandlappers.

The boys’ match was one-way traffic for the Tar Heels as North Carolina raced out to an early 2-0 lead and a 4-0 halftime advantage in a match delayed because of lightning and intermittent downpours throughout the game. Tresor Mbuyu of Garinger HS in Charlotte earned MVP honors for N.C., by virtue of scoring two goals and collecting an assist. Connor Hubbard of Eastside HS in Taylors was tabbed the MVP for South Carolina. New Hanover’s Ian Bennett also scored two goals while CJay Sparks (Jacksonville), Riley Zerfoss (Northern Guilford), and Hunter Weiland (Heritage) tallied a score a piece.

GIRLS BOX SCORE, SC 0-0 NC
Halftime: SC 0-0 NC
Shots: SC 14-11 NC
Saves: SC 5 (Sara Dooley); NC 7 (Celeste Barnard 3, Allie Cutler 4)
Corners: SC 6-3 NC
Offsides: SC 1-1 NC
Fouls: SC 6-8 NC
Series: NC 6-1-2, 77.8%

2007: NC 3-1
2008: SC 3-2
2009: NC 2-0
2010: NC 3-1
2011: NC 4-2
2012: NC 2-1
2013: TIE 3-3
2014: NC 2-1
2015: TIE 0-0
GOALS: NC 21-12

BOYS BOX SCORE, SC 0-7 NC
Halftime: SC 0-4 NC
Goals: NC – Ian Bennett (2), Tresor Mbuyu (2), CJay Sparks, Hunter Weiland, Riley Zerfoss
Assists: NC – Duncan Davis, Hector Gutierrez, Mbuyu, Jack Miller
Shots: SC 3-17 NC
Saves: SC 4-0 NC
Corners: SC 2-6 NC
Offsides: SC 0-1 NC
Fouls: SC 9-7 NC
Cautions: SC (David Koprowski, Colton Frankel) & NC (Weiland)
Series: NC leads 5-1-3, 72.2%

2007: TIE 2-2
2008: TIE 0-0
2009: TIE 0-0
2010: SC 3-2
2011: NC 2-0
2012: NC 1-0
2013: NC 2-0
2014: NC 2-1
2015: NC 7-0
GOALS: NC 18-6

Pictures:
Boys Game
Girls Game

Hilton Head's Quinlan, Ceron and Whale Branch's Wallace end prep careers at Clash
The Island Packet, Hilton Head Island