For nearly two hours today, the sophomore midfielder reminded her North Carolina teammates, and herself, not to let up.

Coincidentally, Maryland (the sophomore midfielder Robbie C'deBaca) and Clemson (the senior midfielder Randy Albright) also have players from Albuquerque.

Shannon Higgins, a sophomore midfielder, scored the only goal with 7 minutes 10 seconds elapsed in the second half.

Averbuch, who is from Montclair, N.J., and is a sophomore midfielder for North Carolina, scored the fastest goal in the history of N.C.A.A. women's soccer.

A high school teammate, the sophomore midfielder Allan Maragh, from Jamaica, is also a full-time starter.

"The mixture of nationalities has helped the program," said Paul O'Donnell, a sophomore midfielder who was born in Scotland.

The sophomore midfielder Jesse Van Saun scored two goals and assisted on the other for the 20th-ranked Red Storm, who will play host to Notre Dame tonight.

It was on the 11th shot, the first of sudden-death penalty kicks, that the sophomore midfielder Jill Krivacek scored to give Notre Dame the lead.

With just over two minutes left and the Hoyas down by 10-9, Steve Dusseau, a sophomore midfielder for Georgetown, scored on a long shot.

It was, thanks in part to the sophomore midfielder Lisa Rebane, whose goal in sudden-death overtime brought a 14-13 victory over Virginia in Saturday's tense semifinal game.