New York powered to a 4-2 win over host Carolina and moved into sole possession of first place. New York (4-1-3 record, 15 points) has won both of its matches over the Courage (2-5-1, tied for 6th place, 7 points) this season. Power forward Tiffeny Milbrett set up Ann Kristin Aarones for the first goal and scored the last two for the Power. Kristy Whelchel scored the other goal. Hege Riise scored the first Carolina goal during a goalmouth scramble after a corner kick. The Norwegian Olympian and teammate Danielle Fotopoulos set up Naomi Stone for the final goal of the night. Milbrett, with 12 points, moved into the league’s overall scoring lead over Fotopoulos, Washington’s Pretinha and Boston’s Maren Meinert (all with 11 points). Rain was forecast for the match but never fell. June 7 in Chapel Hill, N.C. CAROLINA 2 NEW YORK 4 Scoring Summary: NY û Aarones (Milbrett, Lalor) 27. NY û Whelchel (Pearce) 37. NY û Milbrett (Fettig) 45. NY û Milbrett 65. CAR û Riise 77. CAR û Stone (Fotopoulos, Riise) 82. Carolina — Bente Nordby (Kristin Luckenbill, 78), Carla Overbeck, Staci Burt, Wen Lirong, Tiffany Roberts, Hege Riise, Beth Sheppard (Staci Wilson, 65), Kim Yankowski (Erin Baxter, 46), Mikka Hansen (Danielle Fotopoulos, 46), Meredith Florance (Naomi Stone, 75), Maren Hendershot. CAUTIONS: None; EJECTIONS: None. New York — Gao Hong (Suzy Strazzulla, 65), Christie Pearce, Gro Espeseth (Jen OÆSullivan, 70), Nel Fettig, Ronnie Fair, Kristy Whelchel, Sara Whalen, Jennifer Lalor (Katie Tracy, 46), Ann Kristin Aarones (Emily Janss, 57), Tiffeny Milbrett (Raven McDonald, 67), Tammy Pearman. CAUTIONS: Fair 82, Tracy 90+; EJECTIONS: None. Referee: Sandra Hunt. Attendance: 4,281. Weather: Overcast, warm, 75 degrees.