Ryan Kneipper scored five goals to lead defending champion North Carolina to a 6-0 win over Winthrop in the first round of the NCAA Division I men's tournament.

Kneipper scored in the 10th, 18th, 64th, 70th and 71st minutes for the Heels to give him 12 NCAA tournament goals in his career, one shy of the record set by Virginia's A.J. Wood (1991-94).

The NCAA Division I men's tournament record for goals in a game is seven by Appalachian State's Thompson Usiyan against George Washington in 1978.

Furman beat Loyola (Md.), 2-0, to tie an NCAA record held by Wisconsin-Green Bay, Virginia, and SMU with its 10th consecutive shutout. The Paladins also improved on another school record as they have not allowed a goal in 942 minutes dating back to Oct. 5.

Furman freshman Chefik Simo attended his first match since he was critically injured in an automobile accident on Oct. 11 that claimed the life of Furman freshman star Gray Griffin.

Simo, the U.S. under-17 and under-20 national team player, had been hospitalized at Greenville (S.C.) Memorial Hospital for six weeks. He was transferred to his hometown of Dallas to begin his rehabilitation.

Wisconsin-Milwaukee won its 19th straight game but struggled with a 2-1 win over Oakland. The Panthers played the last 13 minutes with 10 men after Khaled El-Ahmad, who scored the first goal, was red carded.

Four first-round games went to overtime. Freshman star Erik Violante scored in the third minute of overtime to give Ivy champion Penn a 1-0 win over Seton Hall in the Quakers' first NCAA tournament game in 25 years.

Bobby Crovo scored with 28 seconds remaining in overtime to give Coastal Carolina a 2-1 win at South Carolina.

Fairleigh Dickinson won on penalty kicks for the third straight game, beating Holy Cross, 7-6, in a shootout after their game ended 1-1 to reach the second round.

Northeastern beat Lehigh by the same score on penalty kicks after their game also finished 1-1.

UC Santa Barbara celebrated its NCAA tournament debut with a 2-0 win over San Diego before more than 3,400 fans in Santa Barbara, Calif.

Canadian Rob Friend added to his school record with his 20th goal of the season.

Besides Northeastern and UCSB, all the teams making their NCAA tournament debuts lost. Oregon State fell to Portland, 2-0. Cal State Northridge lost to Loyola Marymount, 1-0. Florida International edged UCF, 2-1.

Oakland, Holy Cross and Winthrop were also making their first appearances in the national playoffs.