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No. 21 Notre Dame Throttles UNC Football, Tar Heel Offense Lifeless Again

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 7, 2017 | UNC Sports

With black storm clouds looming over Kenan Stadium for the majority of the UNC football team’s 33-10 loss to No. 21 Notre Dame on Saturday, it was a perfect metaphor for a Tar Heel offense which has fallen completely flat over...

Men’s Lacrosse: UNC Upsets No. 6 Notre Dame, Wins First ACC Tourney Title Since 2013

Posted by Avery Trendel | Apr 30, 2017 | UNC Sports

Entering this weekend’s ACC Tournament, there was no guarantee that the 18th-ranked UNC men’s lacrosse team–which entered the event with a 6-7 record–would even have a chance to defend last year’s...

Notre Dame Edges Past UNC Men’s Lacrosse in Regular Season Finale

Posted by Avery Trendel | Apr 22, 2017 | UNC Sports

The UNC men’s lacrosse team began building momentum for its Cinderella run to the NCAA Championship last season with a crucial victory over the highly-touted Notre Dame Fighting Irish–a tightly contested win in the...

No. 12 UNC Holds Off Notre Dame, Picks Up Win in Greensboro Coliseum

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 5, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

The emergency water shortage in Chapel Hill forced a pair of familiar foes—UNC and Notre Dame—into playing Sunday’s game at the Greensboro Coliseum. Home to the ACC Tournament for many years, the famed building added a...

UNC Women’s Soccer Upsets Notre Dame, Moves On to First ACC Final Since 2009

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 4, 2016 | UNC Sports

Having seen a bit of regression in the past few years after once being the center of the sport, the UNC women’s soccer team entered Friday’s matchup against top-seeded Notre Dame in the ACC Semifinals looking to make...

Final Four Drought Over for UNC Men’s Lacrosse: Tar Heels Crush Notre Dame

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 22, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Eight times since 1993 the UNC men’s lacrosse team reached the NCAA Quarterfinals, only to come up short on each occasion. After starting 2016 with a 3-3 record–and minus some of its most talented players from last...

UNC Women’s Lacrosse Final Four Bound After 10-6 Win Over Notre Dame

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 21, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Facing a Notre Dame team that averages nearly 14 goals per game, the No. 3 UNC women’s lacrosse team locked down defensively Saturday to knock off the No. 6 Fighting Irish 10-6 at Fetzer Field in the NCAA Tournament...

Diamond Heels Calm Down, Take Out Notre Dame for Important Series Win

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 16, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers made headlines a couple seasons ago when he told fans and reporters alike to “R-E-L-A-X” following an early losing streak. As it turns out, the UNC baseball team decided to...

Notre Dame Silences Tar Heel Bats, Evens Series

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 14, 2016 | UNC Sports

On Friday night Zac Gallen and Hansen Butler combined to deliver a crucial shutout victory for the UNC baseball team, despite the Tar Heel offense scoring just three runs on four hits. Sophomore JB Bukauskas attempted to pull...

UNC Baseball Shuts Out Notre Dame, Earns Crucial Victory

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 13, 2016 | UNC Sports

Entering Friday night’s game against Notre Dame, the UNC baseball team needed a win in the worst way. Instead of panicking, though, the Tar Heels simply rode the back of their calmest player–junior right-hander Zac...

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