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UNC Stages Another Frantic Rally, Picks Up 10th-Inning Walk-Off Win Over Davidson

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 9, 2017 | UNC Sports

The third-ranked UNC baseball team continued its recent run of come-from-behind victories on Tuesday, as freshman Ashton McGee hit a walk-off double in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Tar Heels a 7-6 win at Boshamer...

Game Time Set for Sunday’s Elite Eight Matchup Between UNC and Kentucky

Posted by Avery Trendel | Mar 25, 2017 | UNC Sports

With the NCAA Tournament now down to just eight teams, game times have been set for the last round of matchups prior to the Final Four. The top-seeded Tar Heels will take on No. 2 Seed Kentucky in the South Regional Final on...

UNC Baseball Opens Season With Three-Game Sweep of Kentucky

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 19, 2017 | UNC Sports

Despite missing the last two NCAA Tournaments, the UNC baseball team entered 2017 with enough talent to earn the No. 9 ranking in the D1baseball.com preseason poll. It may take a while for the Tar Heels to silence all their...

No. 6 Kentucky Outlasts No. 7 UNC in Classic Thriller Behind Monk’s 47 Points

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 17, 2016 | Basketball, Featured, UNC Sports

Just months removed from one of the greatest college basketball games ever played, the seventh-ranked UNC men’s basketball team experienced a bit of déjà vu on Saturday during an adrenaline-fueled 103-100 loss to No. 6 Kentucky...

Luke Maye and Justin Jackson Spark Berry-less Tar Heels Past Davidson

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 8, 2016 | Basketball, Featured, UNC Sports

The sprained ankle that kept point guard Joel Berry out of UNC’s 83-74 victory over the Davidson Wildcats at the Smith Center on Wednesday meant plenty of eyes were focused on the Tar Heel backcourt. Nate Britt and freshman...

UNC Women’s Tennis Slips Past Northwestern into Sweet 16

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

Having won 20 matches in a row entering Saturday’s second round of the NCAA Women’s Tennis Team Tournament, UNC found itself in an unfamiliar situation against Northwestern–needing one of its final two singles...

Jenkins’ Shot Stuns UNC at the Buzzer; Wins Title For Villanova

Posted by Avery Trendel | Apr 5, 2016 | Basketball, Featured, UNC Sports

Following a miracle sent from the heavens down to Houston–an off-balance, game-tying three-pointer by UNC guard Marcus Paige with four seconds remaining–Villanova forward Kris Jenkins got the ball wide open at the...

No. 9 UNC Lays the Smackdown on Davidson, 98-65

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 6, 2015 | Basketball, Featured, Sports, UNC Sports

In their first game since defeating No. 2 Maryland this past Tuesday, the No. 9 UNC men’s basketball team put together another impressive performance on Sunday—blowing out the Davidson Wildcats by a score of 98-65. Davidson...

Tar Heels Storm Back To Down K-State; Claim CBE Classic Title

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 25, 2015 | Basketball, Featured, Sports, UNC Sports

For a moment on Tuesday night it appeared as if the No. 9 ranked UNC men’s basketball team was on its way to its second loss in three games. The Tar Heels were down by eight points with less than five minutes to play, but then...

Tar Heels Get Back on Track, Defeat Northwestern 80-69

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 24, 2015 | Basketball, Sports, UNC Sports

An upset loss at Northern Iowa on Saturday caused the UNC men’s basketball team to slip from first to ninth in the AP Top 25, but the Tar Heels recovered nicely on Monday—defeating the Northwestern Wildcats 80-69 in the...

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