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UNC Women’s Basketball Topples Furman, Extends Win Streak to Six Games

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 10, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Make it six wins in a row for the UNC women’s basketball team, which seems to have recovered quite nicely after suffering a pair of upset losses over its first four games. The Tar Heels defeated the Furman Paladins 84-56...

With Seventh Woods Sidelined, Jalek Felton Starting to Turn Heads for UNC

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 6, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Wednesday night’s 104-61 victory for UNC over Western Carolina was a beatdown of epic proportions. That much was clear to anyone who saw the Tar Heels take off on a 33-3 run in the first half and drain 16 of their 22 attempts...

No. 11 Tar Heels Head Into Exam Break With 104-61 Dismantling of Western Carolina

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 6, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

The 11th-ranked UNC men’s basketball team put the early season grinder behind them on Wednesday night at the Dean Dome—completing a stretch of seven games in 14 days with a 104-61 win over the Western Carolina Catamounts. After...

Seventh Woods Out Indefinitely With Fractured Left Foot

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 6, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

UNC announced Wednesday evening that sophomore guard Seventh Woods is out indefinitely with a stress fracture in his left foot. Woods–who has also been battling plantar fasciitis in the same foot–has missed the Tar...

USA Basketball Selects Janelle Bailey as Female Athlete of the Year

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 6, 2017 | Basketball, National, UNC Sports

UNC freshman forward Janelle Bailey was recognized as USA Basketball’s Female Athlete of the Year, it was announced Wednesday. The 6-foot-4-inch native of Matthews, North Carolina has emerged as a potential star in Chapel...

Blowout Over Presbyterian Hands UNC Women’s Basketball Fifth Straight Victory

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 6, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Junior guard Paris Kea scored 23 points and dished out seven assists on Tuesday night at Carmichael Arena, leading the UNC women’s basketball team to its fifth consecutive victory–a 91-56 blowout over the...

Janelle Bailey Picks Up Second ACC Women’s Basketball Rookie of the Week Award

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 5, 2017 | ACC, Basketball, UNC Sports

The ACC announced late Monday afternoon that UNC freshman forward Janelle Bailey has been named the ACC Women’s Basketball Rookie of the Week for the second time in the last three weeks. A McDonald’s All-American...

Luke Maye Earns Second ACC Player of the Week Honor of the Season

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 4, 2017 | ACC, Basketball, UNC Sports

For the second time in four weeks this season, UNC junior forward Luke Maye has been named the ACC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week. The league announced its weekly awards on Monday, with Maye’s efforts...

UNC Jumps Two Spots to No. 11 in AP Men’s Basketball Top 25

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 4, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Coming off three consecutive double-digit victories, UNC rose two spots in the most recent AP Men’s Basketball Top 25–which was released Monday afternoon. Last week, the Tar Heels (8-1) defeated Michigan at the Smith...

Women’s Hoops: Tar Heels Outlast App State in Defensive Battle

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 4, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Fans at Carmichael Arena on Sunday evening were treated to a defensive battle of epic proportions, as the UNC women’s basketball team defeated the Appalachian State Mountaineers by a score of 56-43. Preseason All-ACC...

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