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Pittsburgh Ends UNC Volleyball’s Winning Streak at Five

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 21, 2017 | UNC Sports

All good things must come to an end. The UNC volleyball team realized that the hard way on Friday night, as the Tar Heels saw their five-game winning streak snapped on the road at the hands of the Pittsburgh Panthers–which...

UNC Field Hockey Comes Up Short Against No. 2 Duke

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 21, 2017 | UNC Sports

A heavyweight battle between two of the nation’s top field hockey teams didn’t go quite as planned for head coach Karen Shelton and the fifth-ranked Tar Heels on Friday night in Durham. UNC came up just short in its...

Tar Heels Squeak Past Memphis in Men’s Basketball Scrimmage

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 21, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Playing against another team for the first time this season, the ninth-ranked UNC men’s basketball team defeated the Memphis Tigers 70-64 on Friday night in a closed scrimmage. Joel Berry scored 14 points to lead the Tar...

New York Knicks Sign Isaiah Hicks to Two-Way Contract

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 20, 2017 | Basketball, Professional, UNC Sports

After spending training camp with the Charlotte Hornets, former UNC forward Isaiah Hicks agreed Thursday to a two-way contract with the New York Knicks. The deal will allow Hicks to play for the Knicks’ G-League...

USA Today Preseason Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll Ranks UNC at No. 9

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 20, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

The reigning men’s basketball national champions will begin the 2017-18 campaign ranked No. 9 in the USA Today Coaches Poll, which was released Thursday for the first time this season. Led by returning players Joel Berry,...

UNC Women’s Soccer Eases Past Virginia Tech, Win Streak Sits at Eight Games

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 20, 2017 | Soccer, UNC Sports

A 4-0 shutout victory over the Virginia Tech Hokies on Thursday evening extended the fifth-ranked UNC women’s soccer team’s winning streak to a whopping eight games. Julia Ashley’s first goal of the season came...

UNC Defense Looking to Limit Big Plays Against No. 14 Virginia Tech

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

The offensive struggles for the UNC football team have been well-documented during the team’s 1-6 start this season, but it’s the defense’s biggest problem area that could doom the Tar Heels this week in Blacksburg against No....

Paris Kea, Stephanie Watts Named to Preseason All-ACC Women’s Hoops Team

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 19, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

The ACC released its preseason women’s basketball All-Conference teams on Thursday, with a pair of Tar Heels making the cut. Redshirt junior guard Paris Kea and sophomore guard Stephanie Watts were among 10 players on the...

Four UNC Men’s Soccer Players Included on Top Drawer Soccer’s Midseason Top 100 List

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 19, 2017 | Soccer, UNC Sports

Four Tar Heels were included this week in Top Drawer Soccer’s newly released Midseason Top 100 list–which ranks the top men’s soccer players in the nation. Sophomore midfielder Cam Lindley was the highest UNC...

UNC Volleyball Hands NC State Its First ACC Loss of 2017

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

Behind 25 kills from star hitter Taylor Leath, the UNC volleyball team gave the rival NC State Wolfpack its first ACC loss of the season on Wednesday night at Carmichael Arena–winning by a score of 3-1 (25-20, 22-25,...

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