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Blowout Over James Madison Hands UNC Men’s Soccer Ninth Straight Win

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 4, 2017 | Soccer, UNC Sports

Yet another high-powered offensive performance helped lead the third-ranked UNC men’s soccer team to its ninth consecutive victory on Tuesday night. The Tar Heels (11-1) received two goals apiece from Cam Lindley and...

Trubisky Time: Chicago Bears to Start Former UNC QB Next Monday

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 2, 2017 | UNC Sports

The time has finally come for former UNC quarterback Mitch Trubisky to make his first career NFL start. Picked second overall in last April’s NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears, Trubisky has sat on the bench behind former NC...

UNC Women’s Soccer Explodes For 7-0 Victory Over Syracuse

Posted by Avery Trendel | Sep 30, 2017 | Soccer, UNC Sports

Fans at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary were treated to plenty of goals on Saturday afternoon, as the ffth-ranked UNC women’s soccer team blasted the Syracuse Orange by a score of 7-0. Joanna Boyles scored a hat trick for the...

Georgia Tech Pounds UNC Football, Drops Tar Heels to 1-4

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

The season-long struggle continued on Saturday afternoon for the injury-ravaged UNC football team, which traveled to Atlanta and suffered a 33-7 loss at the hands of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. With the Tar Heels top two...

Volleyball: Tar Heels Knock Off Clemson For Second Straight ACC Win

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

The UNC volleyball team earned its second straight conference victory on Friday night, with a 3-1 road win over the Clemson Tigers (25-15, 23-25, 25-19, 25-16). Sophomore Sydnye Fields led the Tar Heels with 13 kills in the...

UNC Men’s Soccer Defeats NC State, Somoano Earns 100th Career Victory

Posted by Avery Trendel | Sep 30, 2017 | Soccer, UNC Sports

Cam Lindley’s penalty kick goal in the 40th minute was enough to deliver a 1-0 victory for the fifth-ranked UNC men’s soccer team on Friday night at WakeMed Soccer Park against the rival NC State Wolfpack. It was the...

Tar Heels Lose Top WR Proehl to Season-Ending Injury

Posted by Associated Press | Sep 29, 2017 | UNC Sports

Add more names to North Carolina’s growing list of season-ending injuries, including top receiver Austin Proehl. The school released its injury report Thursday night ahead of Saturday’s trip to Georgia Tech. That...

Tar Heel Men’s Soccer Dominates Winthrop For Seventh Straight Win

Posted by Avery Trendel | Sep 27, 2017 | Soccer, UNC Sports

Make it seven straight wins for the fifth-ranked UNC men’s soccer team, which laid a 4-0 beatdown on the Winthrop Eagles Tuesday night at UNCG Soccer Stadium in Greensboro. The Tar Heels put together a wire-to-wire...

Joel Berry Named Third Team Preseason All-American by NBC Sports

Posted by Avery Trendel | Sep 26, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Fresh off a run to the national championship–one in which he was named the Final Four’s Most Outstanding Player–UNC senior point guard Joel Berry was selected as a Preseason Third Team All-American by NBC...

Tar Heels Sweep ACC Women’s Soccer Player of the Week Honors

Posted by Avery Trendel | Sep 26, 2017 | UNC Sports

The ACC announced its women’s soccer Players of the Week on Tuesday, with a pair of Tar Heels sweeping the honors. Junior midfielder Dorian Bailey was named the league’s Offensive Player of the Week, while redshirt...

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