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Dalatri Pitches UNC to Win Over Michigan, Tar Heels Still Standing in NCAA Baseball Tournament

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jun 4, 2017 | UNC Sports

Following a shocking upset loss to Davidson on Friday, the second-ranked UNC baseball team entered Saturday’s showdown with Michigan one loss away from having a fantastic season washed down the drain. Fortunately, for the...

Davidson Stuns No. 2 UNC Baseball in NCAA Tournament Opener

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jun 3, 2017 | UNC Sports

In perhaps the most shocking upset of the NCAA Baseball Tournament so far, the Davidson Wildcats knocked off the No. 2 overall seed UNC Tar Heels by a score of 8-4 on Friday–inside the friendly confines of Boshamer...

Women’s Lacrosse: UNC Midfielder Marie McCool Nominated for Honda Award

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

UNC women’s lacrosse star Marie McCool was one of four finalists selected on Thursday, for the annual Honda Sport Award. Presented annually by the Collegiate Women Sports Awards group for the last 41 years, the honor is...

JB Bukauskas, Logan Warmoth Named First Team All-Americans

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

Collegiate Baseball released its NCAA Division I All-American teams on Thursday, with a trio of Tar Heels making the cut. Starting pitcher JB Bukauskas and shortstop Logan Warmoth–each projected to go in the first round of...

Sam Paul Named ITA National Coach of the Year

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 31, 2017 | UNC Sports

Still riding the high of the most successful season in program history, UNC men’s tennis head coach Sam Paul was recognized Wednesday by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association as the National Coach of the Year. In his 24th...

UNC Has Six Players Selected in Major League Lacrosse Draft

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

This past Sunday, six UNC men’s lacrosse players heard their names called during the annual Major League Lacrosse draft–which was held in Boston. ACC Defender of the Year, and First Team All-American selection,...

Ben Griffin Finishes 11th at NCAA Men’s Golf Championship, Earns All-American Honors

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

Chapel Hill native–and UNC junior–Ben Griffin earned All-American honors for the second time in his young career on Monday, as he finished 11th overall at the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship. Griffin and ACC...

Virginia’s Thai-Son Kwiatkowski Defeats UNC’s William Blumberg in NCAA Men’s Tennis Singles Final

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 29, 2017 | UNC Sports

Facing off against Virginia’s Thai-Son Kwiatkowski–a player he beat twice earlier in the season–UNC men’s tennis freshman William Blumberg was poised to take the program’s first ever NCAA Singles...

Diamond Heels Earn No. 2 Overall Seed for NCAA Tournament, Will Host Regional

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 29, 2017 | UNC Sports

After an uncharacteristic two-year NCAA Tournament drought, the UNC baseball team returned with a bang in 2017. The ACC Coastal Division champions earned the tournament’s No. 2 overall seed on Selection Monday after...

Men’s Tennis: Blumberg Earns Spot in NCAA Singles Final, First in UNC History

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 28, 2017 | UNC Sports

UNC freshman William Blumberg became the first men’s tennis player in school history on Sunday to advance to an NCAA Singles Tournament Final–picking up a 6-2, 7-6 victory over Mississippi State’s Nuno Borges...

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