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UNC Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse Find Out NCAA Tournament Destinations

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 8, 2017 | UNC Sports

The brackets for the NCAA men’s and women’s lacrosse tournaments were released Sunday evening, with UNC guaranteed a berth in each event since both Tar Heel teams won their respective ACC Tournaments. Head coach Joe...

UNC Stays at No. 3 in D1Baseball Top 25

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 8, 2017 | UNC Sports

After taking the weekend off from an ACC series thanks to final exams, the UNC baseball team held its spot at No. 3 in the most recent D1Baseball.com Top 25. The Tar Heels (37-9) played just one game this past week, a...

William Blumberg Named ACC Men’s Tennis Freshman of the Year, Three Tar Heels Named to All-ACC Roster

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

With awards season in full swing this week, the ACC announced its men’s tennis honors Thursday morning. UNC’s William Blumberg took home the league’s Freshman of the Year award, while joining teammates Ronnie...

Tar Heel Attacker Chris Cloutier Named National Men’s Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week

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

After leading the UNC men’s lacrosse team to an improbable ACC Tournament Championship over the weekend, junior attacker Chris Cloutier was named the National Offensive Player of the Week by the United States...

NCAA Honors Eight UNC Teams for Top Academic Progress Rates

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

Eight different UNC teams were recognized Wednesday by the NCAA for finishing in the top 10 percent nationally in Academic Progress Rates for their respective sports. Those teams include: men’s and women’s tennis,...

Women’s Lax: Molly Hendrick, Marie McCool Earn ACC Attacker and Midfielder of the Year

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 3, 2017 | ACC, UNC Sports

Wednesday marked the release of the ACC’s Individual Women’s Lacrosse Awards, with a pair of Tar Heels being recognized. Senior Molly Hendrick–who leads UNC (16-2) with 66 goals entering the NCAA...

Theo Pinson to Return for Senior Season at UNC

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 3, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

It took point guard Joel Berry less than two days after declaring for the NBA Draft to decide he, instead, wanted to return for his senior season at UNC. For wing Theo Pinson, it didn’t take much longer–as the...

UNC Women’s Tennis Earns No. 2 Overall Seed for NCAA Tournament

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

The NCAA released its bracket for this year’s Division I Women’s Tennis Tournament, with UNC receiving the No. 2 overall seed. Having won both the ACC regular season and tournament championships, the Tar Heels (30-2)...

Crucial Error Lets UNC Baseball Walk-Off as Winners vs. Richmond

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

For the second time in three days, the third-ranked UNC baseball team picked up a walk-off victory. This time, though, it got a little bit of help. With the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning Tuesday night at...

Carolina Panthers Release Former UNC Safety Tre Boston

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 2, 2017 | Professional, UNC Sports

With the team looking to rebound in 2017 after missing the playoffs altogether last season, the Carolina Panthers released five players on Tuesday afternoon. Among those shown the door was former UNC safety Tre Boston–who...

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