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NABC Selects Justin Jackson as First Team All-American

Posted by Avery Trendel | Mar 24, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

UNC junior wing Justin Jackson was named a First Team All-American on Friday by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. The 2017 ACC Player of the Year also clinched consensus First Team All-American honors since he was...

UNC Baseball Earns Road Victory at East Carolina

Posted by Avery Trendel | Mar 23, 2017 | UNC Sports

The No. 10 UNC baseball team picked up some in-state bragging rights on Wednesday night, traveling to Greenville and earning a 6-2 victory over the East Carolina Pirates at Clark-LeClair Stadium. Sophomore rightfielder Brandon...

UNC Hosting Sweet 16 Send-Off Outside the Smith Center Wednesday

Posted by Avery Trendel | Mar 22, 2017 | UNC Sports

With the top-seeded UNC men’s basketball team prepared to head off to Memphis for the NCAA Tournament South Regional, fans have been invited to give the team their well wishes Wednesday night outside the Smith Center....

Tar Heels Move Up to No. 10 in D1Baseball.com Top 25

Posted by Avery Trendel | Mar 20, 2017 | UNC Sports

The UNC baseball team came up just short of a sweep at Georgia Tech this past weekend, but still came away with a second straight ACC series victory to open the conference season. Holding a 15-5 record–4-2 in the...

UNC Commit Coby White Named North Carolina’s Gatorade Player of the Year, Felton Earns South Carolina Honor

Posted by Avery Trendel | Mar 20, 2017 | Basketball, High School

As the current iteration of head coach Roy Williams’ Tar Heels continues to battle their way through the NCAA Tournament, some future UNC stars have been making some noise as well. Class of 2018 commit Coby White...

UNC Scores Final 12 Points to Fend Off Upset-Minded Arkansas, Advance to Sweet 16

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

The recipe for disaster was all there for the top-seeded Tar Heels during Sunday’s 72-65 win over No. 8 seed Arkansas in the NCAA Tournament Second Round. UNC watched a 17-point first-half lead slowly dwindle away thanks...

UNC Women’s Lacrosse Takes Out No. 13 Northwestern

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

In a top-15 showdown on Sunday at Fetzer Field, the second-ranked UNC women’s lacrosse team used a late scoring burst to defeat the No. 13 Northwestern Wildcats 17-12. Although it was tightly contested battle for most of...

Diamond Heels Stage Late-Inning Rally, Steal Series Win at Georgia Tech

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

Trailing 4-0 against Georgia Tech entering the sixth inning on Sunday, the No. 11 UNC baseball team took advantage of some untimely mistakes and rattled off seven consecutive runs on the way to a 7-4 victory in Atlanta. The win...

UNC Men’s Lacrosse Snaps Two-Game Skid, Blows Out Dartmouth

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

After suffering back-to-back losses at home to Hofstra and Richmond, the No. 7 UNC men’s lacrosse team received a much needed pick-me-up on Saturday night–earning a 17-6 victory over Dartmouth at Fetzer Field. Luke...

Georgia Tech Evens Series vs. UNC on 12th Inning Walk-Off Home Run

Posted by Avery Trendel | Mar 18, 2017 | UNC Sports

Baseballs continued to fly out of Russ Chandler Stadium in Atlanta on Saturday, but this time it was Georgia Tech that would get the last laugh against UNC. Junior first baseman Kel Johnson–a Second Team Preseason...

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