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UNC Field Hockey Defeats UCONN in OT Thriller, Moves on to NCAA Finals

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 18, 2016 | UNC Sports

Making their eighth straight appearance in the Field Hockey Final Four, No. 4 UNC showed it has much bigger goals on Friday than just sticking to the normal routine. Playing in Norfolk, Virginia, the Tar Heels received an...

UNC Football Left to Pick Up the Pieces After Upset Loss to Duke Last Week

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 17, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

A week removed from a 28-27 upset loss at Duke—a team that had been winless in the ACC–in a game it led by 14 points early on, the UNC football team has spent plenty of time trying to diagnose what went wrong as it...

Berry Continues to Star, as No. 5 UNC Throttles Long Beach State 93-67

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 16, 2016 | Basketball, Featured, UNC Sports

As the No. 5 UNC men’s basketball team rolled to a 93-67 win over the Long Beach State 49ers at the Dean Dome on Tuesday, junior point guard Joel Berry proved yet again how he’ll be the straw that stirs the Tar Heels’ drink this...

Joel Berry and Justin Jackson Named to Wooden Award Preseason Top 50

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 15, 2016 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Entering the 2016-17 men’s college basketball season, Tar Heel fans knew that for UNC to be successful, it would need a big year from its stellar junior class consisting of point guard Joel Berry and wings Justin Jackson...

UNC Athletics Posts 82 Percent Graduation Success Rate

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 15, 2016 | UNC Sports

Data released by the NCAA on Tuesday covering the cohort of academic years 2006-2009 showed that UNC posted a Graduation Success Rate of 82 percent during that time. This measurement looks at student-athlete graduation rates by...

UNC Welcomes Four Signees As Part of 2017 Men’s Basketball Recruiting Class

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 15, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Late Monday night, it was officially announced that head coach Roy Williams will welcome four new members to the UNC men’s basketball team next season. Included in the group is: Jalek Felton, a 6-foot-4 guard from...

No. 5 UNC Hopes to Continue Hot Start on Tuesday Against Long Beach State

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 15, 2016 | UNC Sports

It’s just two games into this year’s college basketball season, but in that time the No. 5 Tar Heels have already offered a big glimpse into what the rest of the year may look like. For all the worries about how UNC...

NCAA Men’s Soccer Tournament: No. 9 Tar Heels Earn First Round Bye

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 14, 2016 | UNC Sports

The bracket for the NCAA Men’s Soccer Tournament was released Monday afternoon with the Tar Heels earning the No. 9 overall seed. As one of 16 schools to be seeded, UNC will receive a first round bye in the 36-team...

UNC Enters Top Five in AP Men’s Basketball Poll

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 14, 2016 | UNC Sports

After a pair of impressive wins over the weekend–coupled with a loss by then No. 3 Kansas–the UNC men’s basketball team moved into the top five in the AP Poll for the first time this season. Ranked No. 6 in the...

Tar Heels Upset No. 2 Maryland, Advance to Eighth Straight Field Hockey Final Four

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 14, 2016 | UNC Sports

Head coach Karen Shelton said Saturday after the UNC field hockey team’s NCAA First Round victory that she considered her Tar Heels the underdogs heading into their matchup with No. 2 Maryland in the Quarterfinals. Based...

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