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Stephanie Watts Named ACC Rookie Of The Week

Posted by Staff | Feb 15, 2016 | UNC Sports

For the third time this season, UNC guard Stephanie Watts has been named ACC Rookie of the Week. No other player has been named to the award more times this season. Watts averaged 18.5 points and 8.5 rebounds for North Carolina...

UNC Men’s Tennis Wins National Indoor Title

Posted by Aaron Keck | Feb 15, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

The seventh-ranked UNC men’s tennis team shocked top-seeded Virginia to win the ITA National Indoor Championship Monday afternoon, 4-2. UNC had never reached the final before, but claimed its spot on Sunday with a 4-2 win...

UNC Men’s Basketball Up to No. 5 in AP Poll

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 15, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

UNC men’s basketball checks in at number five in the latest Associated Press poll. The Tar Heels jumped up from number nine in last week’s rankings after victories over Boston College and Pittsburgh. Carolina is now 21-4 on the...

UNC Women’s Lacrosse Dominates to Maintain Undefeated Start

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 15, 2016 | UNC Sports

The North Carolina Tar Heels women’s lacrosse team had a record-setting performance on its way to a victory over the weekend moving to 3-0 on the season. The second-ranked Tar Heels got a career-high five goals out of sophomore...

UNC Men’s Lacrosse Knocks off Furman

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 15, 2016 | UNC Sports

UNC men’s lacrosse is off to a 2-0 start to its season after a 14-6 win over Furman on Saturday afternoon. Carolina is ranked seventh in the country in the poll released on Monday. Five Tar Heels scored multiple goals en route...

ACC Remembers Vicious Rasheed Wallace Dunk Against Duke

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 15, 2016 | UNC Sports

In case you needed a reminder, the biggest rivalry in college basketball – which many in this area would argue is the biggest rivalry in sports, period – will be rekindled on Wednesday when the Duke Blue Devils...

Florida State Seminoles Take Down the Tar Heels

Posted by Staff | Feb 14, 2016 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Freshman guard Stephanie Watts’ team-leading 19 points and nine rebounds weren’t enough to propel the University of North Carolina women’s basketball team to a win on Sunday afternoon in the Tucker Center of Florida State...

No. 9 UNC Gets Back on Track, Demolishes Pittsburgh 85-64

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 14, 2016 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Since the calendar turned over to February, the No. 9 UNC men’s basketball team has seen its 13-game win streak end, lost twice, and had its head coach get sick during a sloppy win over the ACC’s worst team. On Sunday, the team...

Tar Heels Try To Turn The Corner After Boston College

Posted by Staff | Feb 13, 2016 | UNC Sports

Many won’t see a regular season win against the team with the worst record in the ACC as a major victory — But Theo Pinson says otherwise. “Last game was really huge for us,” he said. “I don’t think...

Six Tar Heels Make ESPN’s All Time NBA List

Posted by Staff | Feb 12, 2016 | UNC Sports

Six North Carolina Tar Heels made a list of the all-time top NBA players. That includes the No. 1 all-time NBA player. The Top 100 list was compiled by ESPN. The decision was made by a panel of ESPN’s experts. Voting was...

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