There was plenty to offer on the Tar Heel sports menu over the weekend, and while it was a heartbreaking end of the road for one Carolina squad, it was the continuation of a national championship march for another.
The 6-6 UNC football team aims to close the season on a high note in Detroit, as they will face the 7-5 Rutgers Scarlet Knights at the Quick Lane Bowl.
The North Carolina men’s basketball team, 5-2 on the season, looks to recover from a 60-55 loss to Iowa when the Tar Heels welcome a 4-4 East Carolina squad to the Smith Center Sunday for a 3 p.m. tipoff.
In a double overtime shootout, sixth-ranked UNC women’s basketball knocked off No. 18 Rutgers on the road with a 96-93 victory Thursday night in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Two successful Tar Heel programs hope to take the next steps toward potential national championships this weekend. The UNC men’s soccer team hits the road at UCLA, while the Carolina volleyball squad opens up its NCAA Tournament inside the cozy confines of Carmichael Arena.
The No. 6 North Carolina men’s basketball team dropped a tough 60-55 decision in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge, losing to the feisty Iowa Hawkeyes Wednesday evening inside the Dean Smith Center to fall to 5-2 on the season.
North Carolina women’s basketball has finished a victorious run in Hawaii and will visit No. 18 Rutgers in New Jersey Thursday at 7 p.m. in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.