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Brown Leads Tar Heels Past Slumping Ga. Tech

Candace Sutton and Kenya McBee scored 10 points each as UNC (21-6, 10-4 in the ACC) handed Tech its fourth loss in five games.

Regina Tate scored 18 for the Yellow Jackets (14-11, 7-8), and Sonja Mallory and Milli Martinez had 14 apiece.

The Tar Heels opened the second half with a 7-0 scoring run to take a 44-30 lead. Tech pulled within five with 50.5 seconds left, but McBee and Nikki Teasley each made two free throws to seal UNC's win.

Softball Takes 2nd at Triangle Classic

RALEIGH -- The North Carolina softball team split its final two games at the Triangle Classic Sunday against Illinois and Minnesota to finish in second place at the 21-team tournament.

The Tar Heels (5-5) beat Illinois 5-2 behind Shannon Walsh's third win of the season.

But in the Gold Bracket championship game, Minnesota ended UNC's five-game winning streak with a 7-0 shutout.

Wrestling Splits Pair of Road Meets

PHILADELPHIA -- The UNC wrestling team rebounded from a 32-7 loss to No. 13 Lehigh on Saturday with a 28-6 victory against Drexel later that day.

Against Lehigh (11-5), Evan Sola and Brad Byers both won their matches for the Tar Heels (12-5). But Lehigh won a number of close matches en route to the win.

At Drexel, UNC heavyweight Matt Kenny returned from injury and won a 11-3 major decision against Mike Carroll. Tar Heel Chris DiGuiseppe also won by major decision, beating Mike Wernett 14-3 at 165 pounds.

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