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Before even playing a game this season, North Carolina field hockey captain Katelyn Falgowski suffered a concussion in practice.
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Before even playing a game this season, North Carolina field hockey captain Katelyn Falgowski suffered a concussion in practice.
The North Carolina men’s golf team is looking to have a successful second half of the year after an up-and-down fall semester.“We did some good things, got into the winner’s circle in the first tournament,” coach John Inman said, “but we had some guys struggle.”The team started off the season in September by winning the Maryland Intercollegiate as junior Henry Zaytoun III finished the tournament tied for the individual win.However, the following three tournaments of the fall semester ended with less impressive finishes. The team finished 13th, ninth and sixth in 15 team fields.The team finished the fall portion of the season with a 31-25 record, compiled of all the teams UNC beat and lost to in the four tournaments. The Tar Heels need at least a .500 record to qualify for an invitation to the NCAA Regionals in May.UNC is led by Zaytoun III and Jack Fields. After 12 rounds played, only a single stroke separates the top two players. The duo finished the fall with the third and fourth lowest average scores, respectively, out of anyone in the ACC with at least 10 rounds played.The fall half of the season ended in October, and with the spring season not starting until March, the team will have a long break from tournaments to work on their game.“It’s a good break for some guys who haven’t been playing as well to get some things in order,” Inman said.The team has five more tournaments, starting with the Seahawk Intercollegiate in Wilmington on March 1, prior to the ACC Championship at the end of April.“We’re looking at a schedule we can definitely be successful with,” Fields said.Zaytoun III said that to succeed, regardless of the schedule, the team must work on its consistency.Fields said that the team also has to work on their preparation this spring.“As a team we need to be more focused and more prepared,” Field said. “We got off to rough starts and we need to be prepared the first morning to go out and start getting birdies.”
The Boston College basketball team looks to build off last season’s success after losing only one player from last year’s NCAA tournament team. The Eagles earned a No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament and finished the year with a 22-12 record after losing to Southern California in the first round of the Big Dance. They finished tied for fifth in the ACC with a 9-7 conference record, which was highlighted by an 85-78 win at UNC on Jan. 4, handing the Tar Heels their first loss of the year. Second-team All-ACC guard Tyrese Rice, who led Boston College in scoring and assists, is the only missing link from last year’s team.BC has only one senior, backup center Tyler Roche, on this year’s team, but they have experience in seven juniors. Coach Al Skinner, who is entering his 12th year leading the Eagles, didn’t sign any freshman recruits to the team, which has four starters and 11 total lettermen returning.The biggest issue for Boston College will be getting their returning players to step up and replace Rice, who was the clear leader of the team and the focal point of its offense.It will be no easy task to replace his 16.9 ppg and 5.3 apg, but if the Eagles want to head back to the NCAA Tournament, they will need someone to pick up the scoring.Junior forward Joe Trapani, who was second on the team with 13.4 points per game and led it in rebounding with 6.6 per game, and guard Rakim Sanders, who averaged 12.9 points, will return to lead the offense. Trapani, who hit 52 3-pointers last season, stands 6 feet, 8 inches and can cause matchup problems for opposing defenses with his shooting range.Juniors Corey Raji and Josh Southern, who also started last season, will lead the frontcourt that will also rotate in lone senior Roche. The biggest question for the team is who will step in at the point in the spot vacated by Rice. Sophomore Reggie Jackson and junior Biko Paris played well enough in a limited role last season, but for Boston College to succeed this year one of the two will have to step up to run the team. If the returning players are able to step up in a big way the Eagles will have a shot to return to the NCAA Tournament.
The North Carolina swim team’s season doesn’t start until Oct. 8, but Tar Heel swimmers have already begun winning races.UNC junior Joe Kinderwater won Saturday’s fifth annual Pier-2-Pier Swim Race, an open-water event held at Wrightsville Beach.More than 350 male and female swimmers ranging in age from 11 to 67 years old joined Kinderwater in the 1.71 mile ocean swim between Johnny Mercer Pier and Crystal Pier.“In the ocean it’s different; there are no lane lines and no markings on the bottom of the pool to guide you,” Kinderwater said. “I’ve done a bunch of open-water swimming. I like it; it’s so different from the pool.”Kinderwater finished first with a time of 32 minutes, 30 seconds and was followed by UNC teammate Wil Singley, a sophomore from Southlake, Texas, who finished in second with a time of 32:50.“Swimming in the pool sometimes feels like the same daily grind. Open-water events are really fun,” Singley said. “It’s a good distance, and you get to hang out at the beach and bond with teammates.”Both Singley and Kinderwater swim freestyle for UNC, competing in the mile and 500-meter races. Singley, who also swims 200-meter freestyle, said his key to success was to try to keep up with teammate Kinderwater.“I knew Joe is an open water vet, so I wanted to stay close to him. Being right behind Joe was a lot of fun,” Singley said. “Second place was a great experience.”The Pier-2-Pier race is not an official meet, and the swimmers said they chose to swim because they enjoy the experience.Kinderwater also competed last year, finishing with a time of 33:29.“This race is really fun and a good atmosphere for us,” Kinderwater said. “We have fun with it, and it allows us to do well, and it’s a good way to start the season.”Coach Rich DeSelm was not involved in the event but is a fan.“It’s a short, fun meet. You get some competition going and get to go down to the beach,” DeSelm said.All three hoped that this early success will be a sign of things to come in the upcoming season.“A dual meet and the Pier-2-Pier are so different, but it’s a good start to have fun and continue with it,” Kinderwater said.Singley said he was excited that they did so well prior to the start of the season.“It’s nice to send a message that we had early success without a whole lot of training. Imagine when we go in the pool full-out.” Singley said. “Everyone is a hard worker, but we really try to take it to the next level.”Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu.