‘Zero Dark Thursday’ to close Franklin Street
While the students are away, the town of Chapel Hill will still play.
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While the students are away, the town of Chapel Hill will still play.
An embattled P.J. Hairston stood alone on the outdoor courts in front of Ram Village Monday night, palming a basketball and putting up a few shots.
Last December, the open door for the then ninth-seeded North Carolina men’s soccer team to claim back-to-back College Cup titles was shut harshly by No. 16 seed and eventual national champion Indiana on a cold night at Fetzer Field.
For the last three seasons, one player — and one player only — took to the 24-foot-wide space between the two 8-foot goal posts at the start of each game for the North Carolina men’s soccer team.
When North Carolina diving coach Kevin Lawrence retired in 2012 after accepting an assignment with the Peace Corps, New Mexico coach Abel Sanchez applied for the job — only to fall short of receiving the position ultimately filled by N.C. State’s Jenny Johansen.
The North Carolina women’s lacrosse team has finally claimed what it’s been chasing.
VILLANOVA, Pa. — The No. 3 North Carolina women’s lacrosse team ended its 2013 season in a dream-like blur as one 17-second sequence led the Tar Heels to claim the school’s first-ever NCAA title with a 13-12 victory against top-ranked Maryland (22-1).
When the No. 3 North Carolina women’s lacrosse team defeated No. 2 Northwestern for the first time in the NCAA Tournament semifinals Friday — after falling to the Wildcats twice previously in the final four — the Tar Heels tied a school record for most wins in a season: 17.
VILLANOVA, Pa. — Perhaps freshman goalkeeper Megan Ward had a moment of deja vu when the final horn sounded in the No. 3 North Carolina women’s lacrosse team’s NCAA Tournament semifinal game against No. 2 Northwestern on Friday.
For the third time in the last four years, the No. 3 North Carolina women’s lacrosse team will face No. 2 Northwestern in the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament.
The last time the North Carolina women’s lacrosse team got a chance to see ACC foe Virginia play in April, the Cavaliers were battling against top-ranked Maryland in the ACC tournament semifinals at Fetzer Field, and nearly played their way into the conference title game.
Following the final horn in Sunday’s ACC women’s lacrosse championship, Maryland goalkeeper Kasey Howard braced herself for the onslaught of her rushing teammates, as they rallied to celebrate their 12-8 victory against North Carolina.
Heading into Saturday’s regular-season finale at Vanderbilt, junior attacker Abbey Friend presented herself and the No. 2 North Carolina women’s lacrosse team with a challenge — to play at their highest level for an entire 60-minute game.
While only a week remains until the ACC tournament, North Carolina women’s lacrosse coach Jenny Levy does not want her players to get too far ahead of themselves.
Aside from both being Georgia natives, senior third baseman Haleigh Dickey and junior pitcher Lori Spingola of the North Carolina softball team shared something else in last weekend’s 2-1 series loss against N.C. State — rough outings.
In the first half of the North Carolina women’s lacrosse team’s 16-4 rout of Jacksonville on Friday, senior midfielder Kara Cannizzaro saw the perfect opportunity to give her freshman teammate Aly Messinger a reason to celebrate with her on Senior Night.
On a spring afternoon, the North Carolina women’s rowing team finds refuge from the hot sun not in an air-conditioned building but about four miles from campus at University Lake.
While the North Carolina women’s lacrosse team has displayed its ability this season to pull out wins despite facing late-game deficits, the No. 2 Tar Heels (11-2, 4-1 ACC) faced an unfamiliar circumstance in the waning minutes of Saturday’s 14-13 loss to No. 1 Maryland (14-0, 4-0 ACC).
Before the North Carolina women’s lacrosse team’s victory against then-No. 1 Northwestern in February, senior midfielder Kara Cannizzaro said the matchup with the Wildcats was a chance to evaluate UNC’s progress early in the season.
Going into the NCAA Championships, the North Carolina wrestling team faced nearly insurmountable odds.