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(04/24/11 5:17pm)
As Maryland attacker Sarah Mollison wrapped around the crease, getting ready to rip a shot at the North Carolina goal, sophomore goalie Lauren Maksym wasn’t thinking about her lightning-quick reflexes or ability to block the ball with her body — she was just relying on her memory.
(04/17/11 4:13pm)
DURHAM — The North Carolina women’s lacrosse team turned the ball over with 30 seconds left in the ACC season finale to seal its 11-10 loss to Duke on Friday night.
(04/15/11 3:39am)
The North Carolina men’s lacrosse team needed only one quarter of offensive production to put away Presbyterian in its 15-5 victory Thursday night.
(03/27/11 6:11pm)
When North Carolina women’s lacrosse attacker Corey Donohoe gets the ball in a one-on-one situation near the goal, all bets are off for the other team.
(03/20/11 5:07pm)
After scoring a goal to narrow North Carolina’s lead with 11 seconds left in the first half, the Georgetown women’s lacrosse team casually assembled for the draw, thinking UNC would run out the clock and keep its 6-5 lead.
(03/20/11 5:07pm)
RALEIGH — The top three North Carolina men’s tennis singles players were the first three off the court. They dominated their matches to seal the first four points and the victory for UNC.
(02/20/11 4:34pm)
The North Carolina women’s lacrosse team controlled all but 18 meters of the field in its 14-8 victory against Richmond on Sunday.
(02/13/11 5:26pm)
The North Carolina women’s lacrosse team kicked off its season in dramatic fashion Saturday, defeating Florida 10-9 on a game-winning goal from senior Corey Donohoe with seven seconds remaining in overtime.
(02/09/11 2:50am)
North Carolina men’s tennis player Stefan Hardy’s serve has it all.
(01/23/11 5:53pm)
Sophomore North Carolina men’s tennis player Jose Hernandez worked on his return game, serving, volleying and backhand in the offseason.
(01/19/11 2:47am)
The North Carolina junior varsity men’s basketball team defeated Methodist 100-91 Tuesday night in a fast-paced, back-and-forth game that displayed efficient outside shooting and fast-break offense from the Tar Heels.
(12/06/10 2:51am)
The North Carolina volleyball team saw its season end in a 3-0 loss against California on Saturday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in Berkeley, Calif.
(12/03/10 3:50am)
Christine Vaughen pounds the floor with her feet and punches the air with two fists after a big kill.
Vaughen and her teammates immediately converge into a circle, with butt slaps aplenty and crowd noise blaring around them.
(11/08/10 3:19am)
As sophomore outside hitter Emily McGee rose to take her shot at the Duke blocking front, she thought she saw an opening between the hands of the blockers.
(10/01/10 4:22am)
Kaylie Gibson’s job is to do the dirty work for the North Carolina volleyball team.
(09/27/10 2:21am)
North Carolina volleyball coach Joe Sagula didn’t want to start out the team’s first weekend of ACC play with a bang.
(09/03/10 1:29am)
The North Carolina special teams unit will return a number of key starters in the fall. Thus, it will be expected to improve upon last season’s mediocre numbers.
(08/30/10 2:18am)
The North Carolina women’s volleyball team opened its season with a second place finish in a field of four teams at the 2010 Carolina Classic tournament this weekend.
(04/26/10 4:38am)
CARY — “Sorry,” North Carolina women’s tennis player Sanaz Marand yelled across the net to her singles opponent, Georgia Tech’s Irina Falconi.It was the third time in a row that Marand had attempted her toss, only to have to start again after an unexpected gust of wind.On her fourth try, Marand threw another erratic toss but decided to hit the serve. The ball landed in the net, as did many of Marand’s first serves throughout the match.“It’s hard to serve in the wind,” coach Brian Kalbas said. “When the wind is blowing everywhere, it’s hard to get a good toss.”“You never know when a gust of wind is going to come up, so it’s difficult. That’s the strength of our team, our serving, and when you take that away, it neutralizes pretty much everything.”The poor serving that resulted from the gusty wind was a key factor in No. 22 Marand’s 1-6, 6-3, 4-6 loss to No. 1 Falconi. The loss gave the deciding point to Georgia Tech, who won the ACC Championship against North Carolina.Falconi started out the match strong, taking advantage of Marand’s myriad of second serves to power her way to the net and hit winners. After Marand and Falconi traded breaks to begin the match, Falconi won the last five games to close out the set 6-1.But Marand responded with a 6-3 victory in the second set, using the wind to her advantage and keeping Falconi away from the net. Marand hit deep lobs to keep Falconi on the baseline, and came to the net to finish off points.“I kept pushing her back and being aggressive,” Marand said. “When I got the short ball, I just came in and finished.”But Marand’s serving problems continued into the decisive third set, where Marand and Falconi traded breaks seven times in the set. Marand was able to get back on serve at 4-4, and leading 40-15 in the game, Marand had an opportunity to pull within one game of taking the match. But Falconi took advantage of Marand’s weak serves and broke Marand to take a 5-4 lead.“At 4-4, 40-15, I was feeling that this was (Marand’s) time,” Kalbas said. “(Falconi) stepped up on some second serves and really was aggressive and served and volleyed on big points.”Despite fighting off three match points, Marand finally cracked under the power of Falconi’s aggressive play. “There were elements in the match where the player that is more aggressive and takes a little more chances could be rewarded,” Kalbas said. “And that’s what happened.”Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu.
(04/19/10 3:21am)
After securing the ACC regular season title the day before, the North Carolina women’s tennis team had a chance to make history on Sunday.It only took 2 hours and 42 minutes to do so.The No. 1 Tar Heels (24-3, 11-0 ACC) defeated No. 15 Florida State (12-9, 6-4) 4-0 Sunday to become the first ACC team since the expansion to 12 schools in 2006 to finish the season undefeated in ACC play.“We clinched it, but we just wanted to win it outright and go 11-0,” senior Sanaz Marand said. “We just focused even more and tried to finish it off.”Sunday’s shutout win came after a tight 4-3 victory against No. 11 Miami on Saturday. The victory against the Hurricanes gave the Tar Heels their first regular season ACC title since 1987.The Tar Heels began Sunday’s match as the ACC regular season champions and wanted to secure their place in the record books. But coach Brian Kalbas was more concerned with keeping morale strong after winning the title.“I wanted to make sure we didn’t come in with a letdown after yesterday’s match and clinching the ACC regular season,” Kalbas said. “I wanted to make sure they were motivated in the right direction.”The Tar Heels started off strong Sunday, clinching the doubles point with victories from seniors Marand, Katrina Tsang and Sophie Grabinski in their final match at home.The tandem of Marand and Tsang, the team’s top two players, turned in a commanding 8-1 victory. But Kalbas said he was hesitant to risk playing his two best players together.“We’ve kind of kept away from doing that, playing them together,” Kalbas said. “But we have so much depth this year that lately we’ve been putting them together, and they really complement their games really well.“They really set the tone for us going into doubles, getting up 7-0 and putting a lot of pressure on their opponents. It was exactly what we needed coming into this match today.”Marand and Tsang continued their dominance into singles play. The seniors won their respective matches in straight sets, and Tsang’s hard-fought 6-2, 6-4 victory against opponent Katie Rybakova sealed the victory for the Tar Heels.Tsang’s win not only clinched the match for the Tar Heels but also ended it. The two teams agreed to end the match after the decisive fourth point because of Florida State’s travel plans.The decision cut short one doubles match and three singles matches, including two tight matches.As Tsang and Rybakova were shaking hands across the net, junior Jelena Durisic was locked in a second-set tiebreaker, and freshman Gina Suarez-Malaguti was just beginning the third set of a back-and-forth match.Though the match was cut short, Kalbas said it was a good opportunity to practice for the team’s upcoming postseason tournaments, where matches are stopped after the fourth point is won.“I think it might be a good way to kind of prepare them to make sure they stay focused on their court and don’t get distracted,” Kalbas said. “At this point in the season, you don’t need much match experience, you’re trying to save yourself, so I was fine with it.”The top-seeded Tar Heels will receive a bye in the ACC Tournament to kick off postseason play. North Carolina will face the eighth or ninth seed in the quarterfinals on Friday.Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu.