No. 2 UNC women's soccer passes interesting test in 6-0 win over Columbus State
In soccer, an extra touch can be the difference between giving the ball away and scoring a goal. So how do defenses make sure that extra touch doesn’t happen?
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In soccer, an extra touch can be the difference between giving the ball away and scoring a goal. So how do defenses make sure that extra touch doesn’t happen?
Fans weren’t the greatest casualty of the NCAA canceling the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments in 2020. They weren't the ones who had put in so much hard work over the year only to be left wondering what the point of it all was.
With a team composed of five first-years and only two players that had NCAA Tournament experience, the 10-seeded North Carolina women’s basketball team started its opening-round clash with seven-seeded Alabama poorly on Monday.
A late comeback attempt from 14 points down couldn’t save the tenth-seed North Carolina women’s basketball team from the inevitable, falling 80-71 to seventh-seed Alabama in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Monday.
Talent isn’t the problem for the North Carolina women’s basketball team. Effort isn’t, either.
The scoreline of the No. 1 North Carolina women’s lacrosse team’s Saturday win over No. 10 Boston College was 21-9.
John Swofford served as the athletic director at UNC from 1980 to 1997. In July 1997, he was named the fourth commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Conference, a job he will retain until his upcoming retirement in June 2021. Before his retirement, we talked with Swofford to discuss the lessons he learned throughout his life, the difficulties of his time as commissioner and whether he had any regrets from his career.
In April 2019, head coach Courtney Banghart came to a North Carolina women’s basketball program in a state of flux.
Sometimes in a baseball game you’ll face a pitcher who won’t allow a hit, or a defense that won’t allow you to run to first base — or maybe your offense just isn’t firing.
For the North Carolina women’s basketball team, there was one big question coming into this season: could the Tar Heels rebound from last year to put it all together and make the NCAA Tournament?
When the NCAA athletic season ends in June 2021, so will John Swofford’s 24-year tenure as ACC commissioner — the longest in the conference’s 67-year history.
After two straight losses at the hands of No. 3 N.C. State and No. 8 Virginia Tech, the No. 14 North Carolina wrestling team (4-2, 2-2 ACC) traveled to No. 15 Pittsburgh (3-3, 1-3 ACC) on Friday and came out as victors, 23-12.
A battle of two top-15 teams saw the No. 14 North Carolina wrestling team (2-2, 1-2 ACC) fall to No. 8 Virginia Tech (7-0, 3-0 ACC), 23-9, dealing them two losses in two days.
Carpe diem. Seize the day.
Two straight losses turned into three on Tuesday as the North Carolina women’s basketball team (7-5, 2-5 ACC) failed to maintain its third quarter momentum, losing 88-76 to No. 23 Syracuse (7-1, 4-1 ACC).
With the cloud of COVID-19 looming over the season, the North Carolina women's tennis team will look to maintain its spot as a perennial national power in 2021. Here's a recap of last year's success, a preview of this season's schedule and what to look out for as UNC enters the new campaign:
To succeed in college football, there were two things North Carolina first-year linebacker Kaimon Rucker had to adjust to: the faster speed and a new playbook.
A top-five matchup saw the No. 5 North Carolina men’s soccer team (2-1-1, 2-1-1 ACC) visit No. 3 Clemson (5-1-1, 3-1-1 ACC) on Tuesday night in a shootout that ended with a 3-3 draw after two overtime periods.
North Carolina football is 3-0 and No. 5 in the nation. The team is doing well. But the players refuse to get too giddy about it.
By the time the North Carolina football team is in Massachusetts to play Boston College this Saturday, it'll have been three weeks since its last game.