The No. 22 North Carolina baseball team had only one senior in Wednesday’s starting line-up against High Point. But that didn't hold the Tar Heels back, as they managed to win 14-0 in dominant fashion while relying on the contributions of underclassmen.
Take one look at the North Carolina baseball roster for the 2020 season, and you'll see a lot of new faces. Despite the challenges such a large turnover can pose, the Tar Heels haven't missed a beat this season, scoring an impressive win over Elon for their fourth straight victory.
Attacking the post and taking advantage of ACC Preseason Player of the Year Jordan Nwora's recent slump should be huge factors in North Carolina's matchup with Louisville on Saturday.
The North Carolina baseball team (4-0, 0-0) routed the Elon Phoenix (3-1) 7-1 Tuesday afternoon at Boshamer Stadium behind a 4-for-4 performance by first-year Eric Grintz.
“My two words for today were attack and adjust,” Papa said. “I was pleased that we made adjustments and played solid all the way around.”
The North Carolina gymnastics team snapped a three-meet losing streak after defeating New Hampshire, scoring a season-best 196.050, the team's best score since 2018.
No, this is not the heavyweight battle that is UNC-Duke. It hasn’t been for decades. But to discredit UNC-N.C. State as a rivalry is to overlook the disdain fans of both programs clearly have for each other, to discount history and tradition.
With not much to play for besides pride — barring a miracle run in the ACC Tournament — the only question left for North Carolina fans is this: just how bad has this season been, really?
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Jamie Ortega and Katie Hoeg are UNC's two best offensive players, and they again propelled the Tar Heels to a blowout victory over Davidson.
“Facing good competition early on is only going to make us better,” senior Campbell Hutcherson said. “If you’re learning how to adapt to the hard stuff now later on down the season it’s going to be like second nature to us.”
After one of the best spring starts in a decade, the No. 5 North Carolina men’s tennis team (10-1) competed in the ITA National Team Indoor Championship in Madison, Wisconsin over the weekend. Despite an impressive streak of wins, the Tar Heels fell just short of the title, losing to No. 1 Southern California (9-1) in the finals.
After a last-second loss at No. 3 N.C. State gave the No. 8 North Carolina wrestling team its first ACC defeat of the season, the Tar Heels pushed forward on Sunday as they took on No. 9 Pittsburgh.
Despite being a young team, the upperclassmen on the UNC baseball team gave the Tar Heels exactly what they needed in the season-opening series.
The North Carolina women's tennis team remained perfect after a pair of 4-0 wins over ECU and UNCC on Saturday, led by an impressive outing from sophomore Sophia Patel.
The North Carolina brand of lacrosse was showcased by the team's sharing of the ball and team-first mentality against Lafayette. These first few games have certainly boosted the team’s confidence in this brand.
The UNC track and field team had its best performance of the season over the weekend when the team combined for 13 new personal bests.
In its home opener, the No. 1 North Carolina women’s lacrosse team defeated the Davidson Wildcats by a score of 22-5 on Sunday afternoon in Chapel Hill.
After a comeback during the floor and vault events to build momentum late in the tri-meet, the UNC gymnastics team finished in third behind New Hampshire and N.C. State.
For the fifth time this year, UNC came up short in a contest that was decided in the final minute of regulation or overtime.
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