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Coyne's Control Gives Tar Heel Defense Confidence

By Brad Lewis | March 27

After two straight close losses, North Carolina junior goalie Melissa Coyne faced another top-10 women's lacrosse team Saturday. No. 9 Virginia came to ...

Sonke Struggles Under Defensive Microscope

By James Giza | March 27

The Jeff Sonke that stepped off Fetzer Field on Wednesday night was not the same Jeff Sonke of last season.This Jeff Sonke was noticeably subdued. Sure, ...

UNC Track Receives Accolades

March 27

North Carolina track and field athletes Jill Pedretti and Mike Cvelbar received ACC Performer of the Week honors after each turned in an NCAA provisional ...

Lacrosse Fends Off Virginia

By Kelly Lusk | March 26

The North Carolina women's lacrosse team said that draw controls are always a key part of the game. But No. 8 UNC managed to tally its first conference ...

UNC Wins Doubles Point, Cruises Past Cavaliers

By Randy Wellington | March 26

The North Carolina men's tennis team was 0-3 when it lost the doubles point entering Sunday's match against Virginia.And the Tar Heels did not want to ...

Gymnastics Places 5th At EAGLs

By Brad Broders | March 26

When a gymnastics team opens meets with two of its weaker events, a trend can be established:Slow start, solid finish.For the 2001 season, that was the ...

Baseball Swept by 'Noles

By Staff Editor | March 26

Florida State completed a three game sweep of North Carolina on Sunday, coming from behind to beat the Tar Heels 8-7 in Tallahassee, Fla.Down 5-3 in the ...

Football Reinstates 2 Players

By Staff Editor | March 26

Junior cornerback Errol Hood and junior offensive tackle Bryant Malloy have been reinstated to the football team by North Carolina coach John Bunting, ...

Towson Strikes Early, Forces Split With UNC

By Will Kimmey | March 22

The North Carolina baseball team needed a couple of shovels at Boshamer Stadium on Wednesday.First, the Tar Heels needed them to spread sand on the field ...

Volunteers' Rally Sinks Tennis

March 22

When the North Carolina women's tennis team rallied, Tennessee rallied harder.After coming back to win the doubles point and the first singles match, ...

Duke Staves Off Tar Heel Comeback

March 22

Throughout the season, the North Carolina men's lacrosse team has used its resiliency to battle back from deficits.The Tar Heels again displayed that ...

Schmidt Keeps `Perfect Balance'

By Gavin Off | March 22

After talking with Alice Schmidt, you would have never believed that gray clouds hung over North Carolina for much of the week.Rather, everything seemed ...

Gymnast's Attitude Ties Together Team

By Brad Broders | March 22

No matter the situation, it's often hard to find North Carolina gymnast Lisa Companioni in a bad mood.Ask any of her UNC teammates, at practice or on ...

Forte Remains Undecided on Future Plans

March 22

North Carolina's Joseph Forte released a statement Wednesday regarding reports that he had decided to forgo two years of eligibility in favor of playing ...

Lacrosse Takes 1st Stab at ACC Play

By James Giza | March 21

For all the adversity the North Carolina men's lacrosse team has faced during the past four years, the ACC has been the bane of its on-the-field existence.The ...

4 UNC Fencers Qualify For NCAA Tournament

March 21

Four fencers from North Carolina will be amongst the 144 participants in the 2001 National Collegiate Men's and Women's Fencing Championships. Competing ...

Tar Heels Fade at End of Once-Promising Season

March 20

NEW ORLEANS -- The show of emotion wasn't unexpected, but the timing of it was.North Carolina coach Matt Doherty, a man whose face reveals his mood, fought ...

Basketball's Seniors\Wrap Up UNC Careers

By Bret Strelow | March 20

NEW ORLEANS -- Brendan Haywood gave a quick glimpse at the Louisiana Superdome scoreboard, then slowly walked over to his teammates standing in front ...

Pitchers Struggle to Find Control

By Matt Terry | March 20

If you are reading this with small children, are on medication or are otherwise frightened by abhorrent pitching statistics, you might want to avoid the ...

Tar Heel Swimmers Finish 10th

March 19

EAST MEADOW, N.Y. -- North Carolina's women's swimming and diving team merited its best NCAA Championship finish in 14 years Saturday in the NCAA Championships ...