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Wrestling Prepares for ACC Tournament

By Adam Hill | Mar. 2, 2001

Since the mid-1990s, the North Carolina wrestling program set the bar for the rest of the ACC.The Tar Heels have won four consecutive ACC titles and have regularly sent competitive wrestlers to NCAAs.This season, UNC has looked vulnerable. The Tar Heels posted an 8-5 regular season record, including a season-ending loss to N.C. State.In addition to shaky mat performances, UNC has had other distractions. Starter Chuckie Connor quit the team in February, and a multitude of wrestlers have been sidelined with by injuries.

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Spring Sports - Haus Faces `Issue' in Inexperienced Defense

By Adam Hill | Feb. 23, 2001

Take a minute, look at the North Carolina lacrosse team, and absorb the irony.If you want to understand this team, follow the irony, because it'll take you to the heart of the 2001 edition Tar Heels.Let's start with the not-so-subtle.John Haus, the first-year head coach and UNC alumnus, is a renowned defensive specialist. He was a defenseman when he played and he was defensive coordinator at Johns Hopkins. Simply, defense is his specialty.What does Haus inherit at UNC?The most inexperienced defensive unit Chapel Hill has seen in years.

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