Standing over the penalty spot waiting to take his kick, graduate forward Quenzi Huerman knew he had to change his approach in order to convert.
Coming back from an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter, the No. 18 North Carolina women’s basketball team (5-0) defeated Vermont (3-2), 54-51, in a hard test for its first of three tournament games at the Gulf Coast Showcase on Friday afternoon.
An open net goal in the final seconds gifted UNC the 5-3 victory and kept the Governor’s Cup in Chapel Hill.
The No. 3 seed North Carolina men’s soccer team (11-3-6, 2-3-3 ACC) knocked out Memphis (11-5-3, 4-4-0 AAC) 2-0 in its opening game of the NCAA tournament, Sunday at Dorrance field.
The No. 7 seed North Carolina men’s soccer team (10-4-5, 2-3-3 ACC) lost, 1-1 (5-3), in a penalty shootout against No. 4 seed Clemson (11-3-4, 4-2-2 ACC) in the ACC Championship game, Sunday afternoon in Cary, NC.
The No. 7 seed North Carolina men’s soccer team (10-3-5, 2-3-3 ACC) knocked out No. 6 seed Syracuse (8-3-7, 2-1-5 ACC), 3-1 in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament Wednesday night in Syracuse, NY.
The No. 7 seed North Carolina men’s soccer team (9-3-5, 2-3-3 ACC) upset No. 2 seed Wake Forest (11-2-5, 4-1-3 ACC) 1-0 in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament, on Sunday evening in Winston-Salem, NC.
The No. 7 seed North Carolina men’s soccer team (8-3-5, 2-3-3 ACC) defeated the No. 10 seeded Virginia Tech (4-8-5, 2-5-1 ACC), 4-1, in the first round of the ACC Tournament Wednesday night at Dorrance field.
After missing the NCAA tournament last March, the UNC men’s basketball team will look to right the ship, but the path won’t be easy. The Tar Heels’ schedule includes matchups against fellow blue bloods, the reigning national champions and plenty of top-ranked Power Five programs.
First-year guard Sydney Barker grew up a Tar Heels fan and set school records at Charles E. Jordan High School in Durham. Now, the 5-foot-7-inch guard is the lone walk-on in a loaded UNC recruiting class.
