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Here's your UNC sports roundup for the weekend of Oct. 12

Cam Johnson runs out

Guard Cam Johnson runs out of the tunnel during UNC's Late Night With Roy event on Oct. 13.

Late Night with Roy and a UNC football night game against Virginia Tech might headline a full weekend of North Carolina sports, but those aren't the only events. 

Here are the 15 games being played this weekend in Chapel Hill and elsewhere: 

Volleyball

On Friday at 5 p.m., the volleyball team will kickoff the festivities of a full night at the Smith Center with a game against No. 6 Pittsburgh — one of only two undefeated teams in the country this season. With a win on Roy Williams Court, head coach Joe Sagula would capture his 800th career victory in an upset in front of the biggest crowd of the season. 

Back at Carmichael Arena on Sunday at 1 p.m., the volleyball team takes on Virginia on its usual court in another conference matchup. With only one conference win so far, over N.C. State, the volleyball team has a chance to add two ACC wins in one weekend.

Late Night with Roy

UNC fans will get their first view of the 2018-19 North Carolina basketball teams on Friday night in a precursor of college basketball's return in November and an outlook for the season ahead.

After dramatic introductions, dancing and playing games, both programs will hold intrasquad scrimmages. Head coach Sylvia Hatchell's team — which returns all but one player and adds three first-years this season — will take the floor first. 

For the men's team, the night will be an introduction for a trio of highly-rated first-years — Coby White, Rechon Black and Nassir Little — who will join a veteran squad led by Kenny Williams, Luke Maye and Cameron Johnson. 

Football

In a Saturday night primetime slot, the Tar Heels (1-3, 1-1 ACC) will take on Virginia Tech at Kenan Memorial Stadium at 7 p.m. With a win over the Hokies, UNC would capture only its second FBS home win since Nov. 5, 2016.

Men's Soccer

On Friday, the No. 1 team in the nation, (9-1-1, 4-0 ACC), takes on N.C. State in Raleigh for its only game of the weekend. The last time the team lost was on Aug. 26 against Indiana. 

Women's Soccer  

On Saturday night, the football team won't be the only team taking on Virginia Tech. The No. 3 Tar Heels take on the Hokies in Blacksburg, Va., at 7 p.m. leading into a five day break. Coming into the game, head coach Anson Dorrance's program has won six games in a row.

Cross Country

At 10:45 a.m. on Friday, the Tar Heel runners will be at the Penn State National Open for their third meet of the season. The program competed in the same meet last year, with both the men and women finishing in ninth place. 

Fall World Series

On Friday at 6 p.m., Saturday at noon and Sunday at 1 p.m., the UNC baseball team will play three games of intrasquad games at Boshamer Stadium, culminating its fall preparation with the Fall World Series. As it is with every event in the fall, conditioning will be at stake

Women's Golf

The women's golf team will host the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational in Chapel Hill this weekend. The 3-day tournament tees off at 11 a.m. on Friday. 

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Field Hockey

The No. 1 field hockey squad in the country at 13-0 will look to keep its season undefeated this weekend. On Friday, the Tar Heels take on Boston College in Newton, Mass. before facing Connecticut on Sunday in a rematch of last year's NCAA semifinals, when the Huskies squeaked by with a victory in a penalty shootout. 

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