Tracking the Tar Heels, Sept. 9

Welcome to another edition of Tracking the Tar Heels.

Let’s see what the Tar Heels have been up to:

• The North Carolina football team, led by a strong performance from its secondary, picked up its first win of the season against Middle Tennessee State Saturday, Senior Writer Jon LaMantia writes.

• Assistant Sports Editor Grace Raynor writes that the Tar Heels are still looking for a strong running game.

• The UNC women’s soccer team swept the Duke Nike Classic this weekend, Senior Writer Michael Lananna writes.

• Senior midfielder Crystal Dunn has gotten off to a hot start this season for the women’s soccer team, adds Max Miceli.

• Sticking to the field, the No. 1 UNC men’s soccer team drew a tie in its first ACC match of the year against new conference foe and fourth-ranked Notre Dame, writes Kate Eastman.

• The No. 24 Tar Heel volleyball team swept the Bobcat Invitational in Ohio this weekend to improve to 6-0 on the season, Wesley Lima writes.

• Assistant Sports Editor Daniel Wilco writes that the No. 1 UNC field hockey team remains undefeated on the year after beating two top-15 teams ACC-Big Ten Challenge this weekend.

• The UNC men’s golf team finished fifth at its first tournament of the season, Dylan Howlett writes.

• UNC women’s basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell marched into the Basketball Hall of Fame Sunday, writes Scott Mammoser of the Examiner.

• Former UNC men’s lacrosse player Marcus Holman was added to Team USA’s 52-man roster last week, writes Miceli in this From the Press Box blog post.

• Check out videos from the UNC football team’s win against Middle Tennessee State and the No. 1 women’s soccer team’s thrilling victory against UCLA, from Brittany Hendricks and Amanda Lalezarian.

• Last but not least, stay tuned for our next “This is Sports Desk” video featuring members of the women’s soccer team. And in the meantime, take a look at the first This is Sports Desk V-Log, also from Hendricks.