Tracking the Tar Heels, Jan. 21

Welcome to another edition of Tracking the Tar Heels.

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

• The North Carolina men’s basketball team dropped to 1-4 in the ACC after a road loss to Virginia Monday, Senior Writer Brooke Pryor writes.

• Senior Writer Jonathan LaMantia writes that the Tar Heels struggled to convert on second-chance opportunities despite outrebounding the Cavaliers.

• The women’s basketball team overcame a slow start to defeat Boston College Sunday, Pat James writes.

• The junior varsity men’s basketball team defeated Trinity School- this weekend in an 82-28 rout, Wesley Lima writes.

• Ben Coley writes that the North Carolina gymnastic team finished in third place at the Raleigh Invitational this weekend.

• Freshman gymnast Christina Pheil shined in her first meet away from UNC’s home arena, Brendan Marks writes.

• The UNC track and field team tallied 12 wins at the Gene Anderson Invitational and four wins at the Joe Hilton Invitational in its f“irst indoor meets of the season”:http://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2014/01/track-1-21-14, Brian Frantz writes.

• Senior Writer Robbie Harms writes that junior mid-distance specialist O’Neal Wanliss ran out of his comfort zone, finishing in first place in the mile at the Gene Anderson Invitational.

• The women’s tennis team spent the long weekend in Las Vegas amongst other top-10 competition to tune up for the season.

• Sticking to the court, freshman” Brayden Schnur made a strong debut”:http://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2014/01/schnur-makes-strong-debut this weekend, winning all of his matches to start the season, Haley Rhyne writse.

• The UNC wrestling team dropped two dual meets in less than 24 hours to Virginia Tech and Stanford, Kevin Phinney writes.

• Dylan Howlett writes that redshirt sophomore wrestler Christian Barber continued his breakout season in the weekend duals.

• Duke students have already started camping out for the Blue Devils’ Mar. 8 matchup with UNC, CBSSports.com’s Matt Norlander writes.

• The women’s basketball team has climbed to No. 7 in the AP Top 25 poll.

• Last but not least, ESPN.com’s C.L. Brown questions whether or not the UNC men’s basketball team will make the NCAA Tournament.