Welcome to a below-freezing Friday edition of Tracking the Tar Heels.
Let's see what the Tar Heels have been up to:
- Logan Ulrich describes how star Allisha Gray channeled a Jordanesque flu game performance in the women's basketball team's 83-45 thrashing of Wake Forest on Thursday.
- The Demon Deacons surely helped the cause, as Wake Forest committed 34 turnovers to doom their chances of success, Assistant Editor Brendan Marks explains.
- Against another in-state foe, UNC's top-ranked women's tennis team channeled championship aspirations to throttle N.C. State in Thursday's match, writes C Jackson Cowart.
- But in the state's biggest rivalry, Duke barely edged out the Tar Heels in overtime for a thrilling 92-90 victory, Sports Editor Grace Raynor details.
- Senior Writer Daniel Wilco remarks how the loss took an emotional toll on Joel James, who was tasked with limiting Duke star Jahlil Okafor.
- But before the emotional showdown, the two teams paid their respects with a moment of silence to honor legendary coach Dean Smith recalls Senior Writer Robbie Harms in his New York Times article.
- But in the end, Smith's former team couldn't execute plays down the stretch and fell just short, writes Andrew Carter of the News & Observer.
- Looking ahead, UNC football will play Georgia in the 2016 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game for their first matchup in 45 years, writes John McCann of the Herald-Sun.
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