Welcome to a Sports Friday feature edition of Tracking the Tar Heels, previewing tomorrow's UNC-Duke showdown in the Smith Center and more.
Let's see what the Tar Heels have been up to:
- Senior Writer Aaron Dodson reveals what sophomore forward Kennedy Meeks uses for inspiration as he leads the men's basketball team into tomorrow's match-up.
- And after the gut-wrenching loss in Durham, the Tar Heels need no extra motivation when the Blue Devils come to town, notes Assistant Editor Carlos Collazo.
- The outcome from tomorrow's game could have an impact on seeding for the ACC Tournament, a laid out by Sports Desk.
- On the women's side, sophomore forward Stephanie Mavunga relies on faith and family to inspire her on-court performance, profiles Assistant Editor Brendan Marks.
- And on Thursday, Mavunga led a balanced attack to easily overcome Georgia Tech in the second round of the ACC Tournament, Marks adds.
- But as Assistant Editor Pat James explains, it was Brittany Rountree's smothering defense that proved key in the UNC victory.
- Marks also dives into the concussion research being conducted at UNC and how experts are hoping sports like women's soccer will soon be able to manage the impact of such injuries.
- But until then, such impact has a price, particularly for contact sports like lacrosse, writes Logan Ulrich.
- C Jackson Cowart breaks down the chaos surrounding the walk-off wild pitch that gave UNC its 6-5 home return victory on Wednesday.
- But the Tar Heels had to overcome pitching challenges of their own to beat Virginia Commonwealth, writes Collazo.
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