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SportsSaturday - DePlatchett Fills In Admirably

By Staff Editor | October 13

Regardless of the size of Jenni Branam's feet, Kristin DePlatchett had large shoes to fill. Branam, a freshman All-American last season, left for Australia ...

'Pack's Rivers Floods Defenses With Yardage, TDs

By Staff Editor | October 12

College football analysts and experts love to speculate about postseason individual awards during the season. They debate who is most deserving of the ...

Women's Soccer Holds Off Feisty Wolfpack

By Staff Editor | October 12

RALEIGH - It's not all that surprising that the North Carolina women's soccer team beat N.C. State on Wednesday. It is perhaps a little surprising how ...

New Weapons Firing Deep for UNC

By Staff Editor | October 11

Former North Carolina wide receiver Na Brown was affectionately known as "Spot" during his UNC career. Brown, a great possession receiver who now plays ...

Field Hockey Survives Overtime at Wake

By Staff Editor | October 11

WINSTON-SALEM - North Carolina senior forward Kristen McCann scored her third goal of Tuesday evening's game with 11:04 remaining in the first overtime ...

UNC Prepares for Wake With Similar Approach

By Staff Editor | October 10

Revenge has become a factor every time North Carolina and Wake Forest have met in a field hockey match in the last two years. UNC (12-1, 2-0 in the ACC) ...

Bye Week Allows Tar Heels to Focus

By Staff Editor | October 10

The North Carolina football team's bye week couldn't have come at a more opportune time. The Tar Heels used last week to get over their 42-28 loss to ...

Meniane Still Alive at All-American Championships

By Staff Editor | October 10

ATLANTA - North Carolina sophomore Trystan Meniane has advanced to the qualifying tournament of the All-American Championships. Meniane won four matches ...

Duke Runs Away With Title

By Bret Strelow | October 9

No Beth Bauer? No problem. The Duke women's golf team, which lost the two-time All-American to the professional ranks this summer, proved that it still ...

UNC Rebounds From Early Goal, Crushes Maryland

By James Giza | October 9

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - It took a brief scare in the form of an early deficit, but the North Carolina men's soccer team added another chapter to what continues ...

UNC Loses Singles Matches, Wins 3rd Place in Doubles

October 9

The North Carolina women's tennis team advanced to the singles final rounds for the second weekend in a row. UNC won three singles flights last weekend ...

Volleyball Continues ACC Streak

October 9

The North Carolina volleyball team remained unbeaten in the ACC by picking up two more conference victories during the weekend. UNC went on the road to ...

Tar Heel Offense Punishes Radford

By Rachel Carter | October 9

Amy Tran must have been bored out of her mind. North Carolina's sophomore goalkeeper didn't see a whole lot of action in the UNC field hockey team's 10-0 ...

Tar Heels Take Lead On Devils

October 4

North Carolina has taken an early lead in the Carlyle Cup against arch-rival Duke. Sparked by early-season victories in field hockey, women's soccer and ...

Schwoy Happy to Return to UNC Lineup

By Matt Terry | October 4

After helping lead the North Carolina women's soccer team to three straight national title games, Laurie Schwoy received all of the accolades a player ...

3 Tar Heels Earn Weekly Awards

By Staff Editor | October 3

Three athletes from North Carolina earned ACC honors for their performances last week. Senior Kristen McCann was named ACC player of the week in field ...

UNC Must Stop Foes on 3rd Down

By James Giza | October 3

The North Carolina defense had one more third down - one final chance to make a stop and redeem itself. Georgia Tech, leading Saturday's game 35-28, was ...

Field Hockey Adds Firepower

By Tim Solic | October 3

DURHAM -- The North Carolina field hockey team is scoring more goals this season. A lot more. Notoriously a defensive-minded team, it has a new-found ...

Cross Country Finds Strength in Numbers

By Curt Kendall | October 3

The casual observer probably thinks of Saturday's UNC Challenge as a contest for individual glory. North Carolina's cross country runners don't see it ...

Cross Country Teams Enjoy 1st Taste of Victory

By Kelly Lusk | October 2

The taste of victory is sweet, and North Carolina's men and women's cross country teams were thirsty. The UNC Challenge at Finley Golf Course on Saturday ...