The No. 24 North Carolina women’s basketball team (21-5, 11-5 ACC) continued conference play on Sunday against the Florida State Seminoles (14-12, 8-8 ACC)in Tallahassee. Sophomore guard Deja Kelly proved her utility all the way around the court, scoring 26 points to lead the Tar Heels to a 64-49 victory.
Coming into the duals as the No. 14 men’s team and No. 25 women’s team, the Tar Heels fought many tough duels against several top-ranked teams, but eventually tallied a loss with a 2-6 record for both the men’s and women’s teams.
The North Carolina’s women’s basketball team (8-0) clinched its eighth straight win in a 93-47 victory over James Madison (3-5) on Sunday afternoon.
The North Carolina volleyball team (11-4, 0-4 ACC) was swept on the road against Florida State (10-3, 3-1 ACC) on Sunday, marking the Tar Heels’ fourth consecutive loss.
After beating Duke in double-overtime, the Tar Heels would once again be tested in another hard-fought battle. And for the second straight game, they won the match in overtime, defeating the Virginia Cavaliers, 3-2.
Coming off a loss to Liberty on Tuesday, the No. 14 North Carolina baseball team (11-5, 7-3 ACC) responded with a 9-3 win at No. 21 Boston College (10-6, 2-5 ACC) on Friday.
With two consecutive losses in the national title game, UNC will look to get over the hump in its upcoming spring season and win its first NCAA crown since 2012. Here are three factors that will dictate how the Tar Heels can capture the team's 22nd championship.
Following dominant wins against South Carolina and rival Duke, an eighth-place finish out of 14 competitive ACC teams is a solid performance by North Carolina.
“We knew we needed to play our game,” redshirt senior Katie Hoeg said. “I think we proved ourselves and that we’re here to stay.”
Reaching the Division I level in one sport is hard enough, but UNC sophomore Julia Dorsey managed to do it twice as a member of the women's soccer and lacrosse teams.
