No structure on North Carolina’s campus is larger than Kenan Stadium. Holding as many as 62,980 screaming fans on a sellout Saturday in the fall, nearly three Smith Centers' worth of fans can fit inside Kenan.
For four weeks, Jackson Simmons had been preparing for this moment. The whole night had built up to it so far, and as Simmons stepped out into the spotlight, he was ready. All he had to do was put his hands up and walk.
Just take it 20 seconds at a time.That was North Carolina baseball Coach Mike Fox’s advice for his team in the midst of a six-game losing streak.
The defending national champions were without one of their stars against Virginia Tech.
Megan Buckland stands at the top of the key, just inches behind the 3-point line. It’s where she’s the most dangerous, her 3-point shooting is her main form of assault on opposing teams. She holds the ball as she’s likely done a million times before, eyeing the rim and sizing up her shot.
“There’s other things that Diamond can do,” said Diamond DeShields. About herself.
With 2:06 left in North Carolina’s game against Wake Forest, senior Wade Moody made the biggest shot of the contest.
The No. 1 recruiting class in the nation belongs to North Carolina’s women’s lacrosse team. And when there is so much star power in a freshman class, it may be easy for one to get lost in the pack.
RALEIGH — As the first half buzzer rang throughout Reynolds Arena, the No. 17 North Carolina women’s basketball team looked at the scoreboard and wondered where its 11-point lead went.
In any sport, it’s important to set the tone early. In wrestling it’s no different. The first match can set the pace for how things will go. In North Carolina’s 24-12 win against Duke, John Michael Staudenmayer was the Tar Heels’ first man on the mat, and he had every intention of being the first winner.
