From March 18-20, the North Carolina wrestling team competed in the NCAA Championships in St. Louis, Mo. The Tar Heels were led by Austin O'Connor, who won the school's first championship since 1995.
After spending four years on the North Carolina women's basketball team, it's clear Liz Roberts' growing legacy at UNC has gone far beyond the classroom. After graduating in May, she now works as a volunteer assistant coach with the program and has prepared herself to continue impacting the lives of young athletes.
After the North Carolina men’s baseball team closed out its series against Clemson with a 5-3 win on Sunday, head coach Scott Forbes secured his first ACC series sweep as the team’s skipper.
The North Carolina baseball team (9-4, 5-3 ACC) took on Clemson (5-7, 1-4) for day two of a three-game series at Boshamer Stadium. After pulling out a win on Friday, the Tar Heels took a 2-0 series lead on Saturday, beating the Tigers 5-4. Three home runs in the fourth inning led the way for the Tar Heels in their victory.
Due to a shortened indoor season, the Virginia Tech Challenge and the JDL DMR Invitational were the last meets for the Tar Heels before they compete at the Atlantic Coast Conference Indoor Championships, serving as a final tune-up before the tournament.
While UNC's women basketball team is 9-3 at home, its away record stands at 0-5. Here's a look at some factors that have led to the Tar Heels' up-and-down performance this season.
The two teams battled it out for majority of the game, but ultimately the Hokies came away victorious, hitting 14 fourth-quarter free throws — two in the final seconds — to ice the game and claim a 73-69 win.
UNC has won six of its last ten matchups against Pitt, although the most recent one was a tough 66-52 loss for the Tar Heels last January.
“Our freshmen are so young and have had so little time to prepare," head coach Courtney Banghart said. "The young team is going to learn very quickly because they are getting a lot thrown at them.”
With 38 seconds left, first-year guard Deja Kelly hit a clutch 3-pointer, bringing the Tar Heels within four points of the Hurricanes. It was all in vain, though, and with each team fouling on its last possession, Miami claimed its 67-63 victory as the clock expired.
