No. 1 seed UNC scores five runs in top of ninth to tie 2nd-round ACC Tournament game against Clemson Friday night, then took the lead for good with five more in top of 14th inning to pull away in marathon game at the DBAP. The Tar Heels face nemesis N.C. State Saturday night at 7 at the DBAP with a berth in Sunday's ACC championship game on the line.
Kara Cannizzaro scored four straight second-half goals and Abbey Friend scored three times as No. 3 seed North Carolina crushed No. 2 seed Northwestern 11-4 Friday to advance to Sunday night’s women’s lacrosse NCAA Championship game.
Kara Cannizzaro scored four straight second-half goals and Abbey Friend scored three times as third-seeded North Carolina dominated second-seeded Northwestern, 11-4, on Friday in the NCAA Tournament semifinals at Villanova University in suburban Philadelphia.
No. 3 UNC (16-3) and No. 2 Northwestern (19-2) are back in the Final Four and the Tar Heels get another crack at the two-time defending champions Friday, May 24 at Villanova University in suburban Philadelphia (5 p.m., ESPN3.com).
The No. 1 seed in the ACC Tournament for the first time in 23 years, North Carolina played the role of favorite to perfection in opening pool play Thursday at Durham Bulls Athletic Park, besting Miami 10-0 in a mercy-rule shortened game.
Hopes and dreams are on the line today and Saturday as first UNC and then Duke open play in the NCAA women’s and men’s lacrosse Final Four.
Greensboro native Theo Pinson, a five-star rated junior at Wesleyan Christian Academy in High Point, has made a verbal commitment to UNC. He is ranked between 10th and 20th nationally in his class by all four major recruiting services.
Thursday's ACC Tournament Schedule: 11 a.m. — No. 3 Virginia vs. No. 7 Ga. Tech (FSS, ESPN3); 3 p.m. — No. 8 Miami vs. No. 1 UNC (FSS, ESPN3); 7 p.m. — No. 2 Florida St. vs. No. 6 Va. Tech (FSS, ESPN3). ... All games at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
The third-ranked and top-seeded Duke women’s golf team carded a 2-under 286 Tuesday in the opening round of the NCAA Championship and sit only two shots off the lead with 54 holes remaining at the 6,372-yard, par 72 University of Georgia Golf Course.
North Carolina may be the No. 1 seed for this week’s ACC Tournament, which starts today at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park, but that doesn’t mean the Tar Heels received an easy draw.
North Carolina capped its most successful regular season in history in style. The Coastal Division champions beat Atlantic Division champion Florida State 4-3 at Boshamer Stadium and will head into the postseason with a 48-8 record, three more wins than any previous UNC team.
Former Arkansas quarterback Brandon Mitchell says he is transferring to N.C. State to play his final season.
After winning the ACC regular-season title for the first time since 1990, North Carolina players have claimed the top individual awards. Junior third baseman Colin Moran was named ACC player of the year and junior lefthander Kent Emanuel was named ACC pitcher of the year, the league announced Monday.
Florida State and Georgia Tech will open the ACC Baseball Tournament on Wednesday at 11 a.m., while top-seeded North Carolina will face Miami on Thursday at 7 p.m. at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
North Carolina played to its offensive strength early in its NCAA quarterfinal game against the University of Denver at Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday. The Tar Heels scored six goals on seven shots during an eight-minute span in the first quarter and appeared poised to advance to the program's first Final Four since 1993.
