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North Carolina stayed at No. 7 in the women’s soccer poll ahead of Thursday’s clash with No. 2 Duke while the Tar Heels fell in the field hockey and volleyball polls. The field hockey team (3–3), No. 2 in the preseason poll, dropped six spots to a season-low No. 11, and the volleyball team (4–2) fell seven spots to No. 15.
Tar Heels fans have long known how to celebrate a win, a rivalry, and pretty much anything involving the color Carolina blue. Now, for the first time, they can toast to it with something that shows their school spirit via official spirits. UNC Athletics has teamed up with North Carolina-based Cape Fear Distillery to launch the Spirit of Carolina Collection, the university’s first officially licensed line of Tar Heels-branded spirits.
Tar Heel Tribune is adding another way for Carolina fans to follow the Tar Heels, launching the “Tar Heel Tribune Podcast” with hosts Britt Whitmire and R.L. Bynum.
A full day of memorable Carolina victories, from postseason thrills and rivalry showdowns to a memorable Seth Trimble shot, will take over ACC Network on Wednesday as part of the channel’s annual school takeover programming.
North Carolina’s latest step toward another national title looked like it would be a semifinal between heavyweights. On the field Friday, it looked like a team that knew exactly what it wanted to be and how to impose it.
The reigning NCAA champion Tar Heels dominated Maryland 16–6 at Martin Stadium in Evanston, Ill., closing the game on a 13–3 run and holding the Terrapins to one goal over the final 27 minutes.
North Carolina has spent the past two seasons setting a championship standard, and the reigning national champion Tar Heels are back in the Final Four with another chance to add to it. No. 2-seed UNC (18–1) meets No. 3 Maryland (18–3) at 3 p.m. Friday on ESPNU in a national semifinal in Evanston, Ill., with the other semifinal matchup pitting No. 1 Northwestern (17–3) against No. 4 Johns Hopkins (17–4).
Carolina set the standard in women’s sports in the last year, and no other college could match the Tar Heels, who won two national championships.
A snow day blowout, two national championship wins and seven victories against ranked teams highlight North Carolina’s annual takeover day on ACC Network. It’s a good time to load up your DVRs with memorable Tar Heels victories in the last year.
North Carolina is turning to a Chapel Hill native and NASCAR executive to guide its athletic department into a new era, while long-serving athletics director Bubba Cunningham will transition into a new leadership role.
The University of National Champions has earned another high finish in the all-sports Learfield Directors’ Cup competition. Carolina finished fourth, the Tar Heels’ best finish since 2009, matching their 2020–21 finish, led by NCAA titles in women’s soccer and women’s lacrosse.
As the baseball team begins its pursuit on Friday of a second consecutive trip to the College World Series, it has already been a dominant school year for North Carolina athletics, continuing years of consistent excellence.
North Carolina is back atop the women’s college lacrosse world, thanks to another big day from Chloe Humphey.
No. 1 North Carolina is a win away from its second undefeated women’s lacrosse championship season in four years after avenging last year’s season-ending loss to Florida in dominating fashion.
No. 1 Carolina advanced to the women’s lacrosse Final Four for the 14th time as the Tar Heels pursue their fourth national championship and second unbeaten full season.
Top seed and No. 1-ranked North Carolina started the NCAA women’s lacrosse tournament the way most of the season has been — with domination.
