'It’s us' mantra has carried UNC Women's Basketball into hosting conversation
North Carolina Women's Basketball has the kind of momentum that makes the Tar Heels strong candidates to host early-round games in the NCAA women’s tournament. It’s all begun to come together with an "it’s us" mantra that has carried the Tar Heels since an embarrassing January setback. Coach
Courtney Banghart’s team has surged of late. (
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Video: Coast To Coast Podcast - UNC Basketball Enters Stretch Run
The crew from Inside Carolina discusses UNC Basketball's unexpected success without
Caleb Wilson,
Seth Trimble's 30-point game against Louisville, Henry Veesaar's 26 points Saturday, improved defensive discipline and offensive consistency, and more.
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Mon Mar 2
UNC Men’s Soccer Beats Duke With Late Game-Winner, 4-3
North Carolina Men's Soccer used a late winner from Joschi Shelb to down Duke, 4-3, on match day two of the Carolina Cup at WakeMed Soccer Park on Sunday. Shelb was one of four goal scorers on the night along with Bertil Rygaard Hansen, Luca Nikolai and Charlie Antonelius. Nico Loebus provided two assists on the day, while Shelb offered the third. (
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Takeaways from UNC Baseball's Dominant Third Weekend
UNC Baseball swept Le Moyne in a three-game series, outscoring the Dolphins 49-6 at Boshamer Stadium over the weekend. All three matchups were decided in the seventh inning, with the run rule benefiting the Tar Heels in each. Friday's game ended 16-3, Saturday's was 12-2, and Sunday was 21-1. This span was UNC's first run-rule series sweep. (
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No. 3 UNC Women’s Tennis Tops SMU, 4-2
No. 3 UNC Women's Tennis came back to top SMU, 4-2, on Sunday. The Tar Heels improve to 3-0 in ACC play. With the score at 2-2, a win from No. 6 Oby Kajuru gave Carolina the edge after topping her opponent, 6-4, 6-0. After a tight first set, No. 17 Tatum Evans downed no. 66 Sophie Llewellyn in the second, 6-0, to clinch the match for UNC. (
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UNC Women's Basketball Grabs No. 3 Seed In ACC Tournament
North Carolina, with 14 ACC wins and its most since 2013, enters the 2026 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament as the No. 3 seed and begins tournament play in the quarterfinals Friday, March 6 at 7:30 p.m. on ACC Network in Duluth, Ga. UNC will square off against the winner of No. 6 Virginia Tech and No. 11 Georgia Tech / No. 14 Florida State. (
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Coby White scores 20 in Charlotte Hornets debut as Roy Williams looks on
Coby White made his home debut for the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday, the third game for his new team after being acquired from the Chicago Bulls. Facing the Portland Trail Blazers before a home crowd at the Spectrum Center that included his former college coach
Roy Williams, White came off the bench and scored 20 points in Charlotte's 109-93 win. (
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No. 8 UNC Baseball Earns Fourth Straight Run-Rule Win and Sweeps Le Moyne, 21-1
Jadyn Nunez's grand slam put the cherry on top of a dominant weekend for UNC Baseball, which completed a sweep of Le Moyne on Sunday with a 21-1 seven-inning victory (
Highlights). The No. 8 Tar Heels pounded the Dolphins with three doubles, three homers, and 14 walks as UNC put up its most runs in a game since beating Duke 21-6 in 2021. (
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No. 2 UNC Men’s Lacrosse Falls At No. 10 Princeton, 11-9
No. 10 Princeton closed the game on a 3-0 run, securing an 11-9 win over No. 2 North Carolina, Sunday in men's lacrosse nonconference play. Owen Duffy led all Tar Heels with four points (one goal, three assists) on the day. Dominic Pietramala was the lone multi-goal scorer for UNC, with a pair of goals and has recorded a point in all 33 career games. (
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Henri Veesaar unleashed. How UNC's big man rocked Virginia Tech
Earlier in the week,
Henri Veesaar wasn’t satisfied. Following Monday’s win over Louisville, he called his recent rebounding numbers "unacceptable," noting he’d pulled down just five boards across two games since returning from a lower-body issue and illness. "I gotta do a better job," Veesaar said Monday. Saturday suggested he’s getting there. (
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UNC Softball's Undefeated Streak Ends At 17 Games, Falls To Boston College
UNC Softball suffered its first loss of the season Sunday. The Tar Heels still won the series after winning the first two games. Boston College plated two runs in the third to take a 2-0 lead. Emily LeGette roped an RBI single to cut into the deficit but the Eagles plated two runs in each of the next two innings to take a 6-1 lead and go on to win, 10-2. (
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Aarnisalo, Harris, Nivar lead UNC Women's Basketball to senior-day upset of Duke
After never getting to the free-throw line two weeks earlier at Duke, it seemed fitting that UNC Women's Basketball got revenge by putting the game away at the line. The No. 21 Tar Heels made 15 of 18 shots at the line in the fourth quarter and held on to upset No. 12 Duke 74-69 before a sellout Carmichael Arena crowd for their 12th win in 13 games. (
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Video: UNC Women's Basketball Tops No. 12 Duke on Senior Day, 74-69 - Highlights
For the fifth time in a row, UNC Women's Basketball defeated Duke in Carmichael Arena.
Elina Aarnisalo scored a career-high 22 points while
Nyla Harris had 10 of her 19 points in the fourth quarter to help No. 21 UNC beat No. 12 Duke 74-69 on Sunday. Check out the highlights.
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Sun Mar 1
Box Score: UNC Women's Basketball 74, Duke 69
View the complete box score from the No. 21 North Carolina Tar Heels' 74-69 Senior Day victory over the No. 12 Duke Blue Devils on Sunday afternoon at Carmichael Arena in Chapel Hill. (
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Sun Mar 1
Caleb Wilson participating in individual workouts, but no contact drills
Caleb Wilson continues to inch closer to returning to action. "He doesn’t have his cast on anymore,"
Hubert Davis said following the Tar Heels' 89-82 win over Virginia Tech on Saturday. "Can’t do anything five on five, but he can do individual workouts. He can dribble, shoot, and he can do everything, just nothing on contact. So that’s a huge benefit." (
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