'Stunned' Silence Fills UNC Locker Room Following Season-Ending Collapse

Posted Mar 20, 2026
You could hear a pin drop inside the UNC locker room. Some players sat with towels draped over their heads. Some stared at the ceiling. Others looked down at their feet, stunned by what had just unfolded. In many cases, a locker room after a season-ending loss is filled with tears. This one was mostly filled with shock. "Sadness," Henri Veesaar said. (Inside Carolina)

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