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THT Newsletter: Tar Heels Handle Hoyas, Women's Basketball Blisters Boston U, Football Transfers
No. 16 UNC Men's Basketball cruised to a 20-point victory over Georgetown, Women’s Basketball fell to No. 2 Texas and blasted Boston U, Tar Heel Football’s transfer list keeps growing, Olivia Thomas and Linda Ullmark are Women’s Soccer All-Americans, Volleyball bows out of the NCAA Tournament, and more in today's newsletter. (
Tar Heel Times Newsletter)
THT Newsletter: Derek Dixon Steps Up, Football Signs No. 12 Class, Big Test For Women's Basketball
Derek Dixon stepped up in a big way in UNC’s win over Kentucky, the Tar Heels signed the nation’s
No. 12 football recruiting class, Women’s Basketball faces a huge test in Texas, several Tar Heels earn postseason honors as others hit the transfer portal,
Drake Maye hears MVP chants, and
Luke Maye stars in this week’s Throwback Thursday. (
Tar Heel Times Newsletter)
Six UNC Field Hockey Standouts Earn NFHCA All-South Region Honors
UNC Field Hockey has placed six players in the 2025 NFHCA All-South Region squad. Charly Bruder, Sietske Brüning, Ryleigh Heck, and Dani Mendez made the first team, with Isabel Boere and Sanne Hak earning second-team honors. The group was instrumental in leading the Tar Heels to their record 28th ACC title and a 29th trip to the Final Four. (
GoHeels.com)
UNC field hockey reflects fondly on season after semifinal loss to Northwestern
The final buzzer didn’t even sound. A sea of purple rushed the field, while dots of Carolina blue stood still. Sietske Brüning bent down by the left crossbar. Ryleigh Heck crouched behind the cage. Charly Bruder put her hands over her head in disbelief, and her jaw dropped. Stunned. Minutes ticked by. The players stood right where their season ended. (
Daily Tar Heel)
THT Newsletter: Thanksgiving Basketball In Florida, Reese Brantmeier Wins A Natty, Football Falters
UNC Basketball is heading to the Fort Myers Tip-Off,
Reese Brantmeier is a tennis national champion, Tar Heel Football came up short against Duke, basketball 5-stars
Maximo Adams and
Kate Harpring are the newest Tar Heels, Women's Soccer advances, Women's Basketball dominates, there was Field Hockey heartbreak, and more. (
Tar Heel Times Newsletter)
Golden-goal heartbreak as No. 1 UNC Field Hockey falls on agonizing overtime bounce
It was national semifinal heartbreak for the second straight season for No. 1 UNC Field Hockey, this time delivered in agonizing fashion. A shot by Northwestern’s Grace Schultze deflected off UNC’s Sietske Bruning and into the cage for a golden goal in overtime, giving No. 3 Northwestern a 4-3 victory Friday. Bruning could only shake her head. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
UNC Field Hockey Falls to Northwestern in Overtime in NCAA Final Four
Northwestern scored 9:23 into sudden-victory overtime to cap off a comeback win and beat North Carolina 4-3 at the NCAA Final Four in Durham on Friday (
Postgame Press Conference). The Tar Heels end their 2025 season with a 21-2 record. Both losses came in overtime. It’s the second straight season that UNC has fallen short in the national semifinals. (
Chapelboro.com)
No. 1 UNC Field Hockey Faces No. 2 Northwestern In Final Four On Friday
A familiar foe awaits UNC Field Hockey in the final four of the 2025 NCAA Championship, as the Tar Heels face Northwestern in the national semifinal on Friday at Duke's Jack Katz Stadium in Durham. Since 2007, UNC has reached this round every season except two. It will be the fourth time in five years these programs will face off in the Tournament. (
GoHeels.com)
No. 1 UNC Field Hockey vs. No. 2 Northwestern: How to watch NCAA semifinal, stats, notes
This is the fourth NCAA field hockey tournament meeting in the last five years between UNC and Northwestern; UNC leads 2-1 and has won the last two, which were both national-championship games. UNC coach
Erin Matson has five national championships, four as a player and one as a coach. Former UNC player Ashley Sessa leads Northwestern. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
THT Newsletter: Basketball Block Party, Maximo Commits, Mingo Visits, Field Hockey to Final Four
It was another big weekend in Carolina Athletics. UNC Basketball threw a block party,
Hubert Davis landed a commitment from
Maximo Adams and an official visit from
Dylan Mingo, UNC Field Hockey beat Duke to advance to the Final Four, Football fell at Wake Forest but flipped a 4-star cornerback, and much more. (
Tar Heel Times Newsletter)