Heading into the 2018 season, UNC is ranked No. 1 in the ACC preseason coaches’ poll and No. 3 in the nation in the overall coaches poll. The Tar Heels are hoping to bring back the 2016 national championship feeling. Seniors Marie McCool, Ela Hazar and Maggie Bill are returning as key assets to the team. All three were given spots on Inside Lacrosse’s preseason All-America teams. McCool, a team captain, was one of two college students on the 2017 U.S. Lacrosse World Cup team that won gold in E

In the women’s 4000m distance medley relay, the Tar Heel team of seniors Cierra Dunston, Blake Dodge, Caroline Alcorta and sophomore Erin Edmundson placed second out of eight teams with a time of 11:17.78. Edmundson ran the first leg, but Dunston inherited being behind and had to come from behind. By the next exchange, Dodge brought the Tar Heels into second position. Finally, Alcorta was passed the baton and — although she was in first place for a moment — she lost the lead to Villanova toward

Next up, sophomore Hannah Nommensen earned her first strike out of the season, and two more outs led to the fourth, where UNC went three and out. First-year Katie Grace Olinger took over to pitch in the bottom of the fourth with one out and one runner on base for the Gamecocks. South Carolina scored their second run, and the bases were loaded before Olinger pitched back-to-back strikeouts to end the inning. The next blood wasn't drawn until the sixth inning, when the Gamecocks knocked in four

AK: It took years. I was able to find some old thesis papers, but the mothership is at Wilson Library. This gentleman by the name of Kidd Brewer was the pre-flight base publicist. He was a colorful personality, and because of that when he handled publicity for the base, he went to extra lengths to have it captured on film and print. There were hundreds of magnificent pictures, documents and memos that my grandfather had written. I had a good fortune of working with a literary agent by the name o

The younger talent stood out for the Tar Heels. First-year midfielder Brianna Pinto showcased her talent with UNC’s only goal after being subbed in during the second half. Her goal was assisted by first-year midfielder Rachael Dorwart and sophomore defender Lotte Wubben-Moy. UNC goalie Samantha Leshnak also did not let up a single goal while she was in for the first half. Stanford goalie and redshirt junior Alison Jahansouz also did not let up any goals in the first half. First-year forward Sop

Junior Abbey Wheeler of Providence placed first overall, with a time of 17:10, six seconds faster than the next runner. The men’s 8K — nearly five miles long — followed at 3:30 p.m with ten Tar Heels competing. Graduate student Nick Golebiowski was the top placer for UNC with a time of 24:32, placing 16th out of 210 competitors. His time was 29 seconds short of first placer Amon Kemboi for Campbell. UNC redshirt sophomore Mitch Resor placed 20th with a time of 24:35, and junior Jeremy Brown pl

85 minutes and 17 seconds separated the No. 3 UNC women’s soccer team's (10-2-1, 5-0-0 ACC) two goals in its 2-1 win at Notre Dame on Thursday night. Just 22 seconds into the match, sophomore forward Alessia Russio scored a header with an assist from midfielder Emily Fox. After two fouls, Notre Dame answered with a goal by forward Karin Muya in the 11th minute. UNC had eight fouls before the half ended, tied 1-1. For the second half, UNC replaced first-year Claudia Dickey at goalie with senior

In the third round, Gerard’s mind was far from the record he was about to break — he didn’t even know what it was. His mind was on that moment, standing on the green, focusing on his next shot. “I was focused on trying to help the team as much as I could,” Gerard said. “I figured I had something special going on, but I was really trying to keep myself in the moment and take things one shot at a time. I know from past experience once you start thinking in the future, that’s when stuff starts to

Round Three: The third round began bright and early on Sunday morning, when the sun finally appeared amidst the chilly weather. Whaley shot a successful 72, her best out of the three rounds. Walker and Ocano both shot a 76, while Zhou and Lu scored a 77 and 80, respectively. Whaley earned 10th place with a 220 overall. Walker finished tied for 24th with a 225, Zhou tied for 53rd with a 231, Ocano tied for 58th with a 232 and Lu finished tied for 86th with a 241. Individual Ava Bergner tied for

His biggest role? Mentoring younger players like 20-year-old Trae Young through the Hawks’ rebuilding process. Young was born the same year Carter was drafted. Need more emphasis? Luka Doncic was not even a year old when Carter won the 2000 NBA Slam Dunk Contest. In his game Monday night against the 76ers, Carter played 20 minutes, posting four points and four rebounds. Two days prior against the Bulls, he played 23 minutes and scored a season high of 12 points — all on 3-pointers. He is averag