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M. Lacrosse. Tar Heels Use Balanced Scoring To Fly By Mercer

North Carolina got goals from 12 different players and assists from nine players and played its entire roster as the sixth-ranked Tar Heels defeated the Mercer Bears 20-7 at the Lovett School in Atlanta Sunday afternoon. The Tar Heel men's lacrosse team improves to 2-0 on the young season while the Bears fell to 0-2 with the loss. UNC freshmen scored 13 goals and had seven assists...
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W. Basketball. Georgia Tech 56, North Carolina 54

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JV Men's Basketball. JV Plays Well But Falls to Fork Union

"I'm so proud of my team, it's unbelievable," said JV head coach Jerod Haase following his team's 77-74 loss Saturday to Fork Union. "We're just doing all the right things. I told the team in the locker room after the game that the thing I really want is something really good to happen to them because if there's a team that deserves it right now...
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Track. Tar Heels Excel At SPIRE Invitational

SPIRE Invite- Complete ResultsThe University of North Carolina track and field program had multiple strong performances Saturday to close out competition at the annual SPIRE Invitational. The two-day meet featured 18 competitive teams from across the NCAA, including Auburn, Ohio State, Texas, Indiana, Michigan State and ACC schools Florida State and Virginia Tech.
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W. Tennis. No. 8 UNC Drops Another Tight Match To No. 5 Baylor

No. 8 North Carolina raced out to a 3-0 lead but was unable to hold off No. 5 Baylor in a 4-3 consolation round loss Saturday night in the ITA National Team Indoor Championships at the Boar's Head Sports Club. Carolina won the doubles point and got singles victories from Tessa Lyons and Gina Suarez-Malaguti, but the Lady Bears closed with four straight wins to take the dual.
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Fencing. Tar Heel Men Compete at Duke Dual Meet

The University of North Carolina men finished the Duke Dual Meets 1-4 through five rounds of fencing Saturday in Durham, N.C.
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Softball. UNC Picks Up Two More Wins

Game One Box Score | Game Two Box Score | Follow UNC Softball Via Twitter | 2012 Softball YearbookKelli Wheeler, Ally Blake and Logan Foulks led off the game with back-to-back-to-back solo home runs as North Carolina cruised to a 10-0 win over Chattanooga. In the second game of the day, Sara Buchholz and Lori Spingola combined in the circle to scatter four hits and surrender one...
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Wrestling. Carolina Split Duals At Campbell

North Carolina split a pair of duals Saturday in Buies Creek, N.C. falling to No. 22 Northwestern 20-15 before besting host Campbell 31-10 to cap off the day. Five different Tar Heels went 2-0 on the day.
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Baseball. Tar Heels Scrimmage On Saturday Morning

The North Carolina Tar Heels held a seven-and-a-half inning scrimmage on a cool Saturday morning that ended in a 6-6 tie at Boshamer Stadium.
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M. Basketball. Lucas: Help Yourself

Since his return to Carolina in the spring of 2003, Roy Williams has offered the same advice to every single substitute who has ever wanted to earn more playing time: "Don't hurt us."
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M. Basketball. UNC-Virginia Quotes

"Needless to say we feel a heck of a lot better now than we did three or four days ago. Mike Scott is really a load, I was happy to have him a bit in foul trouble. It would have been cute if that three would have counted right before the half to give us an eight point lead. Wish that traveling call would have been Wednesday night--I'm talking about in our practice right before the game.
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M. Lacrosse. Rastivo & Keenan Lead Tar Heels To 14-10 Win Over Penn State

Steven Rastivo made a career-high 18 saves and R.G. Keenan won a career-high 21 face-offs to power sixth-ranked North Carolina to a 14-10 victory over 17th-ranked Penn State Saturday before a crowd of 6,913 in the fourth annual Southern Showdown played at Kennesaw State University's Soccer Stadium. The game marked the 2012 men's lacrosse opener for both teams.
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W. Basketball. Tar Heels Look To Rebound Against Georgia Tech Sunday

North Carolina returns home after a rough two-game road trip when the Tar Heels host Georgia Tech Sunday at 2 p.m. at Carmichael Arena. Carolina enters the contest 17-7 on the year and 7-4 in the Atlantic Coast Conference after a 61-37 loss at Miami on Wednesday. Georgia Tech is 17-7 and 7-4 in the ACC following a 64-56 loss to Maryland on Monday. UNC is ranked No. 22 in the Associated...
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M. Basketball. Tar Heels Run Away From No. 19 Virginia, Win 70-52

Tyler Zeller had 25 points and nine rebounds to help No. 5 North Carolina beat No. 19 Virginia 70-52 on Saturday. Harrison Barnes added 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Tar Heels (21-4, 8-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who regrouped from Wednesday night's stunning loss to rival Duke on a last-second 3-pointer.
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M. Basketball. UNC 70, Virginia 52

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W. Lacrosse. Tar Heels Down No. 4 Florida, 11-9

Third-ranked North Carolina got four goals from Kara Cannizzaro and three from Abbey Friend on its way to an 11-9 win over fourth-ranked Florida on Saturday afternoon at Fetzer Field in the season opener for both teams. The Tar Heels improve to 1-0 with the victory and won their first game of the season for the seventh year in a row. Florida falls to 0-1 with the defeat.
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Track. Roberts Leads UNC At SPIRE Day 1

SPIRE Invitational- Friday ResultsJunior Ariel Roberts finished third in the women's pentathlon Friday to lead the Tar Heels on Day 1 of the SPIRE Invitational. The two-day meet continues Saturday and features 18 competitive teams from across the NCAA, including Auburn, Ohio State, Texas, Indiana, Michigan State and ACC schools Florida State and Virginia Tech.
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Softball. Tar Heels Take Two In National Invitational Tournament

Game One Box Score | Game Two Box Score | Follow UNC Softball Via Twitter | 2012 Softball YearbookSophomore Lori Spingola struck out 13 batters to propel North Carolina to a season-opening 3-0 shutout of North Florida in the National Invitational Tournament. Ally Blake and Kelli Wheeler combined for five hits and four RBI and Sara Buchholz pitched four and two-thirds innings in UNC...
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W. Gymnastics. Heels Win Against Maryland

North Carolina beat Maryland 195.225-192.600 Friday in Carmichael Arena. This was the second meeting between the two in six days, and the teams split the series. UNC senior Morgan Evans and junior Elizabeth Durkac took first and second place in the all-around competition.
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W. Tennis. No. 8 Tar Heels Fall To USC, 4-2

No. 8 North Carolina fell to No. 16 Southern California, 4-2, in the opening round of the ITA National Team Indoor Championships Friday afternoon at the Boar's Head Sports Club. Carolina won the doubles point but fell behind 3-1 early in singles and was unable to complete a furious rally.
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Baseball. With just one week remaining before Opening Day at the Bosh, the North Carolina Tar Heels held a seven-and-a-half inning scrimmage on Friday afternoon that ended in a 7-7 tie.

With just one week remaining before Opening Day at the Bosh, the North Carolina Tar Heels held a seven-and-a-half inning scrimmage on Friday afternoon that ended in a 7-7 tie
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M. Tennis. Tar Heels Sink Navy 7-0

No. 17 North Carolina knocked off Navy in dual match action Friday afternoon at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center. After a grueling schedule of five consecutive Top-25 opponents, the Tar Heels righted the ship against the Midshipmen by a 7-0 margin. Carolina improves to 3-3 with the win, while Navy drops to 4-2.
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M. Soccer. Tar Heels Visit With Governor Perdue

The 2011 NCAA National Champion North Carolina men's soccer team visited with North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue Friday afternoon at the Governor's Mansion in Raleigh.
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W. Lacrosse. Tar Heels Open Season With No. 4 Florida

The University of North Carolina women's lacrosse team will open its 2012 season on Saturday by hosting Florida in a matchup of nationally-ranked teams. Both teams are ranked in the top five of the Intercollegiate Womens Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) preseason poll for '12, with the Tar Heels ranked No. 3 and the Gators at No. 4.
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M. Basketball. Hairston Out For UVa Game

University of North Carolina freshman guard P.J. Hairston is sidelined with a sore left foot and will be unable to play in tomorrow's ACC game against the Virginia Cavaliers. Hairston has played in all 24 games and is the Tar Heels' seventh-leading scorer at 6.6 points per contest.
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