Scoggins is a 6-foot setter for the Mustangs. As a senior this fall, she helped Middle Creek to a 26-1 overall record and the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A state title. Please click here for more.
UNC women’s soccer sophomore leaves team to pursue professional career
Ally Sentnor will be parting ways with the UNC women’s soccer team to pursue a professional career, the redshirt sophomore midfielder has announced. Please click here for more.
NCCU Keeps Winning Streak Alive, Takes Down Norfolk State
The North Carolina Central University men’s basketball team remains unblemished in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference play, defeating Norfolk State 60-58 on Monday evening. The Eagles have now won six straight games going back to Dec 12. Please click here for more.
For UNC player, Redskins defensive coach fired as head coach of the Falcons
Arthur Smith, who was an offensive lineman at UNC from 2001-2005 and then served as a defensive coach for the Washington Redskins, was back at the Atlanta Falcons’ practice facility on Monday morning for a final meeting with his players after he was fired late Sunday night. Smith had the support of the players but that was not enough to overcome a third consecutive 7-10 finish. Please click here for more.
Mercifully, Panthers end one of franchise’s worst-ever seasons
A season filled with errors for the Carolina Panthers could be summed up with a single play from the team’s season finale against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. Find out which one.
Clemson shared kind gesture in honor of the late Eric Montross
The Tigers honored the Tar Heel legend Montross, by leaving a note at the visiting radio seat along with a vase of flowers. Please click here for more.
Three takeaways from Blue Devils’ win at Notre Dame
On a night when the Blue Devils struggled to score, the 6-9 sophomore Mark Mitchell was everything for them, scoring a career-best 23 points with 14 rebounds in Duke’s 67-59 ACC basketball win at Purcell Pavilion. Please click here for more.
Schenn scores in 5th round of shootout to lift Blues past Hurricanes, 2-1
The Carolina Hurricanes picked up a point but Brayden Schenn scored in the fifth round of the shootout to give the St. Louis Blues a 2-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night. Please click here for more.
NC State has dominant second half to cruise past Virginia
Sometimes a shot can go in that ends up describing if the vibes of a game will go a certain way. NC State freshman Dennis Parker of Richmond, Va., had one of those kinds of shots, when his heave from the Tuffy logo inside halfcourt beat the shot-clock buzzer and went in. Please click here for more.
UNC gets another gritty win on the road in Clemson
When the teams headed to the lockers at the end of the first half tied at 34, the big screen at Clemson flashed the word GRIT. Well, it turned out to be a gritty North Carolina team that came away with a 65-55 victory. (1/6)
Armando Bacot led Carolina’s lunch pail mentality with a tough 14 point, 16-rebound effort.
“He was huge,” UNC coach Hubert Davis said. “Not only did he score, he got us into the penalty, created open shots for us and he got their team in foul trouble. Him being aggressive and confident down low in the post made everything work offensively down the stretch.”
It was a two-point game at 55-53 Carolina with 5:42 to play. The Tar Heels ended the game on a 10-2 run including scoring the last seven points of the game and holding the Tigers without a point over the last five minutes.
The Tar Heels’ defense held Clemson to just 36 percent including just one of 18 from beyond the three-point line.
“We defended,” Coach Davis said. “We defended every one of their shots and met their physicality. In the second half, we did it without fouling.”
Free throw shooting kept the Tigers in the game early as they hit 12 of 14 first-half free throws. Meanwhile, the Tar Heels were just one of three from the line.
Carolina’s Ryan Cormac kept the Heels in the game early as he scored all 10 of his points in the first half. There were four ties and seven lead changes in the first half which ended at 34-34.
The Tar Heels hit only two of their first 11 shots of the second half but still led 42-41 with 12 minutes to go. With the scored tied at 45, an unlikely three from the left wing by Paxson Wojcik (his only points of the game) put Carolina ahead 48-45. The Tar Heels never trailed again.
RJ Davis didn’t shoot particularly well but he tied Bacot in scoring with 14 points for the Tar Heels, who start the ACC season at 3-0 for the first time since 2016 – a year where the Heels won the national championship.
Chase Hunter led the Tigers with 17 points while Ian Schieffelin had 16 points and 11 rebounds for Clemson which falls to 11-3 and 1-2 in the ACC.
The Tar Heels, now 11-3 overall and 3-0 in the league, travel to N.C. State Wednesday.
For a box score and more on the game, please click here.