With the victory, Carolina (15-3) advances to the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals for the ninth consecutive season. Loyola’s season ends at 11-9.
The Tar Heels will return to action on Saturday May 18 at 1 p.m., when they host an NCAA quarterfinal game against Virginia in Chapel Hill. The unseeded Cavaliers won 10-8 at Georgetown on Sunday. Carolina beat Virginia 8-7 on March 9 in Chapel Hill earlier this season.
Juniors Hanna Mar and Marianne Jodoin both dropped the first set in their respective singles matches, but rallied to lead the 15th-ranked Duke women’s tennis team past No. 17 Texas Tech, 4-3, Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. With the win, the Blue Devils advance to the Round of 16 for the 21st time in the previous 25 tournaments, where they are slated to face top-seeded Florida May 17 in Urbana, Ill.
Freshman attackman Case Matheis scored with 1:40 remaining in the second overtime period to propel seventh-seeded Duke to a 12-11 win over reigning national champion Loyola in the first round of the 2013 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship Tournament on Sunday afternoon at Koskinen Stadium in Durham.
“It feels pretty good [to score the game winner] right now,” said Matheis. “It’s still starting to set in. More importantly I’m happy the seniors get to play another game. We really value the senior leadership on our team and they’ve taken great care of the freshman class especially. As far as the play we went it all went pretty fast, it’s a blur. I remember just seeing the ball fall on the ground. I scooped up the ground ball and then I realized I had a step on my guy and it’s OT so holding nothing back and see what happens and I was fortunate enough to score.”
The Blue Devils improve to 13-5 on the year and advance to the quarterfinals to meet second-seeded Notre Dame next Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind. The Greyhounds finish the season at 11-5.
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The win puts UNC in the final 16 for the fourth consecutive season, a first in program history. Carolina will face No. 15 Nebraska on Friday, May 17, at 8 p.m. ET
ACC champion North Carolina improved to 13-3 on the campaign, its most wins in a season since 2010, and advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals for the third time in Breschi’s five years as head coach. The Tar Heels will be making their first quarterfinal appearance in three years next Sunday in Indianapolis, Ind., at Lucas Oil Stadium. The fifth-seeded Tar Heels will play fourth-seeded Denver in the quarterfinals after the Pioneers routed Albany 19-14 Saturday night in a first-round game in Denver. A quarterfinal win next Sunday would give Carolina is first Final Four appearance since 1993.
No. 5 NC State hosts No. 9 Florida State in a critical three-game ACC series beginning Saturday at Noon, continuing Sunday at 3 p.m., and concluding Monday night at 7 p.m. at Doak Field at Dail Park this weekend.
Saturday’s game will be televised on the ACC’s Regional Sports Network, carried locally by FS Carolinas. Monday night’s contest is the ACC Monday game on ESPNU. Sunday’s game will be streamed on ESPN3.
The Wolfpack (38-11, 15-8 ACC) trails the Seminoles (40-9, 16-8) by half a game at the top of the ACC Atlantic division standings. Last season, the Pack won game one in Tallahassee over the then-No. 1 Noles, before falling in the next two to lose the series.
NC State has not lost a weekend series in its last six tries, compiling a 5-0-1 series record during that stretch. The Pack won four ACC series in a row before splitting with UNC to represent the tie, then added a sweep of Presbyterian last week. The Wolfpack has swept two of its last three ranked opponents (No. 14 Georgia Tech and No. 22 Virginia Tech).
This weekend marks the final three home games of the 2013 regular season for NC State, putting a bow on an outstanding showing by the Wolfpack faithful all season long. NC State has drawn 53,979 spectators this season, smashing the previous single-season record by over 5,000 already. The average attendance for Wolfpack home games is 1,791, more than 400 per game over the previous record.
Carlos Rodon will take the mound on Saturday with a chance to pass Cory Mazzoni on the career strikeouts leaderboard. Rodon has 249 through 29 appearances in his career, needing seven to tie Mazzoni for the seventh most punchouts in program history.
Duke and N.C. State are among the 64-team 2013 NCAA Division I Men’s Tennis Championship field. Duke men and UNC women host regionals.
No. 9 Duke (22-5) will play host to Coastal Carolina (15-5) while the No. 2 UNC women host South Carolina State Friday.
The NC State men (13-10) will head to Norman, Okla., to play Auburn (13-10).
Duke is making its 22nd straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament and 23rd overall while NC State returns to the field of 64 for the second consecutive year (sixth overall).
Duke will host one of 16 regionals for the 2013 NCAA Men’s Tennis Championships Friday, May 10 and Saturday, May 11. UNC Wilmington will meet South Carolina in the first match of the day Friday at 10 a.m., before the host Blue Devils will face Coastal Carolina at 1 p.m. The winner of the two matches will compete for a trip to the 2013 NCAA Team Championships May 17-21 in Urbana, Ill.
Duke posted an undefeated regular season on its home courts for the first time since the 2000-01 campaign, going 13-0 throughout the spring. Senior Henrique Cunha, the 2013 ACC Player of the Year, leads the way with a 17-0 singles record throughout the spring, while the duo of Cunha and sophomore Raphael Hemmeler posted a 33-3 overall mark for the season.
The Blue Devils own a 41-22 all-time record in the NCAA Championships and has recorded 22 consecutive appearances, winning at least one match in each appearance. As a team, Duke has advanced to the round of eight on seven occasions, including last season’s appearance in the Elite Eight. Throughout the season, the Blue Devils have notched a 12-5 record against teams in the field of 64, including a 3-2 mark against squads that are seeded. Duke will host an NCAA Regional for the fourth consecutive season and the 12th time in the program’s history.
Ticket prices for all NCAA Championship matches are $5 for adults and $3 for students/seniors, and each ticket is good for all matches each day. Tickets can be purchased outside the stadium on the day of the match. Parking for all matches will be available in the Blue Zone, which can be accessed off Duke University Road.
The Wolfpack makes its sixth overall NCAA appearance and fourth under head coach Jon Choboy. In his 11th season at NC State, Choboy also led the Pack to the tournament in 2006, 2007 and 2012. State previously made the tournament in 1978 and 1999. The Pack has collected three NCAA wins in program history.
The winner of the match will advance to play the winner of host Oklahoma and Wichita State. The second round match is scheduled for 3 p.m. EST on Saturday, May 11.
Singles/Doubles Championships
Two Duke and one Carolina student-athletes will be among the 64 competitors in the 2013 NCAA Division I Men’s Tennis Singles Championship, to be held May 22-27 at the Khan Outdoor Tennis Complex/Atkins Tennis Center in Urbana, Ill.
The area will also be well-represented in the NCAA men’s team competition, which gets under way on May 10.
Singles At-Large
Henrique Cuhna, Duke
Esben Hess-Olesen, North Carolina
Michael Redlicki, Duke
Doubles
Henrique Cunha/Raphael Hemmeler, Duke
Michael Redlicki/Jason Tahir, Duke
Dave Thomson/Sean Weber, NC State
UNC women are regional host
No. 2 North Carolina women begin play in the 2013 NCAA Women’s Tennis Championship Friday when the Tar Heels welcome MEAC champion South Carolina State to the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center at 1 p.m. Carolina, which enters the event with a record of 25-3, is looking to win its 13th consecutive opening round NCAA match, a streak that dates back to 2001.
UNC is serving as a regional host for the 11th time in the last 12 seasons and the ninth under four-time Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year Brian Kalbas. Led by ACC Player of the Year Gina Suarez-Malaguti, Carolina is a top-eight national seed for the fourth consecutive NCAA tournament.
The winner of Friday’s UNC-South Carolina State match will face the winner of the Tennessee-VCU match in Saturday’s second round. The winner of the second round match, which is currently set for Saturday at 11 a.m., will advance to the NCAA final site in Urbana, Ill.
Tickets for the event are $5 for the general public and $3 for students and seniors. Gates will open one hour prior to play on both Friday and Saturday.
NC State women open in Michigan
The NC State women’s tennis team will take on Notre Dame in the first round of the 2013 NCAA Championship in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Friday, May 10 at the Varsity Tennis Center on the campus of the University of Michigan.
The NC State Wolfpack will make its sixth overall appearance, and its second trip in three years, in the NCAA Championship.
In the latest ITA national team rankings, NC State is ranked No. 42. The Wolfpack has two ranked singles players in No. 53 Joelle Kissell and No. 86 Tatiana Illova.
Duke women travel to Texas
The 14th-ranked Blue Devils will open the NCAA Team Championship May 11 when they travel to Lubbock, Texas to face Ole Miss in the opening round of the tournament. The winner of the match will advance to the second round to face the winner of the Texas Tech and College of Charleston match.
Under head coach Jamie Ashworth, the Blue Devils have reached the NCAA Final Four five times, highlighted by a trip to the 2009 NCAA Finals where they topped UCLA to claim the title.
The match against Ole Miss is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. CT, with the winner advancing to face the winner of Texas Tech and College of Charleston in the second round Sunday, May 12 at 1 p.m. CT.
Check out the left menu bar for results from the various team matches for Duke and NC State men and Duke, UNC and NC State women.
The No. 1 North Carolina baseball heads to Atlanta Friday for a three-game ACC Coastal series against Georgia Tech. The Tar Heels hold the top spot in the ACC Coastal with a 19-3 conference mark, while the Yellow Jackets sit in third place with a 12-12 conference record.
Carolina is in position to finish among the top 5 in team scoring and team ERA, a feat accomplished by only three other teams since 1989.
In addition, the Tar Heels became the first team in the country to reach 40 wins with its 10-2 win over Charlotte and has a chance to reach 45 wins for the seventh time in eight years this weekend. UNC will also be in search of its 20th ACC win of the year this weekend, a feat the Tar Heels have accomplished in five of the last seven years. The most ACC wins for a UNC club is 22 set in the 2006, 2008 and 2012 seasons.
Junior ace Kent Emanuel will be going for his 10th win of the year on Friday which would set a new single-season career high for the Woodstock, Ga., native. Emanuel claimed nine wins as a freshman and followed up with eight more as a sophomore.
Since 2001, the Tar Heels have had five pitchers post 10 or more wins in a season and each year that a Tar Heel has hit the mark in the last 12 years UNC has advanced to the College World Series.
The 2013 season marks the first time since 2009 that two Tar Heels have tallied at least 60 RBIs in a season when Dustin Ackley (73), Kyle Seager (62) and Mark Fleury (60) accomplished the feat.
The duo of Colin Moran (75) and Cody Stubbs (63) have combined for 138 RBIs this season and are currently the top two RBI men in the country.
Moran currently leads the nation in both runs scored (63) and RBIs (75) and would become just the fourth player in the NCAA since 1980 to accomplish the feat.
UNC has outscored its opponents 165-30 in the first three innings this year and own the best scoring margin in the country at 6.1.
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Plus, Kasay, who was born in Athens, Ga., played college ball for Georgia and had some of his best games against the Falcons, including a pair of last-minute game winning field goals.
Even though Kasay started his career with Seattle and ended his playing days with New Orleans, he is Mr. Carolina Panther. Kasay, now 43, became one of the first two unrestricted free agents to sign with the then new Panthers franchise in 1995, and he played for the Panthers until 2010.
Kasay, who holds virtually all the Panther kicking records, also has played in a team-record 221 games and is the all-time points leader for the Panthers. Perhaps most impressively, he made 11 game-winning field goals for the Panthers.
He also holds several NFL records including being the only player to convert four field goals from 46 yards away or more in a single game. He is second all-time for field goals made from 50+ yards (42).
He had a big leg and he has a big heart, earning the love and respect from his teammates. It was appropriate for the Panthers to sign him again recently so he could retire as a Panther. It will be appropriate for the Panthers to retire his number – on Nov. 3 of this year.
The 15th annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods on Dec. 3-4 will be highlighted by eight teams in the ESPN.com early preseason top 25, including six of the top 11 teams: No. 3 Michigan State, No. 5 Duke, No. 6 Ohio State, No. 8 Syracuse, No. 9 Michigan, No. 11 North Carolina, No. 20 Indiana and No. 25 Iowa. Three of the games will pit ranked teams against each other: No. 9 Michigan at No. 5 Duke, No. 11 North Carolina at No. 3 Michigan State and No. 20 Indiana at No. 8 Syracuse.
Duke is 21-8 all-time against Michigan, including victories in the 2011 NCAA Championship and 2011 EA Sports Maui Invitational. North Carolina, with an 11-3 overall record against Michigan State, won games in 2008 and 2009. Michigan State won in 1999 and 2000. Northwestern and NC State will square off in the Challenge for the third time. Northwestern won in 2009 and NC State in 2002.
Following last year’s 6-6 tie, the ACC now holds a 10-3-1 advantage in Challenge play. In the event of a tie, the Commissioner’s Cup remains with the conference that won the previous year, which was the Big Ten in 2011. The ACC won the first 10 Challenges (1999-2008) while the Big Ten won the next three (2009-2011).
ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU will combine to televise all 12 games of the two-day event matching top college basketball programs playing for conference supremacy and the Commissioners Cup. All 12 games will also be available via WatchESPN.
All 12 Big Ten teams and 12 of the 15 ACC teams will participate in the 2013 Challenge, including Notre Dame, Pittsburgh and Syracuse, who will join the league on July 1, 2013.
Tuesday, December 3
Indiana at Syracuse
Michigan at Duke
Notre Dame at Iowa
Florida State at Minnesota
Penn State at Pitt
Illinois at Georgia Tech
Wednesday, December 4
North Carolina at Michigan State
Maryland at Ohio State
Miami at Nebraska
Wisconsin at Virginia
Boston College at Purdue
Northwestern at NC State