Right-hander Alex White struck out eight over six strong innings, and first baseman Dustin Ackley posted his second straight three-RBI game to lift No. 2 North Carolina to a 9-3 series-opening win over No. 24 Virginia Friday at Davenport Field. The Tar Heels (41-8, 19-5 ACC) won for their 16th time in the last 17 games and posted their third straight victory over the Cavaliers (33-16, 13-12 ACC) dating to last season. (more)
The University of North Carolina men's lacrosse team has earned the No. 4 seed in the 2008 NCAA Tournament and for the second straight year the Tar Heels will play host to Navy in their first-round matchup. The game will be played at Fetzer Field on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. The contest will be broadcast nationally live on ESPNU. (more)
For the fourth time in the last five seasons and the third year in a row, the University of North Carolina men's tennis team has been chosen to host a regional tournament in the NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championship. The Tar Heels will host a regional Saturday, May 10 and Sunday, May 11 at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center on the University of North Carolina campus. In addition, UNC's No. 1 doubles team of Taylor Fogleman and Chris Kearney earned a bid to the 2008 NCAA Doubles Championships later this month in Tulsa, Okla. as the No. 6 overall seed. (more)
Sophomore Danielle Spaulding lived up to her billing as the ACC Player of the Year on Thursday as she hurled the first perfect game in ACC Tournament history en route to leading the No. 13 Tar Heels (50-9-1) to a 6-0 win over Virginia in the opening round of the ACC Tournament in College Park, Md. Spaulding struck out nine batters in the gem while also going a perfect 2 for 2 at the plate with a run scored and a pair of RBIs. The perfect game is the first since Crystal Cox accomplished the feat against Elon in 2005. The Tar Heels will now take on the No. 5 seed NC State at 3 p.m. on Friday. (more)
The University of North Carolina women's golf team slipped to 18th place after the second round of the NCAA West Regional. Carolina carded a 23-over-par 311 on Friday for a 608 total at Lincoln Hills Golf Club. Southern California leads the 21-team field with a five-under-par 571 total after posting an even par 288. (more)
