The No. 3 North Carolina field hockey team is about to begin its final four game against No. 2 Virginia. The two teams have played twice this season and have split the series.
The stands are full at Kentner Stadium and the sun is slowly setting as the starting lineups are called.
North Carolina and Virginia are as expected: very equal.
The two teams have spent about the same amount of time on offense as they have on defense. North Carolina has had more penalty corner opportunities but neither team has connected on any shots.
It's been an eventful second half of action here at Kentner Stadium on the campus of Wake Forest University.
With North Carolina leading 1-0 at the break, Virginia appeard to equalize with a penalty corner goal in the 38th minute. But as the Cavaliers celebrated, the officials conferred and waved the goal off.
We're here at Madison Square Garden for the Coaches vs. Cancer 2K Sports Classic.
After a much-delayed flight and an afternoon spent walking around the Big Apple, we've got about 20 minutes before No. 4 North Carolina takes on No. 15 Ohio State tonight, tipoff scheduled for 9:15 but that might run a little later. Boy, I'm sure our editors are ecstatic about pushing deadlines.
D.J. Johnston continued his strong start to the season by scoring 17 points to pace the Heels as they rallied in the second half to defeat the Dudley High School Panthers.
The North Carolina men's basketball team does not play again until Thursday night against Ohio State in New York City, but there will still be some UNC basketball played tonight in the Smith Center.
The Tar Heels' JV basketball team hosts Dudley High School at 7 p.m. in a matchup which features several connections to the varsity program.
