Nine minutes into overtime, UNC sophomore Heather O’Reilly scored the winning goal — off a pass from Mia Hamm ’94Β —Β for the U.S.Β Women’s Soccer teamΒ inΒ the semifinal match againstΒ World Cup champion Germany. The final score was 2-1. read more
Monique Hennagan ’98Β took fourth place in the 400m at the 2004 Olympics with a time of 49.97. Tonique Williams-Darling won the gold for the Bahamas with a time ofΒ 49.41, coming off the final curve in front ofΒ Mexico’s Ana Guevara who finished… read more
Natalie Anter ’02 was part of the Italian national softball team in theΒ the 2004 Olympics. When she graduated from Carolina, she held four single-season records and six career records. Perhaps most notably, she is the home run leader with 34… read more
Track & Field News These were the first Olympic games for rising UNC junior Laura Gerraughty who competed in the shot put event on Aug. 18. Gerraughty finished 27th in the qualifying round with a throw of 16.47. It was not enough to… read more
The Americans, coached by Larry Brown ’63, are finally showing what they’re made of. They beat Australia 89-79 on Thursday. During the first and second halves of the game the Aussies led by as much as 12 points, again because Team USA had trouble… read more
On Tuesday, the U.S. women tied with the Australian women, 1-1, which was good enough to give the U.S. the first place spot in their group. The U.S. record is 2-0-1. In Tuesday’s game, at Kaftanzoglio Stadium in Thessaloniki, Cindy Parlow ’00… read more
The U.S. men regained some of their confidence Tuesday when they beat Greece 77-71. Although overall the U.S. struggled with its 3-pointers, Allen Iverson played with a broken thumb – suffered in the game against Puerto Rico – and made three… read more
Chancellor James Moeser has spent much of the summer traveling throughout North Carolina as part of the first “Carolina Connects” tour, reminding North Carolinians how UNC serves the state at large. read more
Game Two The first round of the Olympic soccer tournament was a tough one. The first half was goal-less and two Brazilian players were taken to a hospital after the game, which the U.S. women won 2-0 on Saturday. U.S. goalkeeper, Briana… read more
The U.S. men’s basketball team had a surprising loss to Puerto Rico on Sunday. Puerto Rico 92-73 win was the first Olympic loss for the United States since NBA players were allowed to compete in 1992 and its third in Olympic history, according to… read more