It was another terrific week in Carolina Athletics. Five-star guard Dylan Mingo committed to the Tar Heels, Henri Veesaar returned from injury to help lead North Carolina past Syracuse as Zayden High continues to step up, UNC Softball is off to a dominant 14-0 start, Lilly Parrish pitched a no-hitter, and Women’s Basketball had a 2-0 week. We also remember Doug Moe and more. On to the updates…
🏀 Basketball
Following the Tar Heels’ thrilling last-second win over Duke, a letdown was imminent as Carolina came out flat against NC State in Raleigh on Tuesday and got humbled, 82-58, playing without Caleb Wilson and Henri Veesaar in front of a rowdy crowd and against a team who just wanted it more on that night. Hopefully, a postseason rematch is in the cards since the two longtime foes only play once this regular season.
On Saturday, Henri Veesaar returned from his lower-body injury as the Tar Heels looked much mor like their normal selves in a 77-64 road win over Syracuse.
One major silver lining from the injuries to Wilson and Veesaar has been the emergence of forward Zayden High, who tied for a team-high 13 points at NC State and followed that up with a 9-point, 11 rebound effort against the Orange. High also led all players with a +17(!) on-court point differential.