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Maddie Holub Named UNC Softball Pitching Coach
UNC Softball head coach
Megan Smith Lyon named Maddie Holub as the program's new assistant coach on Friday. Holub will serve as the Tar Heels' pitching coach. Holub arrives at Carolina after five seasons as the pitching coach on Smith Lyons' staff at Marshall. "I'm extremely excited to be joining Coach Smith Lyon and Coach Lyon at UNC," Holub said. (
GoHeels.com)
503 Tar Heels Named To ACC Academic Honor Roll
An all-time high 503 Tar Heels have been named to the 2022-23 ACC Academic Honor Roll, announced Friday by the league. It marks the first time in UNC history that the number has topped 500. The ACC Academic Honor Roll is comprised of varsity student-athletes who earned a grade point average of 3.0 or better during the 2022-23 academic year. (
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UNC Takeover Day On ACC Network Saturday
If you enjoy watching UNC win a national championship, beat Duke and N.C. State,
Armando Bacot make history and
Drake Maye work his magic, set your DVR for Carolina takeover day Saturday on the ACC Network. There are two wins over N.C. State on the schedule. One football game will be replayed. And four Tar Heel victories over Duke will air. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Fourteen Tar Heels Named to All-ACC Softball Academic Team
Tar Heels named to the 2023 All-ACC Softball Academic Team include Lilli Backes, Skyler Brooks, Kenna Raye Dark, Isabela Emerling, Caroline Fox, Lexi Godwin, Talia Hannappel, Kianna Jones, Kiersten Licea, Bailey McCachren, Destiny Middleton, Carlie Myrtle, Carsyn Snead, and Bri Stubbs. It's the second career honor for Brooks, Middleton, and Stubbs. (
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Corey Lyons Joins UNC Softball Staff
North Carolina softball head coach
Megan Smith Lyon announced the addition of assistant coach Corey Lyon to her staff on Tuesday afternoon. Lyon comes to UNC after spending the last five seasons as an assistant coach at Marshall. During his time in Huntington, where he served as the Herd's hitting coach, Marshall rewrote the offensive record book. (
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Donna Papa reflects on career as UNC softball coach after retiring in May
As
Donna Papa’s time as UNC head softball coach has ended, she described her tenure as a challenge. "I was challenged every day to be better and to work and try to keep up with the people around me. I was challenged to be the best coach I could be and the best person I could be to my team. I’m going to miss the relationships more than anything." (
Daily Tar Heel)
Two recent coaching hires mean one-third of UNC’s head coaches are alums
One-third of North Carolina's head coaches — seven of 21 — graduated from Carolina. That total first increased when legendary UNC player,
Erin Matson, replaced legendary coach
Karen Shelton, in field hockey. The number reached seven last week when former UNC third baseman
Megan Smith Lyon left Marshall to be UNC Softball's new head coach. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Carolina Insider Podcast: Cole Anthony Interview, Basketball Pickup Games, Megan Smith Lyon
Carolina Basketball has been playing pick-up.
Jones Angell and Adam Lucas discuss what they've seen (8:30). The first three kickoff times for UNC football are set (31:20). An interview with new Tar Heels softball coach,
Megan Smith Lyon (38:45). And
Cole Anthony discusses his time at UNC, playing in the NBA, and more (44:05).
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Megan Smith Lyon Announced As UNC's New Softball Coach
Megan Smith Lyon, a 17-year head coaching veteran and UNC alumna, has been hired as the University of North Carolina's new softball coach. Smith Lyon comes to Chapel Hill after five years at Marshall. Smith Lyon, who played for the Tar Heels from 1996-99, returns to Chapel Hill following the winningest year of her career. "I'm a Tar Heel born and bred." (
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Tar Heels Ranked No. 8 In Learfield Director's Cup
UNC is eighth in the next-to-final standings in the 2022-23 Learfield Directors' Cup. One championship, the men's College World Series, remains to be played, and Carolina has amassed 1030.5 points. Stanford, which is one of eight teams in the baseball World Series, has clinched the top spot. The Tar Heels are one of six ACC programs in the top 20, (
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