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Carolina notes

Posted on October 16, 2008October 16, 2008 by Staff

Tate out
University of North Carolina senior wide receiver Brandon Tate injured his right knee in the first quarter of North Carolina’s 29-24 win over Notre Dame and did not return. An examination by UNC Sports Medicine revealed a tear to his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and medial collateral ligament (MCL). An MRI on Sunday night confirmed that diagnosis. Tate will miss the remainder of the season and will undergo surgery at UNC Hospitals later this week.

A senior from Burlington, Tate finishes his career as the NCAA’s all-time leader in combined kick return yards with 3,523 yards. At the time of his injury, Tate was leading the ACC in all-purpose yards (163.7 yds/gm). In the first six games of 2008, he had 376 receiving yards, 305 kickoff return yards, 158 punt return yards and 143 rushing yards.

Midseason All-ACC
Four North Carolina Tar Heels are represented on Phil Steele’s College Football Midseason All-ACC team. Brandon Tate captured two spots on the team at wide receiver and punt returner. Offensive tackle Garrett Reynolds and wide receiver Hakeem Nicks also earned first-team honors, along with safety Trimane Goddard.
Leading tackler Mark Paschal was on the second-team. Offensive guard Calvin Darity, linebacker Quan Sturdivant and place-kicker Casey Barth were third-team selections.
Next up
Carolina plays Virginia (3-3, 1-1) at Charlottesville on Saturday. Gametime is 3:30 p.m. The Heels haven’t beaten Virginia on the road since 1981. The game will be broadcast on ABC/ESPN2.

Women’s volleyball
The Carolina volleyball team improved to 10-8 on the year and moved into a fourth place tie in the Atlantic Coast Conference at 4-3 with a 3-1 (25-14, 25-16, 23-25, 25-16) win in Raleigh over NC State. Lauren Prussing and Suzanne Haydel did the most damage for Carolina as Prussing finished the night with 16 kills, while Haydel added 15 of her own to go along with 18 digs in the win. The Tar Heels will now make a weekend trip to Florida to take on Florida State Friday night before finishing out the trip in Miami against the Hurricanes on Saturday.

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