No. 4 Tar Heels pull away late in top-10 tussle with Arkansas

By: Jeff Necessary, Special to the Hawgs Sports Network

Published: Sunday, September 3, 2023

Arkansas forward Anna Podojil (16) shoots and scores as she is defended by North Carolina's Savy King during a game Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023, in Chapel Hill, N.C. (Photo by David Beach, Special to the Hawgs Sports Network)

Arkansas forward Anna Podojil (16) shoots and scores as she is defended by North Carolina's Savy King during a game Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023, in Chapel Hill, N.C. (Photo by David Beach, Special to the Hawgs Sports Network)

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Arkansas scored first but couldn’t withstand North Carolina’s counterattacks as the fourth-ranked Tar Heels defeated the eighth-ranked Razorbacks 3-1 Sunday afternoon at sun-baked Dorrance Field.

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