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HIGH POINT, N.C. – The fourth-ranked North Carolina men's lacrosse team cruised to a 14-2 victory over High Point on Friday night, in nonconference action.

With the win, the Tar Heels improve to 7-1 on the campaign.

How It Happened • Carolina scored two of the game's first three goals, courtesy of Owen Duffy and Dominic Pietramala, leading by one with 8:52 remaining in the opening quarter. • The Tar Heels closed the frame on a 3-0 burst, with Duffy, James Matan and Pietramala hitting the back of the net, holding a 5-1 edge after one. • Duffy and Mason Szewczyk capitalized in the second quarter, with the visiting Tar Heels leading at the half, 7-2. • In the third, two goals from Ty English, and a score each from Dewey Egan and Dominic Pietramala helped Carolina outscore the Panthers 4-0 in the quarter, leading 11-2 entering the fourth. • Caden Harshbarger, Matan and Brevin Wilson scored in the fourth for the Tar Heels, who outscored High Point 7-0 in the second half.

Tar Heel Performances • Duffy and Pietramala each scored a hat trick in the matchup, with English and Matan posting two goals apiece. • Spencer Wirtheim led all players with three assists. • Brady Wambach (8-17) and Colin Hannigan (3-3) helped the Tar Heels win the faceoff battle. • Chase Cellucci and Paul Barton each posted three caused turnovers. • Michael Gianforcaro and Kent Goode combined for 11 saves on the night.

Inside The Numbers • Carolina leads the all-time series, 8-1. Friday was the first contest on the road at High Point since 2022. • Duffy has 23 points in the last four games, an average of 5.75 points per game. • The Tar Heel defense did not allow a goal from the 5:49 mark in the second quarter, through the end of the game. The scoreless span lasted the remaining 35:49 in the contest. • The second half for the Tar Heel defense was the first time not allowing a goal in a half since facing Hofstra in 2013 (second half). • Friday was the third-fewest goals allowed in a single game in program history.

Up Next • Next Saturday, the Tar Heels travel to No. 2 Army. • Opening faceoff between Carolina and the Black Knights is slated for Noon.

High Point, N.C. — This week in High Point University Athletics, men's golf competes in the Seahawk Intercollegiate in Wilmington, while women's golf plays in The Patsy Rendleman in Salisbury. Baseball takes on Appalachian State for the second time this season before having a weekend showdown with conference foe Radford. Men's and women's track & field teams compete in multiple relays this week at Texas, Davidson and NC State. Women's lacrosse plays its first conference game against Presbyterian College on Wednesday, and then versus Winthrop on Saturday for Senior Day. Rowing will travel to Florida to participate in the Sarasota 2k, while men's lacrosse hosts Hobart College on Saturday to round things up this week.

Men's Golf - Seahawk Intercollegiate Monday, March 24 - Tuesday, March 25 | Wilmington, N.C. | Cape Fear Country Club LiveStats

Women's Golf - The Patsy Rendleman Monday, March 24 - Tuesday, March 25 | Salisbury, N.C. | CC of Salisbury LiveStats

Baseball - Appalachian State Tuesday, March 25 | 6 p.m. | Boone, N.C. | Beaver Field Watch Live ESPN+ | LiveStats

Records: High Point 17-7, App St. 11-12 Last Meeting: February 18, 2025 | Result: HPU won 13-7 All-Time Record: App St. leads 20-8

Men's and Women's Track & Field - Texas Relays Wednesday, March 26 - Saturday March 29 | Austin, Texas | Mike A. Myers Stadium Schedule of Events

Women's Lacrosse - Presbyterian College Wednesday, March 26 | 4 p.m. | Clinton, S.C. | Bailey Memorial Stadium Watch Live ESPN+ | LiveStats

Records: High Point 4-4, Presbyterian 3-6 Last Meeting: April 10, 2024 | Result: HPU won 21-4 All-Time Record: HPU leads 15-0

Men's and Women's Track & Field - Raleigh Relays Thursday, March 27 - Saturday, March 29 | Raleigh, N.C. | Paul Derr Track & Field Facility Schedule of Events | Meet Information

Rowing - Sarasota 2k Friday, March 28 - Sunday, March 30 | Sarasota, Fla.

Baseball- Radford University Friday, March 28 | 6 p.m. | Radford, Va. | Sherman Carter Memorial Stadium Saturday, March 29 | 4 p.m. | Radford, Va. | Sherman Carter Memorial Stadium Sunday, March 30 | 1 p.m. | Radford, Va. | Sherman Carter Memorial Stadium Watch Live ESPN+ | LiveStats

Records: High Point 17-7, Radford 12-10 Last Meeting: March 30, 2024 | Result: HPU won 3-2 All-Time Record: HPU leads 44-37

Men's Lacrosse - Hobart College Saturday, March 29 | 12 p.m. | High Point, N.C. | Vert Stadium Watch Live ESPN+ | LiveStats

Records: High Point 3-6, Hobart 3-6 Last Meeting: April 20, 2024 | Result: HPU won 11-10 All-Time Record: HPU leads 2-0

Women's Lacrosse - Winthrop University Saturday, March 29 | 3 p.m. | High Point, N.C. | Vert Stadium Watch Live ESPN+ | LiveStats Senior Day

Records: High Point 4-4, Winthrop 2-6 Last Meeting: April 3, 2024 | Result: HPU won 20-10 All-Time Record: HPU leads 14-3

Men's and Women's Track & Field - Davidson Relays Saturday, March 29 | Davidson, N.C. | Case Track & Field Facility Schedule of Events | Meet Information

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HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — A High Point-based coffee company is suing a major grocery chain over what they claim is deceptive advertising of a product similar to what they sell.

Puroast filed the lawsuit last month in Florida federal court, where they’re incorporated, claiming that Trader Joe’s is falsely advertising low-acid coffee, which they say is not low acidity but is less caffeinated than normal coffee, which they don’t acknowledge in the marketing.

“This is a false advertising case that seeks to expose and stop the sale of coffee that Trader Joe’s has misleadingly been advertising and selling as ‘low acid.’ Testing has confirmed that the coffee being sold by Trader Joe’s as ‘low acid’ contains less than half the caffeine as true coffee. Consumers seeking true low acid coffee are deceived by the false and misleading claim by Trader Joe’s that its product is low acid coffee. Trader Joe’s conduct puts consumers at a heightened level of health risk and allows Trader Joe’s to sell its product at a market premium, all while harming Puroast in its sale of true low acid coffee,” according to the complaint.

The complaint defines “low-acid coffee” as coffee that has a pH level above 5.5 or at least 50% less acid than regular coffee without additives or treatments. Regular coffee is “fairly acidic” which can make it difficult or impossible to drink for people with certain health conditions.

Puroast has its own proprietary roasting methods in order to minimize the acidity.

“Importantly, Puroast’s coffee also retains its full flavor and caffeine content,” the complaint says. “In other words, it is truly a regular coffee with significantly lower acidity.”

The company say that this is what makes Puroast unique, “as other brands that do not have access to Puroast’s proprietary roasting technologies and, as a result, they can offer only watered-down, substituted or neutralized beverages that have significant impacted caffeine levels, taste profiles or both.”

This is where the issue stems from, according to the lawsuit, which accuses Trader Joe’s of chasing the low-acid coffee trend in “by offering low acid coffee to consumers that has been steamed to reduce acidity. The steaming process reduces the potency of the coffee, essentially watering it down, and greatly reducing its caffeine content.”

The Trader Joe’s “low-acid” coffee has significantly less caffeine and does not have a pH above 5.5, which is considered the threshold for low-acid coffee.

“Trader Joe’s has made these false and/or misleading statements (representing decaf or half caff coffee as regular low-acid coffee) to capitalize on several consumer trends without making the investment or changes needed to produce authentic low-acid coffee,” the lawsuit continues. “By falsely marketing decaf or half caff coffee as low-acid, companies can exploit this niche market without adjusting their sourcing or roasting processes, which can be costly.”

Puroast believes that this false and misleading advertising by Trader Joe’s harms them, impacting the market for low-acid coffee. They are requesting that the monetary amount of damages be determined at trial.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. – The High Point University baseball team fell to the University of Minnesota, 8-2, in game three on Sunday afternoon.

Site: U.S. Bank Stadium Score: High Point 2, Minnesota 8 Records: High Point (17-7, 3-0), Minnesota (11-11, 2-4)

Head Coach Joey Hammond: "Obviously a disappointing way to end the trip. Just didn't do enough in any facet today. Honestly, I got to tip my hat to their pitcher. I just didn't think we made any adjustments offensively. We tried to stack bats at the end of the game, but it's just too late. Our pitchers tried to keep us in it, and I felt like they did for the majority of the game. Just a disappointing way to finish up, we had a real opportunity here and we'll learn from it. Control the things that we can control and come back and be a better team afterwards."

Both starting pitchers were dealing through the first 2.5 innings not allowing either offense to get comfortable. With two outs in the bottom of the third, Minnesota rallied to score its first run of the afternoon following an RBI single up the middle scoring the runner from second.

A leadoff double in the bottom of the fourth followed up with an RBI single scored the second run for the Golden Gophers to take the 2-0 lead. Adrian Montenegro relieved Dalton Hitt in the fourth with two runners on after Hitt went 3.0 innings on the mound, allowing two runs on four hits. After an HPU double play, a two out single down the right field line for the Gophers scored their third run of the day.

Another leadoff double in the bottom of the fifth led to a sacrifice bunt turning into the fourth Gopher run. Three Hillier fielded the bunt and threw an errant throw to first base allowing the runner to round third and score.

Minnesota extended its lead to six in the bottom of the seventh with a two-run home run after Joey Tuttoilmondo took over out of the bullpen.

A pinch-hit infield single from Caleb Hammond put a runner on before Jake McCarter roped a double down the line to put two runners in scoring position. Hammond came home to score on a dribbler giving Miggy Echazarreta the RBI and scoring the first HPU run. McCarter was then able to score as he tagged up on a SAC fly to left field hit by Landen Johnson.

The Golden Gophers tacked on two more runs in the bottom of the eighth, to send HPU down six runs into their last at-bats. High Point fell, 8-2, in game three to the Golden Gophers on Sunday afternoon.

Up Next: HPU will head to Boone, N.C. to face Appalachian State University at 6:00 p.m. on March 25.

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The 2024 NCAA Tournament put Oakland University on the map. Correctly, in Michigan.

Jack Gohlke, Greg Kampe and the Golden Grizzlies stunned third-seeded Kentucky in the first round last March, giving fans a reason to learn that the university is located in Oakland County, Mich., a half hour north of Detroit, and not in the California city formerly home to the Raiders and Athletics.

This year’s tournament once again features a number of schools whose names don’t immediately reveal their locale. Take, for instance, Bryant University, the 15th seed in the South. Or Lipscomb, Robert Morris and Wofford.

The Athletic has mapped out the 68-team field, from Auburn to Saint Francis (Pa.), as well as the distance each team must travel to its first game.

South Region

1. Auburn Tigers (28-5) | Auburn, Ala. 2. Michigan State Spartans (27-6) | East Lansing, Mich. 3. Iowa State Cyclones (24-9) | Ames, Iowa 4. Texas A&M Aggies (22-10) | College Station, Texas 5. Michigan Wolverines (25-9) | Ann Arbor, Mich. 6. Ole Miss Rebels (22-11) | Oxford, Miss. 7. Marquette Golden Eagles (23-10) | Milwaukee 8. Louisville Cardinals (27-7) | Louisville, Ky. 9. Creighton Bluejays (24-10) | Omaha, Neb. 10. New Mexico Lobos (26-7) | Albuquerque, N.M. 11. San Diego State Aztecs (21-9) | San Diego 11. North Carolina (22-13) | Chapel Hill, N.C. 12. UC San Diego Tritons (30-4) | La Jolla, Calif. 13. Yale Bulldogs (22-7) | New Haven, Conn. 14. Lipscomb Bison (25-9) | Nashville, Tenn. 15. Bryant Bulldogs (23-11) | Smithfield, R.I. 16. Alabama State Hornets (19-15) | Montgomery, Ala. 16. Saint Francis Red Flash (16-17) | Loretto, Pa.

And the distances those teams have traveled to their first games:

Typically, a No. 1 seed gets a regional advance. And Auburn’s NCAA Tournament path isn’t too arduous — a trip to familiar Lexington, Ky., home of fellow SECer Kentucky, and a potential regional in Atlanta, less than two hours from Auburn’s campus.

But the Tigers’ potential second-round opponent has it even easier. Louisville will travel 70 miles to Lexington, staying in the state for its first NCAA Tournament game since 2019. The Cardinals have lost eight in a row in Rupp Arena, though, last beating Kentucky there in 2008.

Meanwhile, Michigan, New Mexico, Yale and San Diego State all traveled more than 1,000 miles for their first games.

East Region

1. Duke Blue Devils | Durham, N.C. 2. Alabama Crimson Tide | Tuscaloosa, Ala. 3. Wisconsin Badgers | Madison, Wis. 4. Arizona Wildcats | Tucson, Ariz. 5. Oregon Ducks | Eugene, Ore. 6. BYU Cougars | Provo, Utah 7. Saint Mary’s Gaels | Moraga, Calif. 8. Mississippi State Bulldogs | Starkville, Miss. 9. Baylor Bears | Waco, Texas 10. Vanderbilt Commodores | Nashville, Tenn. 11. VCU Rams | Richmond, Va. 12. Liberty Flames | Lynchburg, Va. 13. Akron Zips | Akron, Ohio 14. Montana Grizzlies | Missoula, Mont. 15. Robert Morris Colonials | Moon Township, Pa. 16. American Eagles | Washington, D.C. 16. Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers | Emmitsburg, Md.

And the distances those teams have traveled to their first games:

Duke has the shortest trip of any team in the tournament to its first-round game, going just 18 miles to the Lenovo Center in Raleigh to play either American or Mount St. Mary’s. The Blue Devils will stay in the Eastern time zone if they reach the Sweet 16, as the East Regional will be in Newark, N.J.

No. 15 seed Robert Morris also has a travel advantage against second-seeded Alabama. And there’s a 2,028-mile difference in travel to Seattle between No. 5 Oregon and No. 12 Liberty.

Midwest Region

1. Houston Cougars | Houston 2. Tennessee Volunteers | Knoxville, Tenn. 3. Kentucky Wildcats | Lexington, Ky. 4. Purdue Boilermakers | West Lafayette, Ind. 5. Clemson Tigers | Clemson, S.C. 6. Illinois Fighting Illini | Champaign, Ill. 7. UCLA Bruins | Los Angeles 8. Gonzaga Bulldogs | Spokane, Wash. 9. Georgia Bulldogs | Athens, Ga. 10. Utah State Aggies | Logan, Utah 11. Texas Longhorns | Austin, Texas 11. Xavier Musketeers | Cincinnati 12. McNeese Cowboys | Lake Charles, La. 13. High Point Panthers | High Point, N.C. 14. Troy Trojans | Troy, Ala. 15. Wofford Terriers | Spartanburg, S.C. 16. SIU Edwardsville Cougars | Edwardsville, Ill.

And the distances those teams have traveled to their first games:

No. 7 UCLA is used to travel. The Bruins spent their first Big Ten season traveling from Los Angeles to places like Piscataway, N.J., College Park, Md., and West Lafayette, Ind. So another nearly 2,000-mile trip to Lexington is fitting.

None of the four teams heading to Providence in this quadrant have a simple trip for fans. Purdue, High Point, Clemson and McNeese are all at least 600 miles from Amica Mutual Pavilion.

West Region

1. Florida Gators | Gainesville, Fla. 2. St. John’s Red Storm | Jamaica, N.Y. 3. Texas Tech Red Raiders | Lubbock, Texas 4. Maryland Terrapins | College Park, Md. 5. Memphis Tigers | Memphis, Tenn. 6. Missouri Tigers | Columbia, Mo. 7. Kansas Jayhawks | Lawrence, Kan. 8. UConn Huskies | Storrs, Conn. 9. Oklahoma Sooners | Norman, Okla. 10. Arkansas Razorbacks | Fayetteville, Ark. 11. Drake Bulldogs | Des Moines, Iowa 12. Colorado State Rams | Fort Collins, Colo. 13. Grand Canyon Antelopes | Phoenix 14. UNC Wilmington Seahawks | Wilmington, N.C. 15. Omaha Mavericks | Omaha, Neb. 16. Norfolk State Spartans | Norfolk, Va.

And the distances those teams have traveled to their first games:

No. 2 St. John’s opens its tournament with an easy jaunt — it’s a short drive from New York to Providence. Not so much for No. 15 Omaha. Or Kansas and Arkansas, the Red Storm’s prospective second-round opponents.

At 2,324 miles, No. 4 Maryland has the longest first-round trip of any team in the tournament.

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