No. 7 UNC women navigate through injury challenges in their 8–1 start

The 8–1 start for Carolina’s No. 7-ranked women’s basketball team while facing three ranked teams is even more impressive considering the many injury issues the Tar Heels have had to overcome. So many players were dealing with physical issues that the team’s scrimmage on Oct. 7 at Live Action With Carolina Basketball became four-on-four. Its scheduled closed home scrimmage against No. 1 and reigning national champion South Carolina was deferred until next season.

UNC rises in Top 25 women’s poll, highest 4-week poll run in 13 years

By R.L. Bynum North Carolina moved up one spot to No. 7 in the AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll … More

No. 8 UNC hits season-high 12 3s, rolls by Wofford with relentless defense

CHAPEL HILL — No. 8 Carolina fought fire with fire on Sunday afternoon. And the Tar Heels had a lot of it. Wofford came into the game 20th in the country in 3-pointers, and the Terriers hung around for one quarter, thanks to scoring four early. UNC combatted that threat with the sharpshooting of Eva Hodgson and Kennedy Todd-Williams in its best perimeter shooting game of the season.

No. 8 UNC runs UNCW out of the gym by feasting on transition buckets

By R.L. Bynum CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina’s women’s basketball team should come with a warning label for opponents: Don’t … More

Banghart says No. 8 Heels trying to ‘go from eight to one’

While North Carolina’s loss at Indiana was humbling, it hasn’t deterred Coach Courtney Banghart one bit from believing that her Tar Heels can keep rising in the Top 25 and earning a higher national profile. Once she watched the 87–63 loss to the now No. 4 Hoosiers again, there were a lot that she liked.

Tar Heels fall into tie with rival in AP Top 25 women’s poll

By R.L. Bynum North Carolina slipped two spots to No. 8 in the latest AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll … More

Assembly Hall special classic college hoops venue — like a bigger Carmichael

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — While the outcome of the games left much to be desired for North Carolina, it was interesting to experience gamedays at another school with a rich basketball tradition. Assembly Hall is one of several remaining classic college basketball venues that hasn’t been cast aside in favor of bigger arenas. The facility remains where Bobby Knight turned Indiana into a national power and famously threw a chair in disgust — along with UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion, Kansas’ Allen Fieldhouse and Duke’s Cameron Indoor Stadium, to name a few.

UNC can’t rally from third straight big deficit as defensive lapses help hot-shooting Indiana roll

By R.L. Bynum BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Playing with fire by giving up a big first-half deficit for the third consecutive … More

Unbeaten No. 6 UNC women hope to end trend of bad starts in tough road game against No. 5 Indiana

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The No. 6 North Carolina women’s team showed in Portland that falling behind early against ranked teams doesn’t faze the Tar Heels. UNC (6–0) played from behind in both games on their way to the Phil Knight Invitational title, trailing in the first half by 12 before beating Oregon 85–79 in the first round and by 17 before knocking off Iowa State 73–64 in the championship game. In the fourth quarter, UNC trailed by eight against the Ducks and six against the Cyclones.