CHAPEL HILL — A hard-fought game isn’t always rewarded in the gauntlet that is ACC women’s basketball. That was the case for No. 24 North Carolina, which battled No. 17 Virginia Tech into overtime. But the Hokies took control in the extra period on their way to a 70–61 victory Sunday before 5,618 fans at Carmichael Arena for the Tar Heels’ third consecutive loss.
Category: Women’s basketball
Group uniquely supports UNC women, wearing jerseys of players on the court
CHAPEL HILL — Of the many ways the growing number of passionate Carolina women’s basketball fans show their support, none is more inventive than a group sitting behind the south baseline at Carmichael Arena.
Racial slur allegedly directed at Black UNC player before women’s game at N.C. State, according to source
On the first day of Black History Month, a racial slur was directed at a Carolina women’s basketball player before the Tar Heels’ 63–59 loss Thursday at N.C. State, according to a source.
Kelly battles UNC back into the game, but Heels squander late chances, fall at State
RALEIGH — Deja Kelly tried to will her way to a first victory at Reynolds Coliseum, took a hard fall and just kept fighting, but No. 24 North Carolina missed multiple golden chances in the final minutes.
UNC women expect raucous crowd at State, Moore kids that he hopes fans ‘classless’
As if Wolfpack fans don’t get fired up enough when Carolina visits Reynolds Coliseum, N.C. State coach Wes Moore dredged up comments from 17 months ago to encourage fans to give the Tar Heels their typical rude welcome.
ACC expansion will mean more equitable women’s hoops schedule but only one UNC-State game
The latest ACC expansion will eliminate more tradition but also create more scheduling equity in women’s basketball.
Cavs upset undisciplined Heels with hot perimeter shooting
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Carolina overcame the crazy shots Miami made three days earlier when the 3-pointers kept coming, but the Tar Heels couldn’t counter Virginia’s perimeter onslaught on Sunday. A game after the Hurricanes racked up 12 3-pointers, the Cavaliers hit 11 shots from outside the arc and controlled most of the game on their way to an 81–66 upset of the No. 20 Tar Heels and end their four-game win streak.
No. 20 UNC holds on behind Deja Kelly’s 18 points, clutch free throws
CHAPEL HILL — That vexing pattern of No. 20 North Carolina building a big lead and giving most of it up nearly burned the Tar Heels on Thursday night. But Deja Kelly made four free throws in the final 15.7 seconds after UNC blew a 13-point fourth-quarter lead before holding on for a 66–61 win at Carmichael Arena. But not before Miami sank five of its 12 3-pointers in the final quarter, and former Duke player Shayeann Day-Wilson led a fierce rally.
UNC, atop the ACC standings, moves up in AP Top 25 women’s poll after two big wins
With a share of the ACC lead, North Carolina also is moving up in the AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll. The Tar Heels (14–5, 6–1 ACC) jumped three spots to No. 20 in the poll released Monday afternoon.
Todd-Williams ties career-high with 22 points in Ole Miss win; Love, Styles scores 14; Johnson notches 13
Kennedy Todd-Williams’ first season at Ole Miss hasn’t always gone smoothly, but she put it all together Sunday. Nearly a year after she scored a career-high 22 points for Carolina in a win at Pittsburgh, Todd-Williams matched that in the Rebels’ 69–59 road win over Georgia.