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After a breakout junior season at Oklahoma State, forward Achol Akot committed to North Carolina on Friday during a visit to Chapel Hill. Akot, who played her first two seasons at UCF, announced the decision on her Instagram account late Friday night. The versatile 6–1 forward will help fill the void left by the loss of senior forward Nyla Harris.
After two seasons at North Carolina and 4½ years after she committed to the Tar Heels, Lanie Grant has decided to enter the transfer portal.
North Carolina already knew it would be getting one of the best point guards in the country in Kate Harpring, but the Tar Heels may not have known how tough she is until Tuesday night.
The overtime heartbreak ended on a chilly afternoon before a small crowd at Carmichael Arena. After North Carolina dropped two ACC home games earlier this season in overtime, it looked ominous when Syracuse erased an eight-point UNC lead in the final 3½ minutes of regulation. This time, the Tar Heels owned overtime.
On a night when the shots just were rarely falling for North Carolina, the Tar Heels’ rebounding and defense proved to be the difference. The Tar Heels scored 15 second-chance points and outrebounded Georgia Tech by 21, finding just enough offense to pull out a 54–46 victory on Thursday at the McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta.
On a week that Tyler Nickel and Jalen Washington dealt with Vanderbilt’s unbeaten streak ending and Elliot Cadeau and Ian Jackson each had contrasting performances in wins, Puff Johnson’s long wait to get on the Ohio State roster finally ended.
North Carolina suffered through its worst game of the season and is left searching for answers after a dismal afternoon in South Bend. The No. 22 Tar Heels’ two leading scorers — Ciera Toomey and India Nivar — combined for only four points as Notre Dame dominated UNC 73–50 on Sunday at Purcell Pavilion.
Elliot Cadeau’s best game of the season on Saturday wasn’t enough for No. 2 Michigan to avoid its first loss of the season.
