Tag: NCAA

UNC women impressive in bounce-back win over Hokies

CHAPEL HILL — How a team responds to a devastating defeat is a good test of its character, resolve and resilience. No. 19 North Carolina was off the charts in all three categories Sunday night against a good Virginia Tech team. The Tar Heels (14–1, 4–1 ACC) used an 18–2 first-half run to take control, led by as many as 32 points and rolled to a 71–46 victory at Carmichael Arena to snap a three-game home losing streak against the Hokies.

Woods ties best career assist game in Morgan State win; Brooks scores 16 in Mississippi State loss

Seventh Woods had his best game of the season last week for Morgan State. After dishing out seven assists in his five games before Wednesday, he had a career-high-tying eight assists along with 11 points in Morgan State’s 100–41 home win over Goucher College. He was 4 of 5 from the floor with five rebounds, a block and a steal.

Bacot’s best career game helps UNC impressively snap 7-game skid against Virginia

CHAPEL HILL — How do you beat Virginia’s pack line defense? North Carolina more than met that challenge in a 74–58 victory in the Smith Center with good ball movement, quick cross-court passes and good shooting. The most effective weapon against Virginia on Saturday, though, was Armando Bacot, who couldn’t be stopped and had career-highs of 29 points and 21 rebounds.

UNC absorbs KO from State early, never recovers as 13-game unbeaten streak ends

RALEIGH — It wasn’t the first cold shooting start for No. 19 North Carolina this season. But it was the first time that an opponent seized on the opportunity to deliver an early knockout blow.A seasoned, experienced opponent will make you pay and No. 5 N.C. State (13–2, 4–0 ACC) cashed in early on its way to an easy 72–45 victory Thursday at Reynolds Coliseum to end UNC’s unbeaten streak at 13.

Davis suggests that rotation for ‘downshifting’ Tar Heels is set

The way that Notre Dame coach Mike Brey sees it, Carolina basketball has “downshifted” under first-year coach Hubert Davis, and that had him doing double-takes when scouting the Tar Heels. When his Irish play host to the Tar Heels at 9 p.m. Wednesday (ESPN2), Brey won’t see the traditional double low-post offense that he knew well when they were coached by Dean Smith, Bill Guthridge and Roy Williams.

Surging UNC women make big jump in AP Top 25; success no surprise to Banghart

Undefeated North Carolina moved up five slots to No. 19 in the latest AP Top 25 women’s poll as the team keeps piling up impressive victories. The Tar Heels (13–0, 3–0 ACC), one of three remaining unbeaten teams in the country along with Colorado (11–0) and Arizona (10–0), won two ACC games at home last week, beating Syracuse 79–43 on Thursday and Clemson 81–62 on Sunday.

Kelly’s career-high 31 points lead UNC blowout of Clemson

CHAPEL HILL — In case it wasn’t already obvious, North Carolina’s unbeaten women showed again in a one-sided win over Clemson that they are really good.
The No. 24 Tar Heels led by 30 points in the third quarter before winning 81–62 Sunday at Carmichael Arena behind Deja Kelly’s career-high 31 points. They now get a chance to prove how good they are when they visit No. 5 N.C. State on Thursday night. That will give UNC (13–0, 3–0 ACC) their toughest test of the season and their first ranked opponent.

UNC thumps bad BC team in one of best overall games of season

While it’s hard to gauge a performance against a bad and rusty Boston College team, North Carolina looked the best it has all season, particularly in the first half, on both ends of the court in a blowout win. The Tar Heels (10–3, 2–0 ACC) created some of the best ball movement of the season, with players coming off screens for open shots and driving to the basket. UNC needed a few minutes to shake off the rust from a 12-day break but rolled to 91–65 ACC victory Sunday after missing its first seven shots.

Davis focused on fixing defensive issues rather than scheduling chaos

Faced with another stretch of pandemic-fueled scheduling chaos, Carolina coach Hubert Davis is focusing on what he can control and fixing his team’s issues. At the top of that list is a defense that gave up layup lines and many easy shots in embarrassing losses to Tennessee and Kentucky, and the need for energy and toughness to prevent any more games like that.