CHAPEL HILL — It doesn’t have to be perfect for the No. 17 North Carolina’s women’s basketball team for it to be valuable. That was the case with Saturday afternoon’s 68–39 victory against visiting Elon at Carmichael Arena.
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Styles scores career-high 26 points, leads Hoyas in scoring on season after victory
It’s going very well so far at Georgetown for Dontrez Styles. The junior wing scored a career-high 26 points and three 3-pointers with eight rebounds, four assists (including two alley-oop passes) and two blocks Saturday afternoon as the host Hoyas beat Mount St. Mary’s 83–72.
Tar Heels in pros: Leaky Black nearly puts up triple-double in spectacular G League debut; Anthony has big game as Magic beats Bulls
Leaky Black had trouble getting playing time with the Charlotte Hornets, but when given a chance in the G League for the Greensboro Swarm on Friday night, he took advantage of the opportunity. Black flirted with a triple-double off the bench with 12 points, 11 rebounds, eight assists and two steals.
Love has big game in Arizona romp, with 20 points, 6 assists and some dazzling plays
Caleb Love sank four huge free throws in the win at Duke and has had other big moments, but hadn’t asserted himself offensively as an Arizona Wildcat until Friday night.
Video: Postgame comments from Hubert Davis, Bacot and Trimble
CHAPEL HILL — Watch and listen to postgame comments from Coach Hubert Davis and players Armando Bacot and Seth Trimble talk about No. 20 North Carolina’s victory Friday over UC Riverside.
UNC puts on entertaining show in romp over UC Riverside
CHAPEL HILL — How deep will Coach Hubert Davis go into his bench this season? He may have provided a hint on Friday night. In No. 20 North Carolina’s 77–52 home victory full of crowd-pleasing highlights Friday at the Smith Center over UC Riverside, only six players played more than 15 minutes — the five starters and freshman point guard Elliot Cadeau — before multiple late substitutions.
UNC tops Alabama, is two wins away from another Women’s College Cup
By R.L. Bynum North Carolina and Alabama both advanced to the Women’s College Cup last season, but only the Tar … More
No. 17 UNC women host Elon, hoping to get to full strength with tougher opponents ahead
CHAPEL HILL — Before heading to Florida and tougher competition at the Gulf Coast Showcase next week, No. 17 North Carolina plays one more tuneup as the banged-up Tar Heels try to get closer to full strength. The Tar Heels (3–0) welcome Elon at 3 p.m. Saturday (ESPN3), which is off to a 1–2 start and lost at No. 14 N.C. State at 90–35 on Wednesday.
UNC blanks Cavs, win away from 11th NCAA field hockey title, second straight
In Erin Matson’s first season as the youngest Division I head coach in any sport, North Carolina is one win away from its 11th NCAA title and the Tar Heels’ second in a row. The No. 1 Tar Heels advanced with a 2–0 victory over No. 5-ranked Virginia in the NCAA tournament semifinals at Karen Shelton Stadium in Chapel Hill after the teams split a pair of earlier meetings.
Tar Heels in pros: Jackson hits 33 points, 6 3s, Pinson has double-double with 21 points, 4 3s in G League; Johnson scores 16
Why don’t Justin Jackson and Theo Pinson have spots on an NBA rosters? With performances like they produced on Thursday night, it’s surprising that no team has signed him. Jackson went for 33 points and six 3-pointers with six rebounds and four assists. Teammate Pinson had a double-double with 21 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists, four steals and two blocks on Thursday night in their Texas Legends’ 136–129 road loss to the Osceola Magic.
McKoy gets first career double-double in Hawaii win; Garcia scores 16 in heartbreaking Minnesota loss
Justin McKoy put up his first career double-double in another Hawaii win Thursday night and Dawson Garcia produced good numbers again for Minnesota, but in a heartbreaking first loss after blowing a 20-point second-half lead.
UC Riverside gives UNC one last tuneup before schedule gets tougher
No. 20 North Carolina has one more tuneup against an overmatched opponent before the challenges ramp up significantly starting next week in the Bahamas at the Battle 4 Atlantis.
Styles ties career-high, bloodied by elbow; Adams sets career-high; Nickel misses game
It was another night of career-highs for former Carolina players. On Wednesday, it was Georgetown’s Dontrez Styles and Rutgers’ Destiny Adams with big games — although both were in losses — one night after Justin McKoy scored a career-high 15 points in his Hawaii debut.
Kids get hoops lesson on Field Trip Day as No. 17 UNC women roll
CHAPEL HILL — Today’s lesson for 1,500 kids from 15 schools at Field Trip Day: How to blowout and dominate an opponent with defense and team play. There were ear-splitting screams when UNC 3-pointers rippled the net. The students who packed Carmichael Arena on Wednesday enjoyed the education as the No. 17 Tar Heels schooled Hampton in a 62–32 victory in a game that started at 11 a.m.
Tar Heels in NBA: Cam Johnson hits 20, Sharpe gets double-double in Nets victory
It hasn’t taken long for Cameron Johnson to find his form after missing seven games with a left calf contusion. In his third game back in the Brooklyn lineup, Johnson scored 20 points and three 3-pointers with five rebounds, two assists and three steals as the Nets rolled to a 124–104 home victory Tuesday night over the Orlando Magic in a Group C game of the NBA In-Season Tournament.
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