UNC Women's Basketball
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No. 11 UNC Women's Basketball Hosts NC Central Monday: When, how to watch, notes
No. 11 UNC Women's Basketball tips off the 2025-26 season hosting NC Central on Monday, Nov. 3 at 11:00 a.m. The game is UNC’s annual Field Trip Day, with more than 4,600 students and teachers from 20 counties expected to attend. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. and tickets are free. The game will be streamed on ACC Network Extra and on the ESPN app. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Elina Aarnisalo brings international, Final Four experience to UNC women's basketball
Elina Aarnisalo is only a sophomore, but she has one of the most valuable experiences on the UNC women's basketball team. She's been to a Final Four. Last season at UCLA, Aarnisalo played in all five games the Bruins played in the NCAA tournament. She knows what it takes to get there, and the Finnish guard joins the Tar Heels ready to make an impact. (
Daily Tar Heel)
UNC Guard Reniya Kelly Named To Naismith Trophy Watch List
Known for generating plenty of noise on the court, UNC's
Reniya Kelly is creating plenty off of it as the junior guard was named to the 2025-26 Naismith Trophy Women's College Player of the Year Watch List. The acclaim continues to roll in for Kelly, who has already been named Preseason All-ACC and to the Nancy Lieberman Award Preseason Watch List. (
GoHeels.com)
Ciera Toomey pursuing bigger role within UNC women's basketball
Ciera Toomey played in 32 games last season, spending most of them on the bench. Averaging just 10.2 minutes per game, the forward spent the majority of those games watching
Alyssa Ustby. But now the program’s all-time rebounds leader is in Italy playing professional basketball, and Toomey is still at UNC looking to fill that void in the lineup. (
Daily Tar Heel)
Video: Locked On Tar Heels - UNC Basketball's Defense, Football Preview, WBB Exhibition Breakdown
Host Isaac Schade discusses
Jarin Stevenson's ability to guard multiple positions, the "switchability" of
Seth Trimble and
Caleb Wilson, UNC Football's defensive improvements and offensive momentum heading to Syracuse, Women's Basketball's exhibition vs. South Carolina, and more.
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Fri Oct 31, 2025
No. 11 UNC Women's Basketball battles late but falls to No. 2 South Carolina in preseason test
UNC Women's Basketball dropped its lone preseason game Thursday, falling 91-82 to No. 2 South Carolina in Atlanta. The No. 11 Tar Heels stayed within reach late but couldn't erase an early deficit against one of the top teams in the country. UNC showed stretches of strong play in transition and at the rim, led by
Indya Nivar, who scored 14 points. (
TarHeel247)
Young Tar Heels flash, grit and growth, but UNC Women's Basketball can’t overcome No. 2 Gamecocks
The young No. 11 Tar Heels already knew they would get a significant preseason test against No. 2 South Carolina, and it got even tougher with two key players sitting on the bench. Preseason All-ACC pick
Reniya Kelly and sophomore center
Blanca Thomas missed the exhibition game as UNC battled the Gamecocks well at times before falling 91-82. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Video: UNC Women's Basketball Post-South Carolina Press Conference
North Carolina head women's basketball coach
Courtney Banghart joins players
Indya Nivar and
Nyla Harris in speaking with reporters following the No. 11 Tar Heels' 91-82 exhibition loss to No. 2 South Carolina on Thursday night in Atlanta.
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Thu Oct 30, 2025
Box Score: UNC Women's Basketball 82, South Carolina 91
View the complete box score from the No. 11 UNC Women's Basketball team's 91-82 exhibition loss to the No. 2 South Carolina Gamecocks on Thursday night in Atlanta, Georgia. (
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Thu Oct 30, 2025
Nyla Brooks finds new family with UNC Women's Basketball
The first time
Nyla Brooks walked into Carmichael Arena, she felt something special. Months earlier, Brooks was committed to Tennessee. But when the Lady Vols fired head coach Kellie Harper, everything changed. Brooks reopened her recruitment. That’s when North Carolina head coach
Courtney Banghart saw her chance, inviting Brooks to Chapel Hill. (
Daily Tar Heel)