UNC Women's Basketball Falls As Syracuse Sets ACC 3FG RecordSyracuse set a program and Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball record with 20 three-pointers to notch a come-from-behind, 86-80 victory over North Carolina on Thursday night. Tar Heel senior Jamie Cherry was honored in a pre-game ceremony in her finale at Carmichael Arena. She promptly scored 23 points for North Carolina (14-14, 4-11 ACC). (GoHeels.com)
UNC Women's Basketball To Honor Jamie Cherry On Thursday's Senior NightNorth Carolina wraps up its regular season home schedule by hosting Syracuse on Thursday at Carmichael Arena at 7 p.m. Jamie Cherry will be honored as part of Senior Night, and she is one of only seven UNC players to accumulate career totals of over 1,500 points and 400 assists. She has played in all 125 games in her four-year career, making 92 starts. (GoHeels.com)
Historic Weekend For Greg Duncan, Olympic Sports NotesCompeting in the ACC Championships for the first time, freshman Greg Duncan accomplished a feat no North Carolina male diver had achieved in 60 years. Duncan won the three-meter diving competition on Wednesday and the one-meter diving event on Thursday. In doing so, he became the first Tar Heel to sweep the springboard events since 1958. (GoHeels.com)
No. 4 Louisville Pulls Away Late From UNC Women's BasketballAsia Durr scored 19 points to help No. 4 Louisville rally past North Carolina 67-57 on Sunday. Arica Carter added 14 points for the Cardinals (27-2, 13-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who finished 8-0 on the road in conference play for the second time in four years. Janelle Bailey scored 20 points and Paris Kea had 14 for North Carolina (14-13, 4-10). (GoHeels.com)
UNC Women's Basketball Downed At Georgia Tech, 79-61A 22-2 first-quarter run by Georgia Tech was the difference in a 79-61 victory over North Carolina on Thursday evening at McCamish Pavilion. Paris Kea scored a team-high 15 points before fouling out for the first time all season for North Carolina. Jamie Cherry had 12 points and Janelle Bailey notched her 10th double-double of her outstanding rookie season. (GoHeels.com)
UNC Women's Basketball Supporting Million Meals Challenge On SundayThe UNC athletic department and Harris Teeter have teamed up in the Million Meals Challenge to support local families in need and to help curb the North Carolina hunger epidemic. UNC Athletics will be collecting any non-perishable donations at the Carolina women's basketball game versus Louisville on Sunday, Feb. 18 at Carmichael Arena. Game time is 2:30 p.m. (GoHeels.com)
Destinee Walker, Stephanie Watts Ruled Out For The SeasonNorth Carolina junior guards Destinee Walker and Stephanie Watts are officially ruled out for the 2017-18 women's basketball season. Both players suffered knee injuries late in the 2016-17 season and will return with two years of eligibility remaining with the Tar Heels. Watts, a preseason All-ACC selection, ranks 10th in program history as a 15.7 points per game scorer. (GoHeels.com)
Janelle Bailey Tabbed as ACC Women’s Basketball Co-Rookie of the WeekThe ACC released its women’s basketball weekly honors on Monday, with UNC forward Janelle Bailey recognized as the league’s Co-Rookie of the Week. It’s the sixth time this season Bailey has earned the award this season, as the 6-foot-4-inch native of Matthews, N.C. has proven she will be a force in coach Sylvia Hatchell’s frontcourt for years to come. (Chapelboro.com)
UNC Women's Basketball Falls To NC StateAislinn Konig scored 18 points and Chelsea Nelson scored 11 with a season-high 16 rebounds and No. 23 North Carolina State beat North Carolina 73-54 on Sunday. Paris Kea led North Carolina (14-11, 4-8 ACC) with 21 points, Janelle Bailey added 13 and 10 rebounds and Jamie Cherry 11. North Carolina led 15-14 after the first quarter before the Wolfpack broke it open. (GoHeels.com)
UNC Women's Basketball Visits NC State Sunday AfternoonUNC women's basketball begins a two-game road swing Sunday at No. 23 NC State. Tip-off from Reynolds Coliseum is 3 p.m.. The Tar Heels have lost four in a row, while the Wolfpack had its seven-game winning streak end Thursday at Miami. Fans can watch the game locally on Fox Sports Carolinas or streamed on ACC Network Extra and the ESPN app. (GoHeels.com)
UNC Women's Basketball Falls To Virginia Tech, 90-74Virginia Tech tied a season-high with 13 three-pointers on its way to a 90-74 victory over North Carolina Thursday at Carmichael Arena. Paris Kea continued her torrid scoring pace with 20 points to lead the Tar Heels. The Tarboro, North Carolina native is only the fourth player in program history to score 1,000 points in their first two seasons with the Tar Heels. (GoHeels.com)
Tar Heels Celebrate Girls And Women In SportsThe group of girls had attended the event before. Still, when UNC celebrated the 32nd annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD) on Sunday at Fetzer Gym, each one arrived just as excited about spending the afternoon with Tar Heel student-athletes from nine women's sports teams. Perhaps the largest crowds formed around the rowing station. (GoHeels.com)
UNC Women's Basketball Celebrates Alumni WeekendWhen Sylvia Hatchell questioned the UNC women's basketball team's effort, she didn't have to look far for an example of what she's looking for. Over 50 former players and staff gathered Sunday as part of Alumni Weekend. Among them were players from the 1998 team, celebrating the 20th anniversary of their run to the ACC Championship and NCAA Elite Eight. (GoHeels.com)
UNC Olympic Sports NotesWith the return of leading goal scorer Chris Cloutier and top assist-maker Andy Matthews, the UNC men's lacrosse team entered the season featuring another strong attack. Still, someone needed to fill the void created by the departure of Luke Goldstock, who scored 32 goals last season to finish with 120 in his career. That replacement has proven to be junior Timmy Kelly. (GoHeels.com)
UNC Women's Basketball Upended By MiamiDespite a game-high 31 points from Paris Kea, North Carolina lost 92-72 to Miami on Sunday in an ACC women's basketball game at Carmichael Arena. Kea's fourth 30-point effort of the season was an efficient outing, making 11-of-16 shots from the field all five of her three-point attempts. She is the first player to score at least 30 points against Miami since 2013. (GoHeels.com)
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| Louisville | 15-1 | 36-3 | | Notre Dame | 15-1 | 34-3 | | Florida State | 12-4 | 26-7 | | NC State | 11-5 | 26-9 | | Duke | 11-5 | 24-9 | | Syracuse | 10-6 | 22-9 | | Miami | 10-6 | 21-11 | | Virginia | 10-6 | 19-14 | | Virginia Tech | 6-10 | 23-14 | | Georgia Tech | 6-10 | 20-14 | | Wake Forest | 5-11 | 14-17 | | North Carolina | 4-12 | 15-16 | | Pittsburgh | 2-14 | 10-20 | | Boston College | 2-14 | 7-23 | | Clemson | 1-15 | 11-19 |
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