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)
UNC Women's Basketball Hosts Miami Sunday On Alumni WeekendNorth Carolina hosts Miami on Sunday at 2 p.m. as part of Alumni Weekend. The Tar Heels are expected to have more than 50 former players back in Chapel Hill. The 1998 team that won the ACC Championship and reached the NCAA Elite 8 will be honored on their 20th anniversary. UNC will wear a brand-new Jordan Brand black uniform combination for the game. (GoHeels.com)
Tar Heel Trailblazers: Rochelle Small-ToneyThe thought of playing for the Tar Heels never entered Rochelle Small-Toney's mind. Yet during her senior year at UNC in 1977-78, she became the school's first African-American women's varsity basketball player. Other firsts followed. During a 35-year career in public service, Small-Toney became Savannah, Ga.'s first African-American and first female city manager. (GoHeels.com)
UNC Women's Basketball Falls To No. 5 Notre DameMarina Mabrey scored a season-high 25 points and fellow guard Arike Ogunbowale added 24 as No. 5 Notre Dame rolled past North Carolina 94-62 on Thursday for its sixth straight victory. Jamie Cherry led the Tar Heels (14-8, 4-5 ACC) with 15 points, Paris Kea scored 13 and Janelle Bailey had 11 points and 10 rebounds. UNC hosts Miami on Sunday. (GoHeels.com)
UNC Women's Basketball Visits No. 5 Notre Dame On ThursdayNorth Carolina visits No. 5 Notre Dame on Thursday at 7 p.m. UNC has been off a week since dropping an 82-70 decision at Virginia last Thursday, while Notre Dame won 100-69 at No. 8 Florida State this past Sunday to remain tied for first in the ACC alongside Louisville and Virginia. The Irish have won each of the four meetings since joining the ACC in 2013-14. (GoHeels.com)
Carolina Athletics Announces 2018 Tar Heel TrailblazersUNC Athletics will honor its fourth class of Tar Heel Trailblazers on Saturday, recognizing Peter Henry and Rochelle Small-Toney at a luncheon and at halftime of the men's basketball game against Pittsburgh. Henry was a Morehead-Cain Scholar and member of the football team at UNC. He went on to study at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. (GoHeels.com)
Virginia Holds Off UNC Women's Basketball, 82-70Five double-figures scorers helped Virginia continue its best start in ACC play in eight seasons with an 82-70 victory over North Carolina on Thursday at John Paul Jones Arena. North Carolina had a balanced attack with four in double figures. Janelle Bailey had a game-high 21 points, followed by 18 points from Paris Kea and 14 each from Jamie Cherry and Taylor Koenen. (GoHeels.com)
UNC Women's Basketball Visits Virginia On ThursdayNorth Carolina begins a two-game road swing Thursday against tied for first place Virginia at 7 p.m. in Charlottesville. UNC has won three of its last four games, including a 92-86 win over Duke on Sunday. Virginia improved to 6-1 in the ACC with a 61-52 victory over Virginia Tech last time out on Sunday. The Tar Heels enjoy a 51-33 edge in the series with the Cavaliers. (GoHeels.com)
Support UNC in the Play4Kay Free Throw ChallengeThe Kay Yow Cancer Fund's mission is to extend and improve the lives of those battling cancer, on our way to finding a cure, by raising money for research and assisting the underserved. North Carolina is partnering with the Kay Yow Cancer Fund by joining the Play4Kay Free Throw Challenge. The Play4Kay initiative is Kay Yow Cancer Fund's largest fundraiser. (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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