UNC Women's Basketball
Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Women's Basketball.
Box Score: UNC Women's Basketball 76, Davidson 66 (Exhibition)
View the complete box score from the North Carolina Tar Heels Women's Basketball team's 76-66 exhibition victory over the Davidson Wildcats on Sunday afternoon at Carmichael Arena in Chapel Hill. (
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Sun Oct 18, 2026
UNC Women's Basketball Downs Davidson 76-66 in Exhibition Opener
UNC Women's Basketball has plenty to accomplish in the lead-up to the season and they certainly found themselves in notable situations during Sunday's exhibition against Davidson at Carmichael Arena. It was a deceptive 76-66 final score considering the game was tied with less than 5 minutes remaining, but that provided critical learning experiences. (
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UNC Women's Basketball Hosts Davidson In Lone Home Exhibition Sunday
Basketball is back, as North Carolina women's basketball welcomes Davidson to Carmichael Arena on Sunday afternoon in one of two preseason exhibitions and its lone at-home game, facing off against the Wildcats at 1 p.m. The two programs last met in a regular-season matchup in Chapel Hill in 2023, while Carolina leads the all-time series 5-0. (
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UNC Women's Basketball Picked Third, Kate Harpring Nabs ACC Freshman Preseason Honors
For the second-straight season, UNC Women's Basketball is predicted to finish third in the league in the ACC Preseason Poll, while
Kate Harpring earned a spot on the Preseason All-Freshman Team. One of the highest-rated recruits in North Carolina history, Harpring tallied 493 votes to lead all freshmen on the Preseason All-Freshman Team. (
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Versatile frontcourt gives UNC Women's Basketball plenty of options
UNC Women's Basketball will have a different-looking frontcourt this season, and Coach Courtney Banghart said she cannot yet say exactly the combination she’ll use for the opener.
Ciera Toomey returns, as does
Blanca Thomas, who is now healthy, and the newcomers include 6-4 freshman Noelle Bofia and 6-1 Oklahoma State transfer
Achol Akot. (
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Courtney Banghart embraces another non-conference gauntlet to provide early barometer
Courtney Banghart knows the talent she has on this season’s
North Carolina women’s basketball roster, and she has laid out a
schedule that will test the Tar Heels early and often. One season after playing three of the top-five teams in the country by early December, UNC faces another non-conference gauntlet ahead of its always tough ACC schedule. (
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UNC Women's Basketball To Hit The National Airwaves For 24 Games
UNC Women's Basketball is must-see TV, with the Tar Heels set to appear on national airwaves in 24 games during the 2026-27 season. Coming off back-to-back Sweet 16 appearances, coach
Courtney Banghart and company are set for year eight in Carolina Blue and prepared to make noise as the Tar Heels rank No. 9 in ESPN's Way-Too-Early Rankings. (
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Achol Akot brings versatility, deep March run mission to UNC Women's Basketball
UNC Women's Basketball has plenty of talented newcomers, but one of the most versatile and experienced is
Achol Akot, who is hungry for a memorable NCAA tournament run. The senior forward, who grew up in Canada, can mix it up inside and guard anyone on the court. Akot earned All-Big 12 honorable mention at Oklahoma State last season. (
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Sharpshooting sophomore Nyla Brooks poised for breakout season
Even with an influx of newcomers,
Nyla Brooks is poised for a breakout sophomore season. She doesn’t plan to be shy about it, saying Monday at ACC Tipoff at the Hilton Charlotte Uptown that, “If I break out, I break out, which I plan to do.” The shooting touch that made her a weapon was not something many people expected when she arrived. (
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UNC Women's Basketball ACC Tipoff Press Conference and Interviews
Video and complete transcript from the press conference for UNC Women's Basketball during ACC Tipoff in Charlotte on Monday, with Coach
Courtney Banghart,
Achol Akot, and
Nyla Brooks, plus videos of breakout room interviews. "We felt like we’ve had some really sustained success, and we feel like we’re ready to take another step on that climb." (
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