Powell sisters on opposing benches

Posted Nov 14, 2008
Telephone conversations between sisters Lauren and Nicole Powell don't focus too much on strategy or the prospect of facing one another in a Division I women's basketball game. Instead, there's that matter of how many family members they can include on their respective pass lists for tonight's game between Lauren's Western Carolina Catamounts and Nicole's North Carolina Tar Heels. (Asheville Citizen-Times)

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