On Senior Day, UNC Women's Basketball Leans on Veterans to Defeat Duke

Posted Mar 2, 2026
In the speech Indya Nivar delivered at her senior-night banquet ceremony to friends and family on Saturday, the three-year UNC guard focused on two themes that have defined her time in Chapel Hill: resilience and connectedness. Using Nivar’s own words, coach Courtney Banghart reminded the Tar Heels of those traits during late-game huddles vs. Duke. (Inside Carolina)

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