UNC Women's Basketball
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Video: IC Podcast - 2024-25 UNC Sports Year Superlatives
The crew from Inside Carolina dishes out their superlatives for the 2024-25 North Carolina Tar Heels sports year. The awards recognize the top players and moments from the UNC men's basketball team, football team, women's basketball team, and women's soccer team.
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Fri May 16, 2025
UNC Women's Basketball Notebook: 2025-26 Preseason Snapshot
UNC Women's Basketball will enter the season with a younger roster. With
Alyssa Ustby, Maria Gakdeng,
Lexi Donarski, and
Grace Townsend graduating, and Trayanna Crisp transferring, the Tar Heels are losing 59% of their scoring. UNC does have a slew of familiar faces coming back as well as additions through the transfer portal and from high school. (
Inside Carolina)
Freshman Taissa Queiroz, 3 former UNC Women's Basketball players in upcoming WNBA exhibitions
Taissa Queiroz could only watch from the sidelines as North Carolina’s women’s basketball team made a run to the Sweet 16, but the incoming four-star freshman will be part of a couple of high-profile WNBA exhibition games this weekend. In addition, three former UNC players will make their WNBA preseason debuts in the coming days. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
She emcees Tar Heel sports
When you attend a UNC sporting event, you may hear Olivia Mundorf on the loudspeaker. For the last year, the sports administration graduate student has emceed Carolina football, women’s basketball, and gymnastics, along with P.A. announcing for field hockey and women’s lacrosse. Her father worked for the Louisville Cardinals for 30 years. (
UNC.edu)
UNC Athletics Gathers To Celebrate 2025 RAMMYs
Following a year of excellence in athletics and in the classroom, UNC student-athletes dressed to impress and came together to celebrate championships and outstanding feats at the 2025 RAMMY Awards on Monday night. Members from all 28 of UNC's varsity teams strutted across the Carolina Blue carpet into Memorial Hall at the heart of campus. (
GoHeels.com)
Eight UNC Women’s Basketball Players Earn Spots On All-ACC Academic Team
Coming off of a 2024-25 season where UNC Women's Basketball reached its 19th Sweet 16, eight Tar Heels shined in the classroom by earning spots on the All-ACC Academic Team. Lexi Donarski, Maria Gakdeng, Lanie Grant, Laila Hull, Reniya Kelly,
Blanca Thomas,
Ciera Toomey, and
Alyssa Ustby all earned recognition for their work in the classroom. (
GoHeels.com)
UNC Basketball: The best “baskets” in Tar Heel history
In 1994, the Carolina women made it all the way to the national championship game, where they trailed 59-57 with just 0.7 seconds left. On the ensuing inbounds play,
Charlotte Smith got free and got a clean look from three, making it to win UNC their only women’s title. During UNC’s run to the 2017 title,
Luke Maye hit one that will be forever remembered. (
Tar Heel Blog)
Alyssa Ustby Grateful, Eager For WNBA Training Camp Opportunity With L.A. Sparks
Watching from North Carolina,
Alyssa Ustby tuned in to this year's WNBA Draft and watched in anticipation of her next potential stop. She didn't hear her name called among the 38 players selected, but Lynne Roberts, the newly hired coach of the Los Angeles Sparks, contacted Ustby about the chance to compete for a roster spot on the team. (
Inside Carolina)
L.A. Sparks coach happy to sign Alyssa Ustby, who she tried to recruit out of high school
Lynn Roberts missed her first chance to coach
Alyssa Ustby but is delighted to have a second chance. The Los Angeles Sparks coach couldn’t lure Ustby to Utah, where she coached for nine seasons, when Ustby was a high school star in Minnesota and decided to play at North Carolina. "She ended up telling us no, but I’ve always just been a big fan." (
Tar Heel Tribune)
UNC Women’s Basketball Announces Signing Of UCLA Transfer Guard Elina Aarnisalo
Continuing to strengthen its roster for the 2025-26 season, North Carolina women's basketball signed Elina Aarnisalo from UCLA on Tuesday. Appearing in all 37 games for the Bruins en route to a Final Four run, the Helsinki, Finland native made 10 starts last season while averaging 5.1 points and 3.4 assists per game her first season of college basketball. (
GoHeels.com)