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UNC Women's Basketball Hosts Georgia Tech For Senior Night Thursday - Pregame Notes
The UNC women's basketball team will host Georgia Tech at 6 p.m. Thursday for the final home game this season and the final game at Carmichael Arena for three Tar Heels. Senior
Janelle Bailey and graduate students
Petra Holesinska and
Stephanie Watts will be honored in Senior Night ceremonies following the game, which will air on ACC Network Extra. (
GoHeels.com)
Bubba Cunningham's Response To Executive Order On Fan Attendance
We are pleased that today's Executive Order will allow us to invite fans back to our athletic venues. Our priorities will continue to be allowing family members of student-athletes and coaches, as well as North Carolina students, into our arenas. We also will work to include faculty, staff, Rams Club members, and sponsors when and where we can. (
GoHeels.com)
Podcast: Courtney Banghart Show - Deja Kelly, Upcoming Games, Thanks To Fans
UNC women's basketball coach
Courtney Banghart looks back at the Tar Heels' win over Clemson, the growth of
Deja Kelly, topics from recruiting to travel in the time of COVID, previews this week's games against Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech to conclude the regular season, and thanks fans for their support.
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Wed Feb 24, 2021
Courtney Banghart - How Do I Bounce Back After a Big Loss?
UNC Women's Basketball Coach
Courtney Banghart: "Turn your fear of losing into a fear of missing an opportunity. That’s a shift I learned in high school. I was a state champion tennis player, but when it came time to defend my title, I was going against a phenom. I knew if I was that afraid to lose, I might as well just give up, and I wasn’t about to do that." (
Nike.com)
Taylor Koenen taking her game to another level in Europe
Former UNC women's basketball standout Taylor Koenen has taken her game to a new level in her first season of pro basketball in Europe, playing for Elfic Fribourg in Switzerland. The 6-foot-2 guard has made a big first impression, averaging 17.3 points and 7.5 rebounds per game in Swiss League play and helped her team make the Women's EuroCup. (
SW News Media)
Carmichael Comments - Getting Tech-nical
Ready or not, the end of North Carolina's regular season is almost here. Just two games remain before the ACC Women's Basketball Tournament – Thursday's visit from Georgia Tech, and Sunday's trip to Virginia Tech, and they're critical. The Yellow Jackets own a NET of 25, and the Hokies sit 26th, so these are legitimate résumé-booster wins to be had. (
GoHeels.com)
Why UNC women's basketball player Stephanie Watts transferred out of UNC — then came back
Stephanie Watts is one of, if not the first of her kind: Someone who missed her former team and school so much that she couldn’t stand the idea of playing her sixth year of college basketball anywhere else. The team is North Carolina. The place is Chapel Hill. The 23-year-old guard says that there’s nowhere else she’d want to end her academic journey. (
Daily Tar Heel)
Deja Kelly Named ACC Women's Basketball Freshman Of The Week
North Carolina's
Deja Kelly has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Basketball Freshman of the Week, the league announced Monday. Kelly, a 5-8 guard from San Antonio, Texas, averaged 16.5 points over the Tar Heels' two road games last week. At Clemson on Thursday, Kelly scored 19 points in UNC's 77-64 win over the Tigers. (
GoHeels.com)
Poor shooting dooms UNC women's basketball as State avenges loss
Many elements that came together for North Carolina to upset No. 4 N.C. State 15 days ago were missing Sunday. And missing is what the Tar Heels mostly did from 3-point range in the first three quarters after making 11 3-pointers in the first meeting. Without that element, the Wolfpack took control early to get revenge with an 82–63 victory Sunday. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
UNC Women's Basketball Battles NC State In Raleigh Sunday
The North Carolina women's basketball team looks for its fourth win in a row and third straight road victory Sunday when the Tar Heels make the trip to Raleigh to face off with fourth-ranked NC State. Tipoff is noon and the game will air live on ESPN2. The Tar Heels beat the Wolfpack on Feb. 7 in Chapel Hill. NC State is 14-2 overall and 9-2 in ACC play. (
GoHeels.com)