UNC Women's Basketball

Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Women's Basketball.

Chansky’s Notebook: Bigger Challenges

The UNC men’s and women’s basketball teams took important steps on Saturday and Sunday, respectively, as both head into an even higher-profile March Madness week where they will be showcased on two of the sport’s biggest stages. If the men's team can defeat Clemson on Tuesday, they are guaranteed to finish top four in the ACC standings. (Chapelboro.com)

Newsletter: UNC Men's Basketball's Big Week, Women's Hoops Beats Duke, Diamond Heels Dominate

UNC Men’s Basketball’s had a 2-0 week and aims to clinch a double-bye in the ACC Tournament, Women’s Hoops beat Duke for Courtney Banghart’s 150th win at UNC, the Diamond Heels won 5 games by a combined score of 71-10(!), Softball’s undefeated streak ended at 17, Malloy Smith and Kate Harpring visited, and Mack Brown was back on campus. (Tar Heel Times Newsletter)

Elina Aarnisalo’s Aggression Lifts UNC Women's Basketball Past Duke

Elina Aarnisalo is not playing tentatively anymore. That is the difference. After back-to-back career highs and another 22-point night in UNC's senior-day victory over Duke, Aarnisalo is starting to look less like a connector and more like a driver. Not just a point guard running the team, but a creator who is willing to take the moment when it is there. (TarHeel247)

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

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)

'It’s us' mantra has carried UNC Women's Basketball into hosting conversation

North Carolina Women's Basketball has the kind of momentum that makes the Tar Heels strong candidates to host early-round games in the NCAA women’s tournament. It’s all begun to come together with an "it’s us" mantra that has carried the Tar Heels since an embarrassing January setback. Coach Courtney Banghart’s team has surged of late. (Tar Heel Tribune)

UNC Women's Basketball Grabs No. 3 Seed In ACC Tournament

North Carolina, with 14 ACC wins and its most since 2013, enters the 2026 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament as the No. 3 seed and begins tournament play in the quarterfinals Friday, March 6 at 7:30 p.m. on ACC Network in Duluth, Ga. UNC will square off against the winner of No. 6 Virginia Tech and No. 11 Georgia Tech / No. 14 Florida State. (GoHeels.com)

Aarnisalo, Harris, Nivar lead UNC Women's Basketball to senior-day upset of Duke

After never getting to the free-throw line two weeks earlier at Duke, it seemed fitting that UNC Women's Basketball got revenge by putting the game away at the line. The No. 21 Tar Heels made 15 of 18 shots at the line in the fourth quarter and held on to upset No. 12 Duke 74-69 before a sellout Carmichael Arena crowd for their 12th win in 13 games. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Video: UNC Women's Basketball Tops No. 12 Duke on Senior Day, 74-69 - Highlights

For the fifth time in a row, UNC Women's Basketball defeated Duke in Carmichael Arena. Elina Aarnisalo scored a career-high 22 points while Nyla Harris had 10 of her 19 points in the fourth quarter to help No. 21 UNC beat No. 12 Duke 74-69 on Sunday. Check out the highlights. (View Video)

Box Score: UNC Women's Basketball 74, Duke 69

View the complete box score from the No. 21 North Carolina Tar Heels' 74-69 Senior Day victory over the No. 12 Duke Blue Devils on Sunday afternoon at Carmichael Arena in Chapel Hill. (View Box Score)

No. 21 UNC Women's Basketball Hosts No. 12 Duke Sunday For Senior Day - Pregame Notes

The last game of the regular season is here as No. 21 UNC Women's Basketball hosts No. 12 Duke for the second meeting this season. The Tar Heels look to take their fifth straight win over the Blue Devils in Carmichael on Sunday. Carolina will honor seniors Nyla Harris and Indya Nivar following the noon tip between Carolina and Duke, airing on ESPN. (GoHeels.com)

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