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For the first time in years, UNC women's basketball is ready for successful season

By Keaton Eberly | November 8

After several lackluster years, UNC women's basketball team has a stacked roster and is ready to have a strong season this year.

Well-rounded scoring effort fuels UNC women's basketball in 100-69 win over Elon

By Tommy Fradenburg | November 7

The women's basketball team works cohesively, even with two of their star players benched for most of the first quarter, to dominate in a 31-point win ...

Tar Heels dominate Elon, 100-69, in women's basketball season opener

By Ryan Wilcox | November 7

The North Carolina women’s basketball team started its 2018-2019 campaign in style, cruising to a 100-69 win in its season opener at Elon on Tuesday. ...

Watts scores 28 points against Carson-Newman in first game back from injury

By Keaton Eberly | November 2

“I’m just glad to be back out here with my team and playing with such great players, rather than watching from the bench,” Watts said.

Due to Hurricane Florence, UNCW to share practice facilities with UNC

By Jack Frederick | September 23

UNC-W players will use the Smith Center and Carmichael Arena for the entire week, and will begin workouts Monday and start practice on Tuesday.

UNC women's basketball to face NCAA champion, 12 other tournament teams

By Holt McKeithan | September 20

Here's what the North Carolina women's basketball team's schedule looks like this season.

Tar Heels in the Pros: Sanders, Breland face off for spot in WNBA Finals

By Holt McKeithan | August 27

Former Tar Heels Jessica Breland of the Atlanta Dream and LaToya Pringle-Sanders and Tierra Ruffin-Pratt of the Washington Mystics are competing against ...

UNC guard, Jamie Cherry (10) drives toward the net.

UNC loses to N.C. State, 77-64, in Jamie Cherry's rough final game

By Chris Hilburn-Trenkle | March 1

The UNC women's basketball team faces a devastating loss to rival N.C. State in Jamie Cherry's final game as a Tar Heel. Still, she will be remembered ...

Paris Kea lifts UNC women's basketball past Boston College in return to Greensboro

By Chris Hilburn-Trenkle | February 28

Paris Kea wasn’t ready to go home. Not like this, not after her team limped through the end to the regular season by dropping its last nine games.  ...

UNC women's basketball breaks nine-game losing streak with win over Boston College, 69-64

By Jordanna Clark | February 28

Bye-bye losing streak.  The North Carolina women’s basketball team avenged a January loss against Boston College and broke their losing streak, ...

Even through slumps, versatile guard Taylor Koenen remembers who she's always been

By Jonah Lossiah | February 27

She's a perfectionist both on the court and off, but with UNC's current record, her perseverance is tested. But Koenen, who says she battles herself on ...

Third quarter drowns UNC women's basketball team against No. 20 Duke

By Jordanna Clark | February 25

The UNC women's basketball team had their ninth consecutive loss after falling 70-54 against Duke, which powered ahead by outscoring the Tar Heels in ...

UNC women's basketball loses ninth straight to Duke, 70-54, in regular season finale

By Kirk Meyer | February 25

The North Carolina women’s basketball team came up short once again at Duke’s senior day on Sunday afternoon, losing 70-54. The loss marks UNC’s ...

‘Bittersweet’: Cherry's heroics not enough for UNC women’s basketball on Senior Day

By Jonah Lossiah | February 23

Erase the ceremony, and this was just another game for Jamie Cherry.

UNC women's basketball loses to Syracuse, 86-80, on Senior Night

By Kirk Meyer | February 22

On Jamie Cherry’s senior night at Carmichael Arena, the North Carolina women's basketball team fell to Syracuse to extend its losing streak to eight ...

UNC women's basketball shows promise in 67-57 loss to No. 4 Louisville

By Holt McKeithan | February 18

Despite suffering a 67-57 loss to No. 4 Louisville, the North Carolina women’s basketball head coach Sylvia Hatchell wanted to focus on the positives. ...

Guard Jamie Cherry (10) passes the ball during a game against Colorado on Sunday afternoon in Carmichael Arena.

UNC women's basketball loses sixth straight to Georgia Tech, 79-61

By Parth Upadhyaya | February 16

The North Carolina women’s basketball team fell for the sixth consecutive time in conference play, losing 79-61 to Georgia Tech in Atlanta on Thursday ...

After promising first quarter, UNC women's basketball is routed by N.C. State

By Brennan Doherty | February 11

Going up against another ACC rival, the Tar Heels were hoping to end their four-game losing streak. Instead, the Tar Heels lost 73-54 to a more experienced ...

North Carolina women's basketball loses fifth straight at N.C. State, 73-54

By Sam Jarden | February 11

Coming off of four consecutive losses in conference games, the UNC women’s basketball team was unable to stop their slump on Sunday afternoon, falling ...

Q&A with four Black History Month honorees with connections to Chapel Hill

By Holt McKeithan | February 9

"There might be some areas where things have slipped, but it’s a journey. We have to keep on it. People of good will and intentions have to keep moving ...