“As soon as we get a defensive stop, I’m just so excited to sprint down the court,” junior wing Alyssa Ustby said. “That might sound weird, but I really am. Because I love to compete and I love to try to outrun my opponent down the floor, I just get a thrill from doing that.”
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The game showcased the Tar Heels’ renowned transition attack, which disorganized the Yellow Jacket defense even after a fast break opportunity was taken away.
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"There’s nothing like it, and I’m not going to take a moment of it for granted," Ustby said. "If I can get healthy and I can play, I’m going to play.”
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The No.17 North Carolina women’s basketball team (13-5, 4-3 ACC) defeated No. 13 Duke (16-2, 6-1 ACC) 61-56 on Thursday night at Carmichael Arena.
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These two teams are prepared to go until the last buzzer sounds on Jan. 19. They’ve been doing it all season.
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With just over four minutes remaining in UNC’s rivalry contest against No. 11 N.C. State, Destiny Adams entered the game. And in less than two minutes, she dropped eight points to help No. 22 North Carolina secure a 56-47 upset victory in front of a sold-out Carmichael Arena crowd. “We needed the win against State,” Adams said “We had to beat them. I just wanted to give my team everything I had.”
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Although the victory was not particularly pretty — it was the lowest scoring game either of the teams had played thus far in the season, with both sides shooting just under 30 percent — North Carolina once again found a way to win, speaking to the resilient and gritty nature of the team.
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The No. 22 North Carolina women’s basketball team (12-5, 3-3 ACC) bested No. 11 N.C. State (13-5, 3-4 ACC) 56-47 on Sunday afternoon in Carmichael Arena in its sixth conference matchup of the season.
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The Tar Heels must be strong on defense, utilize the Wolfpack’s poor ball movement to their advantage, and prepare for the leadership and talent of Diamond Johnson and Saniya Rivers.
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“It doesn't really matter about who we play after [Virginia]; we want to be locked into our scout [for each team],” junior guard Kennedy Todd-Williams said.
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“Kennedy is a dog,” junior guard Deja Kelly said. “She really brought that out in the fourth quarter, especially when we needed it the most, and she came up big.”
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With the win against UVA, North Carolina moves to 2-3 in the ACC and takes a positive step forward in the quest for a winning conference record.
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“We were playing good defense and that was our main goal,” Poole said. “They were a top-four team. They were number four in the country. So knowing that we were able to stay with a top-five team just fueled our emotion and our energy and our hard work.
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“I thought she came out with a ton of confidence,” Notre Dame head coach Niele Ivey said. “She was 3-for-4 from the 3-point line. We just didn’t do a good job containing her. I think she got whatever she wanted."
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Paris is the clear standout for the Tar Heels — leading UNC in scoring with 16 points. She dominated the fourth quarter, recording 11 of the Tar Heels’ 21 points in that period.
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In the Tar Heels' three conference losses, all coming by seven points or fewer, each of their opponents have posed a different challenge to give the team fits.
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“It takes a lot more diving on the floor, a lot more rebounds, a lot more active hands and things like that to win these games,” UNC junior point guard Deja Kelly said.
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The loss extends UNC's losing streak to four games and an 0-3 record in conference play.
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In North Carolina's 68-65 loss to the Hokies, Amoore delivered the game-winning free throws as part of her 24-point performance.
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“There were some things that I don’t want to be fined for, but I’ll just say that there were some questionable things that we had to kind of work through throughout the game,” Banghart said.
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