“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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The defeat extends the Tar Heels’ current losing streak to three games. With the ACC currently boasting four ranked teams, North Carolina will have to overcome its recent struggles against some of the top teams in the country.
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“The ACC is a tough league,” junior small forward Alyssa Ustby said. “It’s hard to play in the best league in the country.”
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While UNC is used to being undersized, its performance in its ACC-opener was uncharacteristic for the team. North Carolina ranks above FSU in rebounding margin, and more notably, the Tar Heels haven’t given up more than 11 second-chance points on the season.
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Redshirt senior guard Eva Hodgson helped keep the Tar Heels afloat in the first quarter, during which she led the team in assists and tied in leading in both points and rebounds. Hodgson continued to perform admirably throughout the matchup, but Ustby and Kelly took over to help the team stay competitive until the game’s final moments.
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No. 19 Michigan hardly relinquished an early lead, going on to win the Jumpman Invitational and upset No. 6 UNC by a score of 76-68. Tuesday’s matchup mirrored UNC’s only other loss of the season, an 87-63 defeat against No. 5 Indiana. This is the fourth-straight game that the Tar Heels have trailed against ranked opponents by double-digits in the first half. "It’s a really different mindset to go from hunting — which is what we did all (last) year, I thought we were better than what people thought — to being hunted," UNC head coach Courtney Banghart said. "Clearly my group is still figuring that part out.”
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Although North Carolina was able to outplay Michigan in the second half, outscoring the Wolverines by nine points, it was the second quarter when Brown’s hot shooting and the Tar Heels’ errant offensive play constructed a deficit too great to overcome.
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The team shattered its season shooting average, recording an impressive 60.7 percent from the field. UNC’s depth was on full display, with 10 players on the board and three putting up double-digits.
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The No. 7 North Carolina women’s basketball team (9-1) defeated South Carolina Upstate (3-7), 89-47, at Carmichael Arena in Chapel Hill on Friday night.
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“It allows people to play a little more freely," graduate guard Eva Hodgson said. "On any given night we need different people to step up and be able to produce because you don’t know how you’re going to shoot."
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The win extends the Tar Heels’ perfect record at home this season.
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“There’s nothing like being in Chapel Hill,” junior wing Alyssa Ustby said. “It feels like home to all of us who come from many states away. It’s just great to play in front of our fans and the energy, there’s nothing like it.”
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UNC junior small forward Alyssa Ustby led North Carolina in points and rebounds in the win on Wednesday.
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“When we look back through it there wasn’t any aspect of our defensive connectedness that caused a problem for (Indiana),” UNC head coach Courtney Banghart said.
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The No. 6 North Carolina women’s basketball team (6-1) fell to No. 5 Indiana (8-0), 87-63, in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Thursday evening.
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UNC emerged from the weekend riding on a high. The Tar Heels are sitting at No. 6 — their highest ranking since 2014 — and were named the NCAA team of the week.
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The Tar Heels have been statistically stout to this point, outscoring their opponents by an average of 25.5 points per game. At the Phil Knight Invitational, the team faced some of the top competition in the country and recorded come-from-behind wins against Oregon and Iowa State, who were both ranked in the top 25.
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After two straight come-from-behind victories against JMU and Oregon, UNC pulled off another comeback win on Sunday. The Tar Heels won the Phil Knight Invitational, 73-64, to hand the Cyclones their first loss of the season.
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The No. 8 North Carolina women’s basketball team (6-0) picked up its second ranked win of the season over the No. 5 Iowa State Cyclones (5-1) with a final score of 73-64 to win the Phil Knight Invitational.
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If the Tar Heels hope to clinch the Phil Knight Invitational Championship and remain undefeated, UNC will have to play with a greater sense of urgency, push the pace and prepare for the star power of Ashley Joens and Stephanie Soares.
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