It wasn't particularly pretty but after three consecutive losses the North Carolina women's basketball team finally put another notch in the win column taking a 77-66 decision from ACC foe Wake Forest. And for at least one Tar Heel" it came just in time. ""Jessica (Breland) told me yesterday" ‘I'm ready to win again ‘cause I don't like practices the way they are""" UNC coach Sylvia Hatchell said.
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North Carolina senior guard Alex Miller has decided to end her playing career at UNC but will stay on as a student coach for the remainder of the season according to a UNC Athletics release.
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Jessica Breland stood waiting directly at halfcourt. Opposite her Wake Forest's Courteney Morris dribbled the ball to meet her at the start of another second-half possession.
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It wasn't a typical memorial. But Kay Yow was not a typical basketball coach. For those in attendance" it felt like there were two services Wednesday: the celebration Yow would have wanted and the time for grief that everyone else needed.
Read More »For the first time since 2004 the North Carolina women's basketball team has lost two games in a row. Following an embarrassing showing in the Smith Center against No. 1 Connecticut on Monday the Tar Heels blew a 15-point lead in the second half to fall to unranked Georgia Tech 66-62 in Atlanta.
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When shots aren't falling from outside getting production in the paint can be the only way to an effective offensive game. For the North Carolina women's basketball team more often than not the responsibility of establishing the Tar Heels in the paint rests on the broad shoulders of 6-foot-5-inch freshman Chay Shegog.
Read More »12:30 A.M.SATURDAY JAN. 17 -- It's official – the stage is set. The North Carolina women's basketball team defended its home court Friday night against No. 14 Virginia with a 103-74 victory. Next up is a battle of the top two teams in the country as No. 1 Connecticut comes to the Smith Center on Monday.
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North Carolina takes the court tonight against Virginia a dangerous team that's ranked No. 14 in the country and already knocked off perennial championship contender Tennessee this season. By any measure it's an important game for the No. 2 Tar Heels as they begin a difficult stretch of their conference schedule.
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It took a little longer than expected but after 45 minutes of nail-biting play Sunday afternoon North Carolina coach Sylvia Hatchell captured her 800th win as a head coach. And just as in her 500th 600th and 700th victories the win came against rival N.C. State as UNC took down the Wolfpack 75-66.
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Women's basketballNORMAN Okla. — Jessica Breland poured in a career-best 31 points Sunday helping the No. 3 North Carolina women's basketball team topple the fourth-ranked Oklahoma Sooners 80-79 in the finals of the Preseason WNIT. Breland who played 30 minutes for the Tar Heels (5-0) off the bench missed only four of her 18 shot attempts.
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Take a quick look at the box score of Wednesday's game between Xavier and North Carolina and it might appear as though the Tar Heels got dominated.
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North Carolina women's basketball forward Jessica Breland held her position in the post as she yelled for the ball. As the Tar Heel perimeter players swung the ball around the top of the key Breland continued to shuffle her feet until she arrived just outside the lane. She again demanded a pass until the ball came to her hands.
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North Carolina took a 16-0 start and cruised to an easy exhibition win Friday against the Premier Players. UNC's full-court press generated a bounty of turnovers for the Tar Heels as they controlled the pace of the game. The Tar Heels were never threatened in the 99-69 victory and subbed generously throughout the game.
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