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W. Basketball: Claytor's improved play key for win

By Joe McLean Assistant Sports Editor | March 22

CHATTANOOGA Tenn. — Losing minutes can be disappointing. For Heather Claytor a senior in the final stretch of her career it must feel even worse. ...

W. Basketball: On to round 2

March 22

CHATTANOOGA Tenn. — With 1:31 remaining in the first half of North Carolina's first-round NCAA contest coach Sylvia Hatchell signaled for a timeout. ...

W. Basketball: Tar Heels squeak by in last home game of season

By Chris HempsonAssistant Sports Editor | March 15

It was supposed to be a final tune-up for the NCAA Tournament. With North Carolina playing a team in its first year of Division I competition the final ...

W. Basketball: Duke's late rally dooms Tar Heels

By Joe McLeanAssistant Sports Editor | March 2

DURHAM — Duke's senior point guard Abby Waner was 1-for-15 in the first 44 minutes of her last game at Cameron Indoor Stadium. But as any veteran ...

W. Basketball: Final seconds decide UNC-Duke matchup

March 2

DURHAM — It took all of five seconds to decide a 45-minute basketball game. With less than a minute left in overtime North Carolina went from having ...

Video: UNC vs. Duke women's basketball game

March 2

UNC lost to Duke by two points in overtime at Cameron Indoor Stadium. It was Duke's last home game for the regular season.

W. Basketball: Senior night triumph

February 26

On North Carolina's first possession of its win against Miami on Thursday senior Iman McFarland found herself all alone on the right block. Luckily for ...

Tar Heels shine late against in-state rival

February 23

RALEIGH — Though North Carolina never trailed Monday night a pesky N.C. State team just refused to go away. Eventually Cetera DeGraffenreid and ...

W. Basketball: Four Heels hit double _¶ gures in win

February 20

CHESTNUT HILL Mass. — It wasn't quite the start North Carolina had hoped for. With ice-cold shooting touches and butterfingers all around the Tar ...

W. Basketball: Jackets dusted

February 16

In a matchup that pitted the ACC's top-scoring offense against its stingiest defense the North Carolina women's basketball team worked through a forgettable ...

W. Basketball: Breland's post defense anchors UNC win

By Chris Hempson Assistant Sports Editor | February 10

The questions persisted all week. What would North Carolina do against Duke without Erlana Larkins and LaToya Pringle? With the Blue Devils sporting all-everything ...

W. Basketball: Heels to face Duke without past stars

February 9

North Carolina coach Sylvia Hatchell has faced Duke 53 times in her career racking up 28 victories. Duke coach Joanne P. McCallie who came to the Blue ...

W. Basketball: Rebounding key in Tar Heel win

By Joe McLean Assistant Sports Editor | February 6

The word — a simple instruction — has been echoing in their ears for days" and Thursday the Tar Heels heard it again as they dashed back up ...

W. Basketball: Lucas Tar Heels find their shots

By Joe McLeanAssistant Sports Editor | February 2

Seven seconds was all it took for Italee Lucas to square up and hit her first 3-pointer Sunday — and it didn't take much longer after that for No. ...

W. Basketball: Bench helps with rout of NCCU

By Chris Hempson Assistant Sports Editor | February 2

For more than 14 minutes Sunday against N.C. Central Italee Lucas couldn't miss. Five times she hoisted up 3-point shots and five times the net swished ...

W. Basketball: UNC back on track with victory

January 30

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 ...

Sports briefs for January 30

By From staff and wire reports | January 30

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 ...

W. Basketball: Tar Heels trap Demon Deacons

By Chris Hempson Assistant Sports Editor | January 30

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 ...

W. Basketball: Farewell to a friend

January 29

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: ...

Tar Heels drop second straight

By From staff and wire reports | January 23

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 ...