North Carolina Tar Heels
ACC (24-9, 10-6)
Big Wins: 2/10 at Duke (89-78), 2/16 at North Carolina State (89-82), 3/2 Duke (64-60)
Bad Losses: 11/29 vs Arizona State (81-94), 2/2 Miami (FL) (80-83), 2/23 Virginia Tech (47-50)
Coach: Sylvia Hatchell (28 seasons at North Carolina)
Probable Starters:
Diamond DeShields, Freshman, Guard, 18.0 ppg, 2.7 apg. 5.4 rpg
Allisha Gray, Freshman, Guard, 14.3 ppg, 1.3 apg, 5.5 rpg
Latifah Coleman, Junior, Guard, 5.0 ppg, 3.4 apg
Xylina McDaniel, Sophomore, Forward, 11.8 ppg, 5.8 rpg
Stephanie Mavunga, Freshman, Forward, 11.0 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 2.5 bpg
Key Roleplayers:
Danielle Butts, Junior, Guard, 6.1 ppg, 4.0 rpg
Jessica Washington, Freshman, Guard, 5.6 ppg, 2.7 apg
Brittany Rountree, Junior, Guard, 4.4 ppg
N’Dea Bryant, Sophomore, Guard, 3.3 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 81.6 (15th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 65.9 (143, 9)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.6 (18, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 36.3 (29, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.0 (110, 4)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.7 (109, 6)
Free-Throw Percentage: 66.4 (261, 9)
Rebound Margin: 4.4 (69, 8)
Assists Per Game: 16.0 (42, 5)
Turnovers Per Game: 17.6 (269, 13)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2013 NCAA Round of 64 win over Albany
2013 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Delaware
2011 NCAA Round of 64 win over Fresno State
2011 NCAA Round of 32 win over Kentucky
2011 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Stanford
2010 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Gonzaga
2009 NCAA Round of 64 win over Central Florida
2009 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Purdue
2008 NCAA Round of 64 win over Bucknell
2008 NCAA Round of 32 win over Georgia
2008 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Louisville
2008 NCAA Regional Final loss to LSU
2007 NCAA Round of 64 win over Prairie View
2007 NCAA Round of 32 win over Notre Dame
2007 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over George Washington
2007 NCAA Regional Final win over Purdue
2007 NCAA National Semifinal loss to Tennessee
*all team stats through 3/6
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