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UNC women hold of St. John’s to advance in NCAAs
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Deja Kelly had a go-ahead three-point play with 2 seconds left and No. 6 seed UNC hung on for a 61-59 win over 11th-seeded St. John’s in the first round of the […]
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NC State women rally past UNC; Duke loses at Virginia Tech
RALEIGH — Aziaha James led NC State back from a 10-point deficit with just over four minutes to play in regulation, then scored seven points in overtime to carry the Wolfpack to a 77-66 win […]
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Boston helps bounce UNC women in Sweet 16
GREENSBORO — Upsetting the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament is difficult enough without giving that team and its national Player of the Year candidate second chances to beat you. But that’s what the […]
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Moving on: UNC women rout Arizona to reach Sweet 16
TUCSON, Ariz. — Kennedy Todd-Williams scored 19 points, Deja Kelly added 15 and the Tar Heels overwhelmed Arizona 63-45 Monday night to reach the Sweet 16 for the first time in eight years. Fifth-seeded UNC […]
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UNC women survive scare, move on in NCAA Tournament
TUCSON, Ariz. — North Carolina looked like it might add its name to the list of upset victims as March Madness descended upon the NCAA Women’s Tournament. A dominating fourth quarter kept the Tar Heels […]
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UNC falters against shorthanded Virginia Tech
GREENSBORO — It was all right there for the North Carolina women’s basketball team Friday. Not only did the fourth-seeded Tar Heels have the benefit of a double bye into the ACC Tournament quarterfinals, allowing […]
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UNC women knock off No. 3. Louisville
CHAPEL HILL — Kennedy Todd-Williams knocked down the go-ahead free throws with 16.2 seconds left and No. 24 North Carolina survived Louisville’s two final-play missed shots to upset the third-ranked Cardinals 66-65 on Thursday night. […]
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Second half blitz leads State women to sweep of UNC
CHAPEL HILL — The first meeting between the women’s basketball teams from NC State and North Carolina this season was over almost as soon as it began after the Wolfpack scored the game’s first 10 […]
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No No. 1: NC State women upset by rival UNC
CHAPEL HILL — Alyssa Ustby and her North Carolina teammates heeded their coach’s call for a performance worthy of playing in a long-running rivalry. It was good enough to give the Tar Heels another upset […]