In its 61–38 win against Presbyterian on Tuesday night, the No. 16 North Carolina women’s basketball team needed its seniors to produce.
And She’la White, Laura Broomfield and Chay Shegog didn’t disappoint, combining to score 43 of the team’s 61 points.
“That’s what they’re supposed to do,” UNC coach Sylvia Hatchell said. “They’re our seniors, they’ve got the most experience and they have to be the leaders. How they go is how the rest of the team goes.”
Shegog was simply too much for the Blue Hose to handle around the basket, and she tallied 10 rebounds and a season-high 23 points. Shegog was double-teamed all game long but had three inches on Presbyterian’s tallest player.
“She’s not only big but she’s got tremendous touch for her size,” Presbyterian head coach Ronny Fisher said. “And when she gets a rebound, she finishes.”
Shegog wasn’t alone in the paint — Broomfield had 10 points and nine rebounds of her own — but Hatchell said the hard work she’s put in over her Tar Heel career has paid off this season.
“She’s really worked hard,” Hatchell said. “She’s gotten better and better and I think without a doubt she’s one of the best big girls in the country.”
Everything didn’t go well for UNC, though. The Tar Heels lost guard Latifah Coleman in the game’s fourth minute when she went down with a knee injury.
A less serious injury occurred about five minutes into the second half. White went down hard and was slow to get up, holding her left elbow once she finally did.
