The North Carolina women's basketball team will renew its rivalry with Duke on Sunday afternoon in Carmichael Arena.
The Tar Heels, on a six-game losing streak, will look to avoid being swept by the Blue Devils in their final home game of the season. Here are three keys to a North Carolina victory on Sunday.
Shot selection
UNC shot a season-low 27.1 percent from the floor in a loss at Cameron Indoor Stadium earlier this season. The low shooting percentage can be attributed to a third-quarter slump for the Tar Heels, where they made only three of 24 shots from the floor.
If North Carolina wants to avenge that loss, it will need to get the ball in the basket, and that starts with shot selection and getting the ball inside. In the team's first matchup against Duke, only 20 of 61 points came from inside.
Center Janelle Bailey shot 2-11 from the field against the Blue Devils, and ended up with only nine points. North Carolina will need a better performance from Bailey if it wants to generate offense down low.
Increasing action in the paint will, in turn, create outside options for the Tar Heels on the perimeter. Ball movement and quality shot selection will be key to upping the field goal percentage that sunk UNC in the first rivalry matchup.
Bennett & Koenen
Taylor Koenen has been a key contributor for the Tar Heels all year, while Shayla Bennett carried the team in the last Duke-UNC matchup. The team will look to both seniors to provide huge contributions during Senior Day on Sunday.
