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After offseason changes, UNC women’s basketball forms new bonds, finds new identity

By PJ Morales | October 17

In her third year as head coach of the UNC women’s basketball team, Courtney Banghart finally has a team that’s hers — all hers.

With recent promotion, Liz Roberts takes on new role in UNC women's basketball

By Caroline Prendiville | September 7

Liz Roberts walked on to the UNC women's basketball team roster in 2016 — and she's never looked back. Last month, Roberts was promoted to director ...

Stephanie Watts selected No. 10 in WNBA Draft

By Ryan Heller | April 15

North Carolina women’s basketball guard Stephanie Watts was drafted 10th overall in the WNBA Draft by the Los Angeles Sparks.

Analysis: UNC women's basketball's 2020-21 season was good, bad and ugly

By Noah Monroe | March 30

The good, the bad and the ugly. For UNC women’s basketball, there was a little bit of each sprinkled into its 2020-21 season.

Women's basketball seniors leave it all on the court in NCAA Tournament loss to Alabama

By Noah Monroe | March 23

In the team's opening round loss to Alabama in the NCAA Tournament, seniors Stephanie Watts and Janelle Bailey left it all on the floor. “You don’t ...

UNC women’s basketball's first-round exit sums up its season — but not in a bad way

By Twumasi Duah-Mensah | March 22

The UNC women's basketball team started its clash with Alabama in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament poorly on Monday. As the game went on, the ...

UNC women's basketball falls to Alabama, 80-71, in first round of NCAA Tournament

By Twumasi Duah-Mensah | March 22

A late comeback attempt from 14 points down couldn’t save the tenth-seed North Carolina women’s basketball from the inevitable, falling 80-71 to seventh-seed ...

'Keep getting better': UNC women's hoops prepared for NCAA run despite young roster

By Twumasi Duah-Mensah | March 22

“It’s important that all five people on the floor see themselves as a threat and believe they can score at any time," senior center Janelle Bailey ...

How Liz Roberts went from walk-on to legacy creator with UNC women's hoops

By Lindsay Callihan | March 19

After spending four years on the North Carolina women's basketball team, it's clear Liz Roberts' growing legacy at UNC has gone far beyond the classroom. ...

Preview: How UNC women's basketball stacks up against Alabama, rest of NCAA Tournament field

By Lucas Thomae | March 16

On Monday, the North Carolina women’s basketball team was offered an at-large bid in the NCAA Tournament, cementing their place in March Madness. As ...

UNC women's basketball drops ACC Tournament opener to Wake Forest

By Lucas Thomae | March 4

“We just had a bad game, and unfortunately it was the first one of the ACC tournament,” first-year guard Alyssa Ustby said. “But we’re hungry, ...

UNC women's basketball 'growing up at the right time' after win over Virginia Tech

By Twumasi Duah-Mensah | March 1

On Sunday, the team was victorious against Virginia Tech in the final game of the regular season, a result that all but secures an NCAA Tournament berth ...

Seniors, grad students lead the way in Senior Night victory for UNC women's basketball

By Eliza Hart | February 26

North Carolina's seniors and graduate students — Janelle Bailey, Stephanie Watts and Petra Holešínská — each wrapped up their final game in Carmichael ...

UNC women's basketball blows out Georgia Tech, 84-59, on Senior Night

By Deven Wackett | February 25

The North Carolina women's basketball team (12-9, 7-9 ACC) defeated Georgia Tech (13-7, 11-6 ACC) by a score of 84-59 on Thursday night in Chapel Hill ...

'Get what you earn': Joanne Aluka-White's journey from Georgia blacktops to coaching

By Zachary Crain | February 24

Joanne Aluka-White has helped orchestrate the beginnings of a women’s basketball renaissance at North Carolina under head coach Courtney Banghart, serving ...

'We want to get better': UNC women's hoops moves on after 82-63 loss to No. 4 N.C. State

By Annie Gibson | February 22

The UNC women's basketball team fell short of victory at No. 4 North Carolina State on Sunday, stumbling through each quarter trying to catch up, but ...

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Why this UNC women's basketball player transferred out of UNC — then came back

By Ryan Wilcox | February 22

The legacy of Stephanie Watts, one of the most talented players in North Carolina history, is a complicated one. She will be remembered as the woman who ...

UNC women's hoops splits season series with No. 4 N.C. State after 82-63 loss

By Eve Maddock | February 22

Despite a victory over No. 4 N.C. State just two weeks before, the North Carolina women’s basketball team fell to the Wolfpack in an 82-63 loss on Sunday, ...

UNC women's hoops comes of age, keeps tourney hopes alive with important Clemson win

By Twumasi Duah-Mensah | February 21

Everything the Tar Heels knew they could do was on display in their 77-64 win over the Tigers on Thursday. That win, according to ESPN’s Bracketology, ...

UNC women's hoops extends ACC win streak to three games with 77-64 defeat of Clemson

By Sophia Czekalski | February 19

The UNC women's basketball team (11-8, 6-8 ACC) extended its conference win streak to three games with a strong offensive performance at Clemson (10-10, ...