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Tierra Ruffin-Pratt shoots over NC State guard Marissa Kastanek.

Tar Heels, Rountree rally for a late win against NC State in Raleigh

By Jonathan LaMantia | January 10

North Carolina women’s basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell said the No. 11 Tar Heels were out-hustled by N.C. State in 30 of Thursday night’s 40 minutes. ...

Rebounding key to women's basketball's continued success

By Jonathan LaMantia | January 9

No. 11 North Carolina is already on its way to surpassing preseason expectations, and coach Sylvia Hatchell believes the Tar Heels can keep rolling if ...

UNC women's basketball team helped by winter break

By Henry Gargan | January 8

Winter break takes on a different tone — and length — for student athletes.

Ruffin-Pratt stares down her defensive target in UNC’s 76-67 win against ECU in Myrtle Beach.

Tar Heels sink Pirates

By Brooke Pryor | December 20

With just less than a minute to play in the North Carolina women’s basketball 76-67 win against East Carolina, the Pirates were within four points of ...

Antoinette Bannister led the Tar Heels with 13 points in UNC’s 75-49 win at Coastal Carolina Sunday afternoon.

Reserve players see more action against Coastal Carolina

By Brooke Pryor | December 16

Until the North Carolina women’s basketball team’s 75-49 win against Coastal Carolina, freshman Antoinette Bannister had only scored 13 points ...

UNC Center Waltiea Rolle (32) takes a shot. Rolle had 24 points in the game.

Rolle has career night against Radford

By David Adler | December 5

Waltiea Rolle looked like a tree among shrubbery. The North Carolina center towered over Radford on the court and on the stat sheet on Wednesday.

UNC Forward Xylina McDaniel (34) drives to the basket.

Tar Heels take down Radford 64-44

By Henry Gargan | December 5

The practice that followed North Carolina’s 45-point loss to Tennessee on Sunday naturally included a lot of running, but that wasn’t all coach Sylvia ...

Tierra Ruffin-Pratt drives to the basket against Ohio State. She won’t play against Radford tonight after suffering a concussion Sunday.

Tierra Ruffin-Pratt to sit out UNC vs. Radford game

By Henry Gargan | December 4

It was clear after Tierra Ruffin-Pratt left the game against Tennessee on Sunday with a concussion that her absence was as responsible for the ensuing ...

Tierra Ruffin-Pratt did not compete in the second half of the game at Tenneessee and the vols took advantage in transition.

Tennessee blows out UNC in women's basketball

By Henry Gargan | December 2

In the span of five days, the North Carolina women’s basketball team beat the nation’s No. 15 team by three and lost to the No. 16 team by 45.

Tar Heel victory in final minutes

By Daniel Wilco | November 29

As the last second ticked off the clock in Carmichael Arena Wednesday night, senior Tierra Ruffin-Pratt jumped up and came down with a defensive rebound. ...

Senior forward Krista Gross goes up for a lay up while being chased down by Ohio State.

UNC women's basketball knocks off OSU in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge

By Henry Gargan | November 28

North Carolina coach Sylvia Hatchell said at the beginning of the season that her team was going to surprise some people — that the Tar Heels were underrated. ...

Rolle leads UNC women's basketball to two strong weekend wins

By Brooke Pryor | November 25

The No. 25 North Carolina women’s basketball team faced two one-win teams in its weekend doubleheader.

Buckland’s buckets spark UNC women's basketball to win

By Kelly Parsons | November 25

After falling behind early Sunday in Carmichael Arena, UNC-Asheville pushed the brakes against a fast-paced North Carolina women’s basketball squad, ...

North Carolina wins preseason WNIT

By Marilyn Payne | November 18

The North Carolina women’s basketball team opened the 2012-13 season with promise by winning a preseason tournament with room for error.

North Carolina ends 3-point drought against Georgetown

By Dylan Howlett | November 14

As woefully as her team shot from behind the 3-point arc in its two opening tilts of the season, Brittany Rountree said the confidence within North Carolina’s ...

Tar Heels advance to WNIT championship

By Henry Gargan | November 14

When Georgetown star Sugar Rodgers stood up after being fouled by UNC’s Xylina McDaniel and shared a few choice words with the freshman forward, it ...

Free throws lift UNC to win against Duquesne

By Henry Gargan | November 12

At halftime during North Carolina’s 62-58 win against Duquesne in the second round of the preseason Women’s National Invitation Tournament, the Tar ...

Ruffin-Pratt leads UNC in second half comeback win

By Aaron Dodson | November 11

After the North Carolina women’s basketball team’s 70-59 victory in the opening round of the preseason Women’s National Invitation Tournament on ...

Women's basketball versus Carson Newman.

UNC opens the season in WNIT game with Davidson

By Brooke Pryor | November 7

At the conclusion of last season, the North Carolina women’s basketball team spurned an invitation to the postseason WNIT tournament.

Tiara Ruffin-Pratt (44) plays against Wingate on Thursday, November 1. UNC won 90-52.

Strong second half lifts UNC to exhibition win

By Jonathan LaMantia | November 2

After hitting back-to-back three pointers and two free throws near the end of the first half, Division II Wingate trailed North Carolina by just six points ...