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Duke earns win over UNC women's basketball with control of interior

By Jonathan LaMantia | March 3

With 5:34 remaining, 5-foot-7 Duke guard Chloe Wells tangled with No. 15 North Carolina 6-foot-6 center Waltiea Rolle for a rebound, which resulted in ...

UNC women's basketball loses to Duke

By Henry Gargan | March 3

Coming into Sunday’s 65-58 loss against Duke, the No. 15 North Carolina women’s basketball team knew what it had to do: Play good defense. Force turnovers. ...

Rematch against Duke set for UNC women's basketball set for Sunday

By Jonathan LaMantia | March 1

The No. 15 North Carolina women’s basketball team blew out Boston College 85-57 Thursday night, but a tougher test looms on the horizon.

Waltiea Rolle hits first career 3-pointer in win over Boston College

By Henry Gargan | February 28

After North Carolina missed all nine of its 3-point attempts Sunday against N.C. State, women’s basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell said she might as well ...

UNC women's basketball steamrolls Boston College 85-57 on Senior Night

By Grace Raynor | February 28

Sitting beside North Carolina women’s basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell, a content Tierra Ruffin-Pratt smiled as her coach talked guardedly about some ...

UNC women's basketball beats NC State behind strong inside play

By Aaron Dodson | February 24

In its 72-50 blowout victory against Virginia Tech on Friday, the No. 16 North Carolina women’s basketball team displayed strength beyond the 3-point ...

Women's basketball game on Sunday, Feb. 24.

UNC women's basketball wins Play 4Kay game

By Henry Gargan | February 24

Sylvia Hatchell has given her fair share of pep talks this year. Last time North Carolina (25-4, 13-3 ACC) played N.C. State, the women’s basketball ...

UNC Forward Xylina McDaniel (34) drives to the hoop in the first half.

Florida State upends Tar Heels in Tallahassee

By Jonathan LaMantia | February 17

The North Carolina women’s basketball team had won every close game it had played this season. But on Sunday, a balanced offensive attack from No. 19 ...

Teamwork leads Tar Heels to a win against Wake Forest

By Grace Raynor | February 14

A fixture on the front row of every North Carolina women’s basketball game, Roy Barnes can count on one hand the number of times he has missed a game ...

Varied defensive schemes lift Tar Heels to victory

By Robbie Harms | February 14

The offense was rolling, but it was the defense — physical, on-the-ball and unrelenting — that proved the most important.

Tar Heels escape Atlanta with victory against Georgia Tech

By Jonathan LaMantia | February 10

Last season, the North Carolina women’s basketball team found itself without guards Megan Buckland and Latifah Coleman when both players tore their ...

Sylvia Hatchell reaches career milestone with 900th win

By Jonathan LaMantia | February 7

North Carolina women’s basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell was 23 years old when she notched win No. 1 with Francis Marion, and back then she did a little ...

First half hole dooms Tar Heels

By Henry Gargan | February 3

North Carolina’s performance in close games this season has been remarkable.

Blue Devils’ 3-pointers spoil Hatchell’s day

By Jonathan LaMantia | February 3

The script was written and ready to print. North Carolina women’s basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell would win her 900th career game against archrival ...

North Carolina’s win against FSU shows growth

By Marilyn Payne | February 1

Thursday night’s 72-62 win against Florida State was a slight upgrade from the 71-66 win the North Carolina women’s basketball team secured last February ...

UNC center Waltiea Rolle shoots a layup over Florida State’s Alexa Deluzio. Rolle scored 18 points Thursday.

Tar Heels outlast FSU in 72-62 win

By Robbie Harms | February 1

They bent, faltered, cracked but never broke. They led by 14 at halftime, watched their opponent methodically chip away their lead, then put the game ...

Blue Devils up next for Hatchell's team

By Jonathan LaMantia | January 31

There’s always a lot at stake when the North Carolina women’s basketball team plays rival Duke. But with a 72-62 win against Florida State Thursday ...

Butts’ buzzer beater lifts Tar Heels past Miami

By Jonathan LaMantia | January 28

When sophomore guard Danielle Butts sent an errant pass out of bounds with 14 seconds left while was trailing Miami by two, the outcome looked bleak for ...

UNC women's basketball falls flat against Maryland

By Jonathan LaMantia | January 25

Seven times this season, UNC has won when it has been tied or trailing at halftime, including a 10-point comeback against Maryland on Jan. 3 that ended ...

Women's Bball game v. Virginia Tech. We won!! I think the score was 48-45.

Basketball talent runs deep in Xylina McDaniel’s family

By Dylan Howlett | January 24

Xylina McDaniel can hear a voice when she’s on the court.