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UNC guard Danielle Butts (10) leads the celebration after UNC defeated Maryland 73-70 Friday night in Greensboro at the ACC Women’s Tournament.

UNC women scrape by Maryland for ACC tournament win

By Robbie Harms | March 8

GREENSBORO — Brittany Rountree, 5-foot-9, scoreless and confident, toed the white line 12 feet from the basket.

UNC withstands Wake Forest's Hamby, Douglas

By Robbie Harms | March 7

GREENSBORO — North Carolina knew they were coming. They had been, should we say, lights-out for the season’s first 30 games.

UNC women's basketball edges Wake Forest in tournament game

By Pat James | March 7

Multiple obstacles stand in the way of a team winning the prestigious ACC tournament. And the North Carolina women’s basketball took the first step ...

The road to recovery

By Kevin Phinney | March 5

Megan Buckland stands at the top of the key, just inches behind the 3-point line. It’s where she’s the most dangerous, her 3-point shooting is her ...

DeShields finds a way against Duke

By Kevin Phinney | March 2

“There’s other things that Diamond can do,” said Diamond DeShields. About herself.

The UNC women's tennis team played Duke at Ambler Stadium on Sunday.

Freshmen lead UNC past Blue Devils in women's basketball

By Dylan Howlett | March 2

Somewhere in the midst of North Carolina’s 64-60 win against Duke, somewhere in the midst of Sunday afternoon’s somersaulting regular-season finale ...

UNC women's basketball can’t match No. 2 Notre Dame

By Pat James | February 27

The temperature was in single digits outside Purcell Pavilion Thursday, but the No. 14 North Carolina women’s basketball felt the warmth of No. 2 Notre ...

McDaniel finds a way to perform in UNC's women's basketball loss

By Kate Eastman | February 23

The No. 8 North Carolina women’s basketball team shot a season-low 26.8 percent in Sunday’s loss to Virginia Tech. But if there was one high note, ...

UNC’s Diamond DeShields (23) flips up a shot after being fouled by Virginia Tech defenders. DeShields only had 8 points on 3-of-14 field goals.

UNC women's basketball fall prey to Virginia Tech in upset

By Aaron Dodson | February 23

Allisha Gray’s calm-and-collectedness and Diamond DeShields’ fearlessness.

UNC women's basketball gets unconventional win vs. UVa.

By Logan Ulrich | February 19

Zero points.

UNC women's basketball trails N.C. State 40-39

By Dylan Howlett | February 16

The No. 17 North Carolina women’s basketball team saw an 11-point lead dissolve during the first half of its meeting with No. 10 N.C. State, which ...

DeShields dominates in win against Wolfpack

By Dylan Howlett | February 16

RALEIGH — The ball kissed the glass, danced around the rim and settled into the bottom of the net. The 8,114 fans at Reynolds Coliseum, the source of ...

Freshmen duo Diamon DeShields, Allisha Gray leads UNC women's basketball against NC State

By Kevin Phinney | February 16

RALEIGH — As the first half buzzer rang throughout Reynolds Arena, the No. 17 North Carolina women’s basketball team looked at the scoreboard and ...

Pittsburgh Panthers make long trip in bad weather to play UNC women's basketball

By Dylan Howlett | February 13

They came from 328 miles away, first by plane, then by bus, traveling with the speed of a horse-drawn carriage rolling through knee-high mud.

Women's basketball team declaws Pittsburgh Panthers

By Aaron Dodson | February 13

At about 6 p.m. Wednesday night, North Carolina students received an email with notice that the men’s basketball team’s game against Duke would be ...

Diamond DeShields sparkles against Duke in Cameron Indoor Stadium

By Daniel Wilco | February 10

DURHAM — It was the first time freshman Diamond DeShields had ever played in Cameron Indoor Stadium. She had heard the legends — the noise level, ...

UNC women's basketball stops skid at Duke

By Kevin Phinney | February 10

DURHAM — North Carolina entered Cameron Indoor Stadium in the midst of a fall. Seven straight losses to Duke, five straight losses in Cameron Indoor ...

Georgia Tech deals UNC women's basketball third straight loss

By Aaron Dodson | February 6

Latifah Coleman laid the ball in the basket.

North Carolina loses at its own game

By Daniel Wilco | February 2

Diamond DeShields hit a buzzer beater.

UNC guard Danielle Butts (10) makes a shot and draws a foul from Miami guard Suriya McGuire (33).

Miami shocks UNC, 83-80

By Carlos Collazo | February 2

The No. 6 North Carolina women’s basketball team came into Carmichael Arena trying to move on from a 78-73 upset by Syracuse last Thursday, with a win ...