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Wood plays significant minutes for Tar Heels in win

By Michael Lananna | December 8

Time hasn’t exactly been on Candace Wood’s side. Because of an ACL tear and an infection in her left knee, the North Carolina guard has seen two full ...

UNC senior Chay Shegog has stepped into a leadership role on women's basketball team

By Michael Lananna | November 30

Chay Shegog never has to look very far to find the basketball. Most of the time, it finds her. Whether she’s sinking buckets in the post or swatting ...

Shegog, White lead UNC in win against Owls

By Michael Lananna | November 27

The supporting cast is shrinking by the day for the No. 16 North Carolina women’s basketball team. But its key players were still there to produce in ...

Strong second half gives UNC the victory over Kennesaw State

By Chris Moore | November 27

With less than a minute and a half left in the first half, the North Carolina women’s basketball team had yet to break away from Kennesaw State and ...

Freshmen play big role on women's basketball team

By Kevin Minogue | November 16

In discussing the talented crop of freshmen at her disposal this season, North Carolina women’s basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell likes to point out ...

UNC women's basketball helped by depth in UNC-G win

By Jonathan LaMantia | November 16

A dominant scorer has yet to emerge for the No. 19 North Carolina women’s basketball team.

UNC women’s basketball opens season with a pair of wins

By Robbie Harms | November 13

At the start of every basketball season, it’s common for a top program to schedule up-and-coming teams to gauge its position before it enters the tougher ...

Tar Heel women's basketball topple Carson-Newman in exhibition

By Michael Lananna | November 9

The last time Carson-Newman played North Carolina, Italee Lucas was still dropping threes from outside the arc, and fellow senior Jessica Breland was ...

UNC could surprise doubters

By Michael Lananna | November 3

Despite hosting a playoff-caliber team last season, Carmichael Arena wasn’t quite as populated as Sylvia Hatchell had hoped it would be.

UNC women rely on youth

By Leah Campbell | November 3

After North Carolina’s 72-65 Sweet 16 loss to Stanford last March, the women’s basketball team was left with more than one gaping hole.

UNC gears up for Late Night with Roy 2011

By Kelly Parsons | October 13

The North Carolina men’s basketball team has been hyped since it was announced in April that all five starters would be returning to Chapel Hill for ...

Sylvia Hatchell develops new coaching talents

By Michael Lananna | August 31

As Charlotte Smith transitions into her new role as head women’s basketball coach at Elon University, she knows her old head coach and No. 1 mentor ...

Photo: 2 Heels taken in WNBA Draft (Katie Sweeney)

UNC’s Jessica Breland, Italee Lucas taken in WNBA draft

By Kelly Parsons | April 11

In Monday’s WNBA Draft, Jessica Breland was selected 13th overall by the Minnesota Lynx before being traded to the New York Liberty. UNC guard Italee ...

Cardinal too much for the Tar Heels

By Kelly Parsons | March 27

At halftime of the North Carolina women’s basketball team’s NCAA regional semifinal game against first-seeded Stanford, UNC coach Sylvia Hatchell ...

North Carolina comes close, but falls to Stanford in Saturday's women's Sweet 16

By Kelly Parsons | March 27

The Tar Heels outrebounded the Cardinal 50-47 on Saturday in the Spokane Arena.After a hard-fought game that featured 12 tie scores and nine lead changes, ...

Tar Heels prepare for top-seeded Cardinal

By Kelly Parsons | March 23

When the North Carolina women’s basketball team plays Stanford on Saturday in the third round of the NCAA tournament, there will be more on the line ...

Photo: Women make Sweet 16 (file: Jarrard Cole)

UNC women's basketball makes Sweet 16

By Megan Walsh | March 22

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — In the second round of the NCAA tournament, it was all about tempo for North Carolina’s women’s basketball team. After a back-and-forth ...

Photo: UNC earns ?rst-round NCAA win against Bulldogs (Allison Russell)

UNC earns first-round NCAA win against Bulldogs

By Megan Walsh | March 20

Fresno State’s women’s basketball team opened its first-round NCAA tournament game against North Carolina with a swish from a 3-pointer.

Tar Heels push past Fresno State in women's tournament

By Megan Walsh | March 19

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — As expected, Fresno State’s women’s basketball team opened its first-round NCAA tournament game against North Carolina with ...

UNC women’s basketball earns No. 5 seed in NCAA Tournament

By Kelly Parsons | March 14

The North Carolina women’s basketball team will begin the NCAA Tournament on Saturday in Albuquerque, N.M., where the No. 5 seeded Tar Heels will take ...