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Jessica Breland (51) scored the game’s only double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds in her first game since March 2009, missing all of last year battling cancer. Above, Waltia Rolle (left), Breland and Cetera DeGraffenreid prepare for the exhibition game at Carmichael Arena.

Breland leads UNC women's basketball in rout

By Kelly Parsons | November 8

“She’s back.” Those were the words that boomed over the sound system prior to the start of the North Carolina women’s basketball team’s exhibition ...

Breland leads UNC after battle with cancer

By Megan Walsh | November 4

Instead of performing on the court, the senior forward powered through chemotherapy treatments while the rest of her team struggled to a 19-12 record. ...

Senior Italee Lucas is one of three players on the North Carolina roster who has recorded more than 1,000 points in her collegiate career.

Women starting anew in 2010

By Kelly Parsons | November 4

It’s a brand-new atmosphere and a brand-new season. And the North Carolina women’s basketball team can’t wait to take advantage of its fresh start. ...

The UNC women’s basketball team unveils its pink uniforms after its introduction at Late Night with Roy.

Late Night with Roy kicks off the season with dancing, skits

By Megan Walsh | October 17

Projected on white sheets dangling from the ceiling of the Smith Center on Friday, shadowy images of the North Carolina men’s basketball team preceded ...

Zags hand UNC women first-round exit

By Anna Kim | March 22

SEATTLE — Senior guard Tiffanie Shives ignited 7-seeded Gonzaga’s offense with a baseline jumper, ending a scoring drought of nearly seven minutes.And ...

Women's basketball veterans seek consistency

By Louie Horvath | March 18

In the NCAA Tournament, experience is the lifeblood of successful teams.Often, teams focus on winning basketball games by relying upon the players with ...

Sophomore Chay Shegog attempts a shot in the second half of UNC’s game against N.C. Central. DTH/Rachel Will

UNC women clean up in ?nal game

By Louie Horvath | March 15

North Carolina’s 88-66 win against North Carolina Central went so well that even assistant coach Andrew Calder was seen smiling.Calder, the usually ...

Lynetta Kizer dooms UNC's late game rally

By David Reynolds | March 5

GREENSBORO – Foul trouble kept Maryland’s Lynetta Kizer on the sidelines for most of the Terrapins’ opening round game of the ACC Tournament.But ...

Junior Cetera DeGraffenreid scored 23 points before she fouled out near the end of UNC’s 83-77 loss to Maryland. DTH/Mike Ehrlic

Women's basketball falls short in ACC Tourney

By Anna Kim | March 5

GREENSBORO — With four players on the floor with four fouls, Maryland coach Brenda Frese did not panic.Although North Carolina had rallied from a 10-point ...

Tar Heels struggle to replace Breland’s production

By Louie Horvath | March 4

What is delayed is not denied.It’s a simple phrase, but one that resonates deeply with both Jessica Breland and Sylvia Hatchell.

Waltiea Rolle leads the ACC in blocked shots with 68 this season. DTH File/Jessey Dearing

Out of the Bahamas, Rolle making her mark at UNC

By Anna Kim | March 4

Life in the Bahamas never fostered Waltiea Rolle’s ambitions of becoming a basketball star. In fact, it never even introduced her the game. But that ...

Women's basketball surprises Duke, takes home victory

By Anna Kim | March 1

North Carolina faced No. 6 Duke, ready to close out a regular season characterized by losses of historic proportion.What the team earned Sunday was a ...

Cetera DeGraffenreid fights through two defenders in Sunday’s 64-54 win against Duke. DTH/Phong Dinh

UNC's DeGraffenreid stars against Blue Devils

By Chris Hempson | March 1

She had been called out by her coach, stripped of her leadership responsibilities and benched on more than one occasion.She had suffered through more ...

Warren leads late overtime push

By Mike Ehrlich | February 19

WINSTON-SALEM — Cierra Robertson-Warren was the first one down the court.The UNC freshman stood on the free-throw line with her hands on her knees and ...

Junior Cetera DeGraffenreid had 15 points, nine rebounds, six assists and zero turnovers Thursday night.

Tar Heels win in overtime against Wake Forest

By Anna Kim | February 19

In the midst of her team’s longest losing streak since 2000, coach Sylvia Hatchell thought she had run out of solutions.She approached her struggling ...

UVa.'s Wright pours in 33 against Tar Heels

By Louie Horvath | February 16

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Awaiting a pass from Ariana Moorer in the first overtime, Virginia’s Monica Wright looked ready to put the finishing touches ...

In double overtime, women lose fifth straight game

By Jonathan Jones | February 16

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — With four minutes remaining in regulation, North Carolina guard Cetera DeGraffenreid’s eyes showed confidence, focus and assuredness ...

UNC women's basketball needs 'more heart'

By Anna Kim | February 12

After a recent loss against Florida State, coach Sylvia Hatchell jokingly invited all in attendance to her team’s 6 a.m rebounding practices.There was ...

Laura Broomfield goes up for a shot in UNC’s 69-62 loss to Boston College. DTH/Jessey Dearing

UNC women's basketball clipped by Boston College Eagles for fourth straight loss

By Chris Hempson | February 12

It took only one play. One play with less than a minute to go and four seconds remaining on the shot clock.The play summed up North Carolina’s season, ...

Lucas and DeGraffenreid key to women's basketball

By Anna Kim | February 8

Italee Lucas never needed more than one word to measure her success.“My dad always told me to be undeniable,” the junior guard said. “It means don’t ...