Over the last season and a half, which included four surgeries, the redshirt junior guard has been forced to adjust to life on the sideline.
Lexi Donarksi scored the first 11 points for either team in the second half, propelling the Tar Heels toward victory on Saturday for the NCAA tournament's first-round game against Oregon State.
In their first back-to-back losses of the season, the Tar Heels struck out eight times, marking the most all year.
Foul trouble and poor shooting plagued North Carolina in the first half, but graduate guard Lexi Donarski put the team on her back in the third quarter, beginning with an 11-0 run.
The No. 3 seed UNC women's basketball team will host for the first time since 2015.
North Carolina kept up with Liberty early, but several missed opportunities with runners in scoring position plagued the Tar Heels.
During his battle with cancer, Tylee Craft grew close with the nutrition staff. Now, the nutrition center located in Kenan Stadium is named after him.
The fifth-seeded Tar Heels will have to win four games in four days to become ACC tournament champions.
After losing to Virginia, the UNC women's basketball team's double bye hopes vanish.
UNC built several large leads, but poor shooting in the second half allowed the Cavaliers back in the game, and last-minute attempts fell short on the way to the close loss.
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