Alyssa Ustby's dad, Todd, held a new poster board above his head each time his daughter got closer to the rebound record.
Alyssa Ustby suffered an injury late in the season, causing her to miss senior night at UNC. But now, she has one more shot to play in Chapel Hill.
Jae'Lyn Withers stepped into the lane and erased a made Ven-Allen Lubin free throw. But the Tar Heels failed to convert on multiple other opportunities.
A season-low 17 percent 3-point percentage led to the defeat of No. 5 seed North Carolina (22-13, 13-7 ACC) to top-seeded Duke (30-3, 19-1 ACC), 74-71, on Friday night in the ACC tournament semifinals.
With UNC's season hanging in the balance, emotion started to boil over with eight minutes left to play. Instead of unraveling the Tar Heels, the intensity reset them.
CHARLOTTE — A UNC ACC Tournament record seven made 3-pointers by Jae’Lyn Wither’s helped No. 5 seed North Carolina (21-12, 13-7 ACC) route 12th-seeded Notre Dame (15-18, 8-12 ACC), 76-56, in the second round of the ACC tournament on Wednesday afternoon at the Spectrum Center.
North Carolina connected on only 27.9 percent of shots.
The Tar Heels boasted four scorers in double figures, including sophomore guard Reniya Kelly, who returned from injury for UNC after sitting out the last three games.
The veteran core of Alyssa Ustby, Maria Gakdeng, Indya Nivar and Lexi Donarski scored 20 of UNC’s 24 points in the final frame.
All four UNC guards tried to catch their breath with five minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. The UNC women's basketball team was exhausted.
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