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Mike Potter ·
14 Mar 2010, 5:47 PM ·
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CARMICHAEL ARENA/CHAPEL HILL It’s that unique final regular-season game that UNC is playing after the ACC Women’s Tournament for the second straight season.
Today the Tar Heels take on local rival N.C. Central, which like the South Dakota team UNC played in this situation last year is transitioning from Division II and not yet eligible for post-season play.
Last season, the Coyotes put a huge scare into the Tar Heels at the Smith Center before falling 75-69.
This is of course the season finale for the Eagles, who have won 11 of their last 19 games after an 0-9 start. NCCU is 0-4 against the ACC this season, but did fall by only 76-63 on Feb. 22 at Wake Forest.
It’s the third straight season in which they’ve played each other, and the closer of the two games was a 98-45 UNC victory last season in the Smith Center.
All the NCAA bracketologies heading into Monday night’s selection show have the Tar Heels in the 64-team field, but a shocking home-court loss to NCCU would probably send Sylvia Hatchell’s club to the WNIT.
UNC will have to play without freshman center Waltiea Rolle, who is out with a concussion.
It takes them a while to establish control but the Tar Heels avoid that disaster, eventually winning 88-66 in a pretty entertaining contest. Continue reading »
ACC, Basketball, N.C. Central, UNC-Chapel Hill, Women's Basketball Blaire Houston, Cetera DeGraffenreid, Cierra Robertson-Warren, Joanna Miller, Joli Robinson, Latoya Bennett, Laura Broomfield, Shanise Blanks, South Dakota Coyotes, Sylvia Hatchell, Trinity Bursey, Wake Forest, Waltiea Rolle
Mike Potter ·
14 Mar 2010, 12:01 AM ·
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Eleven ACC women’s basketball teams played their final game before the post-season tournaments at some point during the ACC Tournament last week.
Duke has, of course, clinched an NCAA bid as the conference’s regular-season champion and three other teams - Florida State, Virginia and Georgia Tech - seem to be resting easy about their spot on the board when the NCAA Tournament bracket comes out tomorrow night.
Nearly half a dozen more may or may not be on a “bubble.” Only one has something left to add to the argument.
That’s UNC, which for the second straight year will play a home game on the same day as the ACC men’s tournament final.
Last season it was against South Dakota, and although the Coyotes gave the Tar Heels a good scare at the Smith Center UNC didn’t have to win.
It does today. Sylvia Hatchell’s club is going to be a really big favorite in its 3:30 home contest against N.C. Central in the Eagles’ final game of the season, but the Tar Heels absolutely have to emerge victorious to avoid giving any naysayers on the selection committee a lot of fodder.
Cetera DeGraffenreid (pictured) is the Tar Heels’ assist leader, and has been their best player over the last few weeks. Continue reading »
ACC, Basketball, Duke, N.C. Central, UNC-Chapel Hill, Women's Basketball Cetera DeGraffenreid, Danielle DeBerry, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Italee Lucas, Joanna Miller, Joli Robinson, Latoya Bennett, Laura Broomfield, South Dakota Coyotes, Sylvia Hatchell, Virginia Cavaliers
Mike Potter ·
7 Mar 2010, 7:00 PM ·
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Give the Eagles that bronze medal.
N.C. Central finished third in the Longwood women’s basketball tournament, taking out Seattle 62-58 behind 24 points from Joanna Miller (pictured).
Latoya Bennett added 12 points and 10 rebounds for Joli Robinson’s Eagles (11-17), who have their best record during their three seasons on the five-year transition track from NCAA Division II to Division I. Danielle DeBerry added 10 points for NCCU.
Ashley Brown led Seattle (6-24) with 21 points, followed by Tatiana Heck with 16 and Elle Kerfoot 12.
The Eagles end their season on March 14 at UNC.
ACC, Basketball, N.C. Central, UNC-Chapel Hill, Women's Basketball Ashley Brown, Danielle DeBerry, Elle Kerfoot, Joanna Miller, Latoya Bennett, Seattle Redhawks, Tatiana Heck
Mike Potter ·
6 Mar 2010, 9:00 PM ·
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N.C. Central didn’t play well as it tried to sweep its two-game season series with Longwood.
At least there’s a consolation game.
Chelsea Coward’s 19 points and 11 rebounds led three players in double figures as the host Lancers claimed a 67-43 victory at Willett Hall, advancing to the title game of their own tournament on Sunday at 4:30.
Shanise Blanks (pictured) paced NCCU (10-17) with 12 points, followed by Latoya Bennett with 11 points and Joanna Miller with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Longwood (9-19) got 17 points from Krystal Garrison and 13 from Crystal Smith.
The Lancers, who led 44-28 at halftime, will play for the title against Florida Gulf Coast (23-6), which topped Seattle 51-38 in today’s first game.
Seattle (6-23) will face the Eagles in a consolation contest at 2 p.m.
Basketball, N.C. Central, Women's Basketball Chelsea Coward, Crystal Smith, Florida Gulf Coast, Joanna Miller, Krystal Garrison, Latoya Bennett, Longwood, Seattle Redhawks, Shanise Blanks
Mike Potter ·
6 Mar 2010, 2:01 AM ·
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Independent college basketball teams obviously don’t play in conference tournaments, and many of them aren’t eligible for NCAA post-season play.
So Longwood (8-19) has put together an end-of-season mirror event on its home court, and N.C. Central is part of it.
The Eagles (10-16), who beat the Lancers 74-66 Feb. 26 in Durham, will take them on again today at about 4:30 p.m. at Willett Hall.
That follows a 2 p.m. contest between easy tournament favorite Florida Gulf Coast (22-6) and Seattle (6-22), both of whom like NCCU are still on the reclassification track from NCAA Division II to Division I.
Championship and consolation games are on Sunday.
That won’t end the season for NCCU, as the Eagles will visit UNC on March 14 in the Tar Heels’ final game before their post-season tournament.
Freshman Joanna Miller (pictured) is NCCU’s leading scorer. Continue reading »
ACC, Basketball, N.C. Central, UNC-Chapel Hill, Women's Basketball Becky Fernandes, Brittanni Billups, Danielle DeBerry, Florida Gulf Coast, Joanna Miller, Joli Robinson, Kristin Caruso, Latoya Bennett, Longwood, Seattle Redhawks
Mike Potter ·
26 Feb 2010, 10:42 PM ·
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N.C. Central has hit the double-digit win mark for the second straight women’s basketball season.
Joanna Miller (pictured) poured in 27 points, leading three Eagles in double figures in a 74-66 win over Longwood at McDougald-McLendon Gym.
The news wasn’t so good for reeling UNC, as the Tar Heels fell 64-57 to No. 22 Georgia Tech on the road and lost any chance for a bye in the first round of the ACC Tournament.
Blaire Houston added 18 points for NCCU (10-16), while Latoya Bennett chipped in 16 in her final home game as an Eagle.
Brittani Billups led Longwood (8-19) with 16 points while Chelsea Coward added 14.
Georgia Tech 64, UNC 57
Alex Montgomery had 20 points and a career-high 15 rebounds to lead Georgia Tech (22-7, 8-5 ACC) to the win over the Tar Heels and a split of the two-game season series. Brigitte Ardossi added 18 points for the Yellow Jackets, who clinched a bye in the first round of the ACC Tournament.
Cetera DeGraffenreid had 25 points to lead UNC (5-7, 7-19), but was the only Tar Heel in double figures.
ACC, Basketball, N.C. Central, UNC-Chapel Hill, Women's Basketball Alex Montgomery, Blaire Houston, Brigitte Ardossi, Brittani Billups, Cetera DeGraffenreid, Chelsea Coward, Georgia Tech, Joanna Miller, Latoya Bennett, Longwood
Mike Potter ·
26 Feb 2010, 2:11 AM ·
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CARMICHAEL ARENA/CHAPEL HILL UNC hasn’t had a women’s basketball season typical of its recent tradition.
But Tar Heel coach Sylvia Hatchell (pictured) said there’s no reason the redemption can’t start tonight.
Tonight at 6:30, the Tar Heels will be on the road looking to complete a season sweep of a Georgia Tech team ranked No. 22 in the country. It’s the opener of a TV doubleheader on Fox Sports South, which will conclude with No. 6 Duke hosting No. 21 Virginia at Cameron Indoor Stadium at 8:30.
The Duke game is one of two women’s contests in Durham tonight, as N.C. Central hosts Longwood on the Eagles’ Senior Night. Duke alumna Wanisha Smith is an assistant coach for Longwood.
Hatchell’s Tar Heels were the media’s preseason picks to win the ACC regular-season title, albeit before All-America candidate Jessica Breland was determined to be out for the season with lymphoma. Breland is almost ready to play, but will take a redshirt and do her senior season in 2010-11.
And the last time UNC played Georgia Tech - that in the Tar Heels’ conference opener - it was 13-1 after the 89-78 victory. Now Hatchell’s club is 17-9, 5-7 in conference play and scratching to try to wrap up an at-large NCAA berth. Continue reading »
ACC, Basketball, Duke, N.C. Central, UNC-Chapel Hill, Women's Basketball Becky Fernandes, Brigitte Ardossi, Brittani Billups, Cetera DeGraffenreid, Danielle DeBerry, Debbie Ryan, Deja Foster, Georgia Tech, Italee Lucas, Jasmine Thomas, Jessica Breland, Joanna Miller, Joanne P. McCallie, Joli Robinson, Kristin Caruso, Krystal Thomas, Latoya Bennett, Laura Broomfield, Longwood, MaChelle Joseph, Monica Wright, Sylvia Hatchell, Virginia Cavaliers, Wanisha Smith
Mike Potter ·
22 Feb 2010, 12:01 AM ·
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N.C. Central looks for a big upset in women’s basketball tonight, while host Wake Forest looks to get back on the winning track before the final weekend of ACC action.
The Eagles will have five more chances to equal their 10-win mark of last season, and with a two-game winning streak tonight’s tough assignment at Joel Coliseum is the first shot.
Wake, which will look to rebound from its overtime loss to visiting UNC on Thursday, has already locked up at least a .500 season and wants to get some momentum heading into next week’s ACC Tournament.
Deacon head coach Mike Petersen is one game above .500 in his tenure at Wake Forest. Wake has a pair of freshmen from the Triangle on its roster in Asia Williams from Durham Hillside and Lakevia Boykin from Southeast Raleigh.
Joanna Miller (pictured) is NCCU’s leading scorer. Continue reading »
ACC, Basketball, N.C. Central, UNC-Chapel Hill, Women's Basketball Asia Williams, Brittany Waters, Brooke Thomas, Danielle DeBerry, Joanna Miller, Joli Robinson, Lakevia Boykin, Latoya Bennett, Mike Petersen, Secily Ray, Wake Forest
Mike Potter ·
20 Feb 2010, 5:56 PM ·
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McDOUGALD-McLENDON GYM/DURHAM Now it’s N.C. Central’s turn for a “PinkZone” women’s basketball game.
The Eagles have had good fortune in their baby-pink outfits, never having lost a game while wearing them.
Today’s opponent is Chicago State of the (10-16) of the Great West Conference, which has become a holding area for teams in Division I transition as well as a couple whose geographic situation makes it difficult to find any other conference affiliation at all. CSU won the teams’ first meeting 68-47 in the Eagles’ first game in Chicago.
NCCU (8-15) has won eight of its last 14 games and once again seems to be playing its best basketball in February. The Eagles are playing their first home contest after six straight on the road, and with a 5-3 record here are hoping to clinch another winning record on the home floor.
The Eagles get revenge today, using a huge final 10 minutes to win 77-64. Continue reading »
Basketball, N.C. Central, Women's Basketball Blaire Houston, Chicago State, Courtney Waldon, Danielle DeBerry, Joanna Miller, Joli Robinson, Latoya Bennett, Natalie Marlowe, Shanise Blanks, South Dakota, Tressa Beckel, Wake Forest
Mike Potter ·
20 Feb 2010, 1:24 AM ·
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N.C. Central tries to keep its recent winning ways in women’s basketball alive today in its annual “PinkZone” game.
The opponent is Chicago State, a member of the Great West Conference that won the teams’ first meeting 68-47 in Chicago last season.
The Eagles have won eight of their last 14 games.
Latoya Bennett (pictured) is NCCU’s leading rebounder. Continue reading »
Basketball, N.C. Central, Women's Basketball Alyssa Waldon, Angela Jackson, Chicago State, Courtney Waldon, Danielle DeBerry, Joli Robinson, Latoya Bennett
