Carolina Faces Hartford For First Time On Friday

CHAPEL HILL - North Carolina's busy week continues on Friday with a home game against Hartford at 3 p.m. The Tar Heels have won four of their last five games, while Hartford is 3-3 on the season.

GAME INFORMATION
North Carolina (4-2) vs. Hartford (3-3)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Carmichael Arena
Friday, Dec. 1, 2017
Tip: 3 p.m.

TICKETS
$10 Regular Price Tickets
$4 Group Ticket (10+)
$1 Youth Team Day (GoHeels.com promo code: WB18-TEAM)

PROMOTIONS
• Halftime: Blank Canvas Dance Company

WHERE TO WATCH
Fans can watch the game on ACC Network Extra, and the ESPN app.

TUNE IN
The game is available on 97.9 FM WCHL in the Triangle. A live stream is also available worldwide on GoHeels.com.

SERIES HISTORY
First meeting

LAST TIME OUT
Taylor Koenen's career-high 21 points led North Carolina to an 88-83 victory over Minnesota on Wednesday in the annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge from Carmichael Arena. Carolina improves to 8-3 all-time in the Challenge, while Minnesota falls to 4-7. Jamie Cherry had 19 points, Janelle Bailey registered a double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds, Jocelyn Jones added 14 points and Paris Kea had 11.

KEA STATS
• Paris Kea is off to a phenomenal start to her second season with the Tar Heels, third in the ACC and 39th in the nation at 20.3 points per game. She is also third in the ACC and 13th nationally with 7.2 assists per game.
• Kea scored 31 points against South Alabama, one shy of her career high, and are the 2nd most points scored in a game this season in the ACC.
• She also handed out a career-high 11 assists against the Jaguars to notch her second career double-double.
• Kea is among five ACC players to have three 20-point performances.
• Kea has either made (48) or assisted (43) on 47.6 percent (91-of-191) of Carolina's field goals thus far this season.
• She has scored in double figures in 19 straight games going back to last season.

BAILEY'S BEEN BALLING
Among ACC freshman, Janelle Bailey ranks second in the league in scoring with 14.8 points per game. She is shooting a robust 54.9 percent from the field, the 10th best average in the conference.

KOENEN'S CAREER DAY
Sophomore Taylor Koenen, a native Minnesotan, had the best game of her young career against the Golden Gophers on Wednesday by scoring a career-high 21 points and had six rebounds and six assists in playing all 40 minutes. Koenen is averaging 11.5 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, an increase of her 6.6 points and 5.1 rebounds she contributed as a freshman in 2016-17.

FASTBREAK POINTS
• UNC head coach Sylvia Hatchell is only six wins shy of 1,000 career victories.
• Carolina defeated previously unbeaten Minnesota on Wednesday, improving to 8-3 all-time in the the B1G/ACC Challenge.
• Carolina and Notre Dame are the only ACC clubs with three players among the top-20 league scorers.
• Carolina's signing class is ranked No. 17 nationally according to Blue Star Report.
• UNC is shooting 49.9 percent as a team this season, a significant increase from last season's club that averaged 41.4% from the field.
• UNC has the top-3 ACC leaders in minutes per game - Jamie Cherry (37.3), Paris Kea (36.8) and Taylor Koenen (35.8).
• Carolina has had at least four double-digit scorers in all six games this season.

NEXT UP
Playing four games in six days, UNC hosts Appalachian State on Sunday at 5:30 p.m., and Presbyterian on Dec. 5 at 6 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Jamie Cherry

Jocelyn Jones

Paris Kea

Taylor Koenen

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