University of North Carolina Athletics
Thursday, December 28
Chapel Hill, N.C.
2:00 P.M.
North Carolina
vs
Mercer
Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati
Back To The Court Thursday
December 27, 2017 | Women's Basketball
CHAPEL HILL - North Carolina hosts Mercer on Thursday in the first game for both clubs after the holiday break. Each team is riding an eight-game winning streak leading the first meeting between the two clubs since 1985. Tip-off inside Carmichael Arena is 2 p.m.
GAME INFORMATION
North Carolina (10-2) vs. Mercer (11-2)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Carmichael Arena
Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017
Tip: 2 p.m.
TICKETS
All tickets: $1
PROMOTIONS
Dollar Day: Tickets, Hot Dogs, Chips and small sodas are $1 each
WHERE TO WATCH
Fans can watch the game on ACC Network Extra, and the ESPN app.
TUNE IN
The radio broadcast with Walter Storholt is available worldwide on GoHeels.com and also on the TuneIn app.
1K CLUB
Sylvia Hatchell won her 1,000th career game with a 79-63 victory over Grambling State on Tuesday, Dec. 19 at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. Hatchell, a 2013 Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame inductee, is only the third women's basketball coach in history to reach 1,000 career victories, joining former Tennessee legend Pat Summitt and Stanford's Tara VanDerveer (1,018). Duke's Mike Krzyzewski (1,082) is the only men's coach among Division I basketball coaches to hit the 1,000 mark. Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma got his 1,000th victory later on Tuesday night with a win over Oklahoma.
SERIES HISTORY
Carolina leads 3-0 all-time against Mercer. The last meeting came all the way back in 1985, a 121-61 win at the Sunshine Classic in Lake Mary, Florida.
LAST TIME OUT
Senior Jamie Cherry led North Carolina to its eighth consecutive win by scoring 22 points and UNC gave its head coach Sylvia Hatchell her 1,000th career victory with a 79-63 win over Grambling State on Dec. 19 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Taylor Koenen had a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Janelle Bailey added 15 points and Paris Kea finished with 14 points for her 25th straight game in double figures.
KEA STATS
• Paris Kea is having a a phenomenal second season with the Tar Heels, ranking 3rd in the ACC at 20.5 points per game. She is 4th in the ACC with 6.8 assists, 6th with 2.6 steals per game and 7th in field goal percentage (55.8).
• 2nd in the ACC by shooting 48.9 percent from three-point land.
• Only ACC player to score 30 points and have 10 assists in a game this season.
• Kea scored 31 points against South Alabama, one shy of her career high, and handed out a career-high 11 assists against the Jaguars to notch her second career double-double.
• Kea and Asia Durr (UofL) are the lone ACC player with multiple 30+ point scoring games this season.
• Her seven 20-point games is the second most in the league.
• Kea has either made (91) or assisted (81) on 47.0 percent (172-of-366) of Carolina's field goals this season.
• She has scored in double figures in 25 straight games going back to last season.
BAILEY'S BEEN BALLING
• Among ACC freshman, Janelle Bailey ranks first in the league in scoring (14.7 points) and 2nd in rebounding (7.8) per game. She is shooting a robust 52.9 percent from the field, the 15th best mark in the ACC.
• She has earned ACC Rookie of the Week honors three times.
• Bailey had a season-high 25 points against Hartford, and registered 13 rebounds against the Hawks for her third double-double of her rookie season.
• Bailey ranks 7th in the ACC with three double-doubles
• 11th in the ACC with 1.5 blocks per game
FASTBREAK POINTS
• Carolina has won eighth games in a row, the longest streak since winning nine straight to open the 2014-15 season.
• Carolina and Notre Dame are the only ACC club with three players among the top-20 league scorers. Paris Kea is 3rd (20.5), Jaime Cherry is 7th (16.7) and Janelle Bailey is 15th (14.7).
• UNC is shooting 48.6 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 (37.2), Paris Kea (35.6) and Taylor Koenen with 34.8 mpg.
NEXT UP
Carolina opens ACC play on the road with games at Florida State on Dec. 31 and Boston College on Jan. 4.
GAME INFORMATION
North Carolina (10-2) vs. Mercer (11-2)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Carmichael Arena
Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017
Tip: 2 p.m.
TICKETS
All tickets: $1
PROMOTIONS
Dollar Day: Tickets, Hot Dogs, Chips and small sodas are $1 each
WHERE TO WATCH
Fans can watch the game on ACC Network Extra, and the ESPN app.
TUNE IN
The radio broadcast with Walter Storholt is available worldwide on GoHeels.com and also on the TuneIn app.
1K CLUB
Sylvia Hatchell won her 1,000th career game with a 79-63 victory over Grambling State on Tuesday, Dec. 19 at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. Hatchell, a 2013 Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame inductee, is only the third women's basketball coach in history to reach 1,000 career victories, joining former Tennessee legend Pat Summitt and Stanford's Tara VanDerveer (1,018). Duke's Mike Krzyzewski (1,082) is the only men's coach among Division I basketball coaches to hit the 1,000 mark. Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma got his 1,000th victory later on Tuesday night with a win over Oklahoma.
SERIES HISTORY
Carolina leads 3-0 all-time against Mercer. The last meeting came all the way back in 1985, a 121-61 win at the Sunshine Classic in Lake Mary, Florida.
LAST TIME OUT
Senior Jamie Cherry led North Carolina to its eighth consecutive win by scoring 22 points and UNC gave its head coach Sylvia Hatchell her 1,000th career victory with a 79-63 win over Grambling State on Dec. 19 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Taylor Koenen had a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Janelle Bailey added 15 points and Paris Kea finished with 14 points for her 25th straight game in double figures.
KEA STATS
• Paris Kea is having a a phenomenal second season with the Tar Heels, ranking 3rd in the ACC at 20.5 points per game. She is 4th in the ACC with 6.8 assists, 6th with 2.6 steals per game and 7th in field goal percentage (55.8).
• 2nd in the ACC by shooting 48.9 percent from three-point land.
• Only ACC player to score 30 points and have 10 assists in a game this season.
• Kea scored 31 points against South Alabama, one shy of her career high, and handed out a career-high 11 assists against the Jaguars to notch her second career double-double.
• Kea and Asia Durr (UofL) are the lone ACC player with multiple 30+ point scoring games this season.
• Her seven 20-point games is the second most in the league.
• Kea has either made (91) or assisted (81) on 47.0 percent (172-of-366) of Carolina's field goals this season.
• She has scored in double figures in 25 straight games going back to last season.
BAILEY'S BEEN BALLING
• Among ACC freshman, Janelle Bailey ranks first in the league in scoring (14.7 points) and 2nd in rebounding (7.8) per game. She is shooting a robust 52.9 percent from the field, the 15th best mark in the ACC.
• She has earned ACC Rookie of the Week honors three times.
• Bailey had a season-high 25 points against Hartford, and registered 13 rebounds against the Hawks for her third double-double of her rookie season.
• Bailey ranks 7th in the ACC with three double-doubles
• 11th in the ACC with 1.5 blocks per game
FASTBREAK POINTS
• Carolina has won eighth games in a row, the longest streak since winning nine straight to open the 2014-15 season.
• Carolina and Notre Dame are the only ACC club with three players among the top-20 league scorers. Paris Kea is 3rd (20.5), Jaime Cherry is 7th (16.7) and Janelle Bailey is 15th (14.7).
• UNC is shooting 48.6 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 (37.2), Paris Kea (35.6) and Taylor Koenen with 34.8 mpg.
NEXT UP
Carolina opens ACC play on the road with games at Florida State on Dec. 31 and Boston College on Jan. 4.
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