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UNC Women's Basketball Falls to No. 4 Duke
January 25, 2001 | Women's Basketball
Jan. 25, 2001
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Duke coach Gail Goestenkors believes sophomore guard Sheana Mosch sometimes needs to feel needed to be effective.
The Blue Devils really needed her Thursday night.
Mosch scored 13 of her 29 points in overtime as No. 4 Duke beat North Carolina 92-85 for its 10th consecutive victory.
"Sheana did a great job for us," Goestenkors said. "She was tremendous in the overtime. "She's a mentally tough player, but she needs to feel needed."
With point guard Alana Beard sitting on the sidelines with a broken hand, Duke (19-1, 7-1 ACC) turned to Mosch in overtime. She scored the Blue Devils' final 13 points, including a 3-pointer to tie the game at 82 with 1:59 left, and made 4-of-5 free throws in the last 38.9 seconds.
"Coach has been emphasizing that I look to penetrate more and make my on shots," said Mosch, was 10-for-20 from the field and 8-of-9 from the free-throw line. "I got the open looks, so I took them."
Duke won its seventh straight in the ACC since a 93-75 loss to Clemson on Dec. 9.
North Carolina's LaQuanda Barksdale hit a 3-pointer from the wing with 1.8 seconds left in regulation to tie it at 76.
Barksdale led North Carolina (10-8, 4-4) with 31 points - hitting 12-of-19 shots - and had 15 rebounds, but was more impressed with Mosch.
"She's really come into her own the last few games," Barksdale said. "I wish we had done a better job of recognizing it and done a better job defending her."
Candace Sutton added a career high 19 points for the Tar Heels.
Georgia Schweitzer had 18 points and nine assists for Duke. Rometra Craig added 17 points and five assists.
North Carolina trailed by as many as 15 points in the first half before hitting 21-of-41 shots in the second half.
North Carolina led 80-76 on a hook by Barksdale early in overtime, but had five turnovers in the final 2:30. The Tar Heels had 24 turnovers overall.
Duke had just 11 turnovers and eight steals.
North Carolina head coach Sylvia Hatchell left immediately after the game for her parents' home in Gastonia, minutes after being notified that her mother had had a heart attack.
With Duke's win, the Blue Devils gained 1.5 points in the Carlyle Cup standings. Carolina leads competition between the two schools 16-2.5. Click here to learn more about the Carlyle Cup.
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