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Women's Basketball Falls To Virginia, 76-73
February 12, 2001 | Women's Basketball
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Feb. 12, 2001
Charlottesville, Va. - The Virginia women's basketball team topped North Carolina 76-73 Sunday afternoon to earn an ACC victory and sweep the season series for the first time since 1996. The win propelled the Cavaliers into a four-way tie for second place in the conference at 7-6 in the league along with Maryland, UNC and Florida State. North Carolina is 13-10 overall.
Senior forward LaQuanda Barksdale led all scorers with 27 points and added 12 rebounds.The double-double was her 15th of the season and the 25th of her career. Sophomore guard Coretta Brown also turned in a double-double, her third of the season, with 11 points and 11 assists. Freshman center Candace Sutton scored 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds.
Sophomore forward Schuye LaRue had another dominating performance for UVa (16-10, 7-6 ACC). She poured in 23 points, grabbed 19 rebounds, one off her own school record, and dished out six assists. It was LaRue's 17th double-double of the season.
The Cavaliers overcame a 41-39 halftime deficit with torrid three-point shooting in the second half. Svetlana Volnaya hit a three in the opening seconds of the second half to put the Cavaliers up 42-41, a lead they would not relinquish the remainder of the game. Virginia was 5-of-9 from behind the three-point line in the second half, while the Tar Heels were 0-for-7 after going 1-of-10 in the first 20 minutes. The Tar Heels came into the game as the ACC's top-shooting team from behind the arc, averaging just under six threes a game, while the Cavaliers were right behind them at 5.88 per game.
Even with Virginia's hot three-point shooting, North Carolina drew within one point on two occasions, with the final time coming less than a minute remaining in the game with a 6-0 run. But the Cavaliers answered as freshman guard Anna Prillaman hit a clutch two-point basket with just over 10 seconds remaining off an inbounds play and penetration by Svetlana Volnaya, but North Carolina still had a chance to tie. The `Hoos defense, however, allowed only a desperation heave which fell well short.
Four players scored in double figures for Virginia, including LaRue, Volnaya (18 points), junior Telisha Quarles (10 points) and Prillaman (12 points). Volnaya also pulled down seven rebounds and had five assists.
North Carolina returns to action on Wednesday, hosting Coastal Carolina in a non-conference matchup at Carmichael Auditorium. Tipoff is 7 p.m.
