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UNC Women's Basketball Falls To FSU, 80-78 in OT
February 18, 2001 | Women's Basketball
Feb. 18, 2001
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C.--The Florida State women's basketball team won in Chapel Hill Sunday for the first time since 1993, beating North Carolina 80-78 in overtime at Carmichael Auditorium. FSU improved to 17-8 on the season and held onto second place in the ACC with a 9-5 conference record. UNC fell to 14-11 overall, 7-7 in the ACC.
"Florida State just wanted it more than we did," UNC coach Sylvia Hatchell said. "They played really hard."
The afternoon was Senior Day at Carolina, the final home game for LaQuanda Barksdale, Juana Brown, Jackie Myers and Leah Sharp. All four were in the starting lineup for the Tar Heels, who had won their last nine games against FSU.
Florida State led 35-31 at halftime, but UNC opened the second half with a 10-2 run to take a four-point lead. Neither team led by more than five in the second half and UNC trailed by three before sophomore guard Coretta Brown converted a three-point play with 8.2 seconds on the clock to tie the game at 69-69.
The game was the fourth overtime contest of the year for UNC, which is 2-2 in those games. In its history, Carolina had never played more than three overtime games in a single season.
The Tar Heels never led in the overtime period. Sophomore Katelyn Vujas paced FSU in the final five minutes with five of her 13 points.
For the game, four Seminole players scored in double figures, led by senior center Levys Torres with 17 points. Junior guard April Traylor scored 16 and senior forward Brooke Wyckoff added 14. FSU was led in rebounding by junior guard Lakesha Springle, who had 11.
"Kesha stepped up big today defensively," FSU coach Sue Semrau said. "It's not often a 5-3 player gets 11 rebounds. She played with a lot of heart and a lot of guts."
Barksdale led UNC with 30 points and 15 rebounds, her 16th double-double of the season. Juana Brown added 17 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. Freshman center Candace Sutton was the only other Tar Heel in double figures with 12 points.
Next up for UNC is an ACC matchup Wednesday at NC State. Tipoff at Reynolds Coliseum is 7 p.m.
