Carolina Hosts FSU Sunday At Carmichael

Jan. 31, 2004

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Tipoff
The North Carolina women's basketball returns home to host Florida State on Sunday. Tipoff at Carmichael Auditorium is 2 p.m. The game is just the second at home for the Tar Heels since they hosted Clemson on Jan. 4. North Carolina (16-3, 6-2 ACC) is ranked 10th in this week's Associated Press poll and 11th in the coaches' poll. Florida State (10-9, 3-5 ACC) is not ranked.
Next up for Carolina is a trip to Clemson, S.C. The Tar Heels visit the Lady Tigers for a 7 p.m. game on Thursday.

On the air
Sunday's game will be broadcast live by the Tar Heel Radio Network. The women's basketball network encompasses 17 stations, including WCHL-AM 1360, the flagship station. Jones Angell will handle the play-by-play and Adam Pohl will provide color commentary.
Game broadcasts also may be heard on the internet at www.TarHeelBlue.com, the official website of UNC athletics.

UNC at a glance
2003-04 record 16-3 (6-2 ACC)
Current rankings 10th A.P., 11th ESPN/USA Today
Head coach Sylvia Hatchell
Career record 646-258 (29th season)
Record at UNC 374-178 (18th season)
Assistant head coach Andrew Calder
Assistant coaches Tracey Williams, Charlotte Smith-Taylor
Media contact Dana Gelin
Gelin's phone/email (919) 962-0083/dgelin@uncaa.unc.edu
UNC athletics website www.TarHeelBlue.com
UNC ticket office (919) 962-2296, (800) 722-4335
Home arena Carmichael Auditorium (cap. 10,180)
Press row number (919) 843-9509

Tickets
Tickets to UNC women's basketball games are $5 for adults, $3 for students and seniors. There is no charge for admission for children 12 and under.
North Carolina students, faculty and staff are admitted free with their UNC One Cards.
Tickets may be purchased at the Carmichael Auditorium ticket window prior to the game or through the UNC ticket office by calling (919) 962-2296 or (800) 722-4335.

News of note

Sunday's game is the 29th meeting between Florida State and North Carolina. The Tar Heels lead the series 22-6 and have won the last four in a row.

Between Jan. 8 and Feb. 5, Carolina will play six of its eight games, all conference matchups, on the road. Sunday's game is just the second in Chapel Hill since Jan. 4.

UNC is a perfect 11-0 at home this season. The Tar Heels have won their last 17 games at Carmichael Auditorium.

Carolina moved up to 10th in this week's Associated Press poll. It's the Tar Heels' highest ranking of the season in either national poll.

Senior Candace Sutton missed the Virginia game with an injured right shoulder. She is listed as probable for Sunday's game.

Freshmen Camille Little and Ivory Latta lead the Tar Heels in scoring, with Little averaging 14.3 points per game and Latta 14.2. Against conference teams, Latta is averaging 16 points per game and Little 15.5.

UNC's Jan. 2 victory over Wake Forest was the 150th ACC win for coach Sylvia Hatchell, who is in her 18th season at UNC. She is now 155-115 in conference games.

Senior Candace Sutton ranks seventh on the ACC's career blocks list with a total of 194. In sixth place is Florida State's Brooke Wyckoff (209 from 1998-2001).

With five assists against against Clemson on Jan. 4, junior Leah Metcalf moved onto UNC's list of the top 10 career totals in that category, passing Tonya Sampson (333 from 1991-94). She now has a total of 355, one shy of ninth place.

Three Tar Heels - senior Carrie Davis and sophomores La'Tangela Atkinson and Jessica Sell - earned Dean's List honors for the fall semester.

UNC coach Sylvia Hatchell was announced on Nov. 16 as one of six people who will be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in June of 2004.

Noting the numbers

Four UNC players are averaging in double figures, led by freshman Camille Little at 14.3 points per game. Freshman Ivory Latta is scoring 14.2, sophomore La'Tangela Atkinson 10.9 and senior Candace Sutton 10.0.

Freshman Camille Little leads the ACC in rebounding with 8.3 per game. In conference games she is averaging 8.9, also a league high.

Senior Candace Sutton leads the ACC in offensive rebounding with 3.2 per game.

In the most recent NCAA statistics (through games of Jan. 26), UNC ranked fifth in the nation in field goal percentage defense, with opponents shooting 33.9 percent from the field.

Carolina is tied for 23rd in the nation in fewest fouls per game, averaging 15.1. The Tar Heels have not had a player foul out of a game this season.

The Tar Heels have shot 50 percent or better from the field six times this season, including a string of four consecutive games (Tennessee-Martin, South Carolina State, Old Dominion, Wofford). Last season, UNC hit 50 percent or better just four times in the entire season.

UNC's statistical leaders
Scoring: Camille Little (14.3 points per game)
Rebounding: Camille Little (8.3 per game)
Assists: Leah Metcalf (4.3 per game)
Steals: Nikita Bell (2.4 per game)
Blocks: Candace Sutton (2.0 per game)
Field goal percentage: La'Tangela Atkinson (54.3 percent, 82-151)
Three-point percentage: Ivory Latta (40.4 percent, 40-99)
Free throw percentage: Carrie Davis (86.7, 26-30)
Minutes: Ivory Latta (31.2 per game)

UNC in the NCAA rankings
(Through games of Jan. 26)
Scoring offense: Ninth (77.0)
Scoring defense: 25th (56.7)
Scoring margin: 11th (20.3)
Field goal percentage defense: Fifth (33.9)
Rebounding margin: 10th (9.9)
Blocks: T30th (4.6)
Fewest fouls per game: T23rd (15.1)
Win/loss percentage: 16th (83.3)

UNC in the ACC rankings
(Through games of Jan. 29)
Team
Scoring offense: Second (76.9)
Scoring defense: Second (54.7)
Scoring margin: Second (+19.5)
Field goal percentage: Third (44.1)
Three-point percentage: Third (33.1)
Free throw percentage: Fifth (69.6)
Field goal percentage defense: First (34.7)
Three-point percentage defense: First (26.6)
Rebounding: First (45.0)
Rebounding defense: Fifth (35.8)
Rebounding margin: Second (+9.2)
Assists: Third (16.11)
Steals: Second (11.11)
Blocks: Third (4.32)
Turnover margin: Third (+2.74)
Assist/turnover ratio: Third (0.93)
Offensive rebounds: Second (16.42)
Defensive rebounds: First (28.58)
Three-pointers made: Third (5.11)
Individuals
Scoring: 6. Camille Little (14.3); 7. Ivory Latta (14.2); T15. La'Tangela Atkinson (10.9); 21. Candace Sutton (10.0); T24. Nikita Bell (9.4)
Rebounding: 1. Camille Little (8.3), 5. La'Tangela Atkinson (7.2); 7. Candace Sutton (6.7); 11. Nikita Bell (5.9) Offensive rebounds: 1. Candace Sutton (3.17); T6. Camille Little (2.53); 8. La'Tangela Atkinson (2.47); 13. Nikita Bell (2.37)
Defensive rebounds: 1. Camille Little (5.79); 5. La'Tangela Atkinson (4.74); T11. Nikita Bell (3.58); 14. 3.50
Field goal percentage: 5. La'Tangela Atkinson (.543); 9. Candace Sutton (.508); 11. Camille Little (.493)
Three-point percentage: 5. Ivory Latta (.404); 14. Leah Metcalf (.312)
Free throw percentage: 7. Ivory Latta (.766); 12. Camille Little (.714)
Assists: 4. Leah Metcalf (4.33); 6. Ivory Latta (4.11); T13. La'Tangela Atkinson (3.00)
Steals: 3. Nikita Bell (2.42); 6. Leah Metcalf (2.06); 7. Ivory Latta (2.05)
Blocks: 2. Candace Sutton (2.00)
Three-pointers made: 1. Ivory Latta (2.11); 10. Leah Metcalf (1.33)
Assist-turnover ratio: 3. Leah Metcalf (1.86); 7. Ivory Latta (1.37); 14. La'Tangela Atkinson (0.95)

Scouting the Florida State Seminoles
Florida State is 10-9 on the season and 3-5 in the ACC following a 73-62 loss to Georgia Tech last Sunday. Freshman guard Shante Williams led FSU with 14 points and seven rebounds, and senior guard/forward Tasheika Allen added 13 points.
On the season, Allen is the team's top scorer, averaging 14.5 points per game. Williams is the only other player in double figures, scoring 10.4 points per game. Junior forward Genesis Choice is the team's top rebounder, averaging 5.6 boards per game.
FSU ranks third in the ACC in scoring offense, averaging 73.2 points per game. The Seminoles are second in field goal percentage at 45.1.
The team is coached by Sue Semrau, who is 87-104 in her seventh season with the program.

The Florida State-UNC series
Sunday's game will be the 29th women's basketball meeting between UNC and Florida State. The Tar Heels lead the series 22-8 after winning the last four meetings and 19 of the last 21.
FSU's last victory in the series came at Carmichael Auditorium on Feb. 18, 2001, when the Seminoles won 80-78 in overtime.

Last year in Chapel Hill: Feb. 13, 2003
No. 8 North Carolina 72, Florida State 56
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Jump-started by 57.7-percent shooting in the first half, North Carolina rolled to a 72-56 win over Florida State at Carmichael Auditorium. Senior guard Coretta Brown led the Tar Heels with 22 points for the second game in a row. She was 7-for-12 from the field and hit four three-pointers. She also led the team with seven assists. Sophomore Nikita Bell scored 15 points on 5-for-8 shooting and junior Candace Sutton added 12 on 5-for-7 shooting. Freshman La'Tangela Atkinson came off the bench to lead UNC with 13 rebounds in 21 minutes of play. Tasheika Morris was the only FSU player in double figures with 20 points. Katelyn Vujas grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Seminoles.
Florida State cut the margin to four points, 54-50, with 4:05 to play, but the Tar Heels scored the next eight points to boost their lead back to double digits.
UNC won the rebounding battle 42-38.

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