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Tar Heels Win Final Exhibition, 92-57
November 16, 2004 | Women's Basketball
Nov. 16, 2004
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Sophomore forward Camille Little's 24 points led four Tar Heels in double figures as the North Carolina women's basketball team beat Athletes in Action 92-57 Tuesday evening at Carmichael Auditorium in the final exhibition game of the preseason. Carolina opens the 2004-05 season on Friday with a 7 p.m. home game against Elon.
"We wanted an up-tempo game, which I felt like we got," UNC coach Sylvia Hatchell said. "I thought we shot well at times. I saw a lot of good things. We've had a lot of practice games, so now we're just ready for the real thing to start."
Little grabbed nine rebounds to go with her 24 points, which included back-to-back three-pointers early in the second half. Sophomore guard Ivory Latta had 17 points on six-for-seven shooting, handed out seven assists and committed just one turnover. Senior guard Leah Metcalf scored 13 points and added seven assists without a single turnover. Junior guard/forward La'Tangela Atkinson was the fourth Carolina player in double figures with 12 points. Freshman forward Erlana Larkins led UNC with 11 rebounds, six of them on the offensive boards, and scored seven points.
Jessi Stomski, who played at Wisconsin, led Athletes in Action with 17 points and Katie Voigt, also a Wisconsin alum, came off the bench to add 13. Former Maine player Julie Veilleux added 10.
UNC led by as many as 13 midway through the first half, but Athletes in action closed the gap to three, 36-33, on a three-pointer by Voigt with 1:55 to play before halftime. The score was 40-33 at the break before the Tar Heels opened with a 14-0 run to start the half and take over the game. After the first three minutes of play, the game was never closer than 20 points.
UNC shot 67.9 percent in the second half, 55.7 for the game, while Athletes in Action shot 28.6 percent in the second half and 35.1 for the game.
Senior Nikita Bell sat out the contest as a penalty for a sub-par practice. All 11 players who dressed for the game saw action.
Following the Elon game, UNC faces defending-NCAA champion Connecticut on Sunday in the Jimmy V Classic in Raleigh. Tickets for the game, set for 2:30 p.m. at the RBC Center, are available by calling the UNC ticket office at (800) 722-HEEL.
