University of North Carolina Athletics
North Carolina
Penn State
No. 2 North Carolina Falls To Penn State, 77-71
December 5, 2004 | Women's Basketball
Dec. 5, 2004
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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Tanisha Wright had 21 points and seven assists to lead Penn State to a 77-71 upset of No. 2 North Carolina on Sunday.
Ashli Schwab tipped in a shot with 17:14 left, part of a 7-0 run that gave Penn State a 47-43 lead.
Ivory Latta hit a 3-pointer 1:51 later to give North Carolina a one-point lead, before Jen Harris hit a 20-footer from the right corner with 14:52 left to put the Lady Lions ahead to stay. It was the 11th lead change of the game.
Latta led the Tar Heels with 19 points, and Camille Little, whose tip-in with about seven minutes left tied the game at 62, had 11 rebounds.
Penn State beat a Top 25 team for the first time in three tries this season and defeated a second-ranked team for the first time since topping Texas at home on Dec. 7, 2003. Penn State lost at Texas and Duke earlier this season.
Five Penn State players reached double figures, including Harris, who tied a career high with 19 points. Jess Strom finished with 11 points, nine assists and seven rebounds. Ashli Schwab added 11 points and Amanda Brown 10.
Erlana Larkins scored 15 points in a reserve role for the Tar Heels, who jumped out to a seven-point lead when La'Tangela Atkinson stole an errant pass from Harris and dropped in a layup 6:11 in. But the Lady Lions rallied, taking their first lead at 23-21 on a 3-pointer by Harris from the top of the key with 8:56 left in the half.
