No. 11 Tar Heels Hold Off Virginia, 70-64

Sunday, February 29

Chapel Hill, N.C.

1:00 PM

North Carolina

Virginia

February 29, 2004 | Women's Basketball

By: UNC Athletic Communications

Feb. 29, 2004

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Candace Sutton and Camille Little scored 16 points each Sunday to help No. 11 North Carolina rally past Virginia 70-64 for the Cavaliers' fifth straight loss.

Ivory Latta added 15 and Nikita Bell 14 for North Carolina (22-5, 12-4 Atlantic Coast Conference). Brandi Teamer led Virginia (13-15, 6-10) with 17 points. LaTonya Blue had 14 and Jocelyn Logan-Friend 12 for the Cavaliers.

La'Tangela Atkinson had 13 rebounds to lead North Carolina to a 45-34 rebounding advantage.

Teamer hit three of her first six shots, sending Virginia to a 34-31 halftime lead. Latta scored five points in the first two minutes of the second half, including a 3-pointer that capped a 9-0 run. The Cavaliers then never got closer than 40-39.

North Carolina took advantage of Virginia's poor shooting in the second half to go up 49-39 on a layup and free throw by Atkinson with 11:28 to play. The Tar Heels hit nine of their last 14 shots to seal the victory.

Virginia missed 10 of its first 11 shots after halftime and shot 36 percent for the game. North Carolina shot 42 percent.

UNC Notes:

The game was the final regular season contest for both teams, and the Tar Heels honored seniors Carrie Davis and Candace Sutton before the game. Both players were in the starting lineup.

Next up for UNC is the ACC Tournament, in which the Tar Heels will play as the No. 2 seed. UNC opens tournament play on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. Tickets to the tournament are still available by calling the UNC ticket office at 800-722-HEEL.

The win was Carolina's fourth in a row and marked the Tar Heels' longest winning streak of the ACC season.