University of North Carolina Athletics
Tar Heels Tip Off 2006-07 Tuesday With Exhibition
October 31, 2006 | Women's Basketball
Oct. 31, 2006
CHAPEL HILL --- The 2006-07 North Carolina women's basketball team will take the court for the first time Tuesday night with an exhibition matchup against Premier Players. Game time is set for 7 p.m. and no admission will be charged for fans.
The Tar Heels return 11 letterwinners from last year's squad that finished 33-2, claimed its second straight Atlantic Coast Conference title and advanced to the NCAA Final Four. Carolina is led by three returning starters - reigning ACC Player of the Year senior guard Ivory Latta, senior guard/forward Camille Little and junior forward Erlana Larkins. Other returning letterwinners are juniors Meghan Austin, Alex Miller and LaToya Pringle and sophomores Heather Claytor, Christina Dewitt, Iman McFarland, Rashanda McCants and Martina Wood.
Freshmen Jessica Breland and Trinity Bursey will make their UNC debuts.
Premier Players features a roster of former NCAA talent, including three former Tar Heels. Nikita Bell, Kenya McBee and Leah Metcalf will join Ebony Tanner (Richmond), Tynecia Pam (Temple), Katie Alsdurf (Minnesota), Veronica Johns-Richardson (Colorado), Beliva May (Cincinnati), Sherelle Sowho (West Virginia), Camille Murphy (Georgia) and Amy Wright (Arkansas).
After Tuesday, Carolina will play Carson-Newman Sunday at 2 p.m. in its final exhibition before opening the regular season against East Tennessee State Nov. 10 at 9 p.m.
