University of North Carolina Athletics
No. 2 Carolina Welcomes Virginia Tech
January 3, 2007 | Women's Basketball
Jan. 3, 2007
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CHAPEL HILL --- North Carolina (16-0) returns to the court less than 48 hours after its ACC opener when the Tar Heels meet Virginia Tech Thursday night at 7 p.m. at Carmichael Auditorium. Carolina has won 16 straight to open the season for the second year in a row and the third time in school history after defeating Georgia Tech 69-57 on Tuesday. The Tar Heels are ranked No. 2 in the nation in both polls for the ninth straight week. Virginia Tech is 10-5 after defeating Wake Forest 74-54 on Tuesday night.
AT A GLANCE
Records: North Carolina 16-0, 1-0 ACC; Virginia Tech 10-5, 1-0 ACC
Rankings: North Carolina is ranked No. 2 in the AP poll and the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll. Virginia Tech is unranked.
TV: None.
Radio: Tar Heel Sports Network, a division of Learfield Communications. Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play) and Jan Boxill (analyst) have the call.
Websites: TarHeelBlue.com (North Carolina); HokieSports.com (Virginia Tech)
VIRGINIA TECH SERIES NOTES
• North Carolina is 8-2 all-time against Virginia Tech, including a 5-0 mark in Chapel Hill.
• Carolina has won both meetings in the series since Virginia Tech joined the ACC for the 2004-05 season.
• The Tar Heels won the only game in the series last year, an 84-75 victory in Blacksburg.
• Virginia Tech's last win in the series came during the 1984-85 season, when the Hokies won 74-73 in Roanoke, Va.
SCOUTING THE HOKIES
• Virginia Tech is 10-5 after winning its ACC opener against Wake Forest 74-54 on Tuesday.
• After starting the season 4-4, Virginia Tech has won six of seven, including three straight. The lone loss during that stretch was a 70-59 setback at UAB.
• Virginia Tech is led in scoring by senior guard Kirby Copeland (15.5 ppg) and senior center Nare Diawara (12.1). Diawara also leads the Hokies in rebounding (8.3 rpg).
• The Tar Heels and Hokies have four common opponents - Delaware State, Tennessee Tech, East Tennessee State and Winston-Salem State. Both teams were 4-0 against those teams, but Carolina's average margin of victory was 50.0, while Virginia Tech's was 16.3.
