University of North Carolina Athletics
No. 4 Tar Heels Close Out 2007 With Liberty
December 28, 2007 | Women's Basketball
Dec. 28, 2007
Complete Game Notes in PDF Format 
CHAPEL HILL --- North Carolina (12-1) will return from an extending holiday break when the Tar Heels close out 2007 and welcome Liberty to Carmichael Auditorium Sunday at 2 p.m. Carolina is coming off a 93-60 win over Western Kentucky at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center on Dec. 20. Liberty enters Sunday's matchup with a record of 11-1 after a 70-68 win at UNLV on Dec. 21 to win the Lady Rebel Christmas Classic. UNC is ranked No. 4 in both the AP poll and the ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll. Liberty is unranked, but receiving votes in both polls.
AT A GLANCE
Records: North Carolina 12-1, Liberty 11-1
Rankings: North Carolina is ranked No. 4 in both the AP poll and the ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll. Liberty is unranked.
TV: ACC Select. Today's game is available live and on-demand at ACCSelect.com.
Radio: Tar Heel Sports Network, a division of Learfield Communications. Brad Heller (play-by-play) has the call.
Websites: TarHeelBlue.com (UNC); LibertyFlames.com (Liberty)
LIBERTY SERIES NOTES
• North Carolina is 1-0 all-time against Liberty.
• UNC picked up an 87-36 win over the Lady Flames on Nov. 21, 2005, in the only meeting in the series. Ivory Latta led four Tar Heels in double figures with 20 points in the win.
NOTING THE LADY FLAMES
• Liberty is 11-1 on the season after winning the Lady Rebel Christmas Classic with a 70-68 victory over UNLV on Dec. 21.
• The Lady Flames are led in scoring and rebounding by junior guard/forward Megan Frazee, who is averaging 16.7 points and 8.4 rebounds per game. Liberty's second and fourth leading scorers are juniors Moriah (13.4 ppg) and Molly (7.4 ppg) Frazee. The Frazee sisters are triplets.
• Liberty is led by ninth-year head coach Carey Green. Green is closing in on 200 career wins at Liberty, with a career record of 196-65.
• The Tar Heels and Lady Flames have played no common opponents, but Liberty has faced one ACC team. Liberty's only loss on the season came at the hands of Virginia Tech, a 73-68 setback in Blacksburg.
TAR HEELS TOUGH TO BEAT AT HOME
With the win over Wofford on Dec. 9, the Tar Heels have now won 66 consecutive non-conference home games. Carolina's last home setback against a non-conference opponent was a 94-77 loss to Oklahoma on Jan. 21, 2001.
