University of North Carolina Athletics
No. 4 Tar Heels Begin ACC Title Defense
March 2, 2007 | Women's Basketball
March 2, 2007
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GREENSBORO, N.C. --- North Carolina (27-3) opens its defense of its back-to-back Atlantic Coast Conference titles Friday night at 6 when the Tar Heels meet Virginia Tech at the Greensboro Coliseum. Carolina is coming off a 67-62 loss at Duke on Sunday. The Tar Heels are ranked No. 4 in the nation in both polls for the second straight week. Virginia Tech is not ranked.
AT A GLANCE
Records: North Carolina 27-3, Virginia Tech 18-13
Rankings: North Carolina is ranked No. 4 in the AP poll and the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll. Virginia Tech is unranked.
TV: ACC Select. Today's game is available both live and archived at
http://unc.playonsports.tv.
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); TheACC.com (ACC)
VIRGINIA TECH SERIES NOTES
• North Carolina is 8-2 all-time against Virginia Tech. Carolina has not the Hokies in the ACC Tournament.
• Carolina was 1-0 against the Hokies this year. UNC scored a 102-68 win over Virginia Tech in Chapel Hill on Jan. 4.
CAROLINA IN THE ACC TOURNAMENT
• UNC has the best winning percentage (.667) and the most wins (44) in ACC Tournament history.
• The Tar Heels have won seven ACC titles - 1984, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2005 and 2006. Only Maryland (8) has won more.
• Carolina has appeared in the ACC Tournament final in 11 of the last 13 years, with 1996 and 2001 being the only years that did not feature the Tar Heels in the final.
• UNC has appeared in five straight finals, including four straight against Duke from 2002-2005. After losing to the Blue Devils in three straight finals from 2002-2004, the Tar Heels finally broke through with an 88-67 win over Duke in the 2005 final. Carolina followed that with a championship win over Maryland in 2006.
• Of the 29 previous ACC Tournaments, 22 have seen Carolina advance to at least the semifinals.
• Carolina last lost in the quarterfinals in 1996, falling to fourth-seeded Clemson.
