University of North Carolina Athletics
Top-Seeded Tar Heels To Meet GW In Sweet 16
March 22, 2007 | Women's Basketball
March 22, 2007
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DALLAS, Texas --- North Carolina (32-3) will look to advance to its third straight regional final when the Tar Heels meet George Washington Sunday night at Reunion Arena in Dallas Carolina advanced to the regional semifinals with a 60-51 win over Notre Dame on Tuesday night. George Washington (28-3), an at-large qualifier from the Atlantic 10, defeated fourth-seeded Texas A&M 59-47 in Tuesday's second round. The Tar Heels are ranked No. 2 in the nation in both the AP poll and the coaches poll. George Washington is No. 14 in the AP poll and No. 13 in the coaches poll.
AT A GLANCE
Records: North Carolina 32-3, George Washington 28-3
Rankings: North Carolina is ranked No. 2 in the AP poll and No. 2 in the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll. George Washington is No. 14 in the AP and No. 13 in the coaches.
TV: ESPN2. Mark Jones (play-by-play), Nancy Lieberman (analyst) and Rebecca Lobo (sideline) have the call.
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); GWsports.com (George Washington)
GEORGE WASHINGTON SERIES NOTES
• North Carolina is 2-1 all-time against George Washington with two of the three matchups coming in NCAA Tournament play.
• UNC defeated GW 71-47 in the NCAA second round in 2005 in Chapel Hill, while the Colonials won 55-46 in the regional semifinals in Columbia, S.C., in 1997.
CAROLINA IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
• UNC is playing in the tournament as a No. 1 seed for the fourth time in school history and the third season in a row. Carolina was also a No. 1 seed in 1997.
• Carolina improved to 12-3 all-time in the second round with its win over Notre Dame Tuesday.
• The Tar Heels are now 15-16 all-time in NCAA Tournament games played away from Chapel Hill.
• UNC is 4-8 all-time in regional semifinal games, with wins in 1994, 1998, 2005 and 2006.
• Carolina is now 31-13 in NCAA Tournament play in 15 total appearances under coach Sylvia Hatchell. UNC now has an all-time NCAA record of 33-17 in 19 overall appearances and was the 1994 NCAA Champion.
