University of North Carolina Athletics
No. 3 Tar Heels Travel To Blacksburg
January 9, 2008 | Women's Basketball
Jan. 9, 2008
Complete Game Notes in PDF Format 
BLACKSBURG, Va. --- North Carolina (14-1, 1-0 ACC) begins the road portion of its Atlantic Coast Conference schedule Thursday when the Tar Heels visit Virginia Tech's Cassell Coliseum at 7 p.m. Carolina is coming off a 99-78 win over Georgia Tech on Jan. 5. Virginia Tech enters Thursday's matchup with a record of 12-4 (0-2 in the ACC) after a Sunday loss at Florida State. UNC is ranked No. 3 in both the AP poll and the ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll after spending two weeks at No. 4. Virginia Tech is unranked.
AT A GLANCE
Records: North Carolina 14-1 (1-0 ACC), Virginia Tech 12-4 (0-2 ACC)
Rankings: North Carolina is ranked No. 3 in both the AP poll and the ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll. Virginia Tech is unranked.
TV: ACC Select. Tonight'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); HokieSports.com (Virginia Tech)
VIRGINIA TECH SERIES NOTES
• North Carolina is 10-2 all-time against Virginia Tech, including a 2-1 mark in Blacksburg.
• The Tar Heels took the only regular season meeting in 2007, winning 102-68 in Chapel Hill. Carolina also posted a 90-60 win over the Hokies in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals.
• Thursday's game marks just the second trip to Virginia Tech for UNC since the Hokies joined the ACC. Carolina won at Cassell Coliseum, 84-75, in 2006.
• The Tar Heels have won seven straight games in the series. Virginia Tech's last win in the series came in Roanoke, Va., on Dec. 1, 1984, a 74-73 decision.
NOTING THE HOKIES
• Virginia Tech is 12-4 on the season and 0-2 in league play after falling at Florida State, 67-63, on Sunday.
• The Hokies are led in scoring by junior guard Brittany Cook. The Narrows, Va., product averages 18.1 points per game, good for third in the ACC.
• Sophomore forward Utahya Drye leads a balanced rebounding effort with 6.6 boards per game. Drye is a native of Durham, N.C.
• Virginia Tech is led by fourth-year head coach Beth Dunkenberger. An all-conference player at Randolph-Macon in Ashland, Va., Dunkenberger has a career head coaching record of 134-91 that includes five seasons as the head coach at Western Carolina.
