University of North Carolina Athletics
Tar Heels Seek Spot In Sweet Sixteen Against Purdue
March 23, 2009 | Women's Basketball
March 23, 2009
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- Third-seeded North Carolina (28-6) will look to advance to the Sweet 16 for the fifth year in a row Monday when the Tar Heels face sixth-seeded Purdue at The McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tenn., at 7 p.m. Carolina, an at-large qualifier from the Atlantic Coast Conference, is coming off an 85-80 win over UCF in the NCAA Tournament first round on Saturday. Purdue, an at-large qualifier from the Big Ten, defeated Atlantic-10 champion Charlotte, 65-52, on Saturday. Carolina is ranked No. 11 in both the AP poll and the coaches' poll. Purdue is unranked.
AT A GLANCE
Records: North Carolina 28-6, Purdue 23-10
Rankings: North Carolina is ranked No. 11 in both the AP poll and the ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll. Purdue is unranked.
TV: ESPN2. Dave O'Brien (play-by-play) and Nancy Lieberman (analyst) have the call.
Radio: Tar Heel Sports Network, a division of Learfield Communications. Brad Heller (play-by-play) and Jan Boxill (analyst) have the call.
On The Web: TarHeelBlue.com (UNC), PurdueSports.com (Purdue)
PURDUE SERIES NOTES
• North Carolina is 4-1 all-time against Purdue.
• The Tar Heels have faced Purdue in the NCAA Tournament four times, making the Boilermakers their most common NCAA Tournament opponent. UNC has defeated Purdue in the tournament three times - 89-74 in the 1994 Final Four in Richmond, Va., 70-68 in the 2006 Cleveland Region semifinal and 84-72 in the 2007 Dallas Regional final. Purude defeated UNC, 82-59, in the 1999 Midwest Region semifinal in Normal, Ill. Each time the two schools have met in the tournament, the winner has advanced at least to the Final Four.
CAROLINA IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
• UNC is competing in the tournament as a No. 3 seed for the fourth time in school history. The Tar Heels were also a No. 3 seed in 1994, 1995 and 2003, winning the NCAA title as a No. 3 in 1994.
• Following Saturday's win, Carolina is 15-3 all-time in NCAA first round games, with its last loss coming to Middle Tennessee in 2004.
• Carolina is 13-4 all-time in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, with its last loss coming at Colorado in 2003.
• The Tar Heels are 21-18 all-time in NCAA Tournament games played away from Chapel Hill.
• Carolina is 37-15 in NCAA Tournament play in 17 appearances under Sylvia Hatchell.
• UNC has an all-time NCAA record of 39-19 in 21 overall appearances.
STREAKS
• Carolina has won seven of its last nine games against all competition and 17 of 18 against non-conference opponents.
• Purdue has won eight of its last ten.
