University of North Carolina Athletics
No. 24 Tar Heels And Wolfpack Renew Rivalry Sunday
January 21, 2012 | Women's Basketball
Jan. 21, 2012
RALEIGH, N.C. --- North Carolina concludes its three-game road swing Sunday when the Tar Heels travel to face NC State at Reynolds Coliseum at 1 p.m. Carolina enters the contest 13-5 on the year and 3-2 in the Atlantic Coast Conference after a 56-37 win at Virginia Tech on Thursday. NC State is 13-6 on the season and 3-3 in league play following a 62-46 win over Clemson on Thursday. UNC is ranked No. 24 in the AP poll and is receiving votes in the coaches' poll. NC State is unranked.
AT A GLANCE
Sunday, Jan. 22, 1 p.m. • Reynolds Coliseum (10,052) • Raleigh, N.C.
Records: North Carolina 13-5 (3-2 ACC), NC State 13-6 (3-3 ACC)
Rankings: North Carolina is ranked No. 24 in the AP poll and is receiving votes in the ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll. NC State is unranked.
TV: ACC Regional Sports Network (Fox Sports Carolinas in the Chapel Hill area). Mike Hogewood (play-by-play) and Debbie Antonelli (analyst) have the call.
Radio: Tar Heel Sports Network, a division of Learfield Communications. Walter Storholt (play-by-play) has the call.
On The Web: TarHeelBlue.com • Twitter: @UNCWBB
NC STATE SERIES NOTES
• North Carolina is 41-51 all-time against NC State, including a 12-27 mark in Raleigh.
• Carolina won the first meeting of the season in Chapel Hill, 83-76.
• While NC State still holds an advantage in the all-time series, Carolina has held the upper hand in recent
years. The Tar Heels have won 19 of the last 23 meetings, their most successful stretch against the Wolfpack.
• NC State is Carolina's most common opponent in terms of games played as well as the Tar Heels' oldest
rival. Monday will be the 93rd all-time meeting dating back to UNC's first varsity game, a 74-47 win over
the Wolfpack on Jan. 13, 1975. No ACC rivalry has been played more often.
• Of teams with at least 10 all-time meetings with UNC, only NC State (51-41), Old Dominion (12-7),
Tennessee (14-3) and Connecticut (7-5) have winning records.
LAST TIME OUT: No. 24 UNC 56, Virginia Tech 37
BLACKSBURG, Va. --- Brittany Rountree scored 13 of her 17 points in the second half and No. 24 North Carolina overcome a sloppy effort and beat Virginia Tech 56-37 on Thursday night, ending a three-game losing streak. The Tar Heels (13-5, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), coming off an 86-35 loss at Connecticut that was the worst loss in program history, also got 14 points from Chay Shegog. North Carolina won despite 19 turnovers and 5-for-14 shooting from the foul line.
HATCHELL REACHES 600 WINS AT CAROLINA
Women's Basketball Hall of Famer and three-time national coach of the year Sylvia Hatchell joined yet another exclusive coaching club Jan. 19. With Carolina's 56-37 victory over Virginia Tech, Hatchell reached 600 wins since taking over in Chapel Hill in 1986. One of just five coaches in Division I history with 800 career victories, Hatchell is just the third coach in ACC history to earn 600 wins at a league school, joining NC State's Kay Yow and Virginia's Debbie Ryan.
CAROLINA DEALING WITH INJURY BUG
North Carolina has had a number of players miss game time so far this due to a variety of conditions. Here is the current status:
• Tierra Ruffin-Pratt suffered a sprained her left thumb in Thursday's win at Virginia Tech but is probable for Sunday's game. Ruffin-Pratt (offseason shoulder surgery) returned to the lineup against Virginia on Jan. 5 and got her first start of the season against Clemson. She missed the first 13 games of the season after offseason shoulder surgery.
• Laura Broomfield (eye) left the Maryland game early in the second half after being scratched around the eye on a fast break play. She played against Clemson and Connecticut while wearing protective glasses.
• She'la White (ankle) suffered a sprained left ankle against Miami on Jan. 2 and did not play against Virginia or Maryland. She returned to play 20 minutes against Clemson and started at UConn.
• Waltiea Rolle gave birth to her first child - a daughter - on November 8 and was not enrolled at UNC during the fall semester. She returned to Chapel Hill after Christmas and rejoined the team prior to the Savannah State game.
• Megan Buckland (knee) underwent successful surgery on Jan. 10 to repair a torn ACL. She will miss the rest of the season.
• Latifah Coleman (knee) underwent successful surgery on Dec. 27 to repair a torn ACL. She will miss the rest of the season.
• Whitney Adams (shoulder) missed the first three games of the year following an injury during preseason practice. She returned to the lineup on Nov. 22 and will continue to wear a shoulder harness.
REBOUNDS EQUAL WINS FOR TAR HEELS
Carolina has always stressed the importance of rebounding and that statistic has been a good indicator of success for the Tar Heels over the last five seasons. Since the beginning of the 2006-07 season, Carolina has won the rebounding battle in 141 of 188 games. In those 141 games, UNC sports an overall record of 131-10. The Tar Heels have outrebounded their opponents in 13 of 18 games this season and have a 12-1 record in those games.
SHEGOG THRIVING AS A SENIOR
Center Chay Shegog is having a stellar final season in Chapel Hill. The senior from Stafford, Va., is third in the league in scoring with 16.5 points per game and also has tallied a league-best seven double-doubles. After averaging 8.9 ppg as a junior, Shegog has had the second-highest scoring improvement (+7.6) in the ACC this season.
