Tar Heels Look To Rebound Against Georgia Tech Sunday

February 11, 2012 | Women's Basketball

By: UNC Athletic Communications

Feb. 11, 2012

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CHAPEL HILL --- North Carolina returns home after a rough two-game road trip when the Tar Heels host Georgia Tech Sunday at 2 p.m. at Carmichael Arena. Carolina enters the contest 17-7 on the year and 7-4 in the Atlantic Coast Conference after a 61-37 loss at Miami on Wednesday. Georgia Tech is 17-7 and 7-4 in the ACC following a 64-56 loss to Maryland on Monday. UNC is ranked No. 22 in the Associated Press poll and receiving votes in the coaches' poll. Georgia Tech is ranked No. 22 in the AP poll and No. 23 in the coaches' poll.

AT A GLANCE
Sunday, Feb. 12, 2:02 p.m. • Carmichael Arena (6,822) • Chapel Hill, N.C.
Records: North Carolina 17-7 (7-4 ACC), Georgia Tech 17-7 (7-4 ACC)
Rankings: North Carolina is ranked No. 22 in the Associated Press poll. Georgia Tech is ranked No. 22 in the AP poll and No. 23 in the coaches' poll.
TV: ESPN3. Walter Storholt (play-by-play) and Julianne Viani (analyst) have the call.
Radio: Tar Heel Sports Network, a division of Learfield Communications. Dave Nathan (play-by-play) has the call.
On The Web: TarHeelBlue.com • Twitter: @UNCWBB

GEORGIA TECH SERIES NOTES
• North Carolina is 51-15 all-time against Georgia Tech, including a 23-6 mark in Chapel Hill.
• Carolina has won 14 of the last 18 in the series, but the Tar Heels have dropped four of the last six.
• Georgia Tech swept the season series in 2011, winning 71-70 in Atlanta and 64-57 in Chapel Hill.
• UNC has more wins over Georgia Tech than any other ACC opponent except for Wake Forest (58-12).

TAR HEELS IN CARMICHAEL ARENA
• Carolina is 407-91 all-time in Carmichael, including a 34-8 record since the building re-opened after being closed for renovations from March 2008 to December 2009.
• The Tar Heels have won at least 14 home games in each of the last 10 seasons, including a school-record 18 during an undefeated 2007-08 home campaign.
• UNC has lost just 17 home games since the start of the 2001-02 season. The Tar Heels have been even more stingy against non-conference opponents, losing at home just twice outside of league play in the last decade.

LAST TIME OUT: No. 6 Miami 61, No. 22 UNC 37
CORAL GABLES, Fla. --- Shenise Johnson scored 19 points and Riquna Williams added 17 to lead No. 6 Miami to a 61-37 win over No. 22 North Carolina on Wednesday night. Stefanie Yderstrom chipped in 10 points for the Hurricanes, who won their 38th straight home game. With the win, Miami (21-3, 10-1 ACC) avenged its only loss in the ACC. North Carolina beat Miami 65-63 in Chapel Hill on Jan. 2. Laura Broomfield scored seven points to lead North Carolina (17-7, 7-4 ACC).

SHEGOG EARNS SECOND PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOD
Center Chay Shegog and earned Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week honors for the week ending Sunday, Feb. 5. Shegog scored a game-high 20 points on 9-of-11 shooting from the floor to help North Carolina beat Virginia, 64-56, the fifth consecutive win for the Tar Heels. She also grabbed five rebounds and held Virginia's starting front line of Chelsea Shine and Simone Egwu to just eight points on 2-of-6 shooting. The Stafford, Va., native reached 20 points for the ninth time this season and double figures for the 19th time in 22 games.

CAROLINA AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS
• Carolina is 124-198 all-time against opponents ranked in the Associated Press Top 25, including a 1-5 mark in 2011-12.
• Since the start of the 2004-05 season, Carolina is 45-31 against ranked opponents. The Tar Heels have 19 wins against teams in the top 10 of the AP poll during that stretch, including 13 wins over teams in the top five.
• UNC's most recent top-10 win came against Miami in last season's ACC Tournament. Carolina's last road win over a top-10 team was an 80-79 victory over No. 2 Oklahoma in the final of the 2008 Preseason WNIT.

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 145 of 194 games. In those 145 games, UNC sports an overall record of 134-11. The Tar Heels have outrebounded their opponents in 17 of 24 games this season and have a 15-2 record in those games.

CAROLINA IN THE NATIONAL STATISTICS
Despite losing almost 50 percent of its scoring from a year ago due to the departures of seniors Italee Lucas, Jessica Breland and Cetera DeGraffenreid, UNC continues to dot the national statistical rankings. In the most recent NCAA statistics release, the Tar Heels are among the top 40 in the country in six statistical categories:
• Blocks Per Game - 6.4 (4th)
• Field-goal % Defense - 35.2% (30th)
• Steals Per Game - 11.5 (30th)
• Assists Per Game - 15.3 (34th)
• Fouls Per Game - 14.2 (35th)
• Scoring Margin - +11.3 (37th)