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No. 22 Carolina Falls At No. 6 Miami
February 8, 2012 | Women's Basketball
Feb. 8, 2012
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) - 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.
The 38-game home streak is the third-longest active streak in the nation. Only Connecticut (98) and Stanford (74) have longer streaks.
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).
Miami shot 37.3 percent (22 of 59) from the floor compared to North Carolina, which was held to 26.8 percent (15 of 56).
After North Carolina scored the game's first four points, the Hurricanes went on a 17-0 run sparked by three 3-pointers by Williams.
