University of North Carolina Athletics
UNC Hosts BC On Super Bowl Sunday
January 31, 2015 | Women's Basketball
GAME INFORMATION
Venue: Carmichael Arena
Date: Sunday, Feb. 1
Tip Time: 2 p.m.
Broadcast: ESPN3/WatchESPN
TICKETS
Tickets are available online at GoHeels.com or by calling the UNC Athletic Ticket Office at (800) 722-4335 or (919) 962-2296. The Carmichael Arena Box Office will open Sunday at 1 p.m.
$7 Regular-price ticket
$4 Group Tickets (10+)
$1 Youth Team Day
IN-ARENA ACTIVITIES (Sunday Family Funday)
- Kids Eat Free: first 200 under high school age
- Face painting
- Halftime performance by ACRODUNK, America's favorite dunk team
2015 NATIONAL GIRLS & WOMEN IN SPORTS DAY CLINIC
Before the basketball game, join Tar Heel student-athletes from a variety of women's sports for a free clinic from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Woollen Gym located next to Carmichael Arena. There will be free food and fun activities for girls and boys of all ages as Tar Heel student-athletes demonstrate various aspects of their sports. Click here to sign up at Eventbrite! For more information, e-mail uncngwsd@gmail.com
NGWSD is celebrated in all 50 states with community-based events, award ceremonies, and activities honoring the achievements of female athletes and encouraging participation of girls and women in sports.
NATIONAL RANKINGS
North Carolina is ranked No. 16 by the Associated Press and 12th in the coaches poll this week. Boston College is unranked.
TAR HEEL TRENDS...
• North Carolina is averaging only 14.7 turnovers per game, the fewest number since the 1995-96 team coughed up the ball only 12.9 times a game.
• Opponents are shooting only 28.5% from beyond the three-point arc, the fourth best figure in the ACC.
• Allisha Gray has eight 20-point performances this season, the sixth most in the ACC this season. She has 11 in her two-year career with the Tar Heels.
• Stephanie Mavunga's 19 career double-doubles is the fourth most among active players in the ACC and the most among players in her sophomore class.
• UNC is 14-1 this season when leading at halftime. The Tar Heels are also 14-0 when allowing less than 70 points and 12-0 when outrebounding its opponents in 2014-15.
• Sophomore Allisha Gray has started 51-straight games for the Tar Heels.
• UNC is 3-0 this season in games decided by less than four points.
• UNC has limited five of its last seven opponents to less than 40 percent shooting from the field.
• Allisha Gray's 10-for-10 effort at the free throw line against Notre Dame (Jan. 15) is the top performance in the ACC this season.
• Stephanie Mavunga's 92.9% (13-14) showing against ETSU on Jan. 2 is the best field goal percentage of the year in the ACC.
• Carolina has overcome a double-digit deficit seven times over the last two seasons, including falling behind by 13 points in the most recent win over NC State.
• UNC boasts a roster of eight players that average at least 6.3 points per game.
• The Tar Heels' 24 points scored in the second half against Duke was the fewest scored this season in the second half of a game.
NEXT UP
UNC visits No. 23 Syracuse on Thursday at 7 p.m. on ESPN3/WatchESPN.
