University of North Carolina Athletics
First Road Trip Takes UNC To Oklahoma State
December 13, 2015 | Women's Basketball
LAST TIME OUT
• UNC shook off a bit of rust after a 10-day exam break with a 68-59 win over Appalachian State on Saturday afternoon at Carmichael Arena. Jamie Cherry scored 20 points to pace the Tar Heels, her fourth game with at least 20 this season. Destinee Walker scored in double figures for the 10th-straight outing with 17 points, and Hillary Summers had 13 points, eight rebounds and four blocks.
SERIES HISTORY
• Carolina won 79-77 over Oklahoma State last season in the only previous meeting between the two programs in Chapel Hill.
TAR HEEL TRENDS
• Sylvia Hatchell is five wins shy of 700 victories at North Carolina in 30 seasons in Chapel Hill.
• Xylina McDaniel is eight points shy of 1,000 points in her career.
• UNC has played four games decided by five points or fewer, more than any other school in the ACC.
• UNC leads the ACC with 6.0 blocks per game. Hillary Summers is second in the league with 2.4 blocked shots per game.
• Carolina is second in the ACC at 72.4 percent shooting from the free throw line.
• Destinee Walker is tied for second in the conference by shooting 87.9 percent (29-33) from the free throw line. Jamie Cherry is 9th at 81.3 percent (52-64).
• N'Dea Bryant scored a career-high 16 points against No. 15 Northwestern.
• Four UNC players (Cherry, Summers, Walker, Watts) have each scored 20+ points already in a game this season.
• Destinee Walker's 32 points vs. FAMU continues to be tied for the most points scored by a player in the ACC this season.
• Four players (Bryant, Summers, Walker, Watts) have registered a double-double this season. Summers had her 2nd last Sunday against Gonzaga.
• According to ESPN, Carolina signed the 13th-ranked recruiting class during the 2015 early signing period.
UP NEXT
• The Tar Heels will host USC Upstate on Dec. 16 in Chapel Hill, and next up after that is the annual game in Myrtle Beach on Dec. 20 against Southern Miss at 3 p.m. from the Myrtle Beach Convention Center.
