University of North Carolina Athletics
Carolina Hosts USC Upstate Wednesday Afternoon
December 15, 2015 | Women's Basketball
TOYS FOR TOTS
The UNC athletic department will be collecting new, unopened gifts for Toys for Tots, Orange County, on Wednesday.
TICKETS (GoHeels.com)
$5 Regular Price
$4 Group (10+)
$1 Youth Team Day (promo code: WB16-TEAM)
LAST TIME OUT
UNC is coming off a 77-67 loss at unbeaten Oklahoma State on Monday night in Stillwater, Okla. Jamie Cherry registered her fifth game of at least 20 points with a team-leading 22. Hillary Summers also provided 17 points and nine rebounds in the setback.
SERIES HISTORY (Carolina leads 1-0)
Carolina won 91-34 over USC Upstate in Chapel Hill during the 2011-12 season in the only previous meeting between the two programs.
TAR HEEL TRENDS
• Sylvia Hatchell is five wins shy of 700 victories at North Carolina in 30 seasons in Chapel Hill.
• Xylina McDaniel is six points away from 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 third in the league with 2.3 blocked shots per game.
• Carolina is third in the ACC at 72.7 percent shooting from the free throw line.
• Destinee Walker leads the conference by shooting 89.2 percent (33-37) from the free throw line. Jamie Cherry is 8th at 80.9 percent (55-68).
• 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.
• According to ESPN, Carolina signed the 13th-ranked recruiting class during the 2015 early signing period.
UP NEXT
The annual game in Myrtle Beach on Dec. 20 against Southern Miss at 3 p.m. from the Myrtle Beach Convention Center.
