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Carolina Falls To No. 9 Louisville
February 15, 2015 | Women's Basketball
North Carolina (20-6, 7-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) also received 14 points from Jamie Cherry and Allisha Gray.
Mariya Moore scored 28 points to pace Louisville (22-3, 10-2). Myisha Hines-Allen added 13 points.
With UNC leading 45-36 early in the second half, the Cardinals took advantage of the Tar Heels' foul trouble to forge several ties. They finally led 63-62 with 4:11 left on Sherrone Vails' free throw in place of an injured Hines-Allen, part of a parade to the line resulting 16 of 18 attempts made in the second half.
Emmonie Henderson made a short jumper and Moore added a short basket for a five-point lead that offset Mavunga's jumper. Sara Hammond sank a turnaround with 54 seconds left before Jude Schimmel, Moore and Bria Smith each made two free throws in the final minute to seal a hard-fought victory.
Carolina led by as many as 10 points in the first half. A jumper from Mavunga had the Tar Heels up 29-19. The Cardinals made a late charge to close the lead to 35-32 at intermission.
Brittany Rountree's three-pointer early in the second half gave UNC a 45-36 advantage, but the mounting foul trouble that plagued the Tar Heels allowed the Cardinals to scrape its way back into the game.
Gray, Carolina's leading scorer, fouled out with 5:02 to play leading 62-60. It was the first time in her two-year career that the sophomore guard picked up five fouls in a game.
Carolina hosts Wake Forest on Thursday at 7 p.m.
