University of North Carolina Athletics
UNC Announces 2015-16 Non-Conference Schedule
July 23, 2015 | Women's Basketball
CHAPEL HILL - Matchups with Gonzaga, Northwestern, Oklahoma State and Oregon highlight the non-conference schedule for the University of North Carolina women's basketball team during the 2015-16 season.
Carolina opens its season by hosting Gardner-Webb on Friday, Nov. 13 in Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels will also welcome Oregon (Nov. 15) and Florida A&M (Nov. 17) for early season contests at Carmichael Arena.
UNC headlines the field for the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame Women's Challenge. After hosting three games on campus against Fairleigh Dickinson, Iona and Yale on Nov. 20-22 in Chapel Hill, the tournament culminates against perennial NCAA Tournament foe Gonzaga on Sunday, Nov. 29 at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn.
Additional home games at Carmichael include Pacific (Nov. 25), Northwestern (Dec. 2) in the Big Ten-ACC Challenge, Appalachian State (Dec. 12), USC Upstate (Dec. 16), New Hampshire (Dec. 29) and Maine (Dec. 31).
The Tar Heels will play an away game at Oklahoma State (Dec. 14) and a neutral site game against Southern Miss (Dec. 20) in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
The ACC will announce each school's 16-game conference schedule later this summer.
The Tar Heels, who advanced to the Sweet Sixteen and finished 9th in the national polls last season, are led by All-ACC forward Xylina McDaniel and welcome McDonald's All-Americans Destinee Walker and Stephanie Watts.
Season tickets for all regular season home games in Carmichael Arena start at just $25 per ticket with great lower-level seats available for less than $6 per game. Fans can purchase season ticket packages online at goheels.com/tickets, by phone at 1-800-722-4335 or in person at the UNC Ticket Office during normal business hours (M-F, 8:30am-4:30pm).
