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Carolina Upended By Duke
February 28, 2016 | Women's Basketball
Carolina will be the 13th seed in the upcoming Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament and will face 12th seed Pitt on Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Freshman Stephanie Watts led North Carolina (14-17, 4-12 Atlantic Coast Conference) in scoring for the 11th time this season with 18 points, eight rebounds, five assists, three blocks and two steals. Hillary Summers recorded her eighth double-double of the year with 10 points and 15 rebounds. Destinee Walker registered double figures for the 27th time with 14 points.
Rebecca Greenwell paced Duke (19-11, 8-8) with a career-high 27 points. Oderah Chidom and Kyra Lambert added 20 and 14 points, respectively for the Blue Devils.
Watts knocked down five three-pointers giving her 72 for the season, the eighth most in a season at North Carolina. Also, Jamie Cherry was 2-for-2 from the free throw line and has now made 159 this season, tied for fifth most ever for the Tar Heels.
Before the game, North Carolina honored its eight seniors - N'Dea Bryant, Anne Corrigan, Erika Johnson, Xylina McDaniel, Rachel McGirt, Paige Neuenfeldt, Marissa Riley and Hillary Summers.
Walk-on players Corrigan and McGirt made their first career start for the Tar Heels in their final home game. McDaniel was also given a commemorative ball for scoring her 1,000th career point earlier in the season in a win over USC Upstate on Dec. 16.
