Heels Host Mountaineers Sunday Night

CHAPEL HILL - North Carolina's third game in five days brings Appalachian State to town for a Sunday evening tip at 5:30 p.m.

GAME INFORMATION
North Carolina (5-2) vs. Appalachian State (1-6)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Carmichael Arena
Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017
Tip: 5:30 p.m.

TICKETS
$10 Regular Price Tickets
$4 Group Ticket (10+)
$1 Youth Team Day (GoHeels.com promo code: WB18-TEAM)
$1 Admission with MBB vs. Tulane ticket

PROMOTIONS
• Kids Day: First 150 kids eat free; Face painting
• First 250 fans receive a UNC Drinkware Set
• First 400 UNC students receive an ugly Xmas Sweater T-Shirt
• Halftime: Red Panda
• Postgame Autographs

WHERE TO WATCH
Fans can watch the game on ACC Network Extra, and the ESPN app.

TUNE IN
The game is available on 97.9 FM WCHL in the Triangle. A live stream is also available worldwide on GoHeels.com.

SERIES HISTORY
Sunday marks the 23rd all-time meeting between UNC and Appalachian State. It's the third most frequent non-conference opponent the Tar Heels have played, trailing only East Carolina (27 games) and former ACC member Maryland (76). The Tar Heels have won 16 straight games over the Mountaineers going all the way back to 1977-78.

LAST TIME OUT
Janelle Bailey scored a season-high 25 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to pace North Carolina to a 90-70 victory over Hartford. The victory was No. 995 for North Carolina head coach Sylvia Hatchell, moving her within five of reaching 1,000 career victories.

Senior Jamie Cherry tossed in 19 points, junior Paris Kea added 14 points and seven assists and sophomore Taylor Koenen had 11.

A 10-0 fourth-quarter run by the Tar Heels opened up a tightly-contested affair. Bailey scored on back-to-back possessions in the spurt to lift her club over a pesky Hawks club. A 57-24 rebounding advantage led to Carolina holding a 23-4 edge in second-chance points.

KEA STATS
• Paris Kea is off to a phenomenal start to her second season with the Tar Heels, ranking fourth in the ACC at 19.4 points per game. She is also third in the ACC and 13th nationally with 7.1 assists per game.
• Kea scored 31 points against South Alabama, one shy of her career high, and are the 3rd most points scored in a game this season in the ACC.
• She also handed out a career-high 11 assists against the Jaguars to notch her second career double-double.
• Kea is among five ACC players to score 30 point in a game this season.
• Kea has either made (52) or assisted (50) on 45.7 percent (102-of-223) of Carolina's field goals thus far this season.
• She has scored in double figures in 20 straight games going back to last season.

BAILEY'S BEEN BALLING
Among ACC freshman, Janelle Bailey ranks first in the league in scoring with 16.3 points per game. She is shooting a robust 57.5 percent from the field, the 5th best average in the conference. Bailey had a season-high 25 points against Hartford, and registered 13 rebounds against the Hawks for her third double-double of her rookie season.

KOENEN'S CAREER DAY
Sophomore Taylor Koenen, a native Minnesotan, had the best game of her young career against the Golden Gophers on Wednesday by scoring a career-high 21 points and had six rebounds and six assists in playing all 40 minutes. Koenen is averaging 11.4 points and 6.6 rebounds per game, an increase of her 6.6 points and 5.1 rebounds she contributed as a freshman in 2016-17.

FASTBREAK POINTS
• UNC head coach Sylvia Hatchell is only five wins shy of 1,000 career victories.
• Carolina defeated previously unbeaten Minnesota on Wednesday, improving to 8-3 all-time in the the B1G/ACC Challenge.
• Carolina and Notre Dame are the only ACC clubs with three players among the top-20 league scorers.
• Carolina's signing class is ranked No. 17 nationally according to Blue Star Report.
• UNC is shooting 49.1 percent as a team this season, a significant increase from last season's club that averaged 41.4% from the field.
• UNC has the top-3 ACC leaders in minutes per game - Jamie Cherry (37.3), Taylor Koenen (35.9) and Paris Kea (35.1).
• Carolina has had at least four double-digit scorers in all seven games.

NEXT UP
UNC hosts Presbyterian on Tuesday at 6 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Janelle Bailey

Jamie Cherry

Paris Kea

Taylor Koenen

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