University of North Carolina Athletics
Tuesday, December 18
Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Myrtle Beach Convention Center)
8:30 P.M.
North Carolina
vs
Rice
Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati
Carolina To Face Rice, Auburn In Myrtle Beach
December 17, 2018 | Women's Basketball
North Carolina takes its annual trip to Myrtle Beach for the 25th-straight year for a pair of games at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. The Tar Heels face Rice on Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. and Auburn on Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
WHERE TO WATCH
Fans can watch the Auburn game on Stadium Network.Â
TUNE IN
Catch the Tar Heel Sports Network call with Matt Krause on GoHeels.com, the GoHeels app, as well as TuneIn.com and the TuneIn app (search "Tar Heel Sports Network"). Locally, the game can be heard on WCHL 97.9 FM and 1360 AM
SERIES HISTORY
Rice: Carolina leads 1-0. LaQuanda Barksdale scored seven of her 27 points during a decisive 15-0 first-half run Monday night as the Tar Heels overpowered upstart Rice 83-50 in a second-round NCAA West Regional game on March 20, 2000 in Santa Barbara, Calif.Â
Auburn: Carolina trails 3-0. The Tigers have won all three previous matchups; 90-76 at Auburn on Dec. 18, 1982, 90-67 at the Sunshine Classic in Lake Mary, Fla., on Nov. 30, 1985 and most recently 69-55 at the Big Four Classic in Greensboro, N.C., on Dec. 30, 1995.Â
LAST TIME OUT
Janelle Bailey notched a double-double and North Carolina head coach Sylvia Hatchell become the Atlantic Coast Conference's all-time wins leader in women's basketball with an 83-62 victory over UNCG last Friday night from Carmichael Arena. Hatchell, in her 33rd season at Carolina, passes former Virginia head coach Debbie Ryan with her 740th victory. Hatchell is 740-314 at UNC.
Bailey's third-straight double-double (sixth of the season) set the tone for Carolina's dominance in the paint all game long. The Heels enjoyed a 42-20 edge in paint points and 42-33 in total rebounding. Stephanie Watts added 19 points for North Carolina (7-4) to go along with Bailey's 23 points and 10 rebounds. Taylor Koenen hauled in 10 boards to go with her six points.
TAR HEEL TIDBITS
• Carolina is 29-6 all-time playing in Myrtle Beach.
• Last year, head coach Sylvia Hatchell won her 1,000th career game on Dec. 19, 2017 with a 79-63 victory over Grambling State at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center.Â
• Janelle Bailey is tied for the ACC lead with six double-doubles this season. She has scored in double figures in 22 consecutive games.Â
• Stephanie Watts is averaged 22.7 points and shooting 46.9 percent (30-64) from three-point land over the last six games.
• UNC is 2nd in the ACC (22nd nationally) in shooting 76.6 percent from the free throw line. The Tar Heels set a program record last season converting at 74.3%.
• Carolina is also 2nd in the league with 8.5 three-pointers per game.
• Paris Kea is 22 points shy of 1,500 career points (215 came at Vanderbilt)
NEXT UP
Carolina takes on Howard in its final non-conference game of the season on Dec. 28 at 2 p.m.
WHERE TO WATCH
Fans can watch the Auburn game on Stadium Network.Â
TUNE IN
Catch the Tar Heel Sports Network call with Matt Krause on GoHeels.com, the GoHeels app, as well as TuneIn.com and the TuneIn app (search "Tar Heel Sports Network"). Locally, the game can be heard on WCHL 97.9 FM and 1360 AM
SERIES HISTORY
Rice: Carolina leads 1-0. LaQuanda Barksdale scored seven of her 27 points during a decisive 15-0 first-half run Monday night as the Tar Heels overpowered upstart Rice 83-50 in a second-round NCAA West Regional game on March 20, 2000 in Santa Barbara, Calif.Â
Auburn: Carolina trails 3-0. The Tigers have won all three previous matchups; 90-76 at Auburn on Dec. 18, 1982, 90-67 at the Sunshine Classic in Lake Mary, Fla., on Nov. 30, 1985 and most recently 69-55 at the Big Four Classic in Greensboro, N.C., on Dec. 30, 1995.Â
LAST TIME OUT
Janelle Bailey notched a double-double and North Carolina head coach Sylvia Hatchell become the Atlantic Coast Conference's all-time wins leader in women's basketball with an 83-62 victory over UNCG last Friday night from Carmichael Arena. Hatchell, in her 33rd season at Carolina, passes former Virginia head coach Debbie Ryan with her 740th victory. Hatchell is 740-314 at UNC.
Bailey's third-straight double-double (sixth of the season) set the tone for Carolina's dominance in the paint all game long. The Heels enjoyed a 42-20 edge in paint points and 42-33 in total rebounding. Stephanie Watts added 19 points for North Carolina (7-4) to go along with Bailey's 23 points and 10 rebounds. Taylor Koenen hauled in 10 boards to go with her six points.
TAR HEEL TIDBITS
• Carolina is 29-6 all-time playing in Myrtle Beach.
• Last year, head coach Sylvia Hatchell won her 1,000th career game on Dec. 19, 2017 with a 79-63 victory over Grambling State at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center.Â
• Janelle Bailey is tied for the ACC lead with six double-doubles this season. She has scored in double figures in 22 consecutive games.Â
• Stephanie Watts is averaged 22.7 points and shooting 46.9 percent (30-64) from three-point land over the last six games.
• UNC is 2nd in the ACC (22nd nationally) in shooting 76.6 percent from the free throw line. The Tar Heels set a program record last season converting at 74.3%.
• Carolina is also 2nd in the league with 8.5 three-pointers per game.
• Paris Kea is 22 points shy of 1,500 career points (215 came at Vanderbilt)
NEXT UP
Carolina takes on Howard in its final non-conference game of the season on Dec. 28 at 2 p.m.
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