Carolina Visits #12 Syracuse Sunday Afternoon

North Carolina faces 12th ranked Syracuse on Sunday inside the Carrier Dome at 3 p.m. The game will be carried on the Regional Sports Network, including locally on Fox Sports Carolinas, and streaming on the Fox Sports Go and ESPN app.

GAME INFORMATION
North Carolina (9-7, 0-2) at #12 Syracuse (13-2, 2-0)
Syracuse, New York
Carrier Dome
Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019
Tip: 3 p.m.

WHERE TO WATCH (RSN TV Affiliates)
Fans can watch the game on the Regional Sports Network and streaming on the Fox Sports Go and ESPN app. The game will be carried locally on Fox Sports Carolinas.

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
Syracuse leads 5-4. Carolina is 1-5 against the Orange since 2013-14 when Syracuse joined the ACC. UNC is 0-2 at the Carrier Dome with losses in 2015 and '17.

LAST TIME OUT
Florida State escaped Carmichael Arena with a 64-63 victory over North Carolina last Sunday. Paris Kea led North Carolina (9-7, 0-2 ACC) with a team-high 17 points before fouling out late in the fourth quarter on a controversial charge call with the game still in the balance. Janelle Bailey added 16 points and seven rebounds, while Shayla Bennett had 15 points, including a three-pointer with 1.9 seconds left in regulation that got UNC within the final 64-63 margin. FSU dribbled out the final seconds to secure the win. Nausia Woolfolk scored a game-high 20 points for Florida State. Nicki Ekhomu had 16 points and Kiah Gillespie tossed in 14 and grabbed nine boards.

TAR HEEL TIDBITS
• UNC has lost its first two ACC games by a combined eight points, a 73-66 setback at then No. 3 Louisville on Jan. 3 and a 64-63 loss to Florida State last Sunday in Chapel Hill.
• Janelle Bailey was named ACC Player of the Week on Dec. 31 after a 30-point, 14-rebound performance last time out against Howard, tying her career high in points and notched her 8th double-double of the year.
• Bailey ranks fifth in the ACC in both scoring (17.1) and rebounding (9.3) per game.
• Stephanie Watts is 12th in the league with 15.3 ppg and ranks 2nd with 3.3 3FG per game.
• Janelle Bailey leads all ACC sophomores with 21 career double-doubles, the third highest figure among all active players in the league.
• Redshirt Junior Stephanie Watts also has 16 career double-doubles.
• Watts had 35 points and nine three-pointers versus UNCW on Dec. 5. Both figures are the best in the ACC this season.
• Watts holds the two highest single game 3-point marks at UNC. She set an ACC record with 10 against Charleston Southern (11/22/16) and had nine vs. UNCW.
• UNC is 2nd in the ACC (22nd nationally) in shooting 76.4 percent from the free throw line. The Tar Heels set a program record last season converting at 74.3%.
• Carolina is 4th in the league with 8.1 three-pointers made per game.

MILESTONE WATCH
• Paris Kea reached 1,500 career points vs. Howard (12/28)
• Stephanie Watts is 46 points shy of 1,200 career points
• Watts went over 500 career rebounds at Louisville (1/3)
• Taylor Koenen is 14 rebounds shy of 500

NATIONAL RANKINGS
• 17th in free throws made (226)
• 22nd in free throw percentage (76.4)
• 27th in three-point field goals made (130)
• Shayla Bennett is sixth in minutes played (582:00)
• Bennett is 33rd in assists (76)
• Stephanie Watts is 10th in three-point field goals made (52)
• Watts is 12th in three-point field goals attempted (131)
• Watts is 19th in three-point field goals made per game (3.25)
• Janelle Bailey is 13th in double-doubles (Eight)

NEXT UP
Carolina hosts Wake Forest on Thursday at 7 p.m. on the Regional Sports Network.

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Players Mentioned

Janelle Bailey

Shayla Bennett

Paris Kea

Taylor Koenen

Stephanie Watts

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