University of North Carolina Athletics
Sunday, January 20
Coral Gables, Fla.
2:30 PM
North Carolina
at
Miami
UNC Seeks Back-To-Back Wins Sunday At Miami
January 19, 2019 | Women's Basketball
Carolina travels to Miami to play the Hurricanes on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. The Tar Heels are 10-8 overall, 1-3 in the ACC, after their 84-61 win over Wake Forest. Miami is 15-4, 3-1 in conference play. The Canes defeated Duke, 58-50, in Durham on Thursday night.
GAME INFORMATION
North Carolina (10-8, 1-3) at Miami (15-4, 3-1)
Coral Gables, Florida
Watsco Center
Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019
Tip: 2:30 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
Carolina leads 13-9. The Tar Heels are 5-4 playing in Coral Gables with their last win in Miami coming four seasons ago, 66-65, on Feb. 22, 2015. Jamie Cherry converted two free throws in the final 1.7 seconds of regulation to give UNC the victory.Â
LAST TIME OUT
Taylor Koenen matched her career high with 21 points and North Carolina won in convincing fashion, 84-61, over Wake Forest Thursday night in Chapel Hill. Koenen made 8-of-9 shots and all four of her three-point attempts to guide the Tar Heels to their first ACC victory of the season, improving to 1-3 in the ACC and 10-8 overall. All five starters scored in double figures with Stephanie Watts adding 14 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Paris Kea tossed in 12 points and both Janelle Bailey and Jocelyn Jones had 10. UNC led by 38 points, 56-18 at halftime and cruised to victory for the 64th win in program history over the Demon Deacons.Â
TAR HEEL TIDBITS
• Taylor Koenen has tied her career high with 21 points in each of the last two games against both No. 12 Syracuse and Wake Forest. The junior is averaging 14.5 points in ACC play, shooting 50.0 percent from three-point land.Â
• Janelle Bailey leads UNC in scoring (16.6, 6th in ACC) and rebounding (8.8, 5th).
• Stephanie Watts is 10th in the league with 15.3 ppg and ranks 2nd with 3.1 3FG per game.
• 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%.
MILESTONE WATCH
• Paris Kea is 14 points shy of 1,600 career points (215 scored at Vanderbilt)
• Stephanie Watts reached 1,200 career points vs. Wake Forest (1/17)
• Watts went over 500 career rebounds at Louisville (1/3)
• Taylor Koenen reached 500 career rebounds vs. Wake Forest (1/17)
• Janelle Bailey is scheduled to start her 50th straight game at Miami (1/20)
NATIONAL RANKINGS
• 19th in three-point field goals made (149)
• 21st in free throws made (254)
• 25th in free throw percentage (75.6)
• Stephanie Watts is 11th in three-point field goals made (55)
• Watts is 14th in three-point field goals attempted (146)
• Watts is 28th in three-point field goals made per game (3.06)
• Janelle Bailey is 25th in double-doubles (Eight)
NEXT UP
Carolina visits Virginia Tech on Thursday at 7 p.m. The Hokies currently sit alongside Duke, Pitt and Wake Forest as the only winless teams in the conference.
GAME INFORMATION
North Carolina (10-8, 1-3) at Miami (15-4, 3-1)
Coral Gables, Florida
Watsco Center
Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019
Tip: 2:30 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
Carolina leads 13-9. The Tar Heels are 5-4 playing in Coral Gables with their last win in Miami coming four seasons ago, 66-65, on Feb. 22, 2015. Jamie Cherry converted two free throws in the final 1.7 seconds of regulation to give UNC the victory.Â
LAST TIME OUT
Taylor Koenen matched her career high with 21 points and North Carolina won in convincing fashion, 84-61, over Wake Forest Thursday night in Chapel Hill. Koenen made 8-of-9 shots and all four of her three-point attempts to guide the Tar Heels to their first ACC victory of the season, improving to 1-3 in the ACC and 10-8 overall. All five starters scored in double figures with Stephanie Watts adding 14 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Paris Kea tossed in 12 points and both Janelle Bailey and Jocelyn Jones had 10. UNC led by 38 points, 56-18 at halftime and cruised to victory for the 64th win in program history over the Demon Deacons.Â
TAR HEEL TIDBITS
• Taylor Koenen has tied her career high with 21 points in each of the last two games against both No. 12 Syracuse and Wake Forest. The junior is averaging 14.5 points in ACC play, shooting 50.0 percent from three-point land.Â
• Janelle Bailey leads UNC in scoring (16.6, 6th in ACC) and rebounding (8.8, 5th).
• Stephanie Watts is 10th in the league with 15.3 ppg and ranks 2nd with 3.1 3FG per game.
• 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%.
MILESTONE WATCH
• Paris Kea is 14 points shy of 1,600 career points (215 scored at Vanderbilt)
• Stephanie Watts reached 1,200 career points vs. Wake Forest (1/17)
• Watts went over 500 career rebounds at Louisville (1/3)
• Taylor Koenen reached 500 career rebounds vs. Wake Forest (1/17)
• Janelle Bailey is scheduled to start her 50th straight game at Miami (1/20)
NATIONAL RANKINGS
• 19th in three-point field goals made (149)
• 21st in free throws made (254)
• 25th in free throw percentage (75.6)
• Stephanie Watts is 11th in three-point field goals made (55)
• Watts is 14th in three-point field goals attempted (146)
• Watts is 28th in three-point field goals made per game (3.06)
• Janelle Bailey is 25th in double-doubles (Eight)
NEXT UP
Carolina visits Virginia Tech on Thursday at 7 p.m. The Hokies currently sit alongside Duke, Pitt and Wake Forest as the only winless teams in the conference.
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