UNC Hosts NC State On Paris Kea's Senior Day

Sunday, February 24

Chapel Hill, N.C.

12:00 PM

North Carolina

NC State

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February 23, 2019 | Women's Basketball

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By: Mark Kimmel

CHAPEL HILL - Carolina hosts its final home game of the season by welcoming No. 9 NC State on Sunday at noon. The Tar Heels are 17-11 overall, 8-6 in the ACC, after their 93-78 win over Boston College on Thursday. NC State is 23-3, 10-3 in conference play. The Wolfpack topped Wake Forest, 80-46, on at home on Thursday.

GAME INFORMATION
No. 9 NC State (23-3, 10-3 ACC) at North Carolina (17-11, 8-6 ACC)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Carmichael Arena
Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019
Tip: Noon

TICKETS
• $10 Regular-Priced Tickets
• $4 Group Tickets (10+)
• $1 Youth Team Day (promo code: WB19-TEAM)

GAME PROMOTIONS
• Play4Kay
- First 600 general fans will receive a free pink t-shirt
• Fever Game
- First 450 fans will receive a free pink t-shirt
• Kids Day
- First 150 kids eat free; face painting until end of halftime
• Game Sponsor: GAA
- Giveaway of 250 Rams Horns
• Rameses' Birthday Party/Kids Club Day
- Cupcakes for Kids Club Members
• Senior Day
- Paris Kea Bobblehead Giveaway
• Postgame Autographs

WHERE TO WATCH
Fans can watch the game on ESPNU and on the ESPN app.

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 trails, 57-51. UNC snapped a four-game losing streak to the Wolfpack earlier this season with a 64-51 win in Raleigh on Feb. 3, 2019.

ACC'S OLDEST RIVALRY: Chapter No. 109
North Carolina and NC State will play for the 109th time in a series that dates back to the 1974-75 season. The Wolfpack owns a 57-51 edge in the series. However, a win today would give UNC a season sweep for first time since '14-15.

CAROLINA KNOCKS OFF NC STATE, 64-51
Stephanie Watts scored 20 points to help the Tar Heels beat the Wolfpack 64-51 on Sunday, Feb. 3, ending N.C. State's 21-game winning streak to start the season. Janelle Bailey added 16 points and 13 rebounds for the Tar Heels, who shot 39 percent and made a season-low four 3-pointers. But they scored 18 points off 14 turnovers by the Wolfpack.
Kiara Leslie had 17 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Wolfpack, who shot 30 percent.

LAST TIME OUT
Janelle Bailey scored a career-high 31 points and Paris Kea added 25 more to lead North Carolina to a 93-78 victory over Boston College on Thursday from Carmichael Arena. The win marked the 750th for head coach Sylvia Hatchell with the Tar Heels. Bailey was 12-of-18 from the field and hauled in seven rebounds, while Kea was 10-for-17 from the floor and handed out eight assists. Taylor Koenen notched her eighth career double-double with 11 points and a career-best 15 rebounds, while Shayla Bennett tossed in 12.

NCAA TOURNAMENT RESUME
Strength of Schedule: 10
RPI: 29
Record vs. the Top 50: 6-5
Key Wins in the RPI: Notre Dame (1), NC State (11), Georgia Tech (32), Rice (35), UCLA (39), Clemson (50).

SENIOR DAY CELEBRATION
• Paris Kea will play in her final game at Carmichael Arena on Sunday
• Kea's 1,521 points have come in only three seasons at UNC
• Scored 20 or more points 33 times in 86 games with Carolina
•17.7 points per game scoring average is the third highest in school history
• Kea is on track to graduate in May with a degree in psychology

CAROLINA BY THE NUMBERS IN LAST 9 GAMES (7-2 RECORD)
• Wins over No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 7 NC State
• Paris Kea has averaged 20.3 points, 5.0 assists and 4.3 rebounds per game
• Janelle Bailey: 19.3 points and 9.3 rebounds per game
• Have only committed 11.4 assists per game (13.9 for the season)

NEXT UP
UNC closes out the regular season next Sunday at Duke at noon on ESPN2.