University of North Carolina Athletics
Tuesday, December 20
Charlotte, N.C.
7 PM
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The Tar Heels practice on Monday at the Hornets' facility.
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No. 6 WBB Set For Meeting With Michigan
December 19, 2022 | Women's Basketball
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The North Carolina women's basketball team will take on a ranked opponent for the fourth time this season when it meets No. 19 Michigan Tuesday evening in the Jumpman Invitational. Tipoff at the Spectrum Center is 7 p.m. and the game will air on ESPN2.
The inaugural event runs on Tuesday and Wednesday and includes the men's and women's teams from four Jordan Brand schools: UNC, Michigan, Florida and Oklahoma. The Oklahoma and Florida men face off on Tuesday after the UNC-Michigan women's game. On Wednesday, the UNC and Michigan men meet at 7 p.m. with the Florida and Oklahoma women's game to follow.
The Tar Heels (9-1) moved up a spot to sixth in this week's Associated Press poll, announced on Monday.
Carolina's last action was an 89-47 victory over USC Upstate on Friday. The Tar Heels have played the last three games at home, winning all three. Tuesday's game is the fourth of five in a row that UNC will play in the state.
The Tar Heels made the short trip to Charlotte on Sunday and were greeted by a wave of UNC-branded Jumpman gear. On Monday in Charlotte, UNC worked out at the Charlotte Hornets' practice facility, adjacent to the Spectrum Center. In the evening, the Tar Heels joined all of the participating teams for an event at the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
• This marks just the second time that UNC and Michigan have met in women's basketball, with the first a Carolina win in Chapel Hill in 1987.
• The Wolverines come into the matchup at 10-1, with their most recent action a 77-49 win over Appalachian State at home on Saturday.
• Four Tar Heels are averaging between 15.4 and 13.2 points per game and all rank in the ACC's top 15: Deja Kelly tied for seventh (15.4 ppg), Alyssa Ustby and Kennedy Todd-Williams tied for ninth (14.3 ppg) and Eva Hodgson 15th (13.2 ppg).
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• In a nod to Carolina's versatility, four different players have scored 20 or more points on nine occasions in the season's first 10 games. (Kennedy Todd-Williams with 20 vs. Jackson State, at Indiana, and vs. Wofford, Destiny Adams with 23 vs South Carolina State, Deja Kelly with 24 vs James Madison. 29 vs Iowa State, and 20 vs USC Upstate, and Eva Hodgson with 21 vs. Oregon and 20 vs Wofford.) A fifth, Alyssa Ustby, has reached 19 on two occasions.
• UNC has more players with multiple 20-point games (three) than any other ACC team.
• Five Tar Heels have either led the team in scoring or tied for the lead in at least one game this season.
• Eva Hodgson has hit at least one three in every game this season. She's the only UNC player to have done so.
• The Tar Heels have gotten a season-high 27 points off the bench in each of the past two games (Wofford, USC Upstate).
• UNC had been outrebounded five games in a row before beating Wofford 57-21 on the boards. Carolina's offensive rebounds total (a season-best 22) outpaced Wofford's overall rebounding total (21). The Tar Heels also had a large positive rebounding margin against USC Upstate, beating the Spartans by 17.
• UNC's 10 blocks against Iowa State were the most for a Tar Heel team since the 2017-18 season. Redshirt freshman Teonni Key had three in just 14 minutes of play. Carolina is averaging 5.3 per game, third in the ACC and tied for 17th nationally.
• Two Tar Heels rank among the ACC's top four in assist-turnover ratio. Deja Kelly is second in the ACC and ranks fifth nationally at 3.08. Eva Hodgson is fourth in the ACC and 15th in the NCAA at 2.6. As a team, UNC's assist-turnover ratio of 1.25 is second in the ACC and 22nd in the nation.
• Destiny Adams is tied for seventh ACC in blocks with 1.5 per game, despite averaging 19 minutes on the court. She's averaging 2.0 per game, which would be tied for third in the ACC, over the past five outings.
• Even after committing a season-high 21 turnovers vs. USC Upstate, UNC leads the ACC in turnover margin at +5.70.
• Eva Hodgson has handed out six assists and made four steals in each of the past two games. For the season she averages a team-best 3.9 assists and is tied for the steals lead with 1.9 per game.
• Alyssa Ustby has hit double figures in rebounds in each of the past three games, averaging 11 boards per game over that span. For the season she's at a team-best 9.1 per game.
The inaugural event runs on Tuesday and Wednesday and includes the men's and women's teams from four Jordan Brand schools: UNC, Michigan, Florida and Oklahoma. The Oklahoma and Florida men face off on Tuesday after the UNC-Michigan women's game. On Wednesday, the UNC and Michigan men meet at 7 p.m. with the Florida and Oklahoma women's game to follow.
The Tar Heels (9-1) moved up a spot to sixth in this week's Associated Press poll, announced on Monday.
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— Carolina Women's Basketball (@uncwbb) December 20, 2022
Carolina's last action was an 89-47 victory over USC Upstate on Friday. The Tar Heels have played the last three games at home, winning all three. Tuesday's game is the fourth of five in a row that UNC will play in the state.
The Tar Heels made the short trip to Charlotte on Sunday and were greeted by a wave of UNC-branded Jumpman gear. On Monday in Charlotte, UNC worked out at the Charlotte Hornets' practice facility, adjacent to the Spectrum Center. In the evening, the Tar Heels joined all of the participating teams for an event at the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
• This marks just the second time that UNC and Michigan have met in women's basketball, with the first a Carolina win in Chapel Hill in 1987.
• The Wolverines come into the matchup at 10-1, with their most recent action a 77-49 win over Appalachian State at home on Saturday.
• Four Tar Heels are averaging between 15.4 and 13.2 points per game and all rank in the ACC's top 15: Deja Kelly tied for seventh (15.4 ppg), Alyssa Ustby and Kennedy Todd-Williams tied for ninth (14.3 ppg) and Eva Hodgson 15th (13.2 ppg).
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• In a nod to Carolina's versatility, four different players have scored 20 or more points on nine occasions in the season's first 10 games. (Kennedy Todd-Williams with 20 vs. Jackson State, at Indiana, and vs. Wofford, Destiny Adams with 23 vs South Carolina State, Deja Kelly with 24 vs James Madison. 29 vs Iowa State, and 20 vs USC Upstate, and Eva Hodgson with 21 vs. Oregon and 20 vs Wofford.) A fifth, Alyssa Ustby, has reached 19 on two occasions.
• UNC has more players with multiple 20-point games (three) than any other ACC team.
• Five Tar Heels have either led the team in scoring or tied for the lead in at least one game this season.
• Eva Hodgson has hit at least one three in every game this season. She's the only UNC player to have done so.
• The Tar Heels have gotten a season-high 27 points off the bench in each of the past two games (Wofford, USC Upstate).
• UNC had been outrebounded five games in a row before beating Wofford 57-21 on the boards. Carolina's offensive rebounds total (a season-best 22) outpaced Wofford's overall rebounding total (21). The Tar Heels also had a large positive rebounding margin against USC Upstate, beating the Spartans by 17.
• UNC's 10 blocks against Iowa State were the most for a Tar Heel team since the 2017-18 season. Redshirt freshman Teonni Key had three in just 14 minutes of play. Carolina is averaging 5.3 per game, third in the ACC and tied for 17th nationally.
• Two Tar Heels rank among the ACC's top four in assist-turnover ratio. Deja Kelly is second in the ACC and ranks fifth nationally at 3.08. Eva Hodgson is fourth in the ACC and 15th in the NCAA at 2.6. As a team, UNC's assist-turnover ratio of 1.25 is second in the ACC and 22nd in the nation.
• Destiny Adams is tied for seventh ACC in blocks with 1.5 per game, despite averaging 19 minutes on the court. She's averaging 2.0 per game, which would be tied for third in the ACC, over the past five outings.
• Even after committing a season-high 21 turnovers vs. USC Upstate, UNC leads the ACC in turnover margin at +5.70.
• Eva Hodgson has handed out six assists and made four steals in each of the past two games. For the season she averages a team-best 3.9 assists and is tied for the steals lead with 1.9 per game.
• Alyssa Ustby has hit double figures in rebounds in each of the past three games, averaging 11 boards per game over that span. For the season she's at a team-best 9.1 per game.
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