CARMICHAEL ARENA/CHAPEL HILL UNC hosts archrival N.C. State in the Tar Heels’ annual Play 4 Kay game, and there’s an odd visual effect as the contest starts. Photo courtesy UNC athleticsUNC wing Tierra Ruffin-Pratt UNC (18-8, 8-5 ACC) is in all pink, while the Wolfpack (15-12, 4-9) is wearing its standard home whites with pink […]
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Wilson, Miami hold off tough Wolfpack on Beach Night
Photo by Chris BairdMyisha Goodwin-Coleman handles the ball as Miami’s Stefanie Yderstrom defends. REYNOLDS COLISEUM/RALEIGH The best way for N.C. State to look at this one is as an opportunity. It’s a big opportunity for a team that needs to generate a lot of positive attention to get on the board for an NCAA at-large […]
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Balanced effort leads Duke past Hokies but Jackson injures knee
Photo by Chris BairdRicha Jackson drives for a layup as Brittni Montgomery, left, and Alyssa Fenyn follow the play. CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM/DURHAM Duke looks to stay perfect in ACC action tonight with a game against 11th place Virginia Tech, and all indications are that that won’t be a difficult task. The Blue Devils (21-3, 12-0 […]
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Georgia Tech wins the battle of the 22s as Tar Heels drop 3rd straight
CARMICHAEL ARENA/CHAPEL HILL UNC faces yet another must-win game to hold its spot in the Top 25, and again it’s not an easy assignment. Photo courtesy UNC athleticsUNC forward Laura Broomfield The No. 22 Tar Heels (17-4, 7-4 ACC) will face No. 22 Georgia Tech (17-4, 7-4), UNC trying to break a two-game losing streak […]
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Wolfpack takes care of business against underdog Longwood
REYNOLDS COLISEUM/RALEIGH It’s not uncommon for high-level college basketball teams to schedule a “firewall” game in February, an all-but-guaranteed win over a lesser visiting team just in case there’s a need to end a losing streak. N.C. State’s is tonight. Photo courtesy NCSU athleticsState guard Erica Donovan The 14-10 Wolfpack, which has lost two straight […]
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Blue Devils demolish UNC to go to 10-0 in ACC
CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM/DURHAM It’s yet another installment in the Battle of the Blues, meaning there’s going to be a near-sellout crowd tonight. Photo courtesy Duke athletics Duke guard Tricia Liston Duke beat UNC for the ACC title last season, the rubber match of three contests in the last campaign. Each team has won each meeting […]
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Wolfpack’s road gets tougher with 55-47 home loss to Virginia
Photo by Chris BairdState’s Marissa Kastanek corrals a loose ball as Simone Egwu looks on. REYNOLDS COLISEUM/RALEIGH It was N.C. State that started a tradition of Super Bowl Sunday basketball games with a men’s contest at Maryland in 1973. And today the Wolfpack women’s team will continue it. It’s undoubtedly a big one, as the […]
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Shegog, Tar Heels hold off Wahoos to sweep season series
Photo by Chris BairdUNC’s Tierra Ruffin-Pratt drives past Virginia’s Ariana Moorer. CARMICHAEL ARENA/CHAPEL HILL UNC faces yet another must-win game to hold its spot in the Top 25. The No. 23 Tar Heels (16-5, 6-2 ACC) come into tonight’s televised game with Virginia (16-7, 4-5) looking to establish themselves more solidly in the ACC’s upper […]
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Peters, Jackson double their fun as Duke drubs Deacons
CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM/DURHAM With apologies to Warren Harding, Duke faces a return to normalcy tonight in women’s basketball with a home game against Wake Forest. Photo courtesy Duke athleticsDuke forward Haley Peters The hoopla of Monday’s contest with Connecticut — in which the Blue Devils were not intimidated but shot an icy 25 percent in […]
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Ice-cold shooting dooms Duke in another loss to Connecticut
Photo by Chris BairdUConn’s Kiah Stokes handles the ball as Elizabeth Williams defends. CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM/DURHAM Duke’s chance to make a really big splash on the national scene — at least during the regular season — is now. Tonight the No. 5 Blue Devils (17-2) host No. 3 Connecticut (19-2), which has established itself as […]
