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Old Dominion
Late Run Carries Tar Heels Past Old Dominion, 95-85
December 2, 2001 | Women's Basketball
Dec 2, 2001
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NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - Senior guard Nikki Teasley scored the last 10 points in a late 14-4 run, and No. 24 North Carolina pulled away to beat 17th-ranked Old Dominion 95-85 Sunday.
Teasley finished with 27 points and junior guard Coretta Brown added 24 and eight rebounds for North Carolina (7-1). The scoring totals were season-highs for both players.
Okiesha Howard led the Lady Monarchs (2-3) with 18 points, Lucienne Berthieu added 16 with seven rebounds and Tiffany Thompson had 11 points and 10 rebounds.
The Tar Heels led most of the way until Sharron Francis hit two free throws to give Old Dominion a 76-75 edge with 6:18 remaining. Layups by Brown and Chrystal Baptist restored North Carolina's lead, and then Teasley took over.
She made a layup and two free throws to give the Tar Heels an 83-76 lead, followed two free throws by Berthieu with a jumper and followed two more free throws by Berthieu with two free throws and a layup.
That gave North Carolina an 89-80 lead with 1:19 to play.
"We knew this game would be a battle," UNC coach Sylvia Hatchell said. "ODU beat us on the boards, but we did some nice things when we needed to. It's big for us to beat a higher-ranked team on the road."
UNC won for this first time this season after being outrebounded. ODU finished the game with 46 boards to Carolina's 38.
The Tar Heels return to action Wednesday when they host Wake Forest for their Atlantic Coast Conference opener. Tipoff is 7 p.m. at Carmichael Auditorium.
