University of North Carolina Athletics
Tar Heels On The Road At #20 'Cuse
February 11, 2017 | Women's Basketball
GAME INFORMATION
North Carolina (13-11, 2-9) at No. 20 Syracuse (17-8, 8-4)
Syracuse, New York
Carrier Dome
Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017
Tip: 3 p.m.
WHERE TO WATCH
The game can be seen on ACC Network Extra or ESPN3, and the WatchESPN app.
TUNE IN
The game is available on 97.9 FM WCHL in the Triangle. A live stream is also available world wide on GoHeels.com.
SERIES HISTORY
Carolina is 4-2 all-time against the Orange, and earned a 77-73 win last season in Chapel Hill.
LAST MEETING
Carolina notched its biggest win of the 2015-16 season, its sixth victory in a row, with a come-from-behind 77-73 victory over Syracuse on Jan. 7, 2016, from Carmichael Arena. Stephanie Watts nearly had the first triple-double in program history with 22 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists. Jamie Cherry had 15 points and a career-high nine assists, while Destinee Walker had 17 points for the Tar Heels.
LAST TIME OUT
Kelly Hughes scored 24 points and Boston College made a program-record 15 three-pointers in an 88-77 victory over North Carolina on Thursday night. The Eagles shot 63 percent from beyond the arc, making 15 of its 24 attempts, and held a 49-31 rebounding margin in the game.
North Carolina was paced by Jamie Cherry's career-high 31 points and six assists, while Paris Kea poured in 22 points and grabbed six rebounds. Stephanie Watts had 12.
CAROLINA FAST-BREAK POINTS
• Jamie Cherry scored a career-high 31 points against Boston College on Thursday night.
• Jamie Cherry and Paris Kea have led the Tar Heels in scoring over the last three weeks. Cherry is pouring in 24.5 ppg over the last four games, while Kea is dropping 21.5 points in the last six games.
• UNC is regarded as the youngest team in the nation with 8 freshmen, 3 sophomores, 1 junior & 1 senior.
• UNC recruit Janelle Bailey (Charlotte, N.C.) was selected for the 2017 McDonald's All-American Game. She averages 24.4 points and 12.6 rebounds for Providence Day School.
• North Carolina is 9-0 this season when limiting opponents to 60 points or less.
• Stephanie Watts has made 78 three-pointers thus far this season, leading the ACC with 3.3 made per game. The UNC record is 107 3-pointers set by Ivory Latta in the 2006-07 campaign.
• Jamie Cherry is 23rd in ACC history with a 80.6 career FT shooting percentage.
• Seven Tar Heels - Jamie Cherry, Hillary Fuller, Paris Kea, Taylor Koenen, Emily Sullivan, Destinee Walker and Stephanie Watts - have scored in double figures this season.
• Cherry, Kea and Watts have each scored at least 30 points in a game this season.
• Stephanie Watts is tied for fourth in the ACC with nine double-doubles. She has 16 in her two seasons with the Tar Heels.
• Carolina ranks 2nd in the ACC by averaging 8.2 3FG per game.
NEXT UP
Carolina hosts Georgia Tech on Thursday at 7 p.m. on ACC Sports Extra and the WatchESPN app.
