University of North Carolina Athletics
UNC Tangles With BC On Thursday
February 8, 2017 | Women's Basketball
GAME INFORMATION
North Carolina (13-10, 2-8) vs. Boston College (8-16, 1-10)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Carmichael Arena
Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017
Tip: 5:30 p.m.
TICKETS
$7 Regular Price Tickets
$4 Group Ticket (10+)
$1 Youth Team Day (GoHeels.com promo code: WB17-TEAM)
PROMOTIONS (BOGO Thursdays)
• Buy One, Get One Deals on Hot Dogs and Drinks
• Halftime Performance - SkipSations! Jump Rope team
WHERE TO WATCH
Fans can watch the game 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 12-1 all-time against Boston College and has won eight in a row in the series dating back to 2010-11. The lone setback was a 69-62 defeat in Chapel Hill in 2010.
LAST MEETING
Hillary Summers scored a career-high 23 points in an 86-78 victory at Boston College on Feb. 7, 2016. Summers' career day featured an 11-of-12 performance from the field and nine rebounds. Jamie Cherry had 21 points and six assists. The sophomore guard also went 13-of-16 from the free throw line, including making all six of her attempts in the final 87 seconds.
LAST TIME OUT
Aliyah Collier scored 27 points to lead Clemson to a come-from-behind, 78-67, victory over North Carolina on Sunday. Carolina led by double figure throughout the first half and had a 42-31 lead at halftime. However, the Tar Heels shot 31.4 percent and made only two 3-pointers in the second half to allow Clemson back in the game.
The Tigers used a 48-22 edge in paint points to climb over the Tar Heels, registering their second ACC win of the season. Clemson took its first lead with 4:20 left in regulation and proceeded to out score UNC 16-6 the rest of the way.
FASTBREAK POINTS
• UNC is regarded as the youngest team in the nation with 8 freshmen, 3 sophomores, 1 junior & 1 senior.
• Jamie Cherry and Paris Kea have led the Tar Heels in scoring over the last two weeks. Cherry is pouring in 22.3 ppg over the last three games, while Kea is dropping 21.7 points in the last four games.
• Paris Kea is averaging 22.7 points and 5.3 rebounds over the last three games, while shooting 66 percent (31-of-47) from the field.
• 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 76 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.
• Carolina ranks 2nd in the ACC by averaging 8.1 3FG per game.
NEXT UP
Carolina visits No. 20 Syracuse on Sunday at 3 p.m. The game will be carried on the Regional Sports Network and streamed on the WatchESPN app.
