UNC Opens ACC Play At #3 Louisville

Thursday, January 3

Louisville, KY

7:00 PM

North Carolina

Louisville

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

January 2, 2019 | Women's Basketball

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By: Mark Kimmel

North Carolina begins Atlantic Coast Conference play on the road for the third-straight year by visiting No. 3 Louisville on Thursday for a 7 p.m. tip off at KFC Yum! Center.

GAME INFORMATION
North Carolina (9-5) at #3 Louisville (12-0)
Louisville, Kentucky
KFC Yum! Center
Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019
Tip: 7 p.m.

WHERE TO WATCH
Fans can watch the game on ACC Network Extra and the ESPN app.

TUNE IN
Catch the Tar Heel Sports Network call with Matt Krause on GoHeels.com, the GoHeels app, as well as TuneIn.com and the TuneIn app (search "Tar Heel Sports Network"). Locally, the game can be heard on WCHL 97.9 FM and 1360 AM

SERIES HISTORY
Louisville leads 5-3. Since the Cardinals joined the ACC back in the 2014-15 season, the Tar Heels are winless in five games against Louisville. The two clubs have played once each year during the regular season and also played a thrilling ACC Championship quarterfinal in 2015 that went to the Cardinals, 77-75 in overtime. Last year, the fourth-ranked Cardinals pulled away late to rally past Carolina 67-57 on Feb. 18, 2018 in Chapel Hill. Asia Durr scored 19 points for UofL, while Janelle Bailey scored 20 for the Tar Heels.

LAST TIME OUT
Sophomore Janelle Bailey tied a career high with 30 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to help lead North Carolina to an 85-63 victory over Howard on Friday, Dec. 28 from Carmichael Arena. North Carolina (9-5) won its final non-conference game of the season thanks to Bailey's eighth double-double of the year, one shy of the Atlantic Coast Conference lead. Shayla Bennett had 12 points and six assists, Taylor Koenen added 11 points and eight rebounds and Jocelyn Jones chipped in 10 points off the bench. Senior Paris Kea reached 1,500 career points with a late bucket in the fourth quarter.

TAR HEEL TIDBITS
• Janelle Bailey was named ACC Player of the Week on Monday after a 30-point, 14-rebound performance last time out against Howard, tying her career high in points and notched her 8th double-double of the year.
• Bailey ranks fifth in the ACC in both scoring (17.2) and rebounding (9.4) per game.
• Stephanie Watts is 10th in the league with 15.8 ppg and averages a league-leading 3.4 3FG per game.
• Shayla Bennett has handed out an average of 7.8 assists over the last five games and ranks third in the ACC with 5.3 helpers per outing.

NEXT UP
Carolina hosts Florida State on Sunday at 1 p.m.