WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2020-21 GAME NOTES » 1994 National Champions » Eight-Time ACC Champions ALL-TIME SERIES UNC trails 3-7 THE MATCHUP: Jan. 28, 2021 LAST MEETING SCHEDULE/RESULTS Louisville won 74-67 in 8-5 OVERALL, 3-5 ACC Chapel Hill on Jan. 19, 8-2 HOME • 0-3 AWAY • 0-0 NEUTRAL North Carolina (8-5, 3-5 ACC) 2020 Head Coach: Courtney Banghart (Dartmouth, 2000) Career Record: 278-122 (14th season) GAME COVERAGE Record at North Carolina: 24-19 (Second season) Date Opponent Time/Result TV: ACCN Nov. 25 Radford (ACCNX) W, 90-61 • Jenn Hildreth, Debbie Antonelli Nov. 28 UNCG (ACCNX) W, 96-35 Radio: Tar Heel Sports #1 Louisville (15-0, 8-0 ACC) Network Nov. 29 High Point (ACCNX) W, 95-70 Head Coach: Jeff Walz (Northern Kentucky, 1995) WCHL 97.9/1360 Dec. 3 S.C. State (ACCNX) W, 98-28 Career Record: 374-104 (14th season) • Matt Krause Record at Louisville: Same Dec. 6 Charlotte (ACCN) W, 81-75 Dec. 10 At Wake Forest (ACCN) L, 57-54 Dec. 14 At Miami (ACCN) L, 67-63 TIPPING OFF BY THE NUMBERS • With four three-pointers against Notre Dame, Dec. 17 #18 Syracuse (ACCN) W, 92-68 » Statistical categories in Stephanie Watts moved into second place on which UNC ranks in the top 20 Dec. 20 Wake Forest (ACCNX) W, 77-74 OT UNC’s career list with a total of 252 as a Tar nationally: rebounding av. (5), Heel. She passed Coretta Brown, who had 251 Jan. 10 Miami (RSN) L, 69-59 reb. margin (17), def. rebs (13) between 2000-03, and now trails only Ivory and off. rebs (20) Jan. 14 Virginia Tech (ACCN) L, 66-54 Latta (345). 4 Jan. 19 At #23 Syracuse (ACCN) L, 88-76 • UNC has averaged 20.5 assists over the past two games, up from 13.2 over the previous six. » Starting lineups for the Tar Jan. 24 Notre Dame (ESPNU) W, 78-73 • UNC’s five freshmen have accounted for Heels in this season’s 13 Jan. 28 At #1 Louisville (ACCN) 8 PM 47.9 percent of the team’s minutes played, games. Bailey and Kelly are 45.7 percent of the team’s points, 44.8 percent the only constants to have Jan. 31 At Virginia Tech (ACCN) 4 PM of rebounds and 50.1 percent of assists. 5 started every game. Feb. 4 Florida State (ACCNX) 6 PM • Of Carolina’s 86 three-pointers this season, only three have been made by players active Feb. 7 NC State (ACCN) 2 PM » Career double-doubles for for the Tar Heels in 2019-20. (Bailey is 3-19.) Janelle Bailey. That figure Feb. 11 Boston College (ACCNX) 6 PM • This week’s #EducateAndActivate focus for ranks third among all active Feb. 14 At Pittsburgh (ACCNX) 2 PM the Tar Heels is front line worker appreciation. NCAA Division I players. Please see page 5 of the notes and the WBB 40 Feb. 18 At Clemson (ACCNX) 7 PM page at GoHeels.com for more info. Feb. 21 At NC State (ESPN2) Noon Feb. 25 Georgia Tech (ACCNX) 6 PM TAR HEEL ROSTER Feb. 28 At Virginia Tech 2 PM # Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School/College) 0 Alexandra Zelaya F 6-4 Fr. Goodyear, Ariz. (Millennium) ACC Tournament (Greensboro, N.C.) March 3-7 Greensboro Coliseum 1 Alyssa Ustby G 6-1 Fr. Rochester, Minn. (Lourdes) 2 Petra Holešínská G 5-10 Gr. Vracov, Czech Republic (Sportovni Gymnazium Ludvika Danka /Univ. of Illinois) BOLD home game at Carmichael Arena * ACC game 3 Kennedy Todd-Williams G 5-11 Fr. Jacksonville, N.C. (Jacksonville) ( ) denotes television network 5 Stephanie Watts G 5-11 Gr. Wesley Chapel, N.C. (Weddington / Univ. of Southern California) All times Eastern and subject to change 11 Ariel Young G 6-1 R-So. Tallahassee, Fla. (Lincoln / Univ. of Michigan) Rankings are AP poll at time of game 21 Malu Tshitenge F 6-3 So. Germantown,Md. (St. John’s College) 25 Deja Kelly G 5-8 Fr. San Antonio, Texas (Duncanville) 30 Jaelynn Murray F 6-2 R-Jr. Columbia, S.C. (Dreher) 31 Anya Poole F 6-2 Fr. Raleigh, N.C. (Southeast Raleigh) 44 Janelle Bailey C 6-4 Sr. Charlotte, N.C. (Providence Day School) Staff Head Coach: Courtney Banghart UNC Athletic Communications Women’s Basketball Contact: Dana Gelin Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: Carrie Moore [email protected], 919-455-8289 Assistant Coaches: Joanne Aluka-White, Adrian Walters Director of Operations: Meghin Williams-Banx FOLLOW @UNCWBB Director of Player Personnel, Development and Recruiting Operations: Jackie Manuel Director of Scouting and Video Operations: Chris Leazier Director of Outreach, Alumni and Administration: Tori Niemann Volunteer Graduate Assistant Coach: Liz Roberts #GoHeels GAME 14 » vs LOUISVILLE » JAN. 28, 2021 Tar Heels were beaten on the The Rivalry Series vs. Louisville: UNC trails 3-7 The Tar Heels and Cardinals boards in two in a row, but Head-to-Head 1984-85 W 86 71 (N) are meeting for the 11th time in bounced back to outrebound 77.9 (3) Scoring Av. 82.7 (1) a series that dates back to the 1996-97 W 72 67 (N) Notre Dame 42-38. They rank .419 (8) FG % .483 (2) 1984-85 season. UNC won the 2007-08 W 78 74 (N) in the top 20 in NCAA DI .304 (11) 3FG % .358 (4) first three matchups, all at neutral in rebounds per game (5th), .690 (9) FT % .789 (1) 2014-15 L 63 71 (A) sites, and UL has won seven in a defensive rebounds (13th), L (ot) 75 77 (N) row since then. 47.1 (2) RPG 41.4 (7) rebounding margin (17th) and • Louisville has won all six 16.5 (2) APG 16.4 (3) 2015-16 L 60 78 (H) offensive rebounds (20th). ACC matchups between the two 6.9 (10) SPG 8.0 (4) 2016-17 L 57 87 (A) • UNC is the only school 3.9 (7) BPG 5.4 (2) in the ACC with two ACC teams, dating back to the 2014- 2017-18 L 57 67 (H) 15 season. 63.9 (5) Scoring Defense 60.3 (2) Freshman of the Year honorees 2018-19 L 66 73 (A) • UNC’s last trip to Louisville .347 (2) FG% Defense .364 (4) on its roster (and often on the was Jan. 3, 2019, and the .318 (11) 3FG% Defense .243 (1) 2019-20 L 67 74 (H) court together) – Stephanie Cardinals won that game 73-66. 6.6 (9) 3FG Per Game 7.9 (3) Watts won in 2016 and Janelle Current Tar Heels Janelle Bailey 14.0 (4) Scoring Margin 22.5 (1) Bailey in 2018. and Stephanie Watts played 40 10.7 (2) Reb. Margin 7.5 (5) • The Tar Heels rank in the ACC’s top three in seven statistical minutes each in that game and 1.23 (2) Assist/TO Ratio 1.27 (1) categories: Second in rebounds per game, rebounding margin, field goal shared the scoring lead with 16 2.3 (T3) Turnover Margin 3.3 (1) percentage defense, assists and assist/turnover ratio; and third in scoring and turnover margin. points a piece. (ACC ranking in parentheses, through games • UL has won each of the last of 1/26/20) • UNC’s 76 points at Syracuse marked the highest score in a loss this two games by a margin of seven season and the Orange’s 88 points marked the highest scoring total the points. Tar Heels have allowed. The Tar Heels have given up that many points just one other time under coach Courtney Banghart, in a 93-75 loss at BC last season. Scouting Louisville • With a season-high 15 rebounds against Miami on Jan. 10, Janelle The Cardinals are 15-0 overall and 8-0 in ACC play following a 79-76 Bailey became the 10th player in program history with 1,500 points and win over Miami on Tuesday afternoon. The team is ranked No. 1 nationally 900 rebounds. (She now has 1,589 points and 921 rebounds.) Should she for the first time in program history. reach 1,000 career rebounds, she’ll be the sixth player in UNC history with Senior guard Dana Evans, the reigning ACC Player of the Week, leads 1,500 points and 1,000 boards. Louisville and the conference in scoring with 19.9 points per game. • In ACC games only, Bailey is eighth in the conference in scoring (16.5 Freshman Hailey Van Lith is second on the team in scoring 12.4 points ppg) and ninth in rebounding (8.63). On the season, she’s averaging 14.7 per game and classmate Olivia Cochran is at 11.9. Redshirt junior Kianna points (14th) and 8.2 rebounds (8th). Smith adds 11.5. Cochran is the team’s top rebounder with 6.4 boards per • UNC has not had a triple-double in program history, but twice this game. season a player has come within one assist: Against S.C. State on Dec. 3, Kennedy Todd-Williams had 14 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists Notable Numbers in only 21 minutes of play. Against Notre Dame, Stephanie Watts had 25 • Three current Tar Heels have played more than 100 career games. points, 12 rebounds and nine assists. The Louisville game will be the 104th for Janelle Bailey and the 102nd for • Showing they’re more than just shooters, both of UNC’s grad student both Petra Holešínská and Stephanie Watts. guards have established new career highs in assists this season, Petra • After outrebounding their opponent in each of the first 10 games,the Holešínská with seven against South Carolina State and Stephanie Watts Courtney Banghart Banghart Year-By-Year Head Coach • Second Season at UNC Princeton The 2020-21 season is the second at UNC for head coach Courtney Banghart.