The North Carolina Tar Heels are back over .500 with their Sunday afternoon 86-78 win over Boston College in the Conte Forum. The team now stands at 13-12 on the season.
Redshirt junior forward Hillary Summers led UNC with a career-high 23 points and also contributed nine rebounds for a near double-double. Sophomore guard Jamie Cherry followed Summers with 21 points and 6 assists.
Senior guard N’Dea Bryant added 16 points and 6 assists, while freshmen guards Destinee Walker and Stephanie Watts pitched in with 12 points each.
This marks UNC’s first win since Jan. 7, a positive sign for the team, as they had previously lost their past seven games in a row.
The game against the Eagles marked Head Coach Sylvia Hatchell’s completion of her second suspension. Hatchell was serving a suspension sanctioned from the NCAA due to a Level III violation of rules regarding game day introduction simulations of prospects during an official visit.
The game marks five losses in a row for an also struggling Boston College team. The Eagles were led by junior guard Nicole Boudreau, who produced a career-high 26 points. Boudreau was followed by sophomore guard Kelly Hughes’ 17 points and freshman center Mariella Fasoula’s 14.
The Eagles had nine three-pointers in the first half alone, earning them a 42-36 lead entering intermission.
The game featured four ties and 10 lead changes, but it was North Carolina’s impressive third and fourth period showing that put them over the top.
After much back and forth, North Carolina gained and held onto the lead with 8:19 remaining in the fourth period off a Walker three-pointer. Usually plagued by a slow start after halftime, the Tar Heels shot a blazing 66.7 percent from the field in the second half, which cemented their win.
UNC next hosts Virginia Tech at 7 p.m. in Carmichael Arena on Thursday night.
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