CHAPEL HILL – The No. 11 UNC women’s basketball team is south of the border with three games in the Cancun Challenge on tap.

The action begins Thursday for the 4-1 Tar Heels against the Arkansas State Wildcats. UNC is riding a three-game winning streak in which it’s outscored its opponents by 40 or more in the last two games.

The Sun Belt’s Red Wolves hold the same record with both teams losing to Tennessee teams: Carolina dropped its lone loss to No. 4 Tennessee while ArkansasState fell to Tennessee-Martin.

Tipoff between the Tar Heels and the Red Wolves is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Eastern. You can hear all the action on WCHL immediately following a shortened edition of the Afternoon News with Aaron Keck.