Sophomore guard Reniya Kelly was shut down in the second half and UNC turned to a more balanced scoring attack down the stretch.

North Carolina women’s basketball has moved up a spot in the AP top 25 rankings and has a huge rivalry game coming up this weekend. But first, they’ll have

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The No. 12 UNC women’s basketball (22-4, 10-3 ACC) eked out a win against Virginia Tech (16-9, 7-7 ACC), 67-62, on Thursday night at Carmichael Arena.

Stanford women’s basketball fell just short in a 69-67 thriller against No. 15 UNC, despite Nunu Agara’s double-double and a strong fourth-quarter comeback effort.

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The Tar Heels have lost three straight road stops due to a lack of offensive consistency, putting up scores of 70, 66, and 65 points in that span. On the season, North Carolina sees its scoring drop almost 10 points when playing the role of visitor (76.8 points per road game).

Watch the Game Highlights from North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Virginia Tech Hokies

Carys Baker Carys Baker had it going from everywhere on the court today with only one missed shot and a big second half. She got it going in the second half,