UNC Women's Basketball

Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Women's Basketball.

Tar Heels' season comes to disheartening end after Maria Gakdeng’s injury, long scoring droughts

Scoring droughts that had been too common all season and the inability to hit the defensive boards down the stretch meant a sudden end to the UNC Women's Basketball season and a frustrating, painful finish to senior center Maria Gakdeng’s college career. After UNC led by 11 points early, No. 2-seed Duke took control and eased to a 47–38 victory. (Tar Heel Tribune)

UNC Women's Basketball Post-Sweet 16 Videos and Transcripts

Video and complete transcript from UNC Women's Basketball's postgame press conference in Birmingham, Alabama with Coach Courtney Banghart, Lexi Donarski, and Alyssa Ustby, after the Tar Heels’ 47-38 loss to Duke on Friday in the Sweet 16, as well as video of interviews in the locker room with Maria Gakdeng, Indya Nivar, and Reniya Kelly. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Box Score: UNC Women's Basketball 38, Duke 47

View the complete box score from the No. 3 seed North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team's 47-38 loss to the No. 2 seed Duke Blue Devils in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 on Friday in Birmingham, Alabama. (View Box Score)

UNC Women's Basketball Falls To Duke In Sweet 16

Oluchi Okananwa recorded her third double-double of the season to lead ACC Tournament champion Duke past North Carolina 47-38 Friday and into the Elite 8 of the women’s NCAA Tournament. Fifth-year senior Alyssa Ustby had nine points on 3 of 10 shooting for the Tar Heels, who fell short in their attempt to advance to their first Elite 8 since 2014. (Associated Press)

UNC Women's Basketball Meets Duke In Sweet 16 Rivalry Clash Friday - Pregame Notes

The rivalry continues, as No. 3 seeded North Carolina faces off against No. 2 seed Duke in the Sweet 16 of the 2025 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament on Friday afternoon. The storied rivalry meets for the first time in the NCAA Tournament at 2:30 ET on ESPN. UNC looks for its second win this season over the Blue Devils and its eighth trip to the Elite 8. (GoHeels.com)

North Carolina Women’s Basketball Opponent Breakdown: Duke

No. 3 seed North Carolina Women's Basketball will face a familiar opponent in the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 on Friday afternoon at 2:30 ET: No. 2 seed Duke, which defeated No. 15 Lehigh and No. 10 Oregon to reach the regional semifinals. The Blue Devils are 28-7 this season and finished 14-4 in ACC play. Here’s a quick breakdown of Duke: (Chapelboro.com)

North Carolina vs. Duke women's basketball matchup in NCAA tournament 'great for the sport'

A half-century-old rivalry between two of the biggest brand names in college sports -- North Carolina and Duke -- will have its highest-stakes game ever in the NCAA women's basketball Sweet 16 on Friday. The matchup in the Birmingham Regional 2 semifinals (2:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) will be the first between the two powers in an NCAA tournament game. (ESPN.com)

Chansky’s Notebook: Happening Again

It’s not exactly 2022, but it’s kinda close. North Carolina and Duke faced each other for the first time in the NCAA Tournament three years ago. It is happening again this afternoon with their women’s teams. They split the regular-season games, but the Blue Devils won the most recent game when UNC played without Alyssa Ustby and Reniya Kelly. (Chapelboro.com)

Carolina Insider Podcast: Men's basketball season ends; Portal season; Reniya Kelly joins

The UNC men's basketball season came to a disappointing, but familiar end in the NCAA Tournament (5:15), which means it's now Transfer Portal season for the Tar Heels (27:01). Reniya Kelly from the women's basketball team discusses the Tar Heels in the Sweet 16 (47:42). Plus: Carolina Baseball's near no-hitter (1:02:27). (Listen To Podcast)

UNC women's basketball star Alyssa Ustby is trying every other Tar Heels sport

In 2022, Alyssa Ustby began trying another sport for a day, then posting videos on Instagram. She asks her fellow UNC athletes to showcase their skills in their respective sports. Then, she mimics them herself — or at least tries to. Ustby has done this with 15 different teams, and has scheduled times to test her skills on UNC's baseball field and track. (USA Today)

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