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UNC Women’s Hoops Schedule Breakdown: NC A&T

UNC will host NC A&T on November 20.
Oct 9, 2024; Charlotte, NC, USA;  North Carolina head coach Courtney Banghart during ACC Media Days at The Hilton Charlotte Uptown. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images
Oct 9, 2024; Charlotte, NC, USA; North Carolina head coach Courtney Banghart during ACC Media Days at The Hilton Charlotte Uptown. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images | Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images

The North Carolina women's basketball team will be taking on the NC A&T Bulldogs on Thursday, November 20, at 7:00 p.m. on the road inside Corbett Sports Center. By that point, the Tar Heels would have played the following teams: NCCU, Elon, UCLA and Fairfield. North Carolina's last meeting against NC A&T ended in its favor — winning 66-47 in Greensboro, North Carolina. That game took place on November 12, 2024.

Lexi Donarski, now out of the program due to ineligibility, scored 10 points and had two rebounds and three assists. Behind Donarski on the stat sheet were Trayanna Crisp and Alyssa Utsby, who scored eight and seven points, respectively. As a team, UNC shot 24/59 from the field to go with 10/31 from beyond the arc and 8/11 from the charity stripe. It also had seven offensive rebounds and 25 defensive rebounds, too.

Courtney Banghar
Mar 28, 2025; Birmingham, AL, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Courtney Banghart talks with a referee during the Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament basketball game against the Duke Blue Devils at Legacy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Vasha Hunt-Imagn Images | Vasha Hunt-Imagn Images

For the Bulldogs, Paris Locke led the way with 15 points, eight rebounds, and one assist — nearly notching a double-double. Jordyn Dorsey added 12 points as the only other player for NC A&T to enter double-figures. Doresey also had three rebounds and three assists. Collectively, NC A&T shot 17/50 from the field goal range, 2/10 from beyond the arc, and 11/15 from the charity stripe. It had 10 offensive rebounds and 29 defensive rebounds.

The difference maker? Turnovers. The Bulldogs had 21 turnovers in comparison to North Carolina's 10, nearly cut in half.

Courtney Banghar
Nov 25, 2024; Paradise Island, Bahamas, BHS; North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Courtney Banghart reacts during the first half against the Indiana Hoosiers at the Atlantis Resort. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images | Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images

2024-2025 Season for NC A&T

The Bulldogs finished the 2024-2025 season with an overall record of 19-12, but had a conference record of 15-3. Head coach Tarrell Robinson's team went 11-3 at home, 7-8 on the road, and 1-1 on neutral courts. Besides North Carolina, some of its losses came to Southern Methodist University, Rice University, Mercer University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Campbell University, and more.

Courtney Banghart
Oct 9, 2024; Charlotte, NC, USA; North Carolina head coach Courtney Banghart during ACC Media Days at The Hilton Charlotte Uptown. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images | Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images

However, NC A&T was able to gain wins over College of Charleston, Northeastern University, William & Mary, University of Delaware, University of North Carolina Wilmington, North Carolina Central University and others.

In history, the Tar Heels are 3-0 and hold a home record of 2-0 and an away record of 1-0. The largest margin of victory came on November 21, 2000, when North Carolina won convincingly, 101-33. UNC has scored a total of 269 points, averaging 86 per contest.

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Jeremiah Artacho
JEREMIAH ARTACHO

Jeremiah Artacho graduated from DTCC with an associate's degree in journalism and attends UNC now, where he is pursuing his bachelor's in journalism. He brings tremendous experience covering the Tar Heels to his new role as North Carolina Tar Heels Associate Beat Writer on SI.

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