UNC women's basketball team it's hard to understand. North Carolina (13-4, 2-2 ACC) beat most of its opponents with ease but struggled against ranked competition.
Resin heels entered Sunday with four straight wins but lost a 77-71 overtime decision to Stanford. UNC led by 4 points in the fourth quarter, but only scored six points in overtime.
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Coming off a 1-1 week that began with a 16-point win over California, the Tar Heels dropped to 18th in the latest rankings. USA TODAY Sports Coaches Survey.
North Carolina, down three spots from last week, finds itself sandwiched between Ole Miss (17th) and Ohio State.
UNC is a deep, defensive team based Sierra Toomey And India Nivar. The Tar Heels have four players averaging double-digit points in Toomey (11.7 ppg), Nivar (11.6), Nyla Harris (10.6) and UCLA translation by Elina Aarnisalo (10.3).
North Carolina faces tough test Our Ladyled by superstar Hannah Hidalgo on Sunday. UNC returns home Jan. 15 to host Miami (FL) and then travels to Florida January 18. Georgia Tech (Jan. 22) and Syracuse (Jan. 25) round out the month, followed by a trip to North Carolina State in February for the Tar Heels.
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North Carolina still has plenty of season left, whose head coach Courtney Banhart plays successful basketball. However, if UNC can solve the problem of beating ranked teams, there will be an increase in rankings in the future.
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This article originally appeared on Tar Heels Wire: UNC WBB ranked 18th in January 6 Coaches Poll
