Elon Phoenix at North Carolina Tar Heels
· NCAA Women's Basketball
No. 11 North Carolina women use big second half to rout Elon 71-37
The Tar Heels (2-0) extended their win streak against unranked non-conference foes in Carmichael Arena to 30 games dating to the 2019 season.
The game was close in the first half, with North Carolina needing a 7-0 run at the end of the half to take a 29-20 lead. The Tar Heels were just 10 of 33 from the field in the first half, including 1 of 14 from 3-point range.
North Carolina took the first double-digit lead of the game in the opening 10 seconds of the third quarter. The Tar Heels pulled away during a 23-4 stretch in the third for a 52-23 lead. Nivar scored six of her points in the frame and six different players scored during the run.
Elon was 3-of-10 shooting in the third with eight turnovers to fall behind.
Lanie Grant scored 11 points, and Nyla Harris, Nyla Brooks and Taliyah Henderson each scored 10 for North Carolina (2-0), which was coming off a 48-point season-opening win on Monday against North Carolina Central. Brooks scored 15 points in her collegiate debut on Monday.
LaNae’ Corbett had 10 points and six points — both team highs — for Elon (1-1).
North Carolina holds 13-1 series advantage with Elong dating to 1975. The Phoenix’s lone win in the series came in 1975 on their own court.
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- TV Channel: Phoenix vs Tar Heels 2021 College Basketball, week 1, is broadcasted on ACC Extra.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 37 - 71 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 37 - 71 |
| 4th 0:00 |  |
Elon Deadball Team Rebound. | 37 - 71 |
| 4th 0:01 | |
Ruby Willard missed Jumper. | 37 - 71 |
| 4th 0:25 | |
Tamia Watkins Steal. | 37 - 71 |
Statistics
 ELON |
UNC |
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|---|---|---|
| 15-52 | FG | 28-71 |
| 29 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 3-19 | 3PT | 4-26 |
| 16 | Three Point % | 15 |
| 4-5 | FT | 11-17 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 6 | Assists | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 19 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 27 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 27 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 28 |
| 1 | Fast Break Points | 23 |
| 14 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 17 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 34 |
Game Information
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Attendance: 3,111 | Capacity:
2025-26 Coastal Athletic Association Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston | 13-1 | - | 21-4 |
| Stony Brook | 10-3 | 2.5 | 15-11 |
| Monmouth | 10-4 | 3 | 17-8 |
| Campbell | 10-4 | 3 | 17-10 |
| Drexel | 9-4 | 3.5 | 16-8 |
| Elon | 7-6 | 5.5 | 12-13 |
| Towson | 7-7 | 6 | 14-12 |
| William & Mary | 6-7 | 6.5 | 13-11 |
| North Carolina A&T | 5-9 | 8 | 10-15 |
| Hampton | 3-10 | 9.5 | 9-16 |
| Hofstra | 3-10 | 9.5 | 5-19 |
| Northeastern | 3-11 | 10 | 7-17 |
| UNC Wilmington | 2-12 | 11 | 6-19 |
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 15-0 | - | 20-6 |
| Louisville | 14-1 | 1 | 24-4 |
| Syracuse | 11-4 | 4 | 21-5 |
| North Carolina | 11-4 | 4 | 22-6 |
| Virginia | 10-5 | 5 | 18-8 |
| NC State | 10-5 | 5 | 17-9 |
| Virginia Tech | 10-6 | 5.5 | 20-8 |
| Clemson | 9-6 | 6 | 18-9 |
| Notre Dame | 9-6 | 6 | 17-9 |
| California | 8-7 | 7 | 17-11 |
| Georgia Tech | 7-8 | 8 | 12-15 |
| Miami | 6-9 | 9 | 14-12 |
| Stanford | 5-10 | 10 | 16-12 |
| Florida State | 4-11 | 11 | 9-18 |
| Wake Forest | 3-12 | 12 | 13-14 |
| SMU | 2-13 | 13 | 9-18 |
| Pittsburgh | 1-14 | 14 | 8-20 |
| Boston College | 1-15 | 14.5 | 5-24 |