2007–08 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team

2007–08 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball
2007–08 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball
ACC Regular Season and Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
Record	33–3 (14–0 ACC)
Head coach	Sylvia Hatchell;
Assistant coaches	Andrew Calder; Tracey Williams-Johnson; Charlotte Smith;
Home arena	Carmichael Auditorium
	Seasons ← 2006–07 2008–09 →

Roster

Name ^[1]	#	Height	Position	Year	Home Town
Erlana Larkins	2	6-1	Forward	Senior	Riviera Beach, FL
Trinity Bursey	3	5-10	Forward	Sophomore	Sanford, NC
Laura Barry	4	5-8	Guard	Senior	Cary, NC
Rebecca Gray	5	5-10	Guard	Freshman	Georgetown, KY
Alex Miller	11	5-6	Guard	Senior	Durham, NC
Heather Claytor	14	5-8	Guard	Junior	Grottoes, VA
Iman McFarland	21	6-3	Forward	Junior	Temple Hills, MD
Cetera DeGraffenreid	22	5-4	Guard	Freshman	Cullowhee, NC
Meghan Austin	24	5-7	Guard	Senior	Lynchburg, VA
LaToya Pringle	30	6-3	Forward / Center	Senior	Fayetteville, NC
Rashanda McCants	32	6-1	Guard / Forward	Junior	Asheville, NC
Martina Wood	34	6-2	Forward / Center	Redshirt Sophomore	Charlotte, NC
Italee Lucas	50	5-8	Guard	Freshman	Las Vegas, NV
Jessica Breland	51	6-3	Forward	Sophomore	Kelford, NC

Schedule and Results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
October 31* 7:00 p.m.		Premier Players Exhibition	W 102-75		Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
November 6* 7:00 p.m.	No. 7	China Exhibition	W 70-68		Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
November 9* 8:30 p.m.	No. 7	North Carolina Central	W 109-32	1-0	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
November 11* 2:30 p.m., ESPN	No. 7	No. 12 Arizona State State Farm Women's Tip-Off Classic	W 75-60	2-0	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
November 13* 7:00 p.m.	No. 6	Elon	W 98-53	3-0	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
November 16* 7:00 p.m.	No. 6	Coppin State Women's National Invitation Tournament	W 92-63	4-0	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
November 18* 2:00 p.m.	No. 6	Syracuse Women's National Invitation Tournament	W 97-72	5-0	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
November 19* 7:00 p.m.	No. 6	Georgia State	W 99-64	6-0	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
November 25* 2:00 p.m.	No. 6	Furman	W 77-36	7-0	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
November 27* 7:00 p.m.	No. 4	College of Charleston	W 102-58	8-0	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
November 29* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 4	Purdue ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 90-72	9-0	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
December 2* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 4	at No. 1 Tennessee	L 79-83	9-1	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
December 9* 2:00 p.m.	No. 4	Wofford	W 102-42	10-1	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
December 17* 7:00 p.m.	No. 3	at Coastal Carolina	W 82-58	11-1	Kimbel Arena Conway, SC
December 20* 7:30 p.m.	No. 3	vs. Western Kentucky	W 93-60	12-1	Myrtle Beach Convention Center Myrtle Beach, SC
December 30* 2:00 p.m.	No. 4	Liberty	W 88-67	13-1	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
January 5 4:00 p.m., FSN South	No. 4	Georgia Tech	W 99-78	14-1 (1-0)	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
January 10 7:00 p.m.	No. 3	at Virginia Tech	W 79-59	15-1 (2-0)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
January 13 1:00 p.m., FSN South	No. 3	at North Carolina State	W 79-70	16-1 (3-0)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
January 17 7:00 p.m.	No. 3	Boston College	W 87-59	17-1 (4-0)	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
January 21* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 4	at No. 1 Connecticut	L 71-82	17-2	Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
January 26 1:00 p.m., FSN	No. 4	No. 3 Maryland	W 97-86 ^2OT	18-2 (5-0)	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
January 31 7:00 p.m.	No. 3	at Wake Forest	W 76-55	19-2 (6-0)	Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
February 4 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 3	at No. 12 Duke	W 93-76	20-2 (7-0)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 7 7:00 p.m.	No. 3	Clemson	W 79-47	21-2 (8-0)	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
February 10 12:30 p.m., FSN South	No. 3	at Georgia Tech	W 75-61	22-2 (9-0)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA
February 15 7:00 p.m., FSN South	No. 3	at Virginia	W 90-82	23-2 (10-0)	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
February 17 1:00 p.m., FSN South	No. 3	Florida State	W 97-77	24-2 (11-0)	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
February 21 7:00 p.m.	No. 2	at Miami	W 79-61	25-2 (12-0)	BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL
February 25 7:00 p.m., FSN South	No. 2	North Carolina State	W 85-79	26-2 (13-0)	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
March 2 5:30 p.m., FSN	No. 2	No. 11 Duke	W 82-51	27-2 (14-0)	Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
March 7 3:00 p.m.	No. 2	vs. Clemson ACC Tournament Quarterfinals, No. 1 vs. No. 9	W 97-77	28-2	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
March 8 1:00 p.m., FSN	No. 2	vs. No. 25 Virginia ACC Tournament Semifinals, No. 1 vs. No. 4	W 80-65	29-2	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
March 9 1:00 p.m., FSN	No. 2	vs. No. 11 Duke ACC Tournament Championship Game, No. 1 vs. No. 3	W 86-73	30-2	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
March 23* 12:00 p.m., ESPN Regional	No. 2	vs. Bucknell NCAA Tournament First Round, No. 1 vs. No. 16	W 85-50	31-2	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
March 25* 10:10 p.m., ESPN Regional	No. 2	vs. No. 24 Georgia NCAA Tournament Second Round, No. 1 vs. No. 8	W 80-66	32-2	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
March 29* 12:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 2	vs. No. 22 Louisville NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen, No. 1 vs. No. 4	W 78-74	33-2	New Orleans Arena New Orleans, LA
March 31* 7:30 p.m., ESPN	No. 2	vs. No. 5 Louisiana State NCAA Tournament Elite Eight, No. 1 vs. No. 2	L 50-56	33-3	New Orleans Arena New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time^[2].

Standings

ACC ^[3]	Conference			Overall
ACC ^[3]	W-L	GB	PCT	W-L	PCT
#2 North Carolina	14-0	-	1.000	33-3	.917
#4 Maryland	13-1	1	.929	33-3	.917
#11 Duke	10-4	4	.714	25-10	.714
#25 Virginia	10-4	4	.714	24-10	.706
Georgia Tech	7-7	7	.500	22-10	.688
Florida State	7-7	7	.500	19-14	.578
Boston College	7-7	7	.500	21-12	.636
North Carolina State	6-8	8	.429	21-12	.636
Clemson	4-10	10	.286	12-19	.387
Virginia Tech	2-12	12	.143	15-15	.500
Wake Forest	2-12	12	.143	15-15	.500
Miami	2-12	12	.143	9-21	.300

References

^ "2007-08 North Carolina Women's Basketball Roster." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on March 31, 2008.
^ "2007-08 Schedule." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on March 31, 2008.
^ "ACC Women's College Basketball Conference Standings^{[dead link]}." espn.com. Retrieved on March 31, 2008.

[1] "2007-08 North Carolina Women's Basketball Roster." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on March 31, 2008.

[2] "2007-08 Schedule." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on March 31, 2008.

[3] "ACC Women's College Basketball Conference Standings^{[dead link]}." espn.com. Retrieved on March 31, 2008.

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