Brogdon’s 26 lead No. 3 Virginia past No. 7 UNC, 79-74

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Virginia used an 11-5 run in the first half to- open its largest lead at 29-21, but the Tar Heels answered immediately with a 14-7 burst that feature three of Berry’s four first-half 3-pointers. The second half was a little better.

“I picked them as the No. 1 team in our league, and I think they’re really, really good”, Williams said.

Taylor Cummings, the do-it-all superstar midfielder and two-time Tewaaraton Award victor, will probably finish her career at Maryland as the most decorated women’s college lacrosse player EVER.

North Carolina: Has only allowed one opponent to shoot 50 percent or better from the floor this season…. “We needed to be able to dictate the play and the players we wanted to play with”. The real X factor could be Isaiah Hicks who has had just nine points in two games but this season has been a revelation off the bench as an offensive spark.

“So it’s going to be, obviously, a contrasting-styles game for us”.

There were two fastbreak points Saturday night, and they resulted from Marcus Paige’s first-half steal near midcourt.

Toddrick Gotcher scored 20 points for Texas Tech (18-10, 8-8). Offensively, the Terps appear solid, but the defense is where the questions surface. Who takes charge in cage could be revealed on Saturday as junior Emily Kift and freshman Megan Taylor have each started one game. Tonight will be revenge for the 75-64 loss Virginia gave Carolina in the Dean Dome last season. Meeks had 11 and 7 respectively in those games. The Tar Heels have won 19 of 21 in the series, including 11 of 13 in Raleigh under coach Roy Williams. They couldn’t down the stretch against Duke, and while they steamrolled Miami last Saturday, they never had any game pressure on them in that one. Virginia will pressure Carolina’s guards, in an attempt to force turnovers.

“I love what John Paul Jones Arena has become – I envisioned that when I first got here”, Bennett said Wednesday. Ten of his points came late after UNC had built a 17-point lead. The Blue Devils play at Pittsburgh today.

Kyle Datres grew up in Pennsylvania wanting to be a Tar Heel. Now, though, they’ve got plenty of company.

Now comes what’s likely the most hard test of the season. The following month, UNC seemed to turn a corner playing a well-rounded game while pummeling Boston College. Yet the Eagles don’t get one of their offensive stars Kenzie Kent until mid-season after the hockey season ends.

So now the big question?

This could be the biggest came of the day on the college schedule. Among top 10 teams in the nation, only Virginia and No. 2 Kansas are undefeated at home. If they can’t go, the Hoos face a pretty serious uphill battle. This is a sad commentary for a once proud rivalry where the Tarheels have now won 25 of the last 28 meetings.

Virginia is coming off a 14-7 loss to Princeton after a stunning 10-8 upset of Northwestern.

Generally speaking, the Tar Heels have yet to register a signature win this season. Given Duke’s losses, most recently against unranked Elon, it appears the domino effect drops the significance of both Northwestern’s win over the Blue Devils, then Virginia’s win over the ‘Cats.

After first-year infielder Kyle Datres drove in sophomore Brian Miller in the bottom of the ninth to give the Tar Heels an opening game victory against Oklahoma State on Friday, Miller returned the favor Saturday. This does not necessarily mean he needs to score a great deal of points.