If you haven’t started watching the UNC women’s basketball team yet this season, you’re missing out.
North Carolina is 12-2 through Christmas week, with its lone losses coming to ranked UConn and Georgia Tech squads. The Tar Heels dominated the non-conference portion of their schedule, going 10-1 and ending non-ACC play with a dominant win over UNC-Greensboro.
What you may not know about UNC’s hot start, though, is it matches a record from 11 years ago.
North Carolina’s 10 non-conference victories this season are the most since 2013-2014, when it recorded 12. That 2013-2014 campaign was a special one for the Tar Heels, who made their seventh Elite Eight appearance in program history.
UNC started its year with a dominant, 83-53 victory over Charleston Southern on November 4 inside Carmichael Arena. Three days later, North Carolina beat UNC-Wilmington by 27. The Tar Heels played their first road game on Tuesday, Nov. 12 and, after a slow start, beat North Carolina A&T 66-47.
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UNC will not play anymore non-conference games this season, but instead continue ACC play against Miami (FL) on Sunday, December 29 at 4 p.m. ET. The Hurricanes (11-1, 1-0 ACC) are part of a loaded conference this year, as all ACC teams but Syracuse have a winning record.
We’ll learn a lot about North Carolina as it head into conference play, but I feel confident saying the Tar Heels are much-improved this year. UNC hung tight with Georgia Tech and despite struggling against UConn, made things interesting late.
Will North Carolina be standing atop the ACC once March rolls around? Can the Tar Heels make another deep NCAA Tournament run?
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