With basketball just around the corner, both the men’s and women’s teams at UNC have high expectations for the season. Specifically in the release of the most recent ESPN version of the way-too-early bracket predictions, the women’s team has lofty expectations.
The Tar Heels finished last season with an 11-7 record in the conference and a 20-13 record overall for the season.
In the last NCAA Women’s Tournament, North Carolina earned a No. 8 seed and took on No. 9 seeded Michigan State and won before losing to the champion, No. 1-seeded South Carolina in the second round.
This year, ESPN projects that the women’s basketball team will land a No. 4 seed in the Albany region.
ESPN has released its Way-Too-Early Bracketology for women's college basketball, as the UNC women's basketball program is projected to be seeded favorably. https://t.co/527UxA3SpN
— Keeping It Heel (@KeepingItHeel) September 19, 2024
The team is returning leader and guard Alyssa Ustby who averaged 12.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game as a junior. Lexi Donarski is back as well as a graduate who averaged 10.5 points per game last year.
They also added the No. 32 recruit in the Class of 2024, center Blanca Thomas from Charlotte Catholic and four-star Lanie Grant from Midlothian, Virginia. This team will be one to watch this year.
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