Duke women's basketball eliminates UNC in Sweet 16
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"I just celebrate, along with all of the sports fans that have been watching so many Duke-Carolina battles throughout the years," UNC coach Courtney Banghart said.
From USA TODAY
Duke dialed up its top-five defense one more time and put the clamps on the Crimson Tide, 85-65, to advance to its First Final Four under Scheyer and the program’s 18th overall but first since 2022.
From The New York Times
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For the first time in history, Duke and North Carolina will clash in the NCAA Tournament, adding another chapter to one of the fiercest rivalries in college basketball. The two ACC powerhouses have met 110 times in women’s basketball, but never with stakes this high.
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The Duke and North Carolina women have faced each other 110 times, including 16 games on a neutral court, but they’ve never played in the NCAA Tournament — until Friday.
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Sporting News on MSNCaleb Love stats, record vs. Duke: Revisiting Arizona star's history of haunting Blue Devils at UNCLove has played in nine games against Duke in his career, as the Blue Devils have been his most frequent opponent. While at North Carolina, Love played Duke seven times, six in the regular season and once in the Final Four, and he produced big numbers most of the time even though his production was inefficient.
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Thursday night in the Sweet 16 will be the 10th time Caleb Love has faced Duke with seven of those appearances as a member of North Carolina.
NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament rolls into the weekend with Sweet 16 action, highlighted by a rivalry matchup between the 2nd-seeded Duke Blue Devils and the No. 3 North Carolina Tar Heels.
In a Tobacco Road Rivalry meeting of epic proportions, No. 2 seed Duke will take on No. 3 seed North Carolina in the Sweet 16. Ahead of tipoff Friday afternoon, The Chronicle’s beats give their predictions for the matchup.
MiLaysia Fulwiley scored 23 points, including a go-ahead layup with 2:22 left, to help No. 1 seed South Carolina beat fourth-seeded Maryland 71-67 on Friday in the Sweet 16.
Here are our key observations from UNC and Duke women's basketball's NCAA Sweet 16 matchup in Birmingham as the Blue Devils eliminated their ACC rival.