Jan. 14, 2007
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CHAPEL HILL --- North Carolina (19-0) steps out of conference for the final time in the regular season when the Tar Heels host Connecticut Monday night at 7 at Carmichael Auditorium. Carolina has won 19 straight to open the season for the second year in a row after defeating Clemson 100-65 on Thursday. The Tar Heels are ranked No. 2 in the nation in both polls for the 10th straight week, while Connecticut is ranked No. 7 in the AP poll and No. 5 in the coaches poll. UConn is 14-1 after defeating Syracuse 76-45 on Saturday.
AT A GLANCE
Records: North Carolina 19-0, Connecticut 14-1
Rankings: North Carolina is ranked No. 2 in the AP poll and the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll. Connecticut is ranked No. 7 in the AP poll and No. 5 in the coaches poll.
TV: ESPN2. Mark Jones (play-by-play), Doris Burke (analyst) and Rebecca Lobo (sideline) have the call.
Radio: Tar Heel Sports Network, a division of Learfield Communications. Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play) and Jan Boxill (analyst) have the call.
Websites: TarHeelBlue.com (North Carolina); UConnHuskies.com (UConn)
UCONN SERIES NOTES
• North Carolina is 4-2 all-time against Connecticut, including a 1-0 mark in Chapel Hill.
• Carolina has won two straight in the series - a 71-65 win in Raleigh in 2004 and a 77-54 win in Hartford in 2005.
• The only meeting between the two schools in Chapel Hill came in 1980, with Carolina winning 84-51.
• UConn's last win in the series came in 2001, a 97-74 victory in Storrs, Conn.
SCOUTING THE HUSKIES
• UConn is 14-1 after defeating Syracuse 76-45 on Saturday.
• The Huskies have five players averaging double figures in points and are led by Renee Montgomery (13.1 ppg).
• Tina Charles leads UConn in rebounding with 8.8 boards per game.
• The Tar Heels and and Huskies have two common opponents - Virginia and Tennessee. UNC defeated both teams at home, while UConn defeated the Cavaliers in Charlottesville and lost to the Lady Vols in Hartford.
