Jan. 27, 2012
Wake Forest Game Notes 
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. --- North Carolina will seek its fourth consecutive win Sunday when the Tar Heels hit the road to face in-state rival Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum at 2 p.m. Carolina enters the contest 15-5 on the year and 5-2 in the Atlantic Coast Conference after a 77-46 win over Boston College on Wednesday. Wake Forest is 12-8 on the season and 2-5 in league play after a 64-39 loss at Miami on Thursday. UNC is ranked No. 25 in both the Associated Press poll and the coaches’ poll. Wake Forest is unranked.
AT A GLANCE
Sunday, Jan. 29, 2 p.m. • Lawrence Joel Coliseum (14,665) • Winston-Salem, N.C.
Records: North Carolina 15-5 (5-2 ACC), Wake Forest 12-8 (2-5 ACC)
Rankings: North Carolina is ranked No. 25 in both the Associated Press poll and the ESPN/USA Today coaches’ poll. Wake Forest is unranked.
TV: None.
Radio: Tar Heel Sports Network, a division of Learfield Communications. Walter Storholt (play-by-play) has the call.
On The Web: TarHeelBlue.com • Twitter: @UNCWBB
WAKE FOREST SERIES NOTES
• North Carolina is 57-12 all-time against Wake Forest, including a 21-8 mark in Winston-Salem. Carolina has more wins over Wake Forest than any other opponent.
• After meeting at least twice in every season since 1983-84, the Tar Heels and Demon Deacons have met just once in each of the last six seasons.
• UNC won the lone meeting in 2011, a 71-56 triumph in Chapel Hill.
• The Tar Heels also won the last matchup in Winston-Salem, a 65-59 overtime victory in 2010.
• Carolina has won eight straight in the series and 11 of the last 12. Wake has defeated UNC just four times since 1991-92, with all four victories coming at home.
REBOUNDS EQUAL WINS FOR TAR HEELS
Carolina has always stressed the importance of rebounding and that statistic has been a good indicator of success for the Tar Heels over the last five seasons. Since the beginning of the 2006-07 season, Carolina has won the rebounding battle in 143 of 190 games. In those 143 games, UNC sports an overall record of 133-10. The Tar Heels have outrebounded their opponents in 15 of 20 games this season and have a 14-1 record in those games.
LAST TIME OUT: No. 25 UNC 77, Boston College 46
CHAPEL HILL --- Chay Shegog scored 16 points to lead No. 25 North Carolina to a 77-46 victory over Boston College on Wednesday night. Krista Gross and She’la White added 11 points apiece for the Tar Heels (15-5, 5-2 Atlantic Coast Conference). After North Carolina jumped to a 14-0 lead, Boston College cut the margin to nine points on four separate occasions, but White’s 3-pointer stretched the Tar Heels lead to 23-11.
HATCHELL REACHES 600 WINS AT CAROLINA
Women’s Basketball Hall of Famer and three-time national coach of the year Sylvia Hatchell joined yet another exclusive coaching club Jan. 19. With Carolina’s 56-37 victory over Virginia Tech, Hatchell reached 600 wins since taking over in Chapel Hill in 1986. One of just five coaches in Division I history with 800 career victories, Hatchell is just the third coach in ACC history to earn 600 wins at a league school, joining NC State’s Kay Yow and Virginia’s Debbie Ryan.
CAROLINA IN THE NATIONAL STATISTICS
Despite losing almost 50 percent of its scoring from a year ago due to the departures of seniors Italee Lucas, Jessica Breland and Cetera DeGraffenreid, UNC continues to dot the national statistical rankings. In the most recent NCAA statistics release, the Tar Heels are among the top 40 in the country in eight statistical categories:
• Blocks Per Game - 6.8 (3rd)
• Field-goal % Defense - 33.7% (13th)
• Fouls Per Game - 13.5 (16th)
• Scoring Margin - +16.1 (19th)
• Steals Per Game - 12.0 (21st)
• Scoring - 72.8 ppg (31st)
• Rebound Margin - +6.3 (33rd)
• Field-goal Percentage - 42.7 (37th)
SHEGOG THRIVING AS A SENIOR
Center Chay Shegog is having a stellar final season in Chapel Hill. The senior from Stafford, Va., is second in the league in scoring with 16.5 points per game and also has tallied seven double-doubles. After averaging 8.9 ppg as a junior, Shegog has had the second-highest scoring improvement (+7.6) in the ACC this season.
CAROLINA DEALING WITH INJURY BUG
North Carolina has had a number of players miss game time so far this due to a variety of conditions. Here is the current status:
• Tierra Ruffin-Pratt suffered a sprained her left thumb in the win at Virginia Tech on Jan. 19 but did not miss any time. Ruffin-Pratt (offseason shoulder surgery) returned to the lineup against Virginia on Jan. 5 and got her first start of the season against Clemson. She missed the first 13 games of the season after offseason shoulder surgery.
• Waltiea Rolle gave birth to her first child - a daughter - on November 8 and was not enrolled at UNC during the fall semester. She returned to Chapel Hill after Christmas and rejoined the team prior to the Savannah State game.
• Megan Buckland (knee) underwent successful surgery on Jan. 10 to repair a torn ACL. She will miss the rest of the season.
• Latifah Coleman (knee) underwent successful surgery on Dec. 27 to repair a torn ACL. She will miss the rest of the season.
In addition to the challenges listed above, other missed games include:
• She’la White (ankle) - two games (Virginia, Maryland)
• Shannon Smith (hamstring) - two games (Kennesaw State, Lipscomb)
• Whitney Adams (shoulder) - three games (Gardner-Webb, USC Upstate, UNC Greensboro)
• Laura Broomfield (foot) - five games (Kennesaw State, Lipscomb, ETSU, South Carolina, East Carolina); also missed final 12 minutes at Penn State (leg cramps) and most of second half vs. Maryland (eye)
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