Charleston Southern Buccaneers at North Carolina Tar Heels
· NCAA Women's Basketball
No. 15 North Carolina women beat Charleston Southern 83-53 to begin the season
UNC has won 12 straight games against Charleston Southern and seven consecutive season openers. The Tar Heels open the season ranked for the third consecutive year.
UNC coach Courtney Banghart returns nine players from last year’s NCAA Tournament squad, including starters Ustby, Donarski and Maria Gakdeng. The trio accounted for 47.4% of UNC’s scoring in 2023-24. Ustby averaged a double-double in ACC action last season with 12.4 points and 10.0 rebounds per game.
Trayanna Crisp, a transfer from Arizona State, added 11 points off the bench for UNC. Gakdeng grabbed seven of the Tar Heels' 46 rebounds, while Charleston Southern had just 34.
Catherine Alben led Charleston Southern with 18 points, and Tyonna Bailey had 11 points and eight rebounds. Alben was the Buccaneers' second-leading scorer last season with 13.9 points per game.
UNC plays UNC Wilmington and North Carolina A&T in its next two games before hosting No. 2 UConn in a neutral site game on Nov. 15. The Tar Heels traveled to Connecticut last year and lost to the Huskies 76-64.
How can I watch Buccaneers vs. Tar Heels?
- TV Channel: Buccaneers vs Tar Heels 2021 College Basketball, week 1, is broadcasted on ACC Extra.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 53 - 83 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 53 - 83 |
| 4th 0:05 |  |
Alba Garcia made Jumper. Assisted by Courtney Davis. | 53 - 83 |
| 4th 0:17 |  |
51 - 83 | |
| 4th 0:36 | |
Laila Hull Defensive Rebound. | 51 - 81 |
Statistics
 CHSO |
UNC |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-60 | FG | 35-76 |
| 33.3 | Field Goal % | 46.1 |
| 5-16 | 3PT | 6-28 |
| 31.3 | Three Point % | 21.4 |
| 8-15 | FT | 7-9 |
| 53.3 | Free Throw % | 77.8 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 10 | Assists | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 28 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 10 | Fouls | 17 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 32 |
Game Information
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Capacity:
2024-25 Big South Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner-Webb | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Longwood | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Charleston Southern | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
| High Point | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
| Presbyterian | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
| Radford | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
| UNC Asheville | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
| Winthrop | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| California | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Clemson | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Duke | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Florida State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Georgia Tech | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Miami | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| North Carolina | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Notre Dame | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| SMU | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Stanford | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Virginia | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Virginia Tech | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Wake Forest | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| NC State | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
| Pittsburgh | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
| Syracuse | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
| Louisville | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |