Feb. 23, 2004
ATLANTA (AP) – North Carolina shook off a sluggish offensive performance and gave Sylvia Hatchell her 650th coaching win, beating Georgia Tech 58-46 on Monday.
Camille Little and Ivory Latta scored 13 points each for the 11th-ranked Tar Heels (20-5, 10-4 ACC), who reached 20 wins for the third straight year and seventh time in the last eight seasons. They lead N.C. State by two games for second place in the ACC with two games remaining for both teams.
Hatchell is sixth on the all-time list, and three behind Wolfpack coach Kay Yow.
North Carolina, which came in averaging 75.5 points per game, committed 21 turnovers and managed just three points during a nine-minute stretch in the first half, before Candace Sutton had two baskets to spark a 14-1 run.
That gave the Tar Heels a 22-13 lead late in the half, and they opened the second half with a 6-2 run, pushing the margin to 31-19.
The Yellow Jackets (13-13, 4-10) put up a 13-2 run early in the second half and regained the lead at 39-38 on Megan Harpring’s jumper from the lane. Harpring also hit one of three 3-pointers for Tech in the run.
Tech led 44-42 after Kasha Terry hit two free throws, but North Carolina went on a 14-4 run in the final 4:34 to seal the win.
Alex Stewart scored 18 points, matching her career high for Georgia Tech, which dropped its second straight.
The Jackets will return to action when they host NC State Thursday evening in a game that will be regionally televised on Fox Sports Net South, Comcast Sports Southeast and Sunshine. The game will tip at 7 p.m. and can be heard on 91.1 FM in Atlanta and online at www.wrek.org, while livestats are available at www.ramblinwreck.com
