Florida State’s Ta’Niya Latson hit a layup as time expired to give Florida State an 86-84 win against Carolina in Carmichael Arena on Sunday afternoon. It snaps a five-game winning streak for the Tar Heels and extends a three-game losing streak for UNC against the Seminoles.
Latson, the ACC’s leading scorer, ended the game with 25 points on 10-22 shooting. Her basket capped a topsy-turvy finish, one which saw Florida State’s Sydney Bowles knock down a go-ahead three-pointer with eight seconds left, only for UNC’s Reniya Kelly to tie the game with a short jumper four seconds later. Florida State then called timeout to advance the ball, setting up Latson’s heroics.
The Tar Heels led 76-71 midway through the fourth quarter on a three from Lanie Grant, but the Seminoles fought back with a 7-0 run to take the lead. Carolina’s last lead came on a Maria Gakdeng layup with 18 seconds to go make the score 82-81. Gakdeng finished with 21 points and was one of five Tar Heels in double figures. Kelly added 16 while Alyssa Ustby scored 14, Grant 13 and Lexi Donarski 12.
UNC shot 19-37 (51.4 percent) in the first half, overcoming an early eight-point deficit to lead by a point at halftime. But the shooting dried up in the second half, with Carolina shooting just 13-32 (40.6 percent) in the final 20 minutes. The Tar Heels also missed three free throws, points which would provide critical down the stretch.
The loss is just the second in six seasons under Courtney Banghart in which the Tar Heels have scored 80 or more points, and the first such loss to come at home. It drops Carolina to 18-4 overall and 6-3 in ACC play. The Tar Heels will be back in action when they visit Cal in Berkeley on Thursday night at 10 p.m. Eastern time.
Featured image via UNC Women’s Basketball on Twitter
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