Sure, it was ugly. Sloppy. Scrappy. Neither team shot over 30% for the game. Double technicals. But it's a win, and an end to the Lady Tar Heels' losing streak in the previous 12 games against Duke. Big performances from the seniors La'Tangela Atkinson (12 pts, 10 rebounds), Nikita Bell (12 pts, 7 rebounds, 5 steals), and Leah Metcalf (8 pts, 3 rebounds), who might have had the drive of the game in the clutch. Ivory Latta led all scorers with 13 points, but she didn't shoot particularly well. Carolina's surge toward the end of the first half, with several steals and fast breaks in a row, set the tone for the game: They were going to defend home court. And they did. For the first time in the program's history, the Lady Tar Heels knocked off the #1 team in the nation. What a foundation to build on.
