No. 11 North Carolina Women Use Big Second Half to Rout Elon 71-37

Elon Phoenix to take on the No. 11 North Carolina Tar Heels Thursday

The No. 11 North Carolina Tar Heels host the Elon Phoenix. Thursday's matchup is the first of the season between the teams.

Tar Heels turn up defensive heat after rough start, crush Elon

CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina is better when Nyla Brooks is logging more minutes on the court than miles on the exercise bike, and when they can find the shooting range from outside the 3-point arc. Neither happened for much of the game and the first 18 minutes had the Tar Heels upset. No. 11 UNC shook off that terrible first half to make it a 71–37 rout Thursday over Elon in Carmichael Arena despite going 4 of 26 from 3-point range.

No. 11 WBB Staves Off Elon, Moves To 2-0

No. 11 North Carolina women's basketball secured their eleventh straight win against Elon in Carmichael Arena on Thursday night, behind a standout performance from Indya Nivar with 13 points and six steals. Carolina moves to 2-0, defeating the Phoenix 71-37. This is Carolina's 30th straight win against unranked non-conference opponents in Carmichael.

UNC Women's Basketball Dominates 2nd Half, Rolls Past Elon

Despite leading by only nine points at halftime, UNC pulled away from Elon in the second half to earn a 71-37 win Thursday night.

Elon Falls At No. 11 North Carolina

CHAPEL HILL – LaNae' Corbett scored a team-high 10 points and Ashanti Fox added nine off the bench, but the Elon women's basketball team fell 71-37 at No. 11 North Carolina on Thursday night at Carmichael Arena.

Former Southern Alamance foe suits up for Elon

By Bob Sutton Special to The Alamance News A few years ago, Jimmyll Williams was competing against Southern Alamance in football and baseball. He’s back in Alamance County, now a key member of Elon’s backfield. The running back has provided a spark for the Phoenix, in part coming from a team-high 531 rushing yards. He’s a transfer from Virginia State. “I wanted to find more competition,” Williams said. “I know the higher you go, the better. One …