WVU Women’s Basketball
WVU Women Open as Slight Favorites Over Tar Heels
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Despite playing in hostile territory, the WVU women are considered to be slight favorites over North Carolina for Monday.
The second-round NCAA Tournament game will be played inside UNC’s Carmichael Arena, but DraftKings (-1) and ESPN (-1.5) are giving a slight edge to the Mountaineers, according to most major sportsbooks Sunday morning.
The sixth-seeded Mountaineers (25-7) will play the three-seeded Tar Heels (28-7) at 7 p.m. Monday night and the game will be broadcast on ESPN2.
WVU advanced to the second round with a 78-59 win over Columbia in its tournament opener Saturday afternoon. Star guard JJ Quinerly led the Mountaineers with a game-high 27 points, putting her over 2,000 for her career and moving her into sole possession of third-place all-time for scoring in WVU history.
North Carolina defeated Oregon State 70-49 in the nightcap Saturday. The Tar Heels led by two points after a hard-fought first half but pulled away in the third quarter. Lexi Darnoski led UNC with 19 points, while Maria Gakdeng finished with 13 and Alyssa Utsby, the program’s all-time leading rebounder scored 10.
The winner will advance to the Sweet 16 in Birmingham, Ala. and face Duke on March 28.
Stay tuned for WV Sports Now’s complete coverage of the WVU women’s basketball team in the NCAA Tournament on location in Chapel Hill, N.C.
