Taylor Koenen woke up Monday expecting the North Carolina women's basketball team to receive an NCAA Tournament bid, but she wasn't expecting to find out when she did.
Initially, the bracket was scheduled to be unveiled at 7 p.m. on ESPN. At that time, Koenen would be with her teammates and coaches at the Shaffer-Kenan Lounge at the Rizzo Center, where they hoped to celebrate the program's first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2015.
Because of a production error, though, the field was released about four hours earlier than planned. And instead of being together, the Tar Heels were scattered throughout Carmichael Arena when they learned they are the No.