GREENSBORO, N.C. – A thrilling game ended in defeat for No. 16 North Carolina Friday as the fourth-seeded Tar Heels fell to fifth-seeded Virginia Tech 87-80 in overtime in the Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament quarterfinals at Greensboro Coliseum.
UNC (23-6 overall) now awaits the NCAA Tournament announcement on March 13. No. 21 Virginia Tech (23-8) advances to the ACC semifinals on Saturday.
Five Tar Heels reached double figures in the game, including all four sophomores in the starting lineup: Deja Kelly and Alyssa Ustby scored 18 points each, Anya Poole had 14 and Kennedy Todd-Williams added 11.