GREENSBORO, N.C. – For the second year in a row, the UNC women's basketball team is leaving the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament after one game, courtesy of Wake Forest. The ninth-seeded Demon Deacons beat eighth-seeded UNC 82-71 in a second-round game Thursday afternoon to cut short the Tar Heels' stay in Greensboro .
Four players scored in double figures for the Tar Heels (13-10), who now await announcement of the NCAA Tournament bracket on March 15. Play begins on March 21.
Carolina freshman Alyssa Ustby scored a career-high 23 points in the loss, shooting 11-for-17 from the field, and also had nine rebounds.