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...opened the 2001-02 season in the preseason National Invitational Tournament (NIT). After an easy 77-59 first-round victory over George Mason and a similar effort in the quarterfinals, the Tar Heels ran into a stumbling block in the semifinals...
That stumbling block was UConn, the No. 1 team in the country. Early foul trouble doomed Teasley while the Huskies went on to smash the Tar Heels...
...Tar Heels welcomed two players missing from last year’s squad—freshman Metcalf, the preseason ACC Rookie of the Year, and Teasley. Teasley, who had been the 1997-98 Rookie of the Year and one of the team’s most talented players two years ago, sat out the 2000-01 season for “personal reasons.” She later disclosed she had suffered from depression and in consultation with Hatchell decided to take time...
...trio of guards—senior Nikki Teasley, junior Coretta Brown and freshman Leah Metcalf—led the Tar Heels to a 24-8 overall record and an 11-5 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) mark. North Carolina received an at-large berth from the NCAA after finishing second in the ACC tournament, marking UNC Coach Sylvia Hatchell’s tenth NCAA appearance. The Tar Heels also finished at No. 16 in the final national polls...
...season started out fortuitously for the Tar Heels, as they opened up with a 90-68 win over Wake Forest before easily defeating Maryland and Florida State. They dropped their first conference contest next, when N.C. State managed to sneak in the winning layup with 9.3 seconds left and escape with the upset...