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...Heels brandished a pavilion coated in light blue to a point of disgust. But UNC’s real dominance seemed to stem from the pure strength and force of its players, exhibited perfectly in its two guards—junior tri-captain Coretta Brown and senior Nikki Teasley...
...Teasley, the 6’0 2000 ACC Tournament MVP, has received a lot of lip service, especially this year as she returned from taking a year off due to clinical depression. But this season, her victory shimmy, known as the Teasley Shake reigned again as she currently sits in eighth place on the Tar Heels’ all-time scoring list, passing Marion Jones in the process. Though Teasley didn’t shine in shooting percentage, her vision of the court yielded 11 assists, five of which she dished to Brown...
When the tournament announcement came last Sunday, Monti admitted she could not name a single player on the Tar Heel team. The names of Tar Heel guards Coretta Brown, Nikki Teasley and 6’6 center Candace Sutton are now rolling off Harvard’s tounges...
With Brown and Teasley, North Carolina has two players who can hit from outside at a rate of just under 40 percent. Brown leads the team in scoring at 16.6 points per game. Teasley is second with 15.8 ppg and leads the team in assists. Her return from a year off is easily the biggest reason why the Tar Heels went from a .500 team last season to 2002 tournament hosts...
...Brown and Teasley are the only Tar Heels who are shooting above 30 percent from three-point land. And freshman Leah Metcalf, North Carolina’s next-best three-point threat at 28 percent, has not been at 100 percent in recent weeks. Her numbers dropped in the ACC final against Duke after a shoulder strain the day before, and the whole team suffered because...