Jan. 20, 2008

Complete Game Notes in PDF Format

STORRS, Conn. --- North Carolina (17-1, 4-0 ACC) steps out of conference for the final time when the Tar Heels travel to Storrs, Conn., to face unbeaten and top-ranked Connecticut at Gampel Pavilion Monday night at 7. Carolina is coming off a 87-59 win over Boston College on Jan. 17. Connecticut enters Monday's marquee matchup with a record of 17-0 (5-0 Big East) after defeating Cincinnati on Saturday. UNC is ranked No. 3 in both the AP poll and the ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll for the second week in a row. Connecticut is ranked No. 1 in both polls for the fourth week in a row.

AT A GLANCE
Records: North Carolina 17-1 (4-0 ACC), Connecticut 17-0 (5-0 Big East)
Rankings: North Carolina is ranked No. 3 in both the AP poll and the ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll. Connecticut is ranked No. 1 both polls.
TV: ESPN2. Mark Jones (play-by-play), Carolyn Peck (analyst) and Rebecca Lobo (sideline).
Radio: Tar Heel Sports Network, a division of Learfield Communications. Brad Heller (play-by-play) and Jan Boxill (analyst) have the call.
Websites: TarHeelBlue.com (UNC); uconnhuskies.com (UConn)

CONNECTICUT SERIES NOTES
• North Carolina is 5-2 all-time against Connecticut, including a 1-1 mark in the state of Connecticut.
• UNC has won three straight games against the Huskies, the longest such streak for either team in the series.
• The Tar Heels won last year's meeting, 82-76, in Chapel Hill.
• UConn won the only prior meeting in Storrs, 97-74, during the 2001-02 season.

FACING THE NATION'S TOP-RANKED TEAM
• Carolina is 2-23 all-time against the No. 1 team in the AP poll after falling to No. 1 Tennessee earlier this season.
• The Tar Heels have faced a top-ranked Connecticut team just once - the 97-74 loss in Storrs on Nov. 15, 2001.

NOTING THE HUSKIES
• Connecticut is 17-0 on the season after beating Cincinnati, 86-49, on Saturday.
• The Huskies are led in scoring by freshman Maya Moore. Moore averages 16.4 points and 6.8 rebounds per contest. Sophomore Tina Charles is pulling down a team-high 10.0 rebounds per game and is second on the team with 14.1 points per outing.
• UConn has lost two starters to ACL injuries this season - junior forward Kalana Greene and senior guard Mel Thomas.
• The Huskies are led by 23rd-year head coach Geno Auriemma, who has a career record of 638-120. Auriemma and UNC's Sylvia Hatchell are both members of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.

STREAKS
• Carolina has won seven games in a row since falling to Tennessee on Dec. 2.
• Connecticut has won 17 games in a row to open the season. The Huskies last loss was in the 2007 Elite Eight, a 73-50 setback against LSU.