Wednesday, December 1, 2010
{The Blue Banner}
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Scare
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Junior guard Chris Stephenson protects the ball in a game against the
Other Tar Heels who enjoyed a produc
tive night included sensational freshman
forward Harrison Barnes, who had 13
points and seven rebounds, and forward
John Henson, whp recorded a double
double in only 22 minutes with 10 points
and 11 boards. Senior forward Justin Knox
also chipped in for the Tar Heels, as he pro
vided 10 points and eight rebounds.
When it was all said and done in Cha
pel Hill, Zeller’s highlight-laden evening
proved to be too much for UNCA sopho
more center D.J. Cunningham and compa
ny. Although the Bulldogs outscored UNC
in the second half, they failed to shrink the
gap on the scoreboard and let the Tar Heels
slip away with the non-conference win.
Biedenbach said his team needed to
maintain consistency as well as execute
better on both ends of the court in their
battle with the top 25 opponent.
“North Carolina is a better team than we
are, but I am pleased with the game we
played,” he said. “Overall, I thought we
made good adjustments. If we had made a
couple of free throws and made a couple
of shots, we might have had fun at the end,
but it didn’t turn out that way. Our guys
are good players, they respond to the chal
lenges and we came in here wanting to win
Photo courtesy of UNCA Athletics
High Point Panthers last year.
this game.”
Carolina’s head coach of eight years,
Williams, has steep ties to Buncombe
County and is no stranger to the school and
his old stomping grounds.
According to Biedenbach, a rivalry has
developed between the schools during the
teams’ past meetings, despite UNC’s 7-0
sweep of the series.
“I really appreciate that Roy Williams
has played us four times over the past six
years,” Biedenbach said. “It’s nice he’s
from Asheville and we can get a chance to
come here and see how we fare against a
team with the prestige of Chapel Hill.”
Primm
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perclassmen and lead the team to victory,
but we came up a little short.”
Before and during the game, Primm
tries to motivate the team to play their best
each game, despite who their opponent
may be.
“Before every game, I tell the guys
things and some laugh when I say it, but it
goes a long way, and I also tell them that
as a team we succeed more,” Primm said.
“When we are down, I just try to bring
them together and tell them we are not a
young team anymore and we have been
here before.”
In practice. Head Coach Eddie Bieden
bach emphasizes two of the most impor
tant factors of the game.
“We have to learn to improve on our
defense this year, as well as playing for
40 minutes and not just half the game,”
Primm said.
With teams like the University of North
Carolina, Georgetown and Ohio State on
their schedule, Primm said the team has to
play one game at a time.
“I look forward to playing our next op
ponent,” he said. “It’s important to never
look past the next game, and that is truly
how I see it.”
Primm is making his mark in UNCA
basketball history, and he only has good
things to say about the Bulldog program.
“I love just being a part of great team
mates,” Primm said. “We also have a re
ally good student section, and all the sup
porters and boosters are great.”
Bulldog
Scorecard
Women’s
basketball
Nov. 23
use Upstate
95-76 (W)
Monday
V5. Brevard
61-71 (L)
Men’s
basketball
Nov. 23
North Carolina
69-80 (L)
Nov. 27
. Georgetown
72-87 (L)
Monday
vs. use Upstate
91-93 (L) ,
Lindsey Thompson
Junior guard Lindsey Thomp
son had a career-high 26
points against non-confer
ence foe use Upstate last
Tuesday.