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She oatlii ular Bppl UNC, Clemson to Tangle Again at ACC Tourney By Will Kimmey Assistant Sports Editor It’s ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament time again, and that can mean only one thing. North Carolina will face Clemson. The Tar Heels and Tigers have tan gled in the tourney every season since 1995-96. UNC beat Clemson for the title in 1997 and 1998. The Tigers returned the favor last year, dropping UNC to capture the crown. The two squads renew their postsea son rivalry Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Greensboro Coliseum. “Of course it gives us a little more motivation that they knocked us out of the championship last year when we were ahead, ’ UNC junior Leah Sharp said. So this time, the fifth-seeded Tar Heels (16-11, 8-8 in the ACC) serve as the squad seeking revenge. In addition to last year’s title-game loss, they also dropped two tight regular season con tests this year to No. 4 seed Clemson (18-10, 9-7) by a total of five points. “The games shouldn’t have been that close,” Sharp said. “The season didn’t go as well as it should have, and a lot of the games aren’t representative of what we’re capable of doing on the court.” UNC, picked as the preseason favorite in the ACC, has struggled through a season that has closely resem bled a game of Chutes and Ladders. The Tar Heels started off the campaign suc cessfully, going 9-3, maintaining a top-15 ranking and heading up the ladder. But when the new millennium dawned, UNC did not find itself Y2K Women's ACC Basketball Tournament first Round Quarterfinals Semifinals final Friday, March 3 Saturday, March 4 Sunday, March 5 Monday, March 6 No. 1 Virginia 8 p.m. No. 9 Wake Forest 1 p. m . No. 4 Clemson 1 p.m. No, 5 UNC No. 7 Maryland 7:30 p.m. 6 p.m. No. 8 Florida State 3:30 p.m. No. 2 Duke No. 3 N.C. 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Their shooting percentage plummeted. As did their winning percentage. And their ranking. And their confidence. UNC hit rock bottom with a 101-58 whipping at the hands of Duke on Jan. 27. “That was probably the lowest point in our season,” UNC coach Sylvia Hatchell said. “After that, we knew That we had to do something then or it was over.” They did. The Tar Heels worked on their shooting after practice. They started playing better defense. Teasley returned to the team. UNC won six of its final eight games, including the last four in a row. North Carolina finished its regular season with an exclamation point. It avenged its humiliating loss to Duke by shocking the No. 9 Blue Devils 73-64 on Feb. 27 to even its conference record. “I think a lot of people expected us to stay down, and then we picked it back up toward the end of the year,” UNC guardjuana Brown said. “A lot of teams are descending in the way they play right now, and we’re just reaching our peak.” With its renewed sense of confidence, UNC now looks to vanquish any thoughts of missing the NCAA tournament by cap turing its third ACC Tournament tide in four years. And it all starts with Clemson, the defending champ. The Sports Editor can be reached at sports@unc.edu. CAMP OUT From Page 1 the entire group. Strauss said he and his fellow tent mates had no problem abiding by the rules and making tent checks. “It’s a fairly easy process,” Strauss said, adding that it involved just a little reshuffling of schedules. “Usually, with 10 people, somebody is always free,” Strauss said as he leaned on a brick wall in the evening hours of the final Tuesday before Judgment Day, with all the ease of someone who had settled into a com fortable routine. While Strauss shed light into the internal processes of K-ville, another 100 or so residents lazily reclined on lawn chairs with a halfhearted study attempt within arm’s reach. Camping life in K-ville might tem porarily displace students, yet the sam pling of tenting students is representa tive of the student body as a whole. “Everyone comes together - Greeks, student government and ath letes,” said Ray Holloman, a junior from Littleton. Holloman stood by the entrance to a cavernous tent complete with a string of beer cans welcoming visitors across the threshold. The Amstel Light banner proudly hung over the tent was an implicit tes tament to how idle hours were spent. Yet hours in K-ville were not entire ly disposable. The campsite was perched mere meters away from acad emic buildings, a nagging reminder of students’ academic obligations. Duke has brought K-ville and the great outdoors into the new millenni um by installing Internet connections in lamp posts. Cyberspace has become accessible to tenters’ fingertips. There was not much surfing once 5 p.m. Thursday arrived, when all tent members were required to be present. 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(g) ED COTA, 6-1 g JOSEPH FORTE, 6-4 Had his 29th 10-assist ACC game 'V' His 3-pcnnter at the end of regulation Wednesday, gt. and for third all-time. forced overtime in the first meeting. North Carolina (18-11,9-6 in ACC) vs. No. 4 Duke (23-4,14-1 in ACC) ® JASON WILLIAMS, 6-2 (g) NATE JAMES, 6-6 Freshman has started a(| 27gamesand-is v V' / Junior has scored double figures 15 times third on the team in scoring f14.5 ppg). this season, including eight in ACC play. ® CHRIS CARRAWELL, 6-8 iff) SHANE BATTIER,6-8 Team's lone senior is favorite in Scored a / ACC Player-of-the-Year race. 10 rebounds in first meeting at UNC. (T) CARLOS BOOZER, 6-9 / Freshman averaging 15.4 points and 6.7 rebounds in 20 games since Dec. 11. hot dogs on the grill wafted through out the camp and settled on games of chess and slapjack. Young entrepreneurs wandered the crowds displaying silkscreen T-shirts against the backdrop of a forgotten concession stand. The assorted games, snack foods and antics resembled a languid sum mer evening. But the lazy tranquility of the camp ground transforms 48 hours before the game, when every camper becomes personally responsible. Tent checks become personal checks, and individual campers are required to make three of these five unannounced line checks. At the 48-hour mark, the tents fill to capacity, and students prepare to become the sixth man on the floor. Holloman said students looked for- ward to this game every year. “Duke-UNC is what college basket ball is all about,” he said. “The coaches and players are really appreciative.” Strauss said that every year before the game, Krzyzewski - better known as “Coach K” - visits the campsite to deliver a pregame pep talk, as players amble through the grounds. “I’ve been to the Vatican in Rome. Every Sunday the pope comes out to speak to the masses,” Strauss said. “It feels like that when Coach K steps out of his office to speak at a rally.” Students are admitted into Cameron 3WFLAW FREE CAREER EORUM Join our legal experts for advice on admissions, the law school experience, and career opportunities. Wednesday, March 22 Durham Marriott Hotel Law School Fair 6:3opm Duke, UNC-CH, Wake Forest, NC Central U., Campbell U., U. of Kentucky, U. of Louisville, U. of South Carolina, Northern Kentucky U., William & Mary, Stetson U., Washington & Lee, Washington U. and others Law Forum Panel 7:3opm Space is limited, so RSVP today! Call 1-800-KAP-TEST or visit kaptest.com to reserve your seat! 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Without sixth man Mike Dunleavy (out with mononucleosis), the Blue Devils' starting five will be on the floor a lot. If Duke can avoid getting too excited on Senior Day, it can make up for a lack of depth. UNC Bench: With Lang ailing, Julius Peppers scored a career-high 14 against Georgia Tech. UNC will need another strong offensive performance from him. If someone finds Max Owens, please pick up the red courtesy phone. Owens played three minutes Wednesday, and his man hit two 3s. Duke Bench: Without Dunleavy, who was averaging more than 25 minutes a game, the Blue Devils are thin. Nick Horvath and Matt Christensen are likely the only reserves Duke will use. Prediction: Duke 84, UNC 74 Compiled by Brian Murphy until a fire marshal cuts off the flow of eager fans. Faculty, administration and alumni hold upper-level seats. And as of now, students are just a day away from the thrill they have been camping for for weeks. Sam Mathias, a freshman from Boca Raton, FI., said the rivalry' was more than one game. “Even if it’s not that great of a game, no one who camped out will say it wasn’t fun, because then they would have wasted three weeks.” The Features Editor can be reached at features@unc.edu. 5
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