UNC's Grant Shines in ACC Quarterfinals Win

0:00In Durham, it's March 7th. Here's what is happening. Third seed in North Carolina rolled to an 85-68 win over 6th Deceded Virginia Tech, in the ACC Women's Tournament Quarter Finals. Sophomore Gart Laney Grant stepped up big, with a career high 21 points. The 17-year-old reclassified last year to play college ball early, and is filling in for injured preseason, all ACC star, Rania Kelly. Senior forward Nila Harris, a transfer from Louisville, chipped in 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for her 5th double-double this season. She earned all ACC first-team honors from the coaches earlier this week. Guards Alina Arnazalo and Nila Brooks rounded out the double figure scores with 18 points and 6 assists from Arnazalo plus 10 from. Brooks. North Carolina fell behind early, but dominated the second quarter, outscoring Virginia Tech 29-11. Their defense clamped down hard, limiting the Hokies to under 35% shooting

1:02from the field, and just 11% from 3 point. Range. Coach Courtney Banghart praised the team's quick adjustments against speedy guards. The tar heels improved to 26 wins and 6 losses, with 15 and 4 in conference play. They've won 5 straight and 13 of their last 14 games. Virginia Tech's Carly Wenzel led all scores with 26 points, mostly from free throws. North Carolina advances to the semi-finals for the 30th time, a league record facing 2nd City Louisville tomorrow at 2.30pm. It's a rematch after an overtime loss to the Cardinals back in December, but the team feels much improved now. This episode is brought to you in partnership with our sponsor. When you need a moment alone, just lay back and listen, S-O-L-L-I, solelypillow.com.