ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — There really isn’t much on a basketball floor that Maegan Conwright hasn’t been asked to do this season. The 5-foot-8 freshman is listed officially as a guard, but she spent much of the first 39 minutes of Kentucky’s NCAA Tournament first-round win over Hampton battling with much bigger players in the post.When A’dia Mathies fouled out with 1:05 left in regulation against Hampton, Conwright was asked to step in and fill Mathies’ shoes at point guard. She did so admirably, helping the Wildcats to a 66-62 overtime victory to send UK into a second-round matchup with fifth-seeded North Carolina (27-8) on Monday at 9:30 p.m. ET in Albuquerque, N.M.Conwright has shown that kind of ability all season, seamlessly switching positions effectively. It’s an ability that has come to represent UK Hoops under Matthew Mitchell.”We have looked to sign some players with versatility because we thought it was more important to get kids that wanted to play for the Wildcats instead of (worrying about) what position you play,” Mitchell said. Mathies also fits that bill. Mathies had a successful freshman campaign playing off the ball, but when senior Amber Smith went down with a season-ending knee injury and it became clear UK’s freshmen couldn’t fill the point guard role immediately, Mathies switched to the point.”When you’ve been able to get kids like A’dia Mathies who can play multiple positions, Maegan Conwright can play multiple positions, it helps a lot because we don’t have a roster full of traditional centers and traditional power forwards and on and on,” Mitchell said.The face of UK’s rise to prominence over the past two seasons has quite clearly been senior forward Victoria Dunlap, one of the most dynamic players in the country. Dunlap, undersized for her interior position, has developed into one of the best players in the history of Kentucky’s program by diversifying her game each year she has been in Lexington. She doesn’t play point guard, but she leads UK’s defensive pressure, she rebounds, and she can score inside and out.Dunlap, in spite of registering her ninth double-double of the season and 31st of her career, did not play up to par in UK’s win over Hampton.”Victoria, for whatever reason, did not come out very strong (against Hampton),” Mitchell said.In order for UK to advance against a team ranked 15th nationally in North Carolina, Dunlap will absolutely have to return to form.”I’ve addressed that with her,” Mitchell said. “I think Vic needs to get herself in a spot where she’s going to play with some poise on offense and play with some tremendous tenacity on defense. She didn’t do either of those things yesterday.”Dunlap said that she will take things up a notch.”I need to bring the energy for my teammates and make sure they can look at me as a leader and follow what I’m doing,” Dunlap said.Mitchell looked to Dunlap’s track record as evidence that she would “One thing about her is that she’s had a great knack from bouncing back from poor performances all season, so I expect her to play well,” Mitchell said.Dunlap will start opposite 6-3 senior forward Jessica Breland, who is second on UNC in both points (12.5) and rebounds (7.0) per game.”She is a long and athletic player,” Dunlap said. “She’s very versatile and great player for their team.”Breland is a major part of a Tar Heel attack that averages 78.0 points per game. Senior guard Italee Lucas leads the team with 15.8 points per game and another senior guard, Cetera DeGraffenreid, is the straw that stirs the drink, dishing 4.9 assists per contest.”They have a very talented, gifted basketball team that will be a tough opponent for us,” Mitchell said. “We will have to do the best job we can in preparation and play very hard tomorrow night and see if we can win one more game in the tournament.”UNC figures to push the pace on Monday. The versatile Wildcats believe that an up-tempo style of play fits them well.”We practice a lot with out intensity and tempo,” junior guard Keyla Snowden said. “I think that any game with a fast-paced tempo will be to our favor.”Then again, a faster pace could test the bumps and bruises Mathies and Conwright are having to play through.Mathies aggravated a lower back strain during Southeastern Conference Tournament play and has been limited since, while Conwright gutted out her overtime performance against Hampton after straining her groin late in the game. Mitchell said that Mathies continues to battle through the injury and plans to play Monday.”A’dia’s back was a little tight this morning,” Mitchell said. “She feels like she’s going to be OK. She’s not 100 percent and I don’t know that she’ll be 100 percent the rest of the season, but A’dia Mathies at 80 percent is better than most people.” Mitchell praised Conwright for her ability to play with her injury on Saturday and said that she also intends to play.”Maegan strained her groin yesterday and we think that’s going to be something that’s manageable as well,” Mitchell said. “She showed a tremendous amount of toughness yesterday finishing out the game because she was in pain and that was a tremendous performance.”Of course, should one not be able to go, having versatility always helps.