Nov. 27, 2001

Lexington, KY – The Kentucky women’s basketball team travels to Chapel Hill, N.C., for the first time in 23 years to take on the 24th-ranked Tar Heels of North Carolina on Wednesday, Nov. 28 at 6:30 p.m. ET. WLXG-AM Sport Radio 1300 will carry the game live with play-by-play announcer Chris Cross.

The Cats (2-1) are hoping to get back on the winning track after falling to Memphis on Saturday in the championship game of the 17th annual Lady Tiger Classic. Sophomore center SeSe Helm and junior guard Rita Adams were named to the All-Tournament team after leading the Cats to second place.

“We had way too many turnovers in our last game,” UK Coach Bernadette Mattox said. “We panicked, forced passes and made poor decisions. Having to rebound with a good team like North Carolina is a great experience for this team and can only make us better during our tough conference play.”

Helm leads the team in scoring and rebounding with 19.0 points and 7.7 rebounds per game while Adams tops almost every other statistical category: assists (14), blocks (4), steals (15) and field goal percentage (65.6).

North Carolina (5-1) plays host to the Wildcats after defeating Winthrop, 84-43, on Saturday in the Winthrop Lady Eagle Classic. UNC defeated Howard 117-57 on Friday to advance to the championship game. Carolina senior Nikki Teasley was named MVP of the event, joining 6-6 center Candace Sutton and junior guard Coretta Brown on the five-member all-tournament team.Brown leads four Tar Heels in double-digit scoring, averaging 16.3 points per game. Tar Heel freshman Leah Metcalf was named Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Week last week and earned a Preseason WNIT All-Tournament team honors following standout performances in the first three UNC games. She averages 14.8 ppg while Teasley and Sutton average 14.6 and 13.0 ppg, respectively.

The last time UK played at UNC was Jan. 7, 1978. The Cats fell to the Tar Heels, 73-65. UK is 0-2 all-time against the Tar Heels in the all-time series record.