The Duke and North Carolina women have faced each other 110 times, including 16 games on a neutral court, but they’ve never played in the NCAA Tournament — until Friday.

Three Tar Heels each scored hat tricks to help No. 1 UNC beat Clemson 17-7 in the ACC Tournament semifinals in Charlotte Friday.

Elliot Cadeau finished 2-3 versus the archrival Duke basketball program across his two seasons as a UNC basketball player.

Second-seeded Duke defeated No. 3 North Carolina in the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 on Friday in the teams’ first NCAA postseason meeting. The Blue Devils will play again Sunday.

UNC center Maria Gakdeng injured her right ... Okananwa, the MVP of the ACC Tournament, paced Duke with 12 points and 12 rebounds off the bench. It was her third double-double of the season.

When the NCAA Tournament bracket ... wasn’t surprised to see Duke on the same side of the bracket as North Carolina. The Tar Heels’ head coach said the ACC’s strength lends itself to teams ...

This was the third meeting of the season and 111th in the all-time series, but Duke and UNC had never met in the NCAA Tournament. According to the NCAA, the rivalry game resulted in the lowest ...

During Gakdeng’s absence, Duke’s defense forced 12 straight misses from UNC’s offense ... and Duke are the ACC's last hope; South Carolina and UCLA roll in women's tournament The Pitinos ...