Alyssa Ustby scored 17 points, 12 in a second-half rally, and the No. 19 North Carolina women’s basketball team beat Boston College, 80-67, on Sunday at Carmichael Arena in Chapel Hill, N.C.
The Eagles (10-8, 1-4) have dropped four straight, the last three coming against ranked Atlantic Coast Conference competition in Duke, N.C. State, and the Tar Heels (15-3, 3-2), who haven’t lost to BC at home since the 2016-17 season.
After trailing by 3 points at halftime, North Carolina shot 59 percent in the third quarter and outscored the Eagles, 23-12, with Ustby scoring eight points on 4-for-7 shooting. UNC put the game out of reach with an 11-1 run to open the fourth quarter.
Reniya Kelly scored 14 points and freshman Lanie Grant scored 12 off the bench for the Tar Heels. Ustby had four rebounds and four assists to go with her 8-for-13 shooting. She made 6 of 9 in the second half.
T’yana Todd scored 18 points, highlighted by an 8-of-9 showing from the line, to lead four Eagles in double digits. Dontavia Waggoner had 15, and reserves Savannah Samuel and Andrea Daley scored 12 and 10, respectively.
Samuel added a team-high seven rebounds.
After eight turnovers and 36 percent shooting in the first quarter, BC trailed, 21-16. The Eagles then took the lead with an 11-3 run through the first four minutes of the second quarter. They shot 60 percent, scored 24 points, and committed only two turnovers in the frame, and led, 40-37, at halftime.
BC stays on the road and visits Miami on Thursday.
