No. 4North Carolina Tar Heels

Regional 1 in Fort Worth · 1st Round

Past match

North Carolina Tar Heels won.

North Carolina Tar Heels beat the Western Illinois Leathernecks

Ranked #13 · 26-6 51 – 82

Ranked #4 · 27-7

Final · Fri, Mar 20

Game Details

Carmichael Arena (Chapel Hill) · 2,390 fans · ESPNEWS View tournament bracket →

Highlights

North Carolina advances in women's NCAA Tournament by beating Western Illinois 82-51

Nyla Harris scored 17 points, Lanie Grant had 15 and North Carolina rolled past cold-shooting Western Illinois 82-51 on Friday night in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament.

Recap via ESPN

0:25 Lanie Grant hits the bucket vs. Western Illinois Leathernecks

0:21 Mia Nicastro drops in the smooth bucket

0:19 Nyla Harris drills basket vs. Western Illinois Leathernecks

0:17 Mia Nicastro hits the bucket vs. North Carolina Tar Heels

Clips play on ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
WIU	10	14	9	18	51
UNC	18	20	20	24	82

Game Flow

WIU UNC

Q1Q2Q3Q4

7-0Biggest Run8-0

1Largest Lead33

2 lead changes · tied 0 times

Win Probability · North Carolina Tar Heels

tip-offnow: 100%

Game Leaders

Western Illinois Leathernecks

Mia Nicastro · 21Points
Madison Davis · 2Assists
Mia Nicastro · 9Rebounds

North Carolina Tar Heels

Nyla Harris · 17Points
Indya Nivar · 5Assists
Nyla Harris · 12Rebounds

2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings

Team	GB
Western Illinois	-
Lindenwood	-
Southern Indiana	2
Morehead State	3
Little Rock	5
UT Martin	7
Tennessee Tech	5
SIU Edwardsville	8
Southeast Missouri State	8
Tennessee State	12
Eastern Illinois	13

2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

Team	GB
Duke	-
Louisville	1
North Carolina	2
NC State	3
Syracuse	4
Virginia Tech	4
Notre Dame	4
Virginia	5
Clemson	5
California	7
Stanford	8
Miami	8
Georgia Tech	8
Florida State	11
Wake Forest	12
SMU	14
Pittsburgh	15
Boston College	15

Team Stats

Western Illinois LeathernecksNorth Carolina Tar Heels

Shooting

17-56, 30% Field Goals 30-69, 43%

2-15, 13% 3-Pointers 10-40, 25%

15-20, 75% Free Throws 12-19, 63%

Possessions

32 Rebounds 47

8 Offensive Rebounds 15

6 Assists 12

9 Steals 10

1 Blocks 4

15 Turnovers 14

18 Fouls 19

Scoring

10 Points in Paint 38

4 Fast Break Points 12

1 Largest Lead 33

Box Score

Western Illinois Leathernecks ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
M. ShetleyF	7	3	0	29	2-9	0-0	3-6	2	1	0	2	1	3
M. NicastroF	21	9	1	36	6-15	0-2	9-10	6	2	1	0	9	4
K. ReedG	6	7	1	32	3-7	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	1	6	2
A. BrownfieldG	3	2	1	27	1-11	0-5	1-2	1	2	0	1	1	5
A. MeadowsG	3	2	1	33	1-6	1-5	0-0	1	2	0	0	2	2
Bench
S. SkrobotF	3	1	0	4	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0
K. EggenaF	4	1	0	6	2-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0
K. HerrigG	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. BowmanG	2	0	0	8	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0
M. DavisG	2	4	2	23	0-2	0-1	2-2	0	1	0	2	2	2
A. HolthausG	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
M. MesslingF	DNP: Did not play
R. McCowanG	DNP: Did not play
Team	51	32	6		17-56	2-15	15-20	15	9	1	8	24	18

North Carolina Tar Heels ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
C. ToomeyF	5	4	2	20	2-3	0-1	1-2	1	2	1	1	3	2
N. HarrisF	17	12	0	22	6-9	0-1	5-6	1	3	0	8	4	2
E. AarnisaloG	7	8	1	28	3-7	1-4	0-3	1	0	1	1	7	2
L. GrantG	15	1	0	25	5-13	4-10	1-1	2	0	0	0	1	0
I. NivarG	11	3	5	25	5-9	0-2	1-2	4	4	2	0	3	3
Bench
B. ThomasC	0	1	0	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	4
L. AstakhovaG	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
T. QueirozG	2	3	0	15	0-0	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	2	1	3
N. BrooksG	14	5	2	23	5-14	2-9	2-3	2	0	0	1	4	0
T. HendersonG	2	3	0	10	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	2	3
J. ZubichG	0	0	0	4	0-3	0-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. BarkerG	0	1	2	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0
L. HullG	9	1	0	17	3-9	3-9	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	0
R. KellyG	DNP: Did not play
Team	82	47	12		30-69	10-40	12-19	14	10	4	15	32	19

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