The North Carolina Tar Heels Women’s basketball team defeated Grambling State 79-63 on Tuesday afternoon in what was a milestone day.
The victory was not all that surprising as the Tigers were 3-5 coming into this game while the Tar Heels were 9-2.
No, the interesting thing is what the win meant for long time Coach Sylvia Hatchell.
With the win, Hatchell became just the fourth ever Division I coach to win 1,000 games. Hatchell now joins the ranks of Pat Summitt, Tara VanDerveer, and Mike Krzyzewski.
It also ranks the UNC coach third overall in career wins in women’s college basketball, though that honor probably won’t last long as Geno Auriemma is only one game behind her and if you know anything about women’s basketball, he will soon pass her.