It’s been some sort of week for Courtney Banghart and the UNC women’s basketball team. They’ve had two consecutive 5,000+ crowds at Carmichael Arena to cheer them on as they faced their biggest rivals, NC State and Duke. The crowds helped as, even though the games weren’t pretty, the Tar Heels notched two impressive wins over the ranked in-state opponents.
The wins come after the Tar Heels were in danger of seeing a dream season become derailed. Courtney Banghart’s squad had lost four in a row as 2022 ended and 2023 began, seeing them fall out of the top 25 and at the bottom of the ACC.