Freshman star Kate Harpring scored a career-high 30 points while playing all 40 minutes as UNC beat Penn 71-60 at the historic Palestra in Philadelphia Saturday afternoon.
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— Carolina Women's Basketball (@uncwbb) November 14, 2026
In an all-around performance, Harpring added seven rebounds, three assists and three steals with just one turnover. She was the engine of a UNC offense which was mostly stuck in neutral, as Tar Heels not named Kate Harpring shot just 14-for-41 (34.1%), with Harpring’s 11 made field goals nearly matching the entire rest of the team. Achol Akot was the only other Tar Heel to reach double figures, scoring 16 points and grabbing a team-high eight rebounds.
In a tightly-contested game, UNC trailed for much of the first quarter before ending it on a 9-2 run, capped by a pair of Harpring free throws. Carolina led 18-16 at the end of the period, but could not give itself any kind of breathing room before halftime, entering the locker room ahead 35-31.
The game stayed close well into the second half, and the score stood at 57-53 in favor of UNC as lead as the 5:08 mark. Carolina was able to finally put the Quakers away after that, using a 9-0 run to take its largest lead of the game at 66-53 and allowing just one Penn made shot in the final few minutes.
UNC is now 2-2 on the season after beginning with two consecutive losses. The Tar Heels will stay on the road next week, as the team will travel to Orlando for the WBCA Showcase. The event begins with Carolina facing Texas Tech Thursday, Nov. 19 at 6 p.m., and UNC will also face Alabama the following Saturday at 5 p.m.
Featured image via Associated Press/Nell Redmond
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