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Brooks scores 21, Harris 19 and No. 25 North Carolina women rout Wake Forest for 7th straight win
North Carolina’s seven-game winning streak includes a dominant 84-56 victory over Wake Forest, marking the 34th time the team has reached 20 wins this season.
- On Sunday, No. 25 North Carolina defeated Wake Forest 84-56 with Nyla Brooks scoring 21 and Nyla Harris adding 19.
- Trailing 9-6 early, Wake Forest was outscored by North Carolina’s 16-0 run sparked by two 3-pointers from Nyla Brooks, leading 22-11 after the first quarter.
- Late in the game, Carolina's Nyla Brooks hit five of her team's 11 three-pointers, and Nyla Harris scored 11 in the third quarter as the lead reached 65-42 before Blanca Thomas pushed it to 78-48.
- North Carolina improved to 20-5 overall and 9-3 in the ACC, winning seven straight and hosting SMU on Thursday, while Wake Forest visits Louisville.
- Supporting performances included Milan Brown scoring 13 points and Indya Nivar recording nine points, eight rebounds, and seven assists for North Carolina.
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WINSTON-SALEM — For weeks, Nyla Brooks kept shooting. The good shots were there. The confidence wasn’t gone. The shots were falling in practice, and her work never stopped there. But the results — the 3-pointers that once came easily in nonconference play— hadn’t been falling. The stat lines looked quieter than expected for one of the ACC’s most heralded freshmen. On Sunday afternoon, that drought finally ended in a big way.
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UNC used a 16-0 run in the first quarter to take control at Wake Forest Sunday afternoon and rolled from there to an 84-56 win against the Demon Deacons. It’s Carolina’s seventh win in a row and its 20th on the season. Keep it Rolling – 𝙎𝙀𝙑𝙀𝙉 Straight!@WellsFargo x #GoHeels pic.twitter.com/17TBFQQo3p — Carolina Women's Basketball (@uncwbb) February 8, 2026 UNC’s run came after the Tar Heels had fallen behind early and were stuck on six poi…
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