Finding the bitter flavor of Thursday night’s blowout loss to NC State was the goal for the UNC women’s basketball workforce Sunday night. And the moment the buzzer sounded, they’d performed that and then some, getting an additional decisive ACC victory more than Virginia Tech, 71-46.

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Carolina enhances to 14-1 overall and 4-1 in conference play, though working the Hokies their 1st ACC loss of the season. Virginia Tech acquired votes in last week’s AP Poll and experienced a 22-stage get over No. 17 Duke to its name. Coming into Sunday, the Hokies have been also rated No. 12 in the NCAA’s Web score system, building them the optimum-rated opponent UNC has beaten this time. Carolina currently sits at No. 5 in the Net.

“We have a ton of respect for Virginia Tech. I consider it is a single of the very best groups on our routine,” UNC head coach Courtney Banghart mentioned. “Really skilled, really gifted, fantastic gamers at every spot. We reported in advance of the sport we needed this to be a return to ‘us.’”

A single of the ways UNC returned to ‘us’ was when once more flexing their muscle groups on protection. Carolina allowed only 17 factors in the 1st fifty percent to just take an 18-issue guide into the locker area. The Hokies managed just 11 more in the third quarter, and UNC finished the video game on cruise control. Carolina’s defensive scoring normal of 51.7 is next-finest in the ACC and No. 11 in the nation. The Tar Heels have authorized 70 or additional details just a few periods this time.

On offense, UNC saw 4 players get to double figures, such as Eva Hodgson, who knocked in a period-substantial 19 details off the bench. Her four 3-tips built in five makes an attempt against the Hokies is also a period-large, and moves Hodgon’s period 3-issue percentage to a scorching 41.5 per cent. She’s arrived at double figures in five of her last 6 games.

“Thursday night’s match didn’t sit nicely with any one on our workforce. It’s not how you want to perform in opposition to a ranked crew,” Hodgson said. “But we figured out from it, we watched a great deal of film and we attacked observe…