North Carolina women roll past North Carolina Central in season opener

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (Interstat) — The 24th-ranked North Carolina women’s basketball team opened its season with a dominant 90-42 victory over North Carolina Central on Monday afternoon at the Dean Smith Center. Ciera Toomey scored 13 points and blocked four shots to lead a balanced Tar Heels attack. North Carolina built a 53-23 halftime lead and never looked back, shooting 53% from the floor while holding the Eagles to just 26% shooting. Five players scored in double figures for the Tar Heels in front of a crowd of 6,336. North Carolina Central was led by Aysia Hinton’s nine points.