Basketball Recap: Chapel Hill Piles Up the Points Against Wake Forest

Chapel Hill had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 39.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They blew past the Wake Forest Cougars 65-19. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 21 points or more this season.

Leading Chapel Hill to victory were Rihanna Gregory and Scarlett Gilner. Gregory posted 12 points and three steals, while Gilner earned ten points along with six rebounds and five assists. Gregory has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Dezariyah Clark, who scored seven points and six steals.

Tigers

Previous 4 Games

01/20/25 @ Wake Forest	65-19
01/17/25 @ Northern Durham	59-5
01/14/25 vs Riverside-Durham	64-4
01/07/25 vs Heritage	36-32

Chapel Hill smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 46 consecutive contests dating back to last season.

Chapel Hill has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.1 points per game. As for Wake Forest, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-7.

Chapel Hill didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 67-30 victory against East Chapel Hill on the 24th. As for Wake Forest, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 76-36 loss against Rolesville on the 24th.