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Carolina built a lead as large as 15 points in the second half and held off a furious comeback attempt in the fourth quarter to earn a hard-fought 69-67 win at Stanford on Sunday afternoon. Five different Tar Heels scored in double figures, with Alyssa Ustby leading the way with 16 points. Maria Gakdeng and Lexi Donarski each scored 12 and Reniya Kelly and Grace Townsend both had 10. That well-rounded offense is what staked Carolina to a 20-12 lead after the first quarter, with threes from Indya Nivar – herself a former Stanford transfer – and Ustby setting the tone. UNC extended that lead to as large as 10 points in the second quarter and used five points from Kelly in the final minute of the period to carry a 39-32 lead into halftime. A hot start from Ustby, in which she made two more three-pointers, ballooned the advantage to 53-38 with 4:36 remaining in the third quarter. The score stood at 59-48 entering the fourth. Stanford raced out of the gate in the final period, clawing al...

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