Times staff
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
ACC women's tournament
When/where: Today-Sunday; Greensboro (N.C.) Coliseum
Today: Georgia Tech (5) vs. Virginia Tech (12), 11 a.m.; Virginia (8) vs. Wake Forest (9), 3 p.m.; Boston College (7) vs. N.C. State (10), 6; North Carolina (6) vs. Clemson (11), 8
Friday: Maryland (4) vs. Georgia Tech-Virginia Tech, 11 a.m.; Duke (1) vs. Virginia-Wake Forest, 3 p.m.; Miami (2) vs. Boston College-N.C. State, 6; Florida State (3) vs. North Carolina-Clemson, 8
TV: Today's first two games are on FSN. Friday's first two games are on Sun Sports. (Miami and Florida State are on theacc.com.) Saturday's semifinals (1 and 3:30) and Sunday's final (1) are on FSN.
Favorite: Eighth-ranked and defending champion Duke is 26-3 and led by All-ACC guard Jasmine Thomas at 14.9 points per game.
Dark horse: North Carolina (22-7) is having a bit of an off year. But only it and Maryland (both at home) beat Duke in ACC play.
Looking at Miami: The 10th-ranked Hurricanes (26-3) are coached by Duke alumna Katie Meier. And they have the ACC's top two scorers in Riquna Williams (21.7 per game) and Shenise Johnson (19.6).
Looking at Florida State: The 14th-ranked Seminoles (23-6) have All-ACC forward Cierra Bravard, who averages 14.4 points and 7.4 rebounds.
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