North Carolina, playing Stanford in Stanford, got out to a 13-point lead in the first half behind hot shooting but went cold in the second half to fall 74-65 in an Elite 8 game.

The Tar Heels, who end 27-10, went six minutes without a point during one stretch of the second half when Stanford came from six down at the half to take the lead. Then, over the last two minutes of the game, Stanford wrapped it up with an 8-0 run.

Carolina got down by eight in the second half but managed to go ahead 63-62 on a three from the top of the key by Jessica Washington with just under four minutes to play. But the Tar Heels would score just once more.

The Tar Heels made 7 of 13 first-half 3s but went just 2 of 9 in the second half.

UNC’s Allisha Gray scored 19 points while Diamond DeShields was held to 13 points on 5 for 15 from the floor including just one of six from beyond the arc.

Stanford, 33-3, goes to the Final Four to face unbeaten Connecticut. Two ACC teams – Notre Dame and Maryland – face off in the other semi-final.