The third-seeded North Carolina Tar Heels women blew an eight-point lead in the second half as the sixth-seeded Delaware Blue Hens came back to win their 27th straight game and eliminate the Heels from the NCAA Tournament.

Two of Carolina’s starters – Waltiea Rolle and Tierra Ruffin-Pratt – were in foul trouble much of the game. Rolle, playing her last game as a Tar Heel, scored 23 points but she picked up her fifth foul with more than four minutes left.

Ruffin-Pratt, the team’s point guard who was coming off an opening round career-high 30 points, played the final 12 minutes with four fouls and ended with only four points, hitting just 1-of-13 shots. North Carolina ends the season at 29-7.