DeShields leads Tar Heels into the Sweet Sixteen

Diamond DeShields almost singlehandedly put North Carolina into the Sweet 16 of NCAA Women’s Tournament by scoring 24 points and hauling in a season-high 12 rebounds to lead the Tar Heels over Michigan State 62-53 in Chapel Hill.

It was the first double-double for the freshman guard.

The Tar Heels, now 26-9, is the only Triangle team left in the tournament and will play in Sunday’s Stanford Regional semifinal.

In the first round, North Carolina had to rally from 18 down in the second half to beat UT Martin 60-58.