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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Alyssa Ustby had the first triple-double in program history, Maria Gakdeng scored 22 points on 9-of-12 shooting and North Carolina beat No. 25 Syracuse 75-51, snapping the Orange's eight-game win streak. Ustby made 7 of 11 from the field and finished with 16 points, a season-high 16 rebounds, a career-best 10 assists and two steals. Donarski scored eight points and Utsby, Gakdeng and Deja Kelly each added five in the third quarter and UNC used a 17-2 closing run to take a 57-36 lead into the fourth. Dyaisha Fair led the Orange with 17 points but shot just 7 of 22 from the field, 3 of 12 from 3-point range. Freshman Alyssa Latham added 11 points and 11 rebounds — her third double-double in a row.
