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Onalaska’s Donarski, No. 17 North Carolina on ESPN at noon Sunday vs. No. 2 Notre Dame

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FILE – North Carolina’s Lexi Donarski (20) and South Carolina’s Tessa Johnson (5) reach for the ball during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Chapel Hill, N.C., Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)

It’s arguably the biggest game of the season for Onalaska native Lexi Donarski and the North Carolina women’s basketball team.

The 17th-ranked Tar Heels (13-2) host No. 2 Notre Dame (11-2) at noon Sunday on ESPN.

Donarski, in her final collegiate season, is averaging 9.3 points on 40.5% shooting, including 2.1 3-pointers per game.

It’s a scoring career low for the shooting guard, but the Tar Heels are a unique team that does not have a standout on offense. Their top six scorers average between 11.4 and 7.3 points.

North Carolina is 1-2 against ranked teams, losing to No. 2 UConn (69-58) and No. 25 Georgia Tech (82-76), while beating No. 14 Kentucky (72-53).

The Irish are one of only two teams this season to beat UConn, and they did so in convincing fashion, 79-68. ND’s only two losses came back-to-back Nov. 29 and 30 against No. 17 TCU (76-68) and Utah (78-67). Those two games came a week after the Irish took throttled No. 3 USC, 74-61.

Host of WIZM's La Crosse Talk PM | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point graduate | Hometown: Greenville, Wis | Avid noonball basketball player and sand volleyballer in La Crosse

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