Onalaska’s Donarski, Tar Heels move up five spots in Top 25 rankings after taking down Duke in OT
After taking down 14th-ranked Duke in overtime and beating Boston College by double-digits, Onalaska native Lexi Donarski and the North Carolina women’s basketball team moved up five spots in the polls.
The Tar Heels (15-3) are now No. 14 in the country.
Donarski came through in the clutch in helping North Carolina beat Duke, with a late 3-pointer to tie the game in overtime.
Donarski, in her final collegiate season, is third on the team in scoring at 8.9 points per game. The Tar Heels top five scorers all average between 11-6 and 8.5 points.
Donarski, who has started all but one game in her collegiate career at both Iowa State and North Carolina, is shooting 39.3 percent from the field and 36.4% from deep this season to go along with 1.1 steals, 1.9 reboundsand 1.6 assists.
Her minutes are down (26.0 per game), but the Tar Heels have a lot of blowouts this season that may be contributing to that. She played 32 minutes in the 76-66 loss to No. 3 Notre Dame and 35 minutes in the OT win over Duke.
TOP PHOTO: FILE – Notre Dame guard Olivia Miles (5) drives against North Carolina guard Lexi Donarski (20) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, in Chapel Hill, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)