Having that player who's an enforcer among her teammates wasn't an issue for North Carolina when Erlana Larkins was around. But she finished her college career last season.
"Erlana would get on them, no matter what," Tar Heels coach Sylvia Hatchell said. "Somebody's got to do that."
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Mechelle Voepel
espnW.comMechelle Voepel joined ESPN.com in 1996 and covers women's college hoops, the WNBA and additional collegiate sports for espnW.
Born in Los Angeles, she grew up 40 miles north of St. Louis and is a lifelong Cardinals fan still basking in amazement over their 2011 World Series title.
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