Myrtle Beach, S.C. --- The LSU womens basketball team extended its win streak to five games with a 70-43 victory over North Carolina here at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center Sunday afternoon.The Lady Tigers improved to 9-2 on the year and UNC fell to 8-2. This is the first time in the eight-game history of UNC playing the games in Myrtle Beach that the Tar Heels were defeated. LSU is 3-0 over teams from the ACC this season with wins also over Wake Forest and NC State.Raigyne Moncrief led LSU with 20 points and has scored in double figures in the last nine straight contests. Moncrief was 5-of-14 from the field and converted 10 of her 11 free-throw shots in the win. She also had seven rebounds, two assists and two steals.Freshman Ayana Mitchell posted her second double-double of the season with 11 points and a team-high 10 rebounds. Mitchell was 4-of-8 from the field and 3-of-6 from the charity stripe. Also scoring in double figures were Chloe Jackson and Alexis Hyder, who each contributed 12 points. Hyder and Jackson also had seven rebounds apiece as LSU won the battle on the boards, 45-38.The Lady Tigers had another strong showing on the defensive side of the ball, forcing UNC to turn the ball over 22 times and scoring 26 points off the miscues. LSU shot 40 percent (25-of-62) from the field and held the Tar Heels to 29.6 percent (16-of-54) from the field. LSU also had 28 free-throw opportunities and converted 20 of the shots, while UNC was 5-of-8 from the charity stripe.I will say that every player on our team brought positive energy today, said head coach Nikki Fargas. Today was our best defensive effort in the sense of our team guarding their play-action. (Stephanie) Watts is an unbelievable player. She really was a hard guard for us, but collectively as a group, we were able to shut down the other players. Offensively, our ability to have an inside-outside attack is always going to be key for us. I like the fact that it started on the defensive end in forcing those turnovers and allowing us to get our transition game going.LSU and UNC traded buckets to open the game before LSU jumped out to a 12-2 lead and went into the second quarter with a 20-8 advantage. The pace of the game slowed considerably in the second period as UNC chipped away at LSUs lead, closing the gap to seven points, 24-17, with just over three minutes remaining by rolling off a 9-4 run. Shanice Norton and Tatum Neubert chipped in two buckets to put LSU up by 13 and the Lady Tigers ultimately went to the locker room up, 32-24, at the half as UNC outscored LSU, 16-12. Chloe Jackson led LSU in scoring at the half with 10 points while Ayana Mitchell led on the boards with six rebounds.LSU won the third quarter, 15-11, before sealing the game with a 23-8 fourth quarter. The 23 points tied the most points for LSU in the fourth quarter this season, and the eight points also tied the lowest scoring output for an opponent in the fourth period.Watts, who came into the matchup averaging 20.0 points per game, scored 20 points and led her team with 11 rebounds, 10 of which were defensive boards. She hit four of UNCs six treys in the game. The only other Tar Heel in double figures was Paris Kea with 11 points.The Lady Tigers return to the PMAC on Wednesday, Dec. 21, for their final game prior to the holiday break. LSU hosts Little Rock in that meeting at 7 p.m. The first 1,000 fans will receive an ugly holiday sweater-themed t-shirt and all fans wearing a holiday sweater will receive a general admission ticket for $2. LSU will have one final non-conference game against Alabama State on Dec. 28 before opening SEC action on the road at Mississippi State on Jan. 1.NOTES & TRENDS Starters for LSU were Chloe Jackson, Rina Hill, Alexis Hyder, Raigyne Moncrief & Ayana Mitchell. This starting lineup is 4-0 so far this season.LSU is now 3-0 all-time against North Carolina, and 2-0 on a neutral court.Raigyne Moncrief scored 20 points today to extend her double-digit scoring streak to nine games.Raigyne Moncrief is the only Lady Tiger to score 20-plus points in a game this season and she has done so three times this year; and seven times in her career. She has scored 20 points in the last two-straight games with 22 points last Wednesday against Sam Houston State. This is the first time in her career that she has logged back-to-back 20-point games.Ayana Mitchell scored 11 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for her second double-double of the season. Salomon Shoes Clearance Sale . It might not have mattered. 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Webber, who is fifth in the championship, earned his second pole from the past three races and 13th of his career. Australian rugby is on its knees, with the Wallabies out to avoid a soul-destroying record-equalling seventh straight defeat when they host the Springboks in Brisbane. Having barely fired an attacking shot in two heavy defeats by the All Blacks, missed 40 and 30 tackles in Sydney and Wellington respectively, and won just over half off of their lineout ball, Michael Cheikas side are well down on confidence and form in almost every aspect of the game. Injuries to Matt Giteau, Matt Toomua and Rob Horne certainly havent helped the situation, while Cheikas persistence with the Pooper back-row combination is the hot selection topic, drawing impassioned responses from Wallabies greats Nathan Sharpe and Toutai Kefu.Its hardly sunshine and rainbows in the Springboks camp, though. Coach Allister Coetzee has made a 3-2 start to his tenure, most recently splitting a pair of Tests with the Pumas in what were tight encounters. Coetzee is trying to develop South Africas game from the one-dimensional 10-man style of his predecessor Heyneke Meyer, and has entrusted Lions halves pairing Faf de Klerk and Elton Jantjies to run the show. But they still remain a huge force up front, with locks Eben Etzebeth and Lood de Jager, and back-rowers Francois Louw and Warren Whiteley, all capable of wreaking further havoc on Australias lineout.Team newsAustraliaCheika has stuck to his guns in retaining Hooper and Pocock in the back-row, but he has sprung a surprise at blindside with the selection of Dean Mumm. That sees Scott Fardy once again dropped from the side, with the pack otherwise unchanged from Wellington. There is just one change to the backline, too, with Reece Hodge set to earn just his second cap after Adam Ashley-Cooper was called back to French club Bordeaux.Israel Folau, Dane Haylett-Petty, Samu Kerevi, Bernard Foley, Reece Hodge , Quade Cooper , Will Genia , David Pocock Michael Hooper , Dean Mumm , Adam Coleman , Kane Douglas, Sekope Kepu , Stephen Moore (captain), Scott Sio Replacements: Tatafu Polota-Nau, James Slipper, Allan Alaalatoa, Rory Arnold, Lopeti Timani, Sean McMahon, Nick Phipps, Tevita Kuridrani, Drew Mitchell (One to be omitted).South AfricaThe Springboks will field a new centre combination with Juan de Jongh and Jesse Kriel replacing Damian de Allende and Lionel Mapoe at No. 12 and No. 13 respectively. Kriel, 22, scored a try on his Test debut in Brisbane last year while Coetzee has opted for another strike weapon on the wing in the form of the versatile Francois Hougaard. Up front, prop Lourens Adriaanse is the only change to the pack.Johan Goosen, Bryan Habana, Jesse Kriel, Juan de Jongh, Francois Hougaard, Elton Jantjies, Faf de Klerk; Warren Whiteley, Oupa Mahoje, Francois Louw, Lood de Jager, Eben Etzebeth, Lourens Adriaanse, Adriaan Strauss (captain), Tendai Mtawarira. Reserves: Bongi Mbonambi, Steven Kitshoff, Trevor Nyakane, Franco Mostert, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Jaco Kriel, Morne Steyn, Lionel Mapoe.Key match-up: Dean Mumm vs. Francois LouwThere is little left to discuss when it comes to the Wallabies lineout, with opinions seemingly split three wways as to whether the problem lies with Stephen Moores throwing, the lock combination itself or the Pooper setup in the back-row.dddddddddddd Whatever the case, Cheika is banking on Mumms ability to right the horrors from the Bledisloe Cup and ensure the Wallabies lineout is up around the 90 percent mark, rather than 65. It will want to be, as Mumm is struggling to have much of an impact around the park nowadays and doesnt carry the ball-running frame of opposite number Louw.While Louw wears the No. 6 on his back, he is more of a 6 ? with Coetzee relying on him to offer a similar ball-poaching threat to openside Oupa Mahoje. But its with ball in hand where the Bath man does most of his damage. Louws 1.90m and 115kg frame make him an imposing ball carrier and an often brutal defender, and in a real concern for the Wallabies, he completes a four-man lineout threat, too.Key stats (Opta Stats)Overall, the Wallabies have won eight of their nine games against South Africa at Suncorp Stadium, including their biggest ever victory over the Springboks in July 2006 (49-0).Bryan Habanas try against Argentina meant he overtook David Campese (64) as the top try scorer for any Tier One nation and he sits just four tries behind Daisuke Ohata (69) as the top international try scorer in history.David Pocock has won five turnovers in the competition so far, two more than any other player.WeatherBrisbane is headed for a cloudy Saturday with a chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. It could be a rather uncomfortable, sweaty environment come kick-off.UBET verdict: The Wallabies opened as favourites at $1.62, and while their form suggests they shouldnt be that short, the early money has in fact been for South Africa. The Wallabies are coming off two humiliating losses to New Zealand while South Africa were fortunate to score a late converted try at home to beat the Pumas 30-23 before losing in Argentina a week later. This Saturday they meet at Suncorp in Brisbane, where they met last year during the Rugby Championship; on that occasion the Wallabies got home 24-20. Interesting match. The Wallabies will be desperate for a win to appease the critics, but the punters are saying they may have their work cut out.PredictionThis match could be decided in the opening 10 minutes, such will be the importance of the opening few lineouts. If Australia lose a couple of early balls on their own throw, then it could well be another long night -- one which ends in a disastrous seventh straight defeat. If, however, they can win their own set-piece, and if they have fixed the defensive woes from the Bledisloe Cup, then Hooper and Pocock may start to resemble the combination that was so effective in England last year. Will Genia has been in superb form. If Quade Cooper can free up Israel Folau, and Australia are able to contain the Springboks midfield threat, then Wallabies fans should finally breathe a sigh of relief late Saturday night.Australia by one. ' ' '