It's easy to look back at the last time UConn played North Carolina on a road and expect yet another walk in the park.

Two years ago the showdown between No. 1 UConn and No. 2 UNC never materialized as the Huskies rolled to an 88-58 victory even though the Huskies were playing their first game without injured guard Caroline Doty.

Last year, the Huskies rolled to an 88-47 win over the Tar Heels at Gampel Pavilion. But UConn coach Geno Auriemma is expecting a different game when the teams meet on Monday at Carmichael Arena.

"It's not like the last couple of years when we were encouraging Carolina to run up and down because the more they ran up and down, the better it was for us and the more difficult we could make it for them," Auriemma said. "I don't know that running up and down best suits us right now. I think we are going to have to manage the game a little differently. We are going to have to control the tempo a little better than we have in previous years and be really good in he half-court set, trying to make it more of a half-court game instead of the full-court game that we are so accustomed to having."

Auriemma said that before he knew the status of junior guard Tiffany Hayes. The good news is that Hayes passed her post-concussion tests and is expected to play against UNC. However, freshman forward Samarie Walker did not make the trip to take care of "a personal matter" leaving UConn a bit on the thin side. If the game is called closely, the Huskies could have some concerns.