Virginia freshman Deidra Chatman has had a change of heart.

After protesting U.S. foreign policy by turning her back on the American flag during the national anthem Sunday, Chatman said she will not do so in the future, The Washington Post reported in Tuesday's editions.

Chatman is the second player to turn her back on the flag this season after the well-publicized protest of Manhattanville senior forward Toni Smith.

"I did not intend for my actions on Sunday to offend anyone," Chatman said Monday in a statement obtained by the paper. "I would much rather have the attention focused on our team. Since we are a team, in the future I will stand with my teammates facing the flag honoring our country."

Virginia upset then-No. 6 North Carolina 69-59 and many of her teammates were unaware of Chatman's protest at the time.

"I don't think she intended for there to be a reaction at all," said Virginia Athletic Director Craig Littlepage said to The Post. "It sounds like it was spontaneous and she hadn't really thought it through…"

"It's not about whether she loves the country, doesn't love the country. It's just her personal feeling about the possibility of war."

Littlepage meet with Chatham, who is a reserve forward on the Cavs' squad Monday afternoon, and coach Debbi Ryan declined comment in the report.