University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Men's Basketball Hosts Montreat on Sunday at 4:30 p.m.
11.15.2008 | Men's Basketball
ASHEVILLE, N.C. ? The UNC Asheville men's basketball team plays its second game of the season on Sunday afternoon when the Bulldogs host Montreat College at Justice Centers starting at 4:30 p.m. The game will be broadcast on WISE Radio (1310-AM) and can be seen via video-streaming for a small fee at www.bigsouthsports.com.
UNC Asheville opened the season with a hard-fought 75-63 win over Belmont Abbey Friday night at
Montreat is 1-2 on the season after losing at Big South foe
“Montreat is always a tough opponent,” commented UNC Asheville coach Eddie Biedenbach. “We know what a great job Bill Robinson (Monreat's head coach) does every year and he'll have his team ready to play on Sunday.
“We played good defense against Belmont Abbey and beat a veteran team that will win a lot of games this year,” added Biedenbach. “However, we did not do a good job on the boards and made way too many turnovers. We're still learning and at times we show our youth but our effort was once again outstanding.”
Montreat is led by senior guard MJ Njoku. He had a double-double at
UNC Asheville won last year's meeting 94-64 and leads the series, 14-1. However, Montreat defeated
“Montreat is much improved this season,” said Biedenbach. “They played
NOTES ? UNC Asheville coach Eddie Biedenbach has 196 career victories...the Bulldogs are trying to start out the year 2-0 for the second straight season...UNC Asheville blocked six shots on Friday...the Bulldogs have won 18 of their last 21 home games.
