University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Bulldog Women Host Radford on Saturday
01.16.2009 | Women's Basketball
The Bulldogs are 6-11 on the season and 3-1 in Big South play as they have won their last three Big South contests.
Chioma Okoli and Ana Baker both average double-figure points for the Bulldogs. Okoli is seventh in the Big South in scoring at 11.5 points per game. Baker is 11th in scoring at 11.1 points per game and leads the league in assist to turnover ratio. Jessica Monroe is the Bulldogs' leading rebounder at 6.2 boards per game. She is coming off an 11 point, eight rebound performance against Presbyterian. This week's Big South Freshman of the Week, Lindsey Thompson leads
Radford enters today's action winners of two of its last three games. The Highlanders began the season playing their first six games on the road. They went 1-10 in non-conference play against solid competition. Since conference play has begun they have gone 2-1. Taleia Moton leads the team averaging 13.1 points per game. Johnette Walker leads the Big South in steals while averaging 11.5 points per game. Kymesha Alston is averaging a double-double with 14 points and 11.7 rebounds in three conference games. Overall, she leads the Highlanders in rebounding at 7.2 per game.
Radford leads the all-time series 39-12 against UNC Asheville. Most of those wins came in the early 90's while Radford was the dominant team in the Big South. Since
At Halftime of Saturday's game, the Bulldogs will recognize the participants in the inaugural Rocky's Readers Program. Rocky's Readers had to read five age appropriate books during the winter break, and each participant received a ticket for themselves and a parent to the game. The top three schools for participation in the 2008-09 Program were Leicester Elementary, Claxton Elementary, and Hominy Valley Elementary, and they will be recognized at halftime. All Asheville City and Buncombe County Elementary Schools were invited to participate in the program that will become an annual event.
