University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Men's Basketball Entertains Elon on Monday Night at Home
12.20.2015 | Men's Basketball
THE MATCHUP
Teams: Asheville (7-4, 1-0 BSC)
Elon (8-3, 0-0 CAA)
Location: Kimmel Arena/Asheville, N.C.
Time: 7:00 p.m.
VIDEO (Big South Network) - AUDIO (Bulldog Radio Network)
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville men's basketball team looks to push its winning streak out to six straight games and ride the momentum of its Saturday victory over Georgetown when the Bulldogs welcome Elon to town on Monday night.
All children are free to Monday night's contest and Santa will also be in the building to tack photos and cheer on the Bulldogs.
NOTABLES
Everyone's In On the Act: In 10 games this season, the Bulldogs have had at least three-players finish with double-digit scoring nights in eight games. In the other two games (vs. Texas A&M and vs. Loyola Chicago), Asheville had two players score in double-digits. Four or more Bulldogs have scored double-figures in five of the team's games this season to date.
In the Series: Monday's meeting will be the 15th meeting all-time between Asheville and Elon, with the Bulldogs holding an 8-6 series advantage. The last meeting came in the 2003 Big South Tournament, opening round at Elon, with the Bulldogs a 68-66 winner on the way to winning the Big South Championship that season. The Bulldogs are 3-2 in the last five meetings overall and 5-0 in the last five games played in Asheville.
Battle of the Fives: Both the Bulldogs and Elon enter Monday night's game on a five-game winning streak. Asheville's streak dates back to their victory over Loyola Chicago on Nov. 28 to close the Great Alaska Shootout, including three home victories, while Elon has won four of their five games during their streak at home.
Solid on Defense: Asheville has held opponents under 65 points five times this season and are averaging allowing 64.4 points per game, the best mark in the Big South Conference. The Bulldogs allowed 70.4 points per game on average last season and held opponents to 65 or fewer points 11 total times. Overall, Asheville is holding opponents to just 40.9 percent shooting from the floor through 10 games in the 2015-16 campaign, third in the conference behind Coastal Carolina (39.1) and Campbell (39.6).
UP NEXT
-After Monday's game, the Bulldogs will take a break for the holidays before returning to action on December 29 when they welcome Furman to Kimmel Arena in Asheville's final non-conference matchup. The Furman game next week will be the second half of a doubleheader, with the Bulldog women taking on Winthrop at 5:00 p.m.
