University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
Warren Wilson
Asheville Extends Winning Streak to Six After Saturday Win
12.05.2015 | Women's Basketball
THE RUNDOWN
Score: Asheville 108 – Warren Wilson 47
Teams: Asheville (6-1, 1-0 BSC)
Warren Wilson (6-6, 0-0 USCAA)
Location: Justice Center/Asheville, N.C.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville women's basketball team gave a dominating performance from start to finish as they pushed their historic start to 6-1 with a victory over Warren Wilson College.
THE TURNING POINT
Asheville came out strong from the start and jumped out to an early 9-0 lead. In the third quarter, the Bulldog defense held Warren Wilson to only 8 points with a 42-point lead. And they never looked back. Asheville closed out the game with 31 pts in the 4th quarter for a 108-47 win.
NOTABLES
-This 108-47 win is the first time the Bulldogs have scored 100 points since their 1993-94 victory over Limestone College.
-Four Bulldogs finished the game in double figures. Sonora Dengokl with 17 points, Kelli Fisher with 16, Khaila Webb with 15, and Tianna Knuckles with 13. Dengokl and Fisher also led the team in rebounds with eight each.
-Asheville pulled down 62 total rebounds in today's matchup. Each of the 13 players that saw the floor pulled down at least one.
-The Bulldogs shot 46% from the field, and 43% from behind the arc. So far this year the Bulldogs have been consistent with season averages of 42% from the field, and 33% 3-point shooting.
- Today's win brings Asheville to a start of 6-1, this is the best in program history since achieving Division 1 status.
QUOTABLES FROM HEAD COACH BRENDA MOCK
“I was really proud of our girls' effort, especially in the second half. It took us a little bit of time to get going, especially on offense, in the first half. A lot of that was due to lack of energy, and also coming off of some tough exams on Thursday and Friday.”
“UNC Greensboro is going to pose a really tough test for us on Thursday. They've beaten two teams in our conference soundly, and they have a really good scoring guard. So, we've got a lot to prepare for in addition to the girls finishing up exams on Monday and Tuesday.”
UP NEXT
-Following today's win, the Bulldogs host a non-conference matchup with UNC Greensboro on Thursday at 7:00 pm in the Kimmel Arena.
