University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
Campbell
Asheville Stays Perfect in Conference with Win Over Campbell
01.02.2016 | Women's Basketball
THE RUNDOWN
Score: Asheville 72 – Campbell 58
Teams: Asheville (11-2, 4-0 BSC)
Campbell University (6-6, 1-2 BSC)
Location: Gore Arena/ Buies Creek, N.C.
Buies Creek, N.C. – The UNC Asheville Women's Basketball team maintains a perfect conference start of 4-0 with a 14-point road win over Campbell in their first contest of the New Year. Today's win is the first time the Bulldogs have beaten Campbell since the Camels re-joined the Big South Conference in 2011.
THE TURNING POINT
With 7:01 left to play in the second quarter, Asheville regained the lead with a jumper from Tiffany Wilson. This sparked a 9-0 run to lift the Bulldogs to their largest lead of the half, that they would maintain for the remainder of the game.
NOTABLES
-Asheville had three Bulldogs in double figures, Chatori Major with 17 points, Tianna Knuckles with 15 points, and Ja'Da Brayboy who contributed 12 points to the Asheville win.
-The Bulldogs pulled down 11 offensive rebounds which they turned into 9 second chance points. Asheville was led by Tiffany Wilson with five boards.
- Asheville delivered a 57.8 shooting percentage, going 26-of-45 from the field, their most efficient offensive work in a conference game this year. The Bulldogs built on a strong start, going 15-of-24 and shooting 62.5% in the first half.
-On defense, the Bulldogs grabbed nine steals, with Ja'Da Brayboy leading the team with three. Asheville also picked up two blocked shots and forced 13 Campbell turnovers.
- Asheville's offense scored 20 points in the first quarter, this is the most points scored in an opening quarter in a conference matchup this season. Asheville's strongest offensive start this season was 27 points in the opening quarter against Warren Wilson on December 5 in Kimmel Arena.
QUOTABLES FROM HEAD COACH BRENDA MOCK KIRKPATRICK
On Campbell- "That was a hard fought win by our girls today. I couldn't be prouder of the team for playing our brand of basketball. Which is not always perfect, but focusing on bringing consistent effort and attitude from possession to possession. We just need to continue to focus on getting better with each practice opportunity and executing the game plan. Our bench energy and production was outstanding."
UP NEXT
-Following Saturday afternoon's win, Asheville will continue their road campaign with a game at Liberty University on January 4 at 7:00p.m. in the Vines Center in Lynchburg, V.A.
