Asheville travels to Charleston Southern to Continue Road Stretch

THE MATCHUP

Teams: Asheville (11-3, 4-1 BSC)

Charleston Southern (8-6, 3-2 BSC)

Location: The Buc Dome / Charleston, S.C.

Time: 2:00 p.m.

Charleston, S.C. – The UNC Asheville Women's Basketball team concludes a three-game stretch on the road on January 9 at 2:00 p.m. at Charleston Southern. The Women's game is the first part of a double header that features the UNC Asheville Men's basketball team playing Charleston Southern at 5:30 p.m.

NOTABLES

Head-to-Head: Since Asheville has entered the Kirkpatrick era they are an even 3-3 against Charleston Southern. The Bulldogs are 32-30 in the all-time series with the Buccaneers. Asheville (4-1) is currently second place in the Big South Conference, and Charleston Southern (3-2) is ranked fourth.

Bulldogs Beyond the Arc: Asheville currently averages 5.9 three-pointers per game on 33 percent shooting, while holding their opponents to five three-pointers per game on 28 percent shooting. Chatori Major leads Asheville with a 41 percent efficiency from three-point range.

High Pressure: In Asheville's last two conference road games, they forced a total of 37 turnovers, 13 at Campbell and 24 at Liberty. On average, the Bulldogs' defensive pressure leads to an average of 17.4 turnovers per game.

QUOTEABLES FROM HEAD COACH BRENDA MOCK KIRKPATRICK

On Charleston Southern- "Charleston Southern is playing with confidence and poise. They are relentless and competitive on every possession and that is the kind of grit it takes to do well in this league."

On Looking Forward- “We are bouncing back from an undesirable performance at Liberty with the understanding that we must keep our focus on truly improving with each practice and game in order to compete with any team in this league. We are completing the sixth game of a tough road stretch in conference play and based on what I have seen this is going to be a big challenge, however, we are looking forward to getting back on the court.”

UP NEXT

-Following Saturday's game, Asheville will return home to face Longwood on January 12 at 7:00 p.m. in Kimmel Arena.