University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Wednesday, December 21
Boone, N.C.
1:00 p.m.
UNC Asheville
6-3
51
at
81
Appalachian State
5-6
1st quarter1
2nd quarter2
3rd quarter3
4th quarter4
FinalF
Asheville
11
7
19
14
51
Appalachian State
13
20
27
21
81
Photo by: UNC Asheville
Solid Bench Production Not Enough for Bulldogs in Loss to Appalachian State
12.21.2016 | Women's Basketball
BOONE, N.C. – The two teams would play close for the majority of the first half, but Appalachian State would pull away from UNC Asheville down the stretch to pick up an 81-51 win over the Bulldogs at the Holmes Center on Wednesday, Dec. 21.
UNC Asheville would own an 11-10 lead with 46 seconds left in the first quarter, but Appalachian State would hit a three-pointer with just seconds remaining to take a narrow two-point lead at 13-11 at the conclusion of the inaugural quarter of action.
The Mountaineers would hold the lead the rest of the way.
Junior center Bronaza Fitzgerald led the Bulldogs in their loss with 12 points and five rebounds. She also had two blocks.
Appalachian State's Q Murray was the top scorer in the game with 22 points.
The Bulldogs closed out the game shooting 27.3 percent (15-of-55) as a team, while Appalachian State shot 43.9 percent (29-of-66) as a team.
BULLDOG BITES
DEFENSE INTO OFFENSE: Despite the loss, as always the Bulldog defense was able to turn defense into offense with Appalachian State committing 17 turnovers and Asheville scoring 22 points off of those turnovers.
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT OFF THE BENCH: The Bulldogs led by Fitzgerald's 12 points collected over half of their points in the contest off the bench. In total, 26 of Asheville's 51 points in the game came from bench production.
UP NEXT
UNC Asheville will travel to the Bronx to play in the 10th Annual Fordham Holiday Classic on Thursday, Dec. 29, and Friday, Dec. 30. The Bulldogs will commence things in the tournament by facing off against Harvard at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 29, at Rose Hill Gym.
UNC Asheville would own an 11-10 lead with 46 seconds left in the first quarter, but Appalachian State would hit a three-pointer with just seconds remaining to take a narrow two-point lead at 13-11 at the conclusion of the inaugural quarter of action.
The Mountaineers would hold the lead the rest of the way.
Junior center Bronaza Fitzgerald led the Bulldogs in their loss with 12 points and five rebounds. She also had two blocks.
Appalachian State's Q Murray was the top scorer in the game with 22 points.
The Bulldogs closed out the game shooting 27.3 percent (15-of-55) as a team, while Appalachian State shot 43.9 percent (29-of-66) as a team.
BULLDOG BITES
DEFENSE INTO OFFENSE: Despite the loss, as always the Bulldog defense was able to turn defense into offense with Appalachian State committing 17 turnovers and Asheville scoring 22 points off of those turnovers.
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT OFF THE BENCH: The Bulldogs led by Fitzgerald's 12 points collected over half of their points in the contest off the bench. In total, 26 of Asheville's 51 points in the game came from bench production.
UP NEXT
UNC Asheville will travel to the Bronx to play in the 10th Annual Fordham Holiday Classic on Thursday, Dec. 29, and Friday, Dec. 30. The Bulldogs will commence things in the tournament by facing off against Harvard at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 29, at Rose Hill Gym.
Team Stats
AVL
APP
FG%
.273
.439
3FG%
.125
.417
FT%
.655
.720
RB
36
51
TO
16
17
STL
6
12
Game Leaders
Pts
12
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
6
FGM
1
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Players Mentioned
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