University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
Winthrop
Bulldogs Pick Up Tenth Conference Win Over Winthrop
02.01.2016 | Women's Basketball
THE RUNDOWN
Score: Asheville 67 – Winthrop 59
Teams: Asheville (17-4, 10-2 BSC)
Winthrop University (3-18, 2-10 BSC)
Location: Winthrop Coliseum/ Rock Hill, S.C.
ROCK HILL- The UNC Asheville Women's Basketball team moved past Winthrop for the second time this season to collect their tenth Big South Conference win. This is the first time the Bulldogs have swept the eagles in the regular season in the past four years.
THE TURNING POINT
Asheville came out strong and took their first lead with 9:33 left to play in the first quarter. The Bulldogs would build that lead to as many as 19 points and hold off Winthrop for a nine-point victory.
NOTABLES
-The Bulldogs shot 39 percent (22-of-56) from the field, knocking down nine three-pointers on 34 percent shooting from behind the arc in their nine-point win.
-Asheville had four Bulldogs reach double figures: Tianna Knuckles and Chatori Major each had 14 points, Khaila Webb notched 12 and Bronaza Fitzgerald tallied 10 points, narrowly missing a double-double with eight rebounds.
- The Bulldog defense picked off 11 steals and forced 16 Eagle turnovers which they turned into nine points. Winthrop collected 15 points off of 11 Asheville turnovers.
- Asheville out-rebounded Winthrop 43-36. The Bulldogs pulled down 21 defensive rebounds and 22 offensive rebounds which they turned into 19 second chance points. Fitzgerald led the Bulldogs with eight boards.
-Winthrop's bench outscored Asheville's 15-14. This is only the fourth time this season that the Bulldogs haven't outscored their opponents' bench.
QUOTABLES FROM HEAD COACH BRENDA MOCK KIRKPATRICK
On Winthrop-"First of all, I would like to compliment Winthrop's total team effort tonight. They had great ball movement and determination, especially in the second half. They played hard and executed well."
On Looking Ahead- “Our team was in and out of sync this evening and we'd like to be more consistent down the stretch. We need to continue to focus on playing at a high level in all circumstances. We will learn from this opportunity and start getting ready for Coastal. Getting a road win is always a good thing in this league. Those are hard to come by."
UP NEXT
-Following tonight's game, Asheville will return home to Kimmel Arena to host Coastal Carolina University on Saturday, February 6 at 2:00 p.m. for their annual Pink game where they will be raising money for breast cancer research.
