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University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
Campbell
Bulldogs Fall to Campbell; Remain Tied for First in the Big South
02.27.2016 | Women's Basketball
THE RUNDOWN
Score: Campbell 64- Asheville 56
Teams: Asheville (21-6, 14-4 BSC)
Campbell University (10-6, 5-12 BSC)
Location: Kimmel Arena/Asheville, N.C.
Time: 2:00 p.m.
ASHEVILLE- The UNC Asheville Women's Basketball team suffered their fourth conference loss of the season at home to Campbell University. The Bulldogs remain tied for first place with Liberty, after the Flames delivered a 67-46 win over Longwood University today.
THE TURNING POINT
The Bulldogs and the Camels exchanged the lead four times in the fourth quarter, with Campbell leading Asheville 53-50 with 5:10 to play. Campbell's Summer Price knocked down a jumper to extend the lead to five points. The Bulldogs were unable to score on the possession and the Camels responded with a layup from Qua Brown to put the Bulldogs down seven with 4:16 to play. Asheville was unable to close the gap for an eight-point loss to the Camels.
NOTABLES
- The Bulldog offense went 17-for-52 (32 percent) on the evening, to the Camels' 40 percent. Asheville was led by Chatori Major with 18 points. Major went five-of-eight from the field and four-of-seven from behind the three-point line. Ja'Da Brayboy, K.J. Weaver and Khaila Webb each chipped in eight points for the Asheville.
- Asheville and Campbell were even off the glass at 41 rebounds apiece. Junior, K.J. Weaver led the Bulldogs in rebounds with 12 boards. Major added six to Asheville's rebounding total.
- The Camels delivered 21 points off of 20 Asheville turnovers while the Bulldogs collected eight points off of 17 Campbell turnovers.
- Campbell took advantage of their trips to the free throw line, collecting 13 points from 18 shots. The Bulldogs hit 17 out of 25 shots from the free throw line for 68 percent from the line.
-The two teams exchanged the lead nine times during the night. Campbell held the lead for 28 minutes and 42 seconds, while Asheville led for seven minutes and thirty-eight seconds. The game was tied for three minutes and forty seconds.
QUOTABLES FROM HEAD COACH BRENDA MOCK KIRKPATRICK
On the Game- “Today was tough for many reasons. We certainly wanted to bounce back after a tough loss on Tuesday and also honor our seniors with a victory. Neither of those things happened, at least not during the game. We had too many miscues and turnovers that lead to easy buckets for Campbell. They shot the ball extremely well and played as a team at times when we did not. We have been blessed not to have many lulls in our season and we have hit some adversity.”
On the Mend- “There are positives. We have two more home games left and we have room to grow and learn from this. That's what this program is about. The legacy that Tyler and Paige have left with us after four years of building is that we know how to push forward and dig in when things don't go our way. Now we will be calling on that once again to rise up together and finish this season like we know we can.”
UP NEXT
Following today's game, The Bulldogs will host Charleston Southern on Tuesday, March 1 at 7:00 p.m. This will be Asheville's final regular season game inside Kimmel Arena, with the final game of the year being played against High Point University on Saturday, March 5, in the Justice Center.
